Growling...really?

Rating: 1/10 (22 July 2008)

Cons: Since when did Batman talk like Cookie Monster? I couldn't even understand what Bale was saying half of the time. Seriously, there's a difference between hiding your real voice and Cannibal Corpse try-outs. The plot was terrible, and they "modernized" Gotham City. Sonar and Cell Phones, now he can see like a BAT! Really? They didn't even show how and why he could see in the dark using the "pre-made" sonar capable bat mask. You've GOT to be kidding! Then there's the ending, which seemed to me like a huge rush of different movie clips they had saved for outtakes and random lines that, absolutely, had no real meaning, just sentence fragments of what has happened and what will happen. Batman isn't supposed to be looked at like a cop killer, which is what the ending basically insinuated. They ruined Batman, and our culture is eating this crap movie up like imported chocolate.
Pros: I did, on the other hand, love how Christopher Nolan hardly used any CGI in the film, which brought realism to the action sequences. CGI is ruining films and it's great to finally watch one with "real" objects being destroyed. The only great thing this movie had going for it was Heath Ledger by a long shot, he carried and stole the show in every aspect. At times, he reminded me of Brandon Lee. Truly Epic.
R.I.P.