a good movie but the dark knight rises fails to rise above the dark knight

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2012)

WARNING! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
I have to say.. I went into this with high expectations and was let down by it. The ending could have been expected the moment Alfred talked about his dream with Bruce early on. I never expected batman to die at all, sure back broken like in the comics (more on that later) but with a title like "rises", he sure as hell ain't gonna die. The only shocking and nice parts were of robin or what could be for former officer/detective Blake and of Anne Hathaway's cat-woman performance, not over sexy or over done with lots of emotion at the right parts. Now to batman, sure he's crippled (why is he even after 7-8yrs? and how did it get so bad?) and he seems weaker in this movie, less intelligent (overestimates bane even after Alfred tells him to becareful) and more driven by emotion. His back gets broken and it takes him roughly less than 5months to recover well it takes him almost 7-8 yrs to recover from his walking stick? and after his back breaks and recovers he does not need any support, whether spinal or leg, to fight. a lot of inaccuracies in this movie and they skipped the recovery of Bruce by going through it too fast when they had the chance to show his human side, his drive and will. To bane... well he sure seemed bad-ass but ended up as someone's puppy. disappointing really. and Miranda Tate? i saw her as the villain all the way, though probably not Talia as in the comics she seems to look different. The plot has loopholes everywhere but overall i did enjoy the movie but left feeling like somehow it could have been better. I left the dark knight 4 years ago thinking "WOAH." but left the dark knight rises thinking "COOL! yet... hmmm nothing new." I know most people will love this movie and they should it's the end of one of the best trilogies ever and the best batman trilogy ever. As this movie stands, the dark knight is still better but only because it came first( also heath's joker). had this movie been released in 2008 before the dark knight,it would have been epic, but 4 years later, its nothing new.
In the end, the dark knight rises rose to an expected conclusion. No major shocks or deaths, just plain good fight scenes and the scale of the buildings and number of people were at times breathtaking. A very good movie overall for most people. But for a mega Nolan batman fan, i expected more and am left wishing this wasn't the end.