The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

I'm not going to put a rating on this movie.  There are MANY of you out there that LOVED the past two Dark Knight movies.  Some that think the second movie was one of the GREATEST of all time! I'm just not one of those people.  If you fall in the category above you should probably stop reading now and go to the movies.  If you loved the first two movies I feel sure you will like this one.  Three is not as good as two.  It will still surely make $100 million in it's first week in theaters even with the tragic events of opening night in Colorado.

I am not sure why I don't really care for these Batman movies.  Lots of action and those things going boom.  There are just too many things that if you strip off the glitz and show that just don't make sense. I know I'm too picky with some of these.  Wish I could be like my movie buddy Ted and love every movie I see.

The movie starts with a bang with our bad guy Bane (played by Tom Hardy who was great in Warrior but wasted here since you couldn't see his face for 99% of the movie) taking over a flight with some exciting action.  Later when you think about what was done you will understand it made no sense.

Christian Bale does a good Batman again this time.  I'm not sure I understand why one minute his is a cripple using a cane and the next he can beat up 20 bad guys and leap tall buildings.  The highlight of the movie for me was Anne Hathaway as Selina (Catwoman?  They never really say).  She is way better than I thought she would be.  She also shows she can be pretty hot in black leather when she's not skeleton skinny and a boys haircut.

One last gripe.  I'm over the superhero's having a high ranking official even with overwhelming evidence that the superhero is helping people (Batman, Spiderman...) is convinced he is a criminal and does everything in his power to bring him down.  Where did Commissioner Gordon go?  Did he die in the last one?

If you loved the movie and think I'm all wrong I'd love to hear from you.  I think the original Batman with Michael Keaton are far better than these movies.  This movie is right at three hours long and could easily be 45 minutes shorter.  I'm not sorry I saw it.  I'm just not going gaga like so many others.