1 December 2008, 11:01 pm
I thought so. Anyone else agree? Maybe it's because TDK was hyped out the ass, maybe it's because the editors cut the action scenes too fast, maybe it's because the plot was less intriguing, maybe it's because it never really thought Ledger's joker was "truly disturbing," just "really good" or maybe it's because I loved how they recreated batman so well and made his story so believable and human in BB that he seemed like he wasn't even a super hero. TDK was great, and it did everything I would have wanted it to do, but it was just an expansion of the themes of BB with a more arrogant feel to it. Superhero sequels are never quite as interesting because they don't portray the rise to hero status and rely on problems with life and having to retire temporarily and other BS that is just trying to make a movie stand out as more than just another superhero movie. I really don't see how TDK could have been better (other than some better editors) but Batman Begins was just too big to top.... Read More »