Great Flick with minor faults....

Rating: 9/10 (18 July 2008)

Working at Blockbuster Video it takes a lot for me to go to the theatre to see films. I went to an early midnight showing and was not disappointed in the least. This movie has an all-star cast and Bale once again performs both Bruce Wayne and Batman to the fullest. Hedger is scary good and of course Freeman is always great as the technological mastermind behind all of Batman's gadgets. The plot is great and the fighting is awesome. For me however, there were a few minor faults...
1) Scarecrow was suddenly a fighter of good? And his henchman came complete with "batman" attire? So you're trying to convince me that a villain like the scarecrow, who lived to bring people into a state of insanity is good? and without any explanation??? 2) Batman was more punch and less thought. Now I understand it was written this way, but let's be serious. Batman has to choose between Rachel or Harvey Dent...naturally Bruce chooses Rachel. But Batman would have and should have known this was a trick, it is the Joker for crying out loud. I mean he knew that the "Jokers" in the warehouse were the hostages tied up, taped up, and masked, but he couldn't see that Joker told Batman where the opposite was?? I don't buy it, sorry.
3) And this is perhaps just old school preference here but...The cape looked way to un-batman. First off the masked just looked way too tight. Secondly, I like the idea of the cape, but I want it ALL the time. It's cool that is expands or whatever during fall, but I want a blowing-in-the-wind "BAT" cape.
Overall, was the movie worth a midnight showing, and is it worth going to in two days with my buddy from work, yes and yes. But was it as good as Batman Begins...I don't think so.