Really, really, good.

Rating: 9/10 (23 July 2012)

Well, here we are, the release of the most hyped movie of the year arrived, and I finally saw it. Now, Batman Begins was just OK in my opinion, but The Dark Knight was a lot better. But it still wasn't perfect. Well, here we are, the final film in the trilogy, I was exited to see this, but I wasn't hyping myself up too much. I actually stayed away from all reviews before seeing it, or at least tries. I didn't check Rotten Tomatoes or Youtube, but from the reviews I couldn't avoid, I had heard it was really good. Most agree it is better than Batman Begins, but people are split on weather it is better than the Dark Knight. Well, maybe it was because I avoided the hype, but I actually liked this a little more than Dark Knight.
Most of the problems I had with this movie were just nitpicking. Batman still has that voice (although it isn't quite as bad as the last film). Bane was incredibly hard to understand. It's a little confusing, and Batman, the caped crusader himself, actually isn't in the movie that often.
Other than that, this movie is actually really good. It has a bit of an emotional pull to it, I actually really felt depressed at certain points. That's something that was kind of missing in the last two films. I liked the new characters, although the new police officer is a little forgettable, I liked both Bane and Catwoman. Bane may not quite be as good as the Joker, but he's still great. The Joker was threatening because it was like nothing could ever catch him. Bane is threatening because he looks like he could crush your head like a grape. Catwoman was also pretty fun, never knowing what side she was on. The action scenes are a hell of a lot of fun. Never using the up close shaky stuff, and having variety from hand to hand combat, to gun fights, to car chases. And of course, the acting, directing, cinematography, were all great. Really there isn't much wrong with the movie. It didn't blow me away like I was hoping it would, but it was still enjoyable.
Did I like this movie than the other two. Yeah, I enjoyed it a little bit more than the Dark Knight for ending the series on a very good note. I'm not sure if this is better than the Avengers or not, the Avengers gave more heroes, but the Dark Knight was better written technically. I enjoyed both, I think they are both tied for my favorite movie of the year so far. Not sure if they will separated after a second viewing of each. Oh and watch out near the end for a little surprise when you find out who the detective is that we followed through some of the movie.