Christopher Nolan steps back into the director's chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis - the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as if Batman, Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) are making headway in their tireless battle against the criminal element, a maniacal, wisecracking fiend plunges the streets of Gotham City into complete chaos.

Arnold Schwarzenegger blows the screen apart as Major InchDutchInch Schaefer, the commanding officer of an elite military unit sent to the Central American jungle on a rescue mission. But Dutch and his team soon have bigger problems to contend with when they realize they're being stalked by a bloodthirsty extraterrestrial hunter that uses advanced alien technology-including the ability to render himself all but invisible-to pick them off one by one. Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke also star. 107 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French DTS 5.1; Subtitles English (SDH), Spanish, French; audio commentary; Inchmaking ofInch documentary; featurettes; bonus footage; deleted scenes; photo gallery.