BAT ATTACK!

I'VE now seen The Dark Knight twice in the last 20 hours - and it was just as good the second time around.

I tried it in a normal cinema today and, while it didn't blow me away like the IMAX version, was still more than good enough to test box office records when it opens on Thursday.

From a technical point of view, I also considered it essential to be able to compare and contrast the two versions. For my money, IMAX gives it a 20 per cent boost.

There's a sold-out premiere at the IMAX at Millennium Point tomorrow (WED) so there's next to no chance of getting a ticket.

And, with 4,000 tickets sold to date, demand is going to be red hot there for days.

But you might still be able to sneak a look at some modes of Bat transport at the prem tomorrow, depending on where they are parked.

If you can't get there, look out for our planned video report on Thursday.

And don't forget my full review in Friday's Birmingham Mail on Friday.

In the meantime, I think I feel even more depressed now that I've seen Heath Ledger as The Joker than when news originally broke of his death in January from what proved to be an accidental drugs overdose.

True, the lines given to his character The Joker would have been a gift for any actor, but his performance is extra special all the same. We've lost a star with unlimited potential.

Today's news that Christian Bale has been interviewed by police for 'allegedly lashing out at his own mother and sister' is truly bizarre.

With Terminator Salvation to make - he's playing John Connor ready for release on June 5 next year - we need Bale back in front of the cameras. ASAP.