It's a comic book movie.

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2012)

I was lucky enough to see this movie early. I am surprised how little spoilers came out of the previews and other early viewing engagements. I really hope that Nolan will provide an extended cut version of this movie because I feel like there were two or three movies worth of stuff in this final chapter of the Batman trilogy. I agreed with many critics who didn't like this movie and I can see why, but just like any other Nolan movies, this deserve multiple viewings. All the hints and foreshadowing are right in the movie. However, those aren't apparently unless you are some sort of super freaks who don't want to watch the first viewing for what it is worth: story. It is a comic book movie. It's self-important and pretentious, but I didn't care. I loved the every minute of the movie and its turns and twists. I give 9 out of 10. It does define that comic book can be a seriously fun movie if anything else. There seem to be too many deus ex machine moments, but I didn't care. I loved the Nolan trilogy and I enjoyed it immensely. Christian Bale's batman, in my mind, is the best batman movie ever made. Cat woman should have more screen times. And Miranda does deserve better character development. All I know is that I will be watching this movie at least two more times with two different opinionated nerds and I am sure they will love and hate this movie for what it is: it's a Gorraham Comic Book Movie.
For your information, I watched the regular version. I will be watching two more IMAX versions and gonna see if they feel different.