The Dark Knight Rises

Perfectly average movie. Bale and Hardy were good, and the story was interesting, but nothing really blew me away. At least I can say I saw Batman on opening day without getting shot.

3:10 to Yuma

Crowe and Bale both did an excellent job here. It drags a little toward the middle-end, but the ending is fairly satisfying.

Terminator Salvation

Christian Bale..first Batman, now John Connor. What's next, fucking Mad Max? The movie may have been more interesting if the "big reveal" hadn't been revealed in the trailer, but that's alright; I guess they had to give us some reason to go see it other than "the machines try to kill John again." It was appropriately loud and action-packed, and the casting was pretty good. I enjoyed it, although it would've been nice to know more about Marcus' past, and the ending was slightly detrimental and completely unnecessary.

The Dark Knight

The entire movie is basically an exhibition of Heath Ledger's awesome portrayal of the Joker, which makes it better than Batman Begins. I knew it was him the whole time, obviously, but I didn't recognize him under the make-up until about halfway through the movie. I loved everything they did with his character aesthetically; hair, make-up, clothing, all of it. Christian Bale does a good job too, but Bruce/Batman is a minor player compared to the Joker.

Reign of Fire

Bale and McConaughey are both pretty awesome in this. I don't see why everyone says it's terrible.

2013 edit: Props to McConaughey for keeping that name when he went into film. Geez.

Velvet Goldmine