First off I have to say that I'm not a huge comic fan, but I can enjoy a good movie of any genre. I thought Batman Begins was okay, and I liked how Christopher Nolan took it in a different direction. Then came The Dark Knight, which I thought was nothing special. I could be wrong, but I think the death of Heath Ledger is really the catalyst for The Dark Knight being so overrated. Sure, he had an awesome look and was eccentric, but there is just something shallow about him and the movie. Perhaps it could be I can't identify with the characters. After seeing The Dark Knight Rises, I just can't see what all the hype is about. The plot is boring and I just don't care what happens to the characters. After reading some of the negative reviews for this movie I can't understand how people could love the other two movies and not like this one. It's basically constructed in the same manner. On a side note I watched the Blu Bay version of this movie and the sound mix is just awful. The music and voice volumes are so off from one another that you have to turn the volume down when an action scene occurs so the music isn't overwhelming, but then you have to turn it back up to hear what anyone is saying. This isn't a terrible movie but it shouldn't be getting the rating it has. I would say at best this movie is a 6.5 period.