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Buster: "No one cared who I was til I sat on your chair." Douglas: "If I move you, will you die?" Buster: "It would be extremely painful." Doug: "You're a big cat." Buster: "For you."

I’m shocked that you didn’t mention Talia’s death. It was literally the worst on screen death I’ve ever seen. She is a great actress, and that’s the take they went with?!?

Don’t forget Talia’s terribly acted death where she literally goes “eh” and falls limp like a child acting

I always Like how Bane's prision Is a realistic version of the Lazarus's Pit, the one Ra's use to resurect in the comics, rework to resurect the soul rather than the body

During early production stages, Warner Bros. expressed interest in using the Riddler as the main antagonist with Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Eddie Murphy, or David Tennant in mind for the role. However, Christopher Nolan was able to convince them to use Bane due to the character having a physical presence that the previous villains lacked

Batman: “A Hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat a around a young boy’s shoulders to let him know the world hasn’t ended.”

Fun Fact: In the novelization, when they moved all the inmates from Arkham to the new location they left one person behind that being The Joker and it says something that Bane didn't try to free him as well most likely viewing him as too chaotic in-universe.

4:43 If I remember correctly, Hardy was actually modeling his voice after a bar knuckle boxer so that joke is actually a lot closer to the truth than I think you intended for it to be.

Honestly, Bane in this movie managed to be both kickass and ridiculous. His voice was a little silly, but whenever he did shit it was awesome

My favorite thing about Tom Hardy’s performance is that, for all of Bane’s physical feats, he still comes across as injured. He’s very economical with his movements, and his neck and back are usually stiff. I buy that he’s in genuine pain and has to judge when to push through and when to harbor his strength.

Bane's own words: "Admirable but misguided" perfectly sum up The Dark Knight Rises.

Actually, Nolan was actually inspired by a Tale of Two Cities more than Occupy Wall Street. You can see similarities through out the film. And the movie makes that absolutely clear by having Gordon reading the final line of the book at Bruce’s “funeral”.

Fun fact: As Doug mentioned, Tom Hardy is 5'9", far from the towering height Bane is often depicted with. By comparison, Christian Bale is around 6', so whenever they share a scene Hardy is wearing elevated boots to even things up.

"No one cared who I was till I put on the mask!" Bane was ahead of his time.

I really do love the themes of this one though. Batman Begins was all about controlling and overcoming fear. Bruce learned to not be afraid. But in this one, he learns to be afraid. That the fear will give him the strength necessary to win. I kinda love that juxtaposition.

This film did have a profound effect on me because I had recently finished high school and was just getting into college. I needed a film of this epic scale and marvelous magnitude at the time to make me believe in myself and appreciate so much of what is possible in big scale yet grounded filmmaking as well as storytelling. Despite flaws and imperfection, I can't surrender my love for it.

Enforced Method Acting: According to an interview with a Pittsburgh news station, *Hines Ward* was unaware of what it'd be like when the football field was destroyed around him. When Heinz Field, his home turf, was exploding loudly behind him, he actually was running for his life. Hines Ward: Usually, I'm smiling when I'm running, but that day I was actually screaming.

"This bomb is armed, and this bomb is mobile, and the identity of the triggerman... is a mystery". He says that line like he's a camp counselor explaining a game to a bunch of kids.

I liked it. I actually like Anne Hathaway as catwoman. I like her voice and her demeanor ! She’s great to look at. I loved her .

I loved The Dark Knight trilogy...but sometimes I feel like Nolan had written scripts for three movies unrelated to Batman, then he got offered this job. So he tweaked his scripts and changed names and characteristics to fit the Batman narrative. Bcos they really do feel like really good action thrillers that just happen to feature characters from Batman

The accountant in The Dark Knight had a credible explanation for figuring out Bruce Wayne was Batman (yes, in a city where the entire populace somehow can't deduce Batman's identity despite the entire lower half of his face being exposed). Couldn't they have given Blake a better reason for figuring it out than "I recognized the look on your face when I saw you that one time"? Also, what happened to that guy? He went on LIVE TV to admit that he knew Batman's identity, and no one followed that thread when Batman was the most wanted man in Gotham for EIGHT YEARS? No one considered asking that guy? I know Gordon probably supressed investigations into Batman during that time, but no rogue cop or detective thought to look into it themselves? Hell, that could've been how Blake figured it out! COME ON!

The thing that really bothered me was the Talia twist...I mean, the world's greatest detective never checked her background before trusting her with an atomic bomb.

I think there is a huge difference in Batman's actions in this movie vs the Dark Knight. In this one, the police were actually competent and Batman actually got in their way. Plus, Bruce is now a cripple... And Bane isn't meant to be new... he's meant to close a cycle... the corruption was started by the league and ends with them. Batman started with the league and ends with them. And to the league, the previous failure was a disgrace... which, in Asian culture, is a HUGE thing... and the League follows a lot of Asian values. Frankly, the fact that Bane's plan isn't his own is what's terrifying... it's terrifying because he's continuing a legacy that should have been destroyed. But more than that, it's Batman facing his origin using the lies built in the previous movie. This film is literally built off of the previous 2 films and makes Batman face the consequences of how he dealt with the issues in them. The weapons he built in the first film and the lies he told in the second all come back to haunt him and nearly destroy the city.... Hell, the only thing missing is Joker, but because Heath Ledger died, that can't be faulted with the film. Also, they probably already did too much to go back and change the script.... There is so much left over from the Joker in the previous film that you can literally see his shadow.... yet, because the actor is dead, he isn't even mentioned...

I love this movie because seeing it is one of my happiest memories. I was going for ice cream with my cousin when we passed a friend's house, so I rang his doorbell. Inside, my buddy, his sister, and all her friends were dressed as Batman characters (my friend was Spiderman because why not?). They said they were going to see the Dark Knight Rises midnight release. I wasn't interested but my cousin and I wanted to join in, so we went with them. The cinema was packed full of people but we got our tickets. Everyone was clearly happy to be there. During the scene with the American anthem, some guy in the audience just shouted "CANADA!" I had never seen a Batman movie before and I was blown away by how huge the movie felt and I really liked Bane. It was such a great time!

Actually, I really liked Bane and Talia’s connection to the LoS. I’m a sucker for the trope where two characters were trained by the same master but have opposing ideologies.

What I like about this movie is that Batman gets a happy ending. He is awarded for his time as a hero and gets to walk away from the hero business.

Funnily enough, even knowing The Dark Knight is much better, Rises is my favorite between the three. The eerile desperate atmosphere, the feeling of Gotham giving up and falling into despair, Bane, the soundtrack, the action sequences, all are great.

I think a lot of this movie's problem's could have been fixed in they included the Riddler. He could work together with Bane and be the one to reveal the truth about Harvey Dent because he's so smart and put the pieces together. Instead of an underground prison it could have been a death maze made by the Riddler. Riddler:Nice work Bane, you broke his body, I'll break his mind. And they could also bring in the Scarecrow to finally give him a more active role by trying to break Batman's spirit. Doesn't that sound like it would be a great and intense finale.

I know not everyone loved Anne Hathaway as Selina in this, but I'm one of those people that did. Her "oops" switch from nervous to calm is just perfect. Also noticed how her blue dress at the end is a nod to the blue flower Bruce needed to find in Batman Begins... Plus the way she looks in her catsuit, as well as how her goggles become like cat ears when they're up

It’s still hard for me to believe that Tom Hardy is Bane, he is UNRECOGNIZABLE in this role

If you thought Batman getting his spine punched into place was dumb...in the comic he just pulls himself back so far that it just pops back in, like a jigsaw puzzle. Also Alfred saying to endure was before the 8 YEARS without crime, I feel like he realized that a world without Batman wasn't as bad as he thought. P.S. There's a video by Film Theory about how the Joker actually (whether intentionally or not) saved Gotham. Seriously, Doug, you need to check it out.

I assumed the ending with Bruce at the cafe was still open to interpretation. Alfred being on his retirement/vacation at the cafe he told Bruce about, he pictures Bruce and Selina there living a "happily ever after", (as if either of those two characters could really do that) but really its just Alfred's way of coming to terms with his own loss.

Let’s be real though: Tom Hardy-sounding Bane is easily the funniest character in the Harley Quinn cartoon. Give that Bane some more love!

This kinda makes me think. This movie has a really great villain (Bane). Batman Begins has a really good script. The Dark Knight managed to strike a amazing balance between the two

This movie is like the "uncanny valley" of film. The acting constantly switches between "great" and "parody".

Doug forgot to mention that the reason Selena broke in to Wayne Manor was to steal his fingerprints so Dagget could use his identity to make some shady and bad stock moves and THAT is why Bruce was broke. Yes it is true his company profits and charities suffered in his absence but Dagget is the one that spent Bruce into bankruptcy. I forget why Bane was involved in this theft.

My thoughts: Should Bane use the scissors to cut the Bat Credit Card? Bane: It would be extremely painful. My thoughts: I'm not sure if Nostalgia Critic still has struggles about that. Bane: ...For you

“You do not fear death. You think this makes you strong, it makes you weak. How can you move faster than possible, fight longer than possible without the most powerful impulse of the spirit. The fear of death...then make the climb. Without the rope, then fear will find you again.” That has to be one of the best speeches in cinema history. Perfectly sums up Batman character. And it’s so quietly done. Absolute masterstroke.

Not mentioned here: it’s basically a retelling of “a tale of two cities.” Which is weird and out of place, but not terrible for a story adaptation.

I remembered being so hyped for this movie. I had to watch it again the next day to really let the disappointment sink in.

I love all 3 movies, to me it’s just one long story. I know rises has its flaws but I think they are vastly outweighed by the positives, which is why I can easily look past them. The dark knight is understandably the best of the 3, but I still have a hard time figuring out which one I enjoy the most. The way I see it, the dark knight movies are sort of like the real life scenarios that the comics exaggerated in an alternate reality. Example: Robin wasn’t actually a sidekick, he’s the one who took up the mantle after Bruce Wayne. Catwoman was a cat burglar, but not literally a CAT burglar. Of course I do respect the criticisms, which is why I understand not everyone can get into it.

I surprised my nephew and took him to see this for his 11th birthday and we both loved it. He still says it was one of his favorite days, so I'll always love this film because of that!

I thoroughly enjoyed this film, it does have some minor problems, for the most part though it’s a fun story and ride and a good finish to the Batman

Every scene with Bane holding speeches to masses, I was just waiting for someone to shout "WHAT, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU". Great review, guys! Love from Sweden.

*There is a nostalgia in a more ancient part of the Internet, a pit where criticism are thrown to suffer and die. But sometimes a man rises from the darkness. Sometimes the memories sends something back…*

“…forcing him to walk with a Caine…and a stick to keep his balance.” Never has a bad joke been so loved since Colin Jost’s insistence to say how a lawyer was on U2’s side because he was “Pro Bono”

THANK YOU! when i first saw it in theaters, i thought to myself that the alfred staredown into the camera was the perfect place to end it, a little wink at the audience because we knew who he was looking at

The plot isn't as tight as it's predecessors but the big character moments and the end of Batman's arc was incredible for me, hence why it's one of my favorites and still up there with BB and TDK for quality in my opinion.

Some script decisions such as the twist villain had issues, but the overall package of the movie is enjoyable. Not Dark Knight enjoyable, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Say what you will about this film, BUT I WILL NEVER forget seeing this film at the cinema with my friend. When Batman and bane fought for the first time, I was literally cheesing the whole time. I was so blown away by how badass bane was. Batman backing away screaming as bane walks up those steps. Fucking awesome stuff.

In the Dark Knight trilogy, I would have liked to have seen more unheard/unseen villains we have not seen on screen yet, with the exception of Scarecrow and the al G'huls, all the other villains have been seen in previous Batman movies. If anything Scarecrow deserves a whole movie plot to himself as he's one of the most iconic villains. I personally would like to see Mad Hatter getting some moment in the limelight as a villian.

I love the part during the final fight, when Batman exposes Banes weakness and starts to break his mask & Bane now exposed to pain, trying to fight Batman & fix his mask at the same time, looses control and just gets wild with his punching. No more techniques, no more strategy, just a man in pure blind rage fueled by his pain

Word of Saint Paul: In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Christian Bale confirmed that the end of the movie was not a dream.

13:51 Kinda true honestly. One of the things I love about the comic book depiction of Bane is that he is his own unique and insanely intimidating threat with his own morales, his reason to kill Batman in order to purge himself of his years of torment, abuse and fear by being imprisoned in a prison along inside with his own mother for the crimes of his revolutionist father, and he was literally still in the womb of his mother and he still was imprisoned and when he brought into this world, the only life he ever knew was that of the prison and prisoners he was surrounded with, not to mention that his only true friend was a small teddy bear of his called "Osito" (representing the last of Bane's innocence and purity) and all these inmates he had to conquer and earn the respect of in order to train his mind, body and soul in order to reach beyond human condition and as soon as he and his prisoner gang escape and kill the warden that abused him, while also throwing away Osito in order to free himself of any innocence, sincerity, or compassion to truly become free and capable to confront Batman (as Bane view's Batman as the literal representation of all of Bane's fears after an intense dream sequence of a demon bat creature). Bane was a villain that never was defined by the actions or beliefs of others and did everything in his own right to purge himself of all his fears and give himself a true reason to die and purpose to rest in peace after knowing nothing but fear and pain for his entire life.

I still agree with where you wanted The Dark Knight to end, imagine 50 minutes of this movie being the Joker and 2 face stuff, Batman taking the blame for the deaths, Gotham losing faith in him, having to go right back into crime fighting for the rest of the movie as Bane and the league of shadows does their thing, which would make better sense as to why Bruce is so beat up rather than the treason this film used..then the Batman is Broken, taken to the prison and boom, end of the third movie, the 4th film then being about the rise and redemption of batman and ending Bane the league of shadows instead. Maybe not even use Talia as that was a waste and I didn't like Bane unceremoniously taken out the way he was, he SHOULD have been the one that made the climb. Call the first half The Dark Knight falls followed up by of course, Rises. I LOVE all 3 movies but I honestly think they could have made 4 shorter movies that overlapped, that would have been so cool.

8:28 just gonna ignore the universe hopping and bring up the obvious slip up here, She-Hulk's real name is public knowledge... she is a lawyer as Jennifer Walters *while transformed as She-Hulk*

In a way Bane did what Joker tried to do, bring chaos to Gotham. Yeah the plan was ridiculous, but it worked.

This trilogy is a strangely unique beast. Obviously, when put all together, The Dark Knight is the best, but personally, if the editing and action were better put together, Begins would be my favorite. Rises just has some strange and core issues like you pointed out, which easily puts it in last place.

12:59 Wow, so Christopher Nolan was writing Oppenheimer before Barbie made it popular.

At 7:00 these days Catwoman isn't so much of a villain anymore but really just playing by her own rules and steals what she wants to steal or whomever hired her to do it type. and yeah she definitely puts on an act to throw people off all the time. Always for show. It's really apart of her character.

As a trilogy, some of the best scenes are with Bruce and Alfred.

10:41 That right there is what took me completely out of the movie. Bruce spends how much time searching for how he'll fight crime, training with the assassins, coming back to Gotham and establishing both his public persona and his Batgear? And then this film just tells us that he was only Batman for a year and a half and then took an almost-decade-long sabBATical (he-he, my bad joke!)? Screw that noise!

Tony from Hack the Movies is somewhere in this movie, I hear. He's pretty famous. ^o^

It must be those huge budgets that make Hollywood so weak on fictional finance. At the risk of beating a poor thing past death: 1 - Bane's stock market manipulation would be undone as it was occurring, or so soon after that it would be the same thing. 2 - Some of the poorest and most helpless people in this country, people with no friends and no advocates wait months if not years before their utilities are yanked or even restricted. Bruce Wayne, who like as not sits on some Gotham utility boards, would not see the lights turned off ASAP. 3 - The furniture repossession scene? I actually saw this also occur in freaking 'Friends'. Your property can only be up for grabs after a lot of legal proceedings and that is if you have no legal advocate. Even if Bruce offered it up as collateral, the process would not feature guys with moving vans taking it out within the week. Yeah, people here for Batman aren't going to care all that much, and certainly much more is comic booky. But any script blip that takes you out of it is a problem.

I’ll love his Bane voice and it’s fun when people copy his voice for comedy

Bane really steals every single scene he was in. I kind of wish there were no "batman", and this was just Bane being awesome for 2-4 hours. "Do you feel in charge?"

Also at 11:20 I would've accepted "Hey remember the Alfred that said he'd never give up on Bruce?" (Shows clip of Bruce saying "You haven't gave up on me yet" with Alfred responding "Nevah!") "Well now it's give up!"

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I swear the most unrealistic part was Hines Ward returning a kickoff for a touchdown.

I could never get over the Bane voice that sounded like the illegitimate love child of Darth Vader and Sean Connery.

For all of its perceived shortcomings, I love this movie. As a big fan of Bane (let's be honest, he is Batman's greatest adversary) I was glad to see him get a good big screen appearance being played by a great actor. Also, while some of the dialogue is ridiculous, I thought the script was great because it brought Christopher Nolan's Batman story full circle with him being defeated and once again being stuck in a pit (a la when he was a kid in Batman Begins) but this time there is no one to help him get out but himself and he has to "rise" on his own. As far as my ranking of the Dark Knight movies goes, I lump them together because I think they tell one big story in three parts as opposed to something like the James Bond franchise where each one is a standalone movie.

To touch into your comments on “Robin” figuring out Batman is Wayne is exactly how Bane figured it out in the comic story “Knightfall” (if you’re not already aware) by looking at pictures of Bruce and Batman and comparing jawlines. I figure they drew inspiration from that story for The Dark Knight Rises, but it was pretty well botched in execution here.

Honestly, I felt that Bane had the best dialogue out of all of the Dark Knight trilogy characters. There were definitely some issues with this movie but I feel like it has aged better than what a lot of people might want to give credit for

You have to admit even being the weakest of the trilogy there is a lot to love about this movie and I also really loved Banes voice it’s become iconic.

the airplane scene actually drew influence from James Bond of all things. Licence to kill does almost the same thing in it's opening to capture a drug lord and set up the story

Dark Knight Rises officially turns 10 years old!!! Still my #1 movie of 2012 and made $1.081 billion globally I remember seeing it with my friends Tom and Liz opening weekend at shoppingtown Sad it was the same time that shooting took place in Colorado The movie itself was a terrific conclusion to Christopher Nolan's rebooted Batman series and considered the end of stand-alone comic book stories in cinema Loved how Anne Hathaway as Catwoman carried enough emotional weight and was portrayed as an actual cat burglar and a con woman like in the comics despite her age difference with Christian Bale This was also the first film in 3 movies to actually focus on Batman and his life slowly being taken apart bit by bit from his fortune to his corporate career to his physical strength and the title corresponds to his story arc learning to rise again from the ashes of defeat Roger Ebert called it one of the best endings to a trilogy he's ever seen It makes a statement on class warfare and equality; everything mostly being calculated and quantified given anyone with a cell phone can learn about anybody Even the wealthy never consider the less fortunate taking back what little there is Despite a number of plot holes popping up and some of the dialogue not packing enough punch next to clocking in at 3 hours I loved Tom Hardy's interpretation of Bane acting as an eco-terrorist even though his voice was mocked constantly on social media and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Blake learning Bruce Wayne's struggle to come back and fight for Gotham's fight against corruption Much of it foreshadowed occupy Wall Street being very apolitical Thought Marion Cotlliard as Talia Al Ghul was quite a surprise but happy it tied back to Batman Begins even if her defeat was weak I was tearing up at the end too Happy these movies popularized several trends in modern blockbuster cinema, from the modern concept of a “grounded, gritty reboot,” to superhero films attempting to gesture towards big political or socioeconomic concepts The other good news is that Bale and Nolan are eager to come back for another installment to wrap up Bruce Wayne's arc Ultimately this movie acts as cautionary tale about how any form of extreme populism can turn into fascism and terrorism

When they filmed in Pittsburgh I was walking around the filming areas on my way to work. I collected some of the snow they used (it was like a cotton material) and they had like 7 of the camo batmobiles and I was looking in them. They were parked in an alley in downtown and no one was there. It was just taped off. Pretty cool experience.

Bane’s voice is fantastic in my opinion, has this calm yet intimidating presence

30:48 Did… did you just pull a Doctor Who move on us?

I did the same thing... not watching this movie since it came out until very recently. And I still dislike it. There's a point of "realism" at which comic book movies fall apart, because you have to embrace that most things in comic books are supposed to be larger than life. And honestly, taking established characters and changing their backgrounds and motivations (I'm looking at you, Bane, Talia), rarely works out. I don't know, I still just don't really like the movie, and really nice special effects don't count for a lot when the script is so poorly done.

The Bane of this trilogy's existence is here!

I feel the same way about this movie. It's well done and clearly a lot of effort was put into it, but in the end it couldn't live up to the previous movies and had a pretty underwhelming plot. Maybe we were just too hyped up after The Dark Knight...

Harvey explained (in part two) that Bruce's mansion is just outside Gotham's borders. And since the bat cave is under the mansion and is connected to the city throw underground tunnels, thats how Batman got into Gotham.

22:14 "Hey Batman. Mexican's got on boots!"

My ratings of the Dark Knight trilogy Batman Begins (2005) 8 out of 10 The Dark Knight (2008) 11 OUT OF 10! ONE OF THE BEST EVER MADE! The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 7,7 out of 10

Surely a nuclear bomb detonating over a bay would still have a blast radius that would impact the city and contaminate the air with radiation?

They should make an Alfred sequel. It's a comedy where the movie toys with Alfred becoming batman, but after getting beat up in a batman costume, which he bought at Toys R' Us, he realizes how old he is. He gets depressed having done nothing with his life but serve wealthier better men than he, who all die, three generations worth, and blames himself for these deaths. One day, he goes out to that tiny graveyard with the three tombstones, wearing his batman costume, with a beaker filled with hydrogen cyanide. All the children at Bruce Manor (which is now an orphanage) are watching him. Alfred kills himself after telling the kids he's going to take a quick nap and that he'll be right back. About three hours later, the kids see several coyotes tearing off one of Alfred's batman arms

When he says your a big guy. Bane actually answers for you to the first thing he says. Which is "it will be extremely painful, for you"

Fun fact: immediately after release of The Dark Knight Rises some critics from Rotten Tomatoes gave the film some pretty harsh reviews and some fans of the film began to harass and sent death threats to most of the critics from the website. The behavior got to so ugly that Rotten tomatoes website had to disable the comments.

Can’t believe you didn’t make a joke about probably the worst death scene in movie history when miranda dies. It’s honestly hilarious

Critic missed the big thing that personally had me SO FURIOUS and ranting for hours after leaving the theater. They pretty much told Bane's accurate origin story, with the kid thrown into a crazy hellish prison (Santa Prisca) for the crimes of a parent, growing up into a hardened man driven by a will of titanium. And for the shock value, they suddenly make the twist of saying "No, you know what? That accurate Bane origin story, we're gonna say it's Talia's origin story, now." Because YEAH, in the famous comic-book where Bane breaks Batman's back, he IS a simp for Ra's Al Ghul, and he IS smart enough to figure out who Batman is all by himself, and he is a charismatic leader. And of course, the other thing is that Nolan made the creative decision to once again take out the ONE big characteristic of a character. For Ra's Al Ghul, it was the Lazarus Pit, which they COULD'VE used to bring him back in this movie, could've been a cool reveal. For Bane, it's the Venom drug he uses to roïd-up into a wall of muscles. I'd go as far as to say this movie made a different but similar disservice to the character of Bane as 'Batman & Robin' did in 1997. I would actually like to see an actual mexican actor play the role of Bane (without pushing on the stereotypical accent), someone who could sell the charismatic leader and intelligent aspect of the character, and who would have the Venom drug on hand. Basically, I would F@CKING LOVE to see a movie Bane like the Bane in the game "Batman Arkham Origins". Between him and the Bane of the show "Young Justice", I think you have the best versions of the character on screen.

For those wondering, the reason batman has his mouth open all the time is that for some god-forsaken reason they never put holes on the nose part for his mask, so christian bale is breathing through his mouth whenever he has the suit on

Torch the Franchise and Run: Christopher Nolan was very reluctant to make a follow-up to The Dark Knight especially after Ledger's death upset his original plans. He finally agreed when he realized that he could use it *to tell Batman's final adventure and give the character an ending.* As such he repurposed plots from the first film, resolved Bruce Wayne's issues with Rachel Dawes, and ended the story on such a way that DC had to pretty much reboot as soon as he stopped noting that the conclusion made it impossible to tell further Batman stories or superhero stories in the same continuity.

In my eyes, Gordon’s arc might be my favorite in this trilogy, not the best but my favorite!! So well done!

As usual, I agree with the Critic. Despite some high points and a lot of effort, this movie is stupid beyond the suspension of disbelief.

I believe I read somewhere that one principal inspiration for the script was actually the Dickens classic "A Tale of Two Cities", which I can see. Heck, I'm pretty sure they were already in post-production by the time the "Occupy" movement started (which frankly makes the parallels more fascinating as a study of history, but I digress). Of course, none of this really excuses the script from falling into the (all-too-common) Nolan-esque trap of having big ideas and spectacles well shot and executed with flat characters and a story littered with plot holes.

I know Doug doesn’t like this movie, but I think it’s pretty decent and a solid ending to the Nolan trilogy. Only thing that bugs me is the Blake character. Namely why didn’t make his “legal name” Tim Drake? Would’ve been such a great reference.

This movie is not that bad, it was mostly due to how popular The Dark Knight, even Christopher Nolan said he wouldn’t be able to top that movie and he made Dark Knight Rises as a way to end his Batman trilogy!

At 22:03 should have shown the guy fixing(punching) Bruce's back again.