Warbler said:

I've decided to see "The Dark Knight Rise" tonight

Warb, I think I'm most interested in your opinion of the film. You sometimes have some surprising takes on sequels. When I think you won't dig something, you do. When I think you will, you swear it off as non-existent.

Since I don't plan on seeing it in the theater, I'll just wait until cable. Dark Knight was, for me, a weird mix of worn out from pre-release hype - eventually followed by disappointing story and film. It's looking like Batman Begins and Batman89 are it for me. Ultimately I'll probably end up buying Dark Knight just for the Chicago scenes (love that city).

Anyway, I expect your take to be interesting either way.