Christopher Nolan tops Batman Begins with this one, for sure. But it goes beyond any comic book movie I've seen, personally. It was an action/suspense epic that was like seeing Die Hard for the first time, but it was equal parts crime epic too. It transcends the genre, while keeping very true to the Batman legacy. Anyone who says the movie is too long must just be fidgity. There are so many camera cuts and plot arcs that this film feels tightly compressed into it's 2 and a half hour mark. It uses every second of on-screen time wisely, and I wouldn't cut out a single scene. I'm anxious to see it again.