Firstly, Liam Neeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal had already left a sour taste in my mouth. And I do not like Bale as Batman. So then we had Hathaway as Catwoman, which I wasn't wild about. Next we get Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, and JGL. Because it's all, "hey, I'm directing Batman, let me invite all my friendsafklgvwkr;b". Even if it means utterly whitewashing two characters (Hollywood, this shit is tiresome) and making up a you-know-who [Yeah, I'm trying to avoid spoilers, btw, because forbid someone enters this thread and is U SPOILD BATMN!!!EIRDlk] when he had several pre-existing ones to choose from. (Since when was that part of the character's real name anyway? Bleh.) I don't doubt the cast has good actors in it but they aren't the only good actors out there. I think Bane and, ahem, Miranda could've used more fitting actors.
If you needed to be reminded, I found Batman Begins as a giant borefest. TDK was decent, but it was Nolan's first Batman that I had watched. While entertaining for what it was, I was not exactly hungering for more. Me seeing the last Batman depended on Nolan casting people I'd actually feel like sitting through one of his movies to watch and this cast didn't cut it. I was curious enough to read a crapload of spoilers and none of what happened in this film interested me in the least. I'm ready for a new Batman and new director at the helm.
