Film Review: The Dark Knight

9:19 AM PDT 7/18/2008 by Kirk Honeycutt, AP

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"The Dark Knight" is pure adrenaline. Returning director Christopher Nolan, having dispensed with his introspective, moody origin story, now puts the Caped Crusader through a decathlon of explosions, vehicle flips, hand-to-hand combat, midair rescues and pulse-pounding suspense.