Likes:
- seems to have a more epic, expansive feel
- the cinematography already looks more energetic and sweeping
- most of the cast and crew returning
- Heath Ledger as The Joker seems to be on the right track, personality-wise, like what I keep hearing about The Joker being a force of chaos and destruction (reminds me of Man Who Laughs) and trying to prove to Batman that his rules are ridiculous (reminds me of The Killing Joke)
- Eckhart and Nolan really seem on the right track with Harvey Dent, from all the comments I've heard from them, I really like that they describe Two-Face as still having Harvey's intentions but going about them the wrong way, sounds very in line with how Two-Face is portrayed in The Long Halloween and Dark Victory, which is my favorite Two-Face depiction
- Maggie Gyllenhaal is a better actress than Katie Holmes
- Gary Oldman says he's better-used this time
- seems to be really expanding on groundwork laid at the climax of Batman Begins and building up to a really intense crisis for Batman both externally and internally (externally with Joker throwing Gotham into chaos, Harvey's scarring and downfall, possibly Rachel dying, gang war, etc. and internally with Bruce realizing there is not going to be any foreseeable end to Batman, and being tempted to go against his principles and kill The Joker to end the chaos). Seems like a very complex, ambitious plot with all kinds of stuff going on that will all lead up to Batman really being tested more intensely than anything in Begins.
- little touches, like The Joker making television appearances, his hijacked semi reading "slaughter is the best medicine", the rooftop scene between Batman, Gordon, and Dent straight out of The Long Halloween, Harvey's coin
Dislikes:
- you can see the word "Chicago" in some shots in the trailer, I just hope those are edited out in the finished movie
- while Gyllenhaal is a better actress than Holmes, I still feel Rachel Dawes is a superfluous and unnecessary character who's more of a plot device
- I think The Joker looks too "messy" and would really look a lot better without a cut smile (it seems to interfere with Ledger's already huge grin and actually make his mouth look smaller). I would also have much preferred if he was permawhite.
- why not just name "Ramirez" and "Stephens" Montoya and Bullock, as they seem to serve the same purposes?
- was hoping Scarecrow would have more than a cameo, but a little Scarecrow is better than no Scarecrow
- the Batsuit is too *busy*
- still a little clunky, over-explanatory dialogue, especially in the prologue
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