Just back from seeing the prologue at the Glasgow iMAX. The thing has probably leaked online by now (I don't know how, though, if security is anything like it was in Glasgow - I've been through more lax checks in airports! I got the full metal detector/body search treatment from WB folk before heading in), but I'll still respect those not wanting spoiled by being a bit cryptic about what I saw.
The scene opens with a shot that isn't quite as "WOW!" as the zoom in from the Gotham skyline in TDK, but still looks pretty impressive. I got a little shock when a familiar face - someone who fans of quality TV will recognise, I'm sure - popped up in the prologue, someone I hadn't heard was even in the movie. From there, we segue into an action setpiece that's as ambitious and impressive as the biggest moments from The Dark Knight - and this is just the first 5 minutes!
Of course, the focus of all this is Bane. Physically, Tom Hardy owns the role. I doubt a single person in that cinema was thinking about his height while watching this. If there's a more pressing concern, it's the voice. As others have said, they really need to work on the audio mixing, as half his lines are utterly inaudible. One that I did hear, that was really cool:
CIA GUY: If I take the mask off, will it kill you?
BANE: No... but it will be very painful.
CIA GUY: You're a big boy, you can handle it.
BANE: Painful for you.
As for the voice itself, it was unusual, not what you'd expect Bane to sound like. That voice sample we heard from the stadium shoot is pretty much bang-on. It wasn't just Tom Hardy putting on a funny voice: that's how Bane sounds. It's very upper-crust English, with a hint of Eastern-European. To me, it sounded like Gary Oldman's George Smiley from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, wearing a Darth Vader mask.
After the prologue, we got quick glimpses of various moments from the rest of the film. We didn't see much, but from what we got, it definitely seems like this film is going to be - sorry, Travesty - EPIC!
And yes, Catwoman has a domino mask and cat ears.