Reeves didn't direct the first one, but I loved all three of them and felt they got better as they went along.
I actually love how The Penguin looks in this film. He looks like a deformed mob boss instead of a grotesque small guy in a fatsuit.
Dark Batman doesn't bother me in the slightest...
Honestly, the only actors who seemed to get no grief for being cast in the films were Clooney, who seemed a natural at the time, and Bale. Well, Bale at least came out a winner...
Otherwise Keaton got serious heat, Kilmer mostly because he wasn't Keaton (which was ironic), Affleck and then...
I don't hold the Nolan films in the same "highest regard" as others. Batman Begins was beautiful, The Dark Knight was half a movie too long (the Two-Face portion could have been saved for the next film easily) and TDKR was sloppy. However, Batman is my favorite super hero (even though I prefer...