10 out of 10. Nuff said.

Quoted from sniper 10 out of 10. Nuff said.

Agree with you 100% on that one! Everything about this movie is just great! There's not much you can say about this without ruining it.

A must see!

Bane killed it for me... Simply not intimidating enough.  When I'm bigger and more imposing than the most bad-ass villain of all time -- That's not good.  They "tried" to make him seem bigger, but I just couldn't get over the fact he wasn't Bane.  Hardy is simply not Jeep Swenson,(RIP) whom played him in B&R, or Glenn Jacobs, who should've been cast to play him.

I was shocked by some of the call backs to Begin and it was well written and, as always, Bale was stellar -- But I hope this is the last we see of Batman for a loooooooooooooong time.  A reboot will no doubt tarnish the work done here anyways.

Pretty much perfect.

Wasn't a big fan of the Dark Knight. Felt that was a very unbalanced film that left quite a lot to be desired.

This one's defects are so minor as to make it almost churlish to mention them.

Good to see Nolan getting some emotion into his films as well. His last couple have left me cold.

Unlike Balt...I'm a bit gutted it's all over just as Nolan hit his stride.

There's not going to be many blockbusters like this any time soon.

Was it just me, or has Nolan set up perfectly for another film? That's one of the things I took from the ending...

I thought it was okay.  It was nowhere near the perfection of The Dark Knight, but it was great compared to the other action movies coming out nowadays.

I just couldn't handle the tonal and pace shifts, and a lot of the first act seemed a bit confusing (to me, at least).  I feel like more time should have been spent there.

It wasn't Nolan's best, but it was entertaining.

the whole franchise is now mired in tragedy... first heath ledger and now the colorado theater.... such a shame.

umm the similarities is they both happened with this batman franchise... Heath Ledger was a huge part (arguably) of the last movie's success...and presumably was on pills dealing with depression as a result of playing the part of The Joker.

the shooter -it is being said... was calling himself the joker.... and killed a bunch of people in a batman screening. so yes they are very much related.

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Brilliant movie. Better than The Dark Knight, but I'd have to see it again before I decided if it's better than Begins. My only complaint would be that Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman are severely underused. Nolan's got two of the greatest actors in the world basically twiddling their thumbs for the whole movie. But this one improved on the flaws of its predecessor (although Hardy's bane isn't quite as interesting a villain as The Joker) and delivers a tremendously satisfying conclusion. It'll be sad to see someone else take up Bale's cowl, but with any luck Warner Bros. will do what they did with Nolan and take a chance on a fairly unknown filmmaker that really has a vision for where the franchise can go and can bring something fresh and different to the story.

As for the shooting, it's a real tragedy but you can't blame this or any other movie. It is not Hollywood that creates these people, it's out culture. No one goes crazy enough to walk into a movie theater and shoot a bunch of people without first being crazy enough for someone to notice. So blame the guy who sold him assault rifles and gas bombs, blame the neglectful parents or the cops who didn't take someone's warning about him seriously; blame anyone you like, but the one thing that's not to blame is this movie. Anyone who wants to have this film pulled or boycott it would be denying themselves a truly exhilarating experience. End of rant.

I was unfamiliar with the Bane-character before seeing this one but I thought Hardy did great, especially considering you don't really see has face (except that one scene), some snappy dialogue obviously helped. He was big but not ridiculously big but most importantly he was just plain stronger than Batman.

Before seeing this movie I had one giant fear, the Selina Kyle/Catwoman character. I kept picturing the god awful performances by Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry but Nolan's version worked really, really well.

My only minor gripe is that the movie was a tad on the long side (probably because I really needed to take a piss during the last 30 minutes - and I didn't want to miss anything). I remember feeling the same way about The Dark Knight but when I rewatched it it didn't feel long at all. It's probably gonna be the same with TDKR.

Other than that - totally fucking epic.

Have to agree with Rick on the emotion in this film, it was great to see some real conflict between characters and the emotion brough to the fore.

Have to disagree with Baltis on Bane's size being an issue. Nolan focused more on his strategic ability, intelligence, cunning and use of fear and terrorism. Casting Bane as some over sized muscle bound freak just turns him into a comic villan or a caraciture. Hardy was cast not for his size, but for his acting chops and in that regard I think he did a fine job.

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Dissapointed with the manner in which Bane was dispatched.

I enjoyed this as well. For the first time in the Nolan franchise, I really worried about Batman's survival. He was clearly outmatched by Bane physically. Plus, Bruce Wayne's body is just a mess anymore. Crippled from years of fighting. After swiftly getting his ass kicked by Bane the first go around, I was on pins and needles the second time they square off.

Eventhough I don't think Hardy's Bane was nearly as interesting as Ledger's joker, I never felt intimidated by the joker. He was fun to watch. With Bane, Batman seemed to be up against impossible odds.

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I agree with Eoin. While the second fight between Batman and Bane was satisfying, his final demise was a bit lackluster for me as well.

James

Quoted from Eoin Casting Bane as some over sized muscle bound freak just turns him into a comic villan or a caraciture.

To be fair, Bane is just that though... A muscle bound freak of nature with supreme intelligence.  He was a comic villain long before this movie.  And this is where I often disagree with people about the Nolan batman series... I respect he took it in a more realistic approach -- but it isn't Batman to me.  It's more like action man -- man dressed kind of like batman who fights kind of like batman villains.  Bale, as always, is an amazing actor -- he has such range, probably the best of this generation for sure.  But he just isn't batman or Bruce Wayne to me.

Batman, to me, is a very different thing all together... This vision just didn't do it for me.  I watched each one at box-office and do not regret seeing these films, but I feel someone needs to come along and try and put Batman back into the gritty Gotham City found in the comics.  To fight the colorful characters and do amazing things that only Batman can do in his universe... not ours.  

I felt Bane, from the 90's, was the best villain of all time... I loved the series where he came in and destroyed Gotham and took it to nothing in nothing flat.  But this Bane just wasn't that Bane.  And, again, I'm ok with it because this whole series has been a departure from the comics...

i think Nolan realized there was no way he was ever going to top Ledger's Joker...

so he didnt even try.... and went in a completely different direction with the Bane Character..... a wise choice.

Good points Balt.

I loathed the dark knight and won't be seeing this new one. Bale the main prob for me.

I'd like to see a reboot done. Set it in the 50's, 60's, or 70's. No allegorical rubbish about the state of the modern world, etc, just Batman fighting villians