The Dark Knight Rises

Dear Wal,

I can no longer use TDKR in reference to the Dark Knight Returns. Ah well. Did anyone see the guy dressed like the Shadow in the stands? His bandana was yellow. I think it would've been cool if the game was against the Sharks.
Let me start off by saying that I just got up so most of this probably won't make very much sense. I guess, since this is the third and final installment, I should start with my experience went I went to see the Dark Knight. Blown. Away. I had seen the previews before and wanted to see it, practically begged my parents to see it, and they finally agreed once they were sure it was PG-13 and not R rated. I was 12...technically, but oh well. Anyway, when I got back from the movie theater I knew I absolutely had to get into this Batman stuff. Yeah, I jumped on the bandwagon, but I actually went and read the comics unlike some people. Anyway, that movie was the beginning of my Batman obsession, and will forever hold a special place in my heart. And since this is the sequel, it had a lot to live up to.
On the way to the movie, I had to cram in the back seat with Watson, her brother and our friend Adam. We were all stuffed back there, but not as stuffed as another movie experience I had with a group of friends. I didn't mind so much. But that sort of thing drives Watson crazy, and we made the mistake of putting her and her brother next to each other. Which meant that they were bickering the whole way there. Which annoys me to no end. Needless to say, they sat on the outside on the way back.
Anyway, I'm getting distracted. Back to the movie. It was awesome. It didn't attempt to redo what TDK did, and told a different story with a different ultimate aim. Let me say as to the rumors of Jean-Paul Valley being in this movie that they are way off. But it still had a good ending and storyline without him. At least Bane finally got his chance to shine. It was hard for me to understand what he was saying, but then again we were right in front of the screen in the front row so watching and hearing everything was really weird. I'm probably going to end up buying the movie, and then watching it like sixty times anyway so it doesn't matter. Anyway, Bane was menacing and a powerful advisory, everything I hoped he'd been in a movie. I've only read the first volume of Knightfall (I was a noob back then. I chickened out after the last scene.) but that was all I really needed to read to see where The Dark Knight Rises storyline was pulled from. There was also a No Man's Land element in there, but I won't say what. In any case, great movie. Loved it.
Oh and, the Batwing was AWESOME.