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on 7/24/2012
the dark knight rises is the worst of the nolan trilogy. it hurts me to say that.
Neither comes close to the greatness of TDK, but I think Batman Begins is Nolan's weakest film.
on 7/25/2012
Rises was so close to being the best of the trilogy. Begins is a respectable third place effort.
Rises was so epic and that ending was so well done
I love Batman Begins and it was certainly a solid start to the trilogy. The first half was fantastic but TDKR's final act absolutely tears apart Begins'. TDKR had a better villain in my opinion and many visually stunning action set-pieces. It wins this contest. Begins is excellent as well though.
The Dark Knight Rises is much better than Batman Begins.
I agree with the first poster. Much prefer Batman Begins; TDKR was one of the biggest movie letdowns for me in recent years.
Batman Begins. The story is a lot crisper and the first half is a lot more rousing. The Dark Knight Rises is a supreme entertainment, but it doesn't hit critical mass until about halfway through whereas Batman Begins and The Dark Knight sizzled throughout.
on 7/28/2012
Begins is better than Marion Cotillard and Hathaway, Talia and Selina looked like they were played for more of sexyness, than Dynamic Characters
on 7/30/2012
First things first, TDKR brought every single relevant aspect of the first movie when it comes to Ra's Al Ghul/League Of Shadows to a EPIC conclusion,and that my friends,is how a trilogy should be. On the third movie, Nolan connected every single aspect that made "The Dark Knight" trilogy so memorable,with the (very smart) exception of Joker,that rose and fell on the second entry. "Batman Begins" became even better when it elements were cleverly used on Batman conclusion,but clearly the scale of TKDR is bigger,better and more memorable for me.
TDKR has its fair share of flaws, but Bane is a much better villian than Scarecrow and TDKR final act is absolutely incredible. Just a little better than Begins.
I'll take TDKR also. Nothing about Batman Begins really stuck with me. TDKR wasn't even the best movie I've seen this summer...but the finale more than delivered.
on 7/31/2012
Could not agree more with TheEgant.
on 8/3/2012
TDKR. Though, I love both.
on 8/26/2012
begins is a lot more balanced and satisfying. rises simply tries to do everything and inevitably achieves very little. begins wins easily
on 8/31/2012
Rises had some pacing issues but the last 45 minutes were fantastic. Begins was a more stream-lined viewing experience. Tom Hardy was picture perfect as Bane but is it enough to tip the scale? Almost.
on 9/29/2012
Batman Begins
on 11/14/2012
The Dark Knight is definitely better than both of these.That said, I liked TDKR a lot better than BB. I wouldn't say BB is the worst of the trilogy, just third-best.
on 2/1/2013
Batman Begins is the better movie. It transformed and changed the way we think about Batman films, all Rises did was build up hype, only to crumble under its under development.
on 2/2/2013
TDKR > TDK > BB. All three are top 10 though.
For Liam Neesan being Liam f'ing Neesan, I think he could have been so much more as Ra's, while Tom Hardy probably couldn't have done any better.
on 5/5/2013
Dark Knight Rises beats its own origin story due to the better tone, cinematography, plot and acting
Rises is the best of the trilogy in my opinion. Begins is amazing though.
on 5/31/2013
Dark Knight Rises is destroyed, BB is far greater. TDKR is pretty overrated
on 6/2/2013
TDKR was more ambitious and effective while Batman Begins was more entertaining and less flawed. Might as well be a draw.
on 6/17/2013
Batman Begins is clearly the better film, even though I don't mind Rises.
on 8/7/2013
Batman Begins, easily. While I did like how Rises was extremely epic and intense, Begins was just so perfect in its structure.
Neither are as good as TDK, though that is a pretty fucking tough feat. My choice is TDK. While it's more flawed, it was more emotionally engaging than BB.
on 9/18/2013
The Dark Knight Rises, they are #20 (The Dark Knight) #21 (The Dark Knight Rises) and number #22 (Batman Begins)
on 9/27/2013
The Dark Knight Rises. Begins was an amazing movie and a great start to an amazing trilogy though. Did you get all that? Dark Knight beats them both, but Rises is not that far behind.
TDKR is better than BB. As flawed as TDKR is, it's still a helluva lot better than Batman Begins.
on 4/10/2014
I honestly didn't really appreciate BB until I saw TDKR. So, I feel TDKR is a necessity for me to fully enjoy BB. As standalones, TDKR annihilates BB. TDK > TDKR > BB
on 6/1/2014
WTF Rises sucked Nolan Screwed up every Character Catwoman was stupid Bane what no venom? no Joker? Robin at the end or new batman wtf? yes its drama packed and the visuals are great but it didnt feel like Gotham or Batman Two-Face wouldve been a better boss with Killer Croc wrecking havoc in the sewers and Talia Al Ghoul and the league of assassins tormenting Bruce,Love Batman Begins Hate RISES.
on 7/19/2014
Batman Begins one of the best Batman films while Dark Knight Rises is one of the Worst aside from the acting and Special Effects!
on 7/26/2014
Batman Begins is the best Batman Movie of All Time. I think this is not even close.
on 7/29/2014
Begins is not ambitious in any way and follows the same old cliche of the student outclassing the teacher. Rises was very ambitious but screwed up big and it follows an even more cliched storyline of a bomb threatening a city. In the end Begins wins by a margin but both inevitably bring down the greatness achieved in the Dark Knight.
on 10/9/2014
Oh boy...
on 1/25/2015
Batman Begins is a fine origin story, but The Dark Knight Rises has the hallmarks of a true cinematic epic in the style of the late, great David Lean.
on 6/21/2015
Rises wins in my opinion.Its the best from the triology too. The dark knight rises > the dark knight >>>>> batman begins
on 10/17/2015
TDKR is the winner, also the #1 of the trilogy for me!
When these two are compared, the primary question always asked is, "Which is better?"; a sure fire sign of quality as opposed to other comparisons where the "which is worse?" conundrum takes precedent (SWPrequels, Iron Man 2&3).
on 12/5/2015
For me The Dark Knight Rises is the weakest in the Christopher Nolan Saga. Batman Begins wins this one.
on 6/22/2016
TDRK
on 3/21/2017
"The Dark Knight Rises" ended as the worst film of the trilogy, thanks to Nolan's disregard of his own filmmaking views we have all come to love. "Batman Begins" on the other hand, was so fresh that it was jaw-dropping when I first saw it.
on 3/22/2017
Batman Begins: Great. The Dark Knight Rises: Most overrated film of all time. I've seen TDKR a few times now and still can't work out why people love it. Batman Begins was the perfect comic book origins story and gets my vote!
on 6/1/2017
A rather unpopular opinion, but I almost certainly prefer Rises to Begins. While I definitely enjoy both, Begins suffers from a rather forgettable villain and typical Superhero-origin syndrome, whereas Rises not only has stronger performances, a better cast and attempts to thematically tie together the entire trilogy into a cohesive whole. It may not necessarily succeed at that, but its ambitions far exceed Begins.
on 6/9/2017
im sorry i have to disagree with most because i think tom hardy as bane was great but then again every character in the trilogy is casted perfectly
im sorry im going to have to disagree with most people because i think tom hardy as bane was great. then again every character in the trilogy is casted perfectly
on 6/19/2018
Batman Begins had a well done fight showdown and success convenient ending here, Dark Knight Rises was a ill film of the series, Batman Begins was better.
The cinematic exactitude of Nolans film-making is truly unmatched, not even a scientist could deny this. That said, TDKR is more beautifully shot and more ably edited.
on 9/2/2019
Closer but Batman begins
Batman Begins.
on 9/11/2019
Dark Knight Rises.
on 11/9/2019
Batman Begins isn’t simply great but the dark knight rises was far the more worst disappointing bad on a flawed disappointing ending of the series but batman begins may have a a better complete film of the series.
on 1/22/2020
Batman Begins is nearly the better from the series and ended as complete term but TDKR is nearly the most disappointing ending of the series.
Batman Begins ages like a very fine wine. It gets better the older and more mature I get. Dark Knight Rises is complete crap!
on 10/10/2020
the entire trilogy ages like a very fine wine for me
Batman Begins for sure.
on 3/17/2021
Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises didn’t have enough Batman
on 4/7/2021
batman begins is a decent movie with great plot but very goofy and bad action. dark knight rises is perfect in almost every way
on 4/30/2021
how is begins goofy, aside from a few scenes it was a serious movie
on 8/3/2021
The conclusion here the two Batman films were way better here technically right from perfect start to finish but somehow generally TDKR third film didn’t particularly didn’t had great emotion like the perfect two films but generally the ending of rises just disappointed the way went for reasons now on.
TDKR is more emotional than the first two and definitely has a more satisfying ending than BB
Both are excellent movies, not being as good as the dark knight is not a crime
on 3/6/2022
batman begin is better. The dark knight rises started falling apart after the 3rd act.
on 10/16/2022
Tough call, but I prefer Dark Knight Rises. It's easier to move the film as a quicker pace, since Batman Begins needed to develop the back story
on 7/28/2023
Batman Begins is among the best of the trilogy while rises derailed the series
on Feb 12
I'm no DKR hater, but it's still pretty easy to pick Begins over it.
