You would never want to watch Tim Burton or Schumacher's Batman movies. This trilogy defines Batman

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2012)

Movie was absolutely brilliant. Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman simply stole the show. Caine's human and emotional side adds a very humanistic element. He deserves to win the Oscar. Gary Oldman is as usual brilliant as well.
Tom Hardy as Bane was an excellent choice, but still nothing beats Heath Ledger as Joker. Overall, this movie even raises the bar on "Dark Knight", which was a tough act to follow, but Nolan did it.
Only weak point was Anne Hathaway. She is a terrible actor and somewhat goofy in her presence. She did not have the aura, presence and the mystery that Michelle Pfiefer was able to project. Add to that the ridiculous costume and she completely became a distraction and unwanted character in the movie, but Christian Bale and other great actors completely make her presence insignificant.
This trilogy really shows how a superhero movie is made. After "Batman begins", I was stunned at the interpretation, but now after all three movies, the Schumacher and Burton movies look like circus shows with clowns and bozos with goofy silliness compared to the depth, emotional element and sheer richness of characters while being very believable.
Batman Begins - 9/10 Dark Knight - 8.5/10 Dark Knight Rises - 10/10
Thank you Nolan.