Less exciting and more disturbing than I expected

Rating: 1/10 (7 January 2009)

The amount of violence in this film is disturbing for anyone, let alone PG-13. I expected comic book violence in the film, but I was appalled at the mass destruction and menace that smacks of terrorism. Is this what the creator of Batman intended?
Moreover, while the plot of choosing good over evil is admirable, I feel that the sub-plot of masking good as evil for the sake of the order, is manipulative and dishonest. Sure it's a good ploy for setting up future Batman films, but it's merely setting the stage for more of the same old stuff. How much violence and bad heroes do we really need to be entertained?