We're picking nits here frankly, but the inherent lack of logic villains employ in movies, especially superhero movies is really flooding back to me now. This is just the latest and greatest example of such. It just makes me kind of annoyed that someone would have such an elaborate plan and then not just execute it but instead wait to see if the superhero is going to return before following through.

I long for the day when a villain is actually ruthless. I think it would make for a much more interesting series and would raise the stakes for the heroes.

I was actually planning to overlook all of this for The Dark Knight Rises if they had actually done the unthinkable and let Bruce Wayne die, but by then hedging their bets, I felt the film didn't fulfill its actual promise and what I still believe to be wildly inconsistent plot points soured me.

If we want to wave away all of this and just say Bruce Wayne was too determined to be stopped fine, but once again, the fact that he was still injured, and that no one left look-outs to, I don't know maybe shoot him on sight if he escaped the Pit, takes a lot away from this film for me. Again, I'm not asking for a complex re-working of the plot here, but if they included a few more scenes to just ground this in a reality that THEY HAD ALREADY SET UP, I wouldn't have much of a problem. I guess I will have to see if their are deleted scenes.

As for the Joker escape, yeah, I didn't expect the guests to stop him, but surely someone would call the cops? He's the most wanted criminal in Gotham, someone who has been attacking from the shadows and now appears in plain sight. I would figure someone would notify the police. Maybe Senator Leahy could've called someone?

Take care all.