See it.
This is a different animal all together from those previous films. Forget them. Batman comic fans did not like them very much. Burton and the others werent even close.
This one nails it. This one is why I read comics. This one they got right. This is what they should have done the first time around. It really is that good.
For non-comic readers, You are seeing this character for the first time. Extremely powerful. The comments at internet film database are raving from everyone.
I'm extremely picky about the movies I see, but I will put this on my very short summer list of movies to see.
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I thought the first 2/3 or so was a really terrific movie.
Then it seemed to fall apart right around when the big bad's plot was being carried out. It just went on and on, and seemed to have lost its way.
(SPOILER WARNING)
Example: he has this awesome car, he drives like a madman -- and there's always the same cop car two car-lengths behind him. You don't get the feeling that he's accomplishing anything, that he's doing anything. He can't shake them for love nor money. Then, suddenly, he's in the bat cave, and they have no idea where he is.
And Rachel -- Bruce is worthless because he's a playboy bad boy who doesn't actually DO anything that matters; but then she doesn't want to be involved with him... because he's a serious guy who's DOING something that matters.
Huh?
I still like it, but where I'd give the preceding movie maybe 4 or 4.5 stars, I'd give the end maybe 2.5.
Dan