Well I completed my task of watching Batman Begins and The Dark Knight today. Liked them both very much, completely different take to what I was used to, Batman Returns being the only other Batman film I'd ever seen!
Good performance by Heath Ledger but certainly not Oscar worthy considering Philip Seymour Hoffman and Josh Brolin were nominated that year. The Academy at it's sentimental best there I'm afraid.
Also, Christian Bale's 'Batman voice' made me cringe every single time he spoke.