A Satisfying and Epic conclusion to one of the greatest Trilogies of all time

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2012)

I'm impressed more than ever. This movie was a fun ride all the way. It started off slow, and then lead into the final in a very unique and pleasant way. The movie ran a full circle. Everything was superior from the actors, to acting, action sequences, atmosphere, dialogue, character development, plot, etc.
I loved the plot twists, IMO. There were at least 3 or 4 main plot twists, all which occurred at the end of the film. I was blown away by the final twist. I won't mention anything here, because I don't want to ruin anything for anyone.
Not only that I loved the dialogue. Especially by Alfred in one of his last scenes with Bruce. It was very emotional indeed, and very good. I also loved the atmosphere. The movie was building up the suspense minute after minute. Especially when the movie was approaching the end, that's when the suspense was at its highest level. Everyone was glued to their seats, without saying a word, and without doing anything. My eyes were glued to the screen like never before.
The movie ran a full circle. TDKR was strongly connected to both Batman Begins, and TDK. This movie ran a full circle by revisiting BB, and TDK, and this completed the circle.
When I saw this in IMAX I was blown away. All of the special effects, and action scenes were presented in a very good fashion. I really loved the football explosion scene, as well as the chase scenes.
If I were to compare this with TDK, obviously TDK will win, because of Heath Ledger's flawless performance as the Joker. However the strong points of this movie were Character Development, and Atmosphere. The character development was unbelievable, yet real. It showed how Bruce returned, then fell short of his abilities, and finally got defeated. But then got back up slowly, and won the battle with the help of many others. The atmosphere was very serious. There were no funny parts, and even if there were any then they would be early in the film. It was very thrilling, and kept building the suspense.
The movie started off slowly, then when Batman got captured it was even more slow, however by the time it reached the final act, the movie picked up the speed by a lot. In the final act you were introduced to many plot twists, and that was very thrilling. Some of the twists might have been predictable, but the others were totally unpredictable, IMO.
Overall I would say this movie was very good. It was beyond good, indeed. I will give it a 9/10. One point is off, because of the slow parts, and plot holes. However the ending was the best ending to the best trilogy. Fantastic job Nolan. You presented us the best trilogy with a perfect ending. Bravo!