The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Director Nolan wraps up his Batman trilogy. Definitively the darkest of the bunch, this one combines the complex story arc of Batman Begins with all the flash and FX of The Dark Knight. While the Dark Knight is my hands down favorite of the 3, Rises is no slouch when it comes to all the elements that have made the prior 2 so well received. While it was easy to understand 7 years had passed in the first one (really only 7?), and the second one spans several months (not really all that important as far as the viewing goes), this one starts off 8 years later and THEN spans more than 5 months (the 5 month thing becomes important after a certain event), something that gets lost easily while being fairly important to understanding certain events. The story itself is top shelf, despite the cosmetic differences in Bane, he is for the most part the villain who was conceived in the Knightfall story arc. There is some compression and story mixing to kind of bring things full circle. Don't nit pick things too hard as the veneer is a little thin in a couple places (sometimes an unavoidable evil given time constraints and editing). Definitively worth seeing if you are a fan of the previous 2. Sorry no spoilers. Recommended.