Yeah..... It's pretty damn excellent.

Rating: 8/10 (21 August 2012)

It's strange to think that anyone could watch The Dark Knight Rises and nit be impressed, Christopher Nolan has done the impossible, created a superhero movie that isn't a superhero movie, and wow is it an absolute masterpiece. Everything that was excellent about the first two films in the trilogy is multiplied by 10, mixed around a bit, and out back together to create 2.5 hours of pure cinema mastery.
The plot is in my opinion the best of all 3, the characters are better, there's really never a dull moment, from the get go I was glued to the screen.
I think the main driving force of what made this movie so epic is the ultravillian Bane, far from the dumb sidekick to Poison Ivy we saw in Batman and Robin, Bane here is an absolutely terrifying person who is by far the most villainous of Batman's mercenaries, from the moment you hear that nightmarish voice you are commanded to sit up and pay attention, this character demands to be seen, and Tom Hardy is just flat out awesome in the role. Also I guess it must be said, Anne Hathaway is a revelation as Selina Kyle, the character is severely underdeveloped but what she does have to work with, she does so extremely well, although I am still a staunch fan of Michelle Pfeiffer, no-one will ever top that in my mind, and Christian Bale third time round is equally as good as he was the other two times, minus the weird Batman voice he does, three movies and I'm still not over that.
Honestly just go see it, exceeds the first two movies in spades in every type of way. Excellent Excellent Excellent. It's a shame it's all over. :)