Despite the heavy rains and lack of sleep, I went to the theaters to watch one of the most anticipated movies of the year, the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises.


I admit I am not as excited to see this as other people do since I hated the first movie but felt the exact opposite when the second movie came out. It's good that I didn't have any expectations because this movie was quite good. I would place it behind TDK but not so far behind. Props to the cast who were all amazing. The movie was 3 hours long though I felt that some characters were under-utilized or not well-developed but the actors still showcased their talents. Many have doubted Anne Hathaway when she was casted as Catwoman but she proved that she can kick-ass and ended up having a lot of positive reviews for her portrayal. Joseph Gordon Levitt also shows his versatility by playing one of the detectives fighting along with Commissioner Gordon and Batman to keep Gotham City safe from trouble and later on, revealing a huge surprise by the end of the movie. Tom Hardy and Marion Cotillard were good additions to the cast, playing the villains. Christian Bale and Michael Caine likewise delivered.


I like the big twists in the movie but I was quite disappointed with the lack of action in the movie.


2012 is certainly a good year for superhero movies with all the recent success of The Avengers and The Amazing Spiderman.


I would like to say that my thoughts and prayers goes out to all those affected by the tragic incident in Colorado yesterday. 14 people died and 50 got injured during a midnight screening of TDKR when a shooter went on a shooting rampage inside the theaters while pretending to be the Joker. It's sad that this happened especially when all they wanted was to have some fun. I hope this won't happen again.