ChainsawAsh said:

Wow, I'm actually getting nervous about the quality of TDKR. I didn't think that would happen after the first two. I'm getting Spider-Man 3 and X-Men: The Last Stand vibes...

I'm feeling the same thing. I really like Begins, but didn't care too much for DK. It got too busy and too light (day time, non-Gotham). Batman has started to morph into Invincible Man instead of brooding vigilante.

captainsolo said:

What happened to Batman wearing light materials that would tear under stress? To me that would be more interesting and realistic than a dude in body armor that happens to have pointy ears.......

With the Nolan-verse it's the character's spirit and escapist element of being a vigilante that gets dropped along with the Gothic gloom. And try as I do, I still can't see this as Batman. It's just a guy growling in some body armor. Then he sits around and "thinks/broods". Then the plot becomes overcomplicated twists and turns involving elements of the criminal underworld being manipulated by the arch villains and vice versa.

I agree with all of these points. It's looking more and more like Begins will comprise the Nolan Batman for me.