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Saw it a couple hours ago. I thought it was brilliant, and works as the concluding chapter of the trilogy. I rewatched Batman Begins last night and The Dark Knight this afternoon in the lead up to Rises, and so I can appreciate it more based on the continuation and conclusion of the various story elements the other two films brought up.

I quite liked it, it's at least on par with TDK, which having rewatched that this afternoon blew me away again, especially with the performances of the late Heath Ledger and the underrated Aaron Eckhart. TDKR has a lot going for it, Tom Hardy brings a kind of controlled intensity to Bane that I liked, and he's brutal in all the fights he's in. Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle was not as stupid or as silly as I was dreading, leaving this character a pleasant surprise. Gary Oldman is good, but really he's good in basically anything he's in so I was expecting it. Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman as well.

The real surprise is Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I don't want to spoil it but I figured out pretty quickly into the film what they were going to do with him, and I quite liked it. Then there's Marion Cotillard, but that was less of a surprise. So yeah, hope you guys see it soon.

That movie was INCREDIBLE. Tons of fan-service moments that fit in perfectly. I wasn't expecting it to be three hours long, but I'm damn glad it was.

I just know what I'd say to that court.

'More Weight.'

In that anarchy I'm dead anyway. Might as well spit as I go out.

I felt the movie provided exactly what I'd hoped for: a great end to the series. The story had a few flaws, yes, but the secret of the Child from the Pit was revealed beautifully. Even though I figured out she was Talia, I thought of her as someone honestly wanting Green Tech, a foil to Bane's ex-communicate Shadow League. The truth was a knife to the gut.

Catwoman. I've always had a love for her, and here she is smart, resourceful, and fully able to do whatever she feels necessary to escape her past. I have to wonder what she does with her Clean Slate and new life. She did get to keep the pearls, I noticed

Alfred. Simply heartbreaking.

5/5 for my rating.