One Heck of A Movie

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2014)

I have to give this movie a 10. I just have to. I thought The Dark Knight was good but this movie just blows Dark Knight out of the water without even flinching. Yeah, it's that good.
SPOILER ALERT! To start off with I knew very little about what was happening other than what the movies tell you coming into this movie. I never read any of the comics or any of that stuff. So the fact that i understood it as well as i did and felt like i completely understood what was going on is tribute and credit to Christopher Nolan's OUTSTANDING directing capabilities.
I was surprised by some things at first but some of them made sense after a couple of views. One thing still doesn't make sense to me though; what in the heck was Bruce thinking? He hasn't had a good workout for 8 years and he tries to go take on someone who's both stronger than him and his martial arts equal? What the heck? That still baffles me. However i'll never forget how i felt the first i saw Bane just pick Batman apart without even flinching and breaks his back right at the end. I was even told beforehand that Batman gets his trash kicked but nothing could have prepared me for that absolute beating. Not to mention that kick that Bane delivers when Batman is on the stairs has to be one of the most savage and devastating kicks i've ever seen in my life. It's almost like i can hear some of Batman's ribs just shatter even inside his body armor when Bane kicks him like that! I still cringe even after watching the fight scene literally dozens of times.
The whole movie is just incredible. That's the one word to sum it all up. Incredible. The slow start and the great buildup towards the climax of the movie. Then, when Gary Oldman asks Batman what they're going to do and Batman just responds with one word: "War" i got chills. I got so excited when i saw how everything was going to play out! It was nice in a way to see Batman get his revenge on Bane but that was also a kind of cheap way because he used his elbow blades to slash Bane's mask which made him significant weaker to the point where Batman could beat him. But even then after Batman tries to return the savage kick Bane gave to him while Bane is helplessly lying there on the ground just doesn't compare. Sorry Bruce, Bane's the more savage kicker. The breathtaking betrayal at the end i never saw coming.
This is one incredible movie! Outstanding performances by everyone especially by Christian Bale as Batman and Tom Hardy as Bane. Bane goes down as one of my all time favorite villains after that amazing performance by Tom Hardy.
Do yourself a favor and get a copy of this movie!