A solid and well made film, but....

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2012)

Going into it I was not sure what this film would do to match the last installment. I had my concerns and while I thought that the movie was a very solid film, I walked away confused. On one hand I thought that the movie was very well constructed and and visually very pleasing. But I cannot say that I "enjoyed" it. It was just too dark and depressing and devoid of any form of joy. That said I am glad I saw it but due to it's length and extremely brooding nature, I will not see it again in the theater. I know that the fanboys will disagree, but I can only say what I have experienced...after walking out of the theater, myself and my group of buds were all silent. nobody wanted to discuss the film, rather we all agreed that it was good but it left us all feeling a little down.
Would I recommend this movie? If you are a fan of the first 2...then yes. But I would be remiss if I did not warn about the excessive darkness of this movie.