First viewing from a Marvel fan

Rating: 6/10 (4 December 2012)

So I just finished my first watching. I'm a self admitted Avengers fan, and all the Nolandoids attacking that board held me off on viewing. Kinda sad I did.
I never liked TDK, I admit. The character of The Joker never seemed real in my mind. Too nuts, no one would 'really' follow along with him / his plans. I quickly got disconnected, and lost interest. I find chaos for the sake of chaos rather boring.
Bane was a menacing brute, and his fight with Bats in the sewer scared me. His whole breaking of the Bat was masterful. Fantastic sequence. This villain I could connect with. He had some kind of back story, and plan for the future.
I think that, knowing the whole time, Miranda was the child (movie was spoiled long ago) actually increased my enjoyment. The movie kinda hinted that Bane was not the child, and that all along Bruce was just assuming it. But really, it wasn't that hard to figure out. I thought the relationship between Bane and Talia was awesome, and Bane really was bad ass. He was doing all this not at Talia's command, no, but the two of them were in this as one. Bane goes out of his way throughout the movie to protect her. He's just a big softy. The look he gives her before she leaves says it all.
two words for Matthew Modine: completely useless
The end chase scene in The Bat was exciting. Lots of good CGI / effects
The movie was reminiscent of a few others: Iron Man, various James Bond films, while keeping itself contained in its' own universe. The cameo by Cillian Murphy and his court was real icing, IMO. Plus add a dash of Liam Neeson and you usually can't go wrong.
The minor 'plot holes' I don't mind overlooking, I watch a movie to be entertained, not wonder why the cops don't have thick beards.
Although I don't really get why Bruce was so nice to Selina when he first came back, she WAS the one who betrayed him. He could have found a half dozen ways to get to Fox. That bugged me.
And seriously? Comparing this to Avengers? Such different visions of movies. People who say one is better than the other really are comparing Apples to Oranges. I know which movie I prefer, but that is not the point of this post.
A little over-reaching perhaps, I think this movie could have been 4 hours if Nolan wanted it to. IMO, anytime you change seasons in a movie, people will complain that it is "too long". If this were another franchise, they would have made two movies here (3 maybe? derp Hobbit. Sorry, a little bitter about that (/tangent))
In the end, I think the BO #'s prove there is enough room in the summer lineup for 2 billionaires in expensive suits saving the city from a very large bomb.