[Greenskar]

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Originally Posted by Gotham95

I really enjoyed Avengers, but Dark Knight Rises is the movie I'm really waiting for.

You mean...

Avengers is the movie we all deserved but The Dark Knight Rises is the movie you need right now?

Got it.

I can't wait to see how this wonderful trilogy will complete itself for its 3rd instalment. I could bitch about the choice of actress for Catwoman as well as costume or how bane doesn't look as imposing as I'd hoped for, but the truth is my faith is in the direction of Nolan and his vision for these characters. His movies outside of the Batman saga are equally as good.

I can say that while I do love the crime drama that this series is spectacularly known for, in the post-Nolan era, I sincerely look forward to the prospect of a return to the comic book feel of Batman that the success of The Avengers has created potential for. To clarify that statement, Nolan's Batman (specifically TDK) created the notion that in order to yield a huge comic book blockbuster superhero movie with rave reviews and a global intake meeting or exceeding $1 billion off one movie alone, it would need to be a "darker" and more "realistic" take on the series.

This notion was so readily accepted that not only is Man of Steel reportedly taking a cue from the darker Earth 1 Superman story line but even the Amazing Spiderman took heed and is displaying a much darker Peter Parker/Spiderman than we're used to. Sure Iron Man proved you could maintain a good balance of humor, action and suspense and still make for a great movie, however, there's definitely no denying that Avengers proved there's plenty of comic book magic to be appreciated in movie form. That's what Avengers felt like to me. Not a live action comic book movie, but an actual comic book brought to life.