#1: CHRISTIAN BALE IS A HORRIBLE BATMAN
No, people, he isn't. As Bruce Wayne he's fantastic. "But Batman's not supposed to be like that, he's supposed to be... " or, "Well, in the comic..."
Guess what, comic book nerds! If they wanted it to be the same Batman we saw in the 80's they would have found a way to go back in time and get young Michael Keaton to play him. Batman is a franchise, which means HOLLYWOOD CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH IT. People don't want the same thing over again, even if it is a remake, they want a NEW take. If you want the original Batman, read DETECTIVE COMICS or watch the 60's TV show that had Robin in it. The biggest complaint about Christian Bale as Batman is number two:
#2: BUT HIS VOICE IS SO CHEESY!
SO. FUCKING. WHAT. There, I said it. Superheros by definition are cheesy. Okay, so maybe I was laughing during Rises, and Batman doesn't really need to change his voice, but he always did anyway. Why can't Lois Lane realize Superman is Clark Kent? Because she's a ditz (and no one else can because Superman moves too fast and they rarely see him up close). I'd be the first to admit that the Batman voice is unnecessary and gets silly after a while. But if you're going to complain about any silly voice, complain about Bane's. Now that got ridiculous.
#3 TOO MUCH TALKING NOT ENOUGH BATMAN
I hear this a lot with the first movie, but also when people make comments on the second and third movies lengths. First of all, in the first movie BATMAN BEGINS, it has to simply be about that, his beginning. When Hollywood has tried to start already established heroes, it really doesn't work that well. Like, SUPERMAN RETURNS. People didn't want Superman 3, they wanted a Superman for the new millennium, which, hopefully we'll get with 2013's Man of Steel.
Anyway, think about it. You paid almost eleven dollars, maybe more for your ticket, you paid for gas to get to the mall and you'll probably spend more on soda/popcorn. At least your getting your moneys worth! So what if the movies two and a half hours long? Also, if you want straight up Batman, with all cool stuff and little storyline, read the comics or something. As a writer, I must say, I much prefer story oriented movies versus straight up action and no substance.
#4 CATWOMAN
Here's one that I might honestly have to rant about. Not quite sure what other reviewers/fans are saying, but some seem to have good things to say, some bad. First of all, I thought Anne Hathaway did a brilliant job as Catwoman. She was sexy, cheesy and athletic (not sure she did all her own stunts, but whatever). But where the script is what makes the character lose me. There's not much back story, not at all except that she's a master thief and wants a clean slate, blah, blah blah. I didn't really expect Michelle Pfiefer and nine lives and the other aspects that would've made the character too mystical and too cartoon like for Nolan's version. But there was no build up, no exposition. Just, okay, this is Catwoman, accept it. You can't just expect the audience to just go along with it and simply think: okay, wow, that's cool. In general, I just wanted more for the character. And, SPOILER ALERT: would Bruce Wayne really fall in love with her that quickly and basically just rebound from Marion Cotillard's character? Not so convinced.
#5 THERE'S NO JOKER....
Redundant sad face :( Yes, if you ask me, and I'm sure other fans will agree, one of the most unfortunate flaws with Rises is the fact that they could not continue to use the joker (Heath Ledger's Joker, love him or hate him) we all miss him. It would have been to at least had some closure or mention of what happened to him. Nolan steered cleared of that, however, the subject being too painful. RIP Heath Ledger.
Oh, and don't worry Tom Hardy, I thought you did a fantastic job, despite sounding like Sean Connery playing a game of telephone with a tin can. Bane has always been one of my favorite Batman villains and though he was pretty much nothing like the original Bane concept, he was still pretty freaking cool.
