I Must say it is the best Batman ever and I will tell you why.
I was glad to see they finally returned to the comic with the death of Bruce's parents, as I had always disliked the way they tied Joker to the death of the Wayne's. The way they highlighted how young Bruce was traumatised by his encounter with the bats was outstanding, and you could see why he chose the bat to be his alter ego to instil fear into the hearts of the wicked.
I thought Liam Neeson's portrayal of Ras-Al-Gul was spot on, he correctly protrayed a man, who is immortal btw, who thinks he is doing good and the end justifies the means. All the while actually doing evil by destroying innocents along with the guilty.
The actor who they chose to play the Scarecrow, looked like it was the perfect role for him.
As he was scary to my rugrats without the mask on.
I am also pleased to see Gary Oldman finally get a good guy role, playing Gordon, as it seems hollywood has typecast him as a bad guy.
The plot was straight out of the Batman comics of my youth, long long ago, and I was extremely pleased they kept it mostly intact. Hell I even liked the new Batmobile, as it had a rugged, lets get the job done and screw the looks, appeal to me.
Well those are my reflections on a movie that I would recommend for all fans of Batman to see.
I give it two assault rifles up.
Cheers Thorgrimm