>easily my favorite movie this year. as much as i liked
>Avengers, DKR beats it out imo. can't wait for both movies to
>come out on dvd.
>
>
>Bane's voice does go in and out, some things you can hear
>clearly, others you can't. one person said he sounded like
>Sean Connery, yes he did, in the very first scene and he never
>sounded like that again. which makes me think that Hardy honed
>the voice more and more, maybe they should have gone and
>redubbed certain scenes.
>
>Hathaway was excellent in the role and i felt she captured the
>Catwoman character from more recent series then the Batman
>Returns Elseworld Catwoman character by Pffeifer.
>
>Bale's voice was better presented here then in TDK, I always
>felt he got it right in BB and they did something digitally in
>TDK to make it gruffer which turned out not so great.
>
>definitely can see elements of No Mans Land and Knightfall at
>work here, the first fight scene with Bane was just brutal and
>depicted much better then in Knightfall. Knightfall Batman
>just had no energy and was dealt with quickly, TDKR you felt
>Batman putting every ounce of his being behind every punch.
>
>it's a masterpiece of story telling, the finale i loved, and i
>liked how it was all neatly tied up to make the "perfect"
>trilogy IMO.
>
>i do have my nitpicks, it's overly long and i felt it dragged
>a little in the first half. where as Batman Begins flowed and
>kept you entertained and interested in the movie until Batman
>finally makes an appearance, TDKR failed to do the same. There
>is alot of story to tell here but it could have used a little
>trimming and still had the same effect.
>
>however, they make up for that with the last half hour or so
>which is highly enjoyable.
>
>i have never liked the redesign cowl they implemented in TDK,
>i always prefered the one from BB. this one always made Bales
>face squashed.
>
>there is not one bad acting moment in here whatsoever,
>everyone has their story, they all do their part extremely
>well and come to a satisfying end.
>
>the Avengers was a fun, comic book, action, popcorn flick with
>humor thrown in, don't go into TDKR expecting the same
>experience. this is a lovingly shot, well executed, well
>written, well directed, DARK movie with alot to take in and
>think about.
>
>James Gordon talked of escalation and thats what happened from
>BB > TDK > TDKR.
>
>i doubt there will ever be three films made based on a comic
>book character that can match these again. i will be seeing
>this movie for a third time, hopefully soon.


I never felt like it dragged or was too long. I enjoyed the slow portions. It felt like a fast paced adventure to me. I agree with most everything you wrote though. Seen it three times now.

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