Ok, meandering is a fair criticism especially towards the end of the movie. There was enough stuff I loved about the film that it didn't really bother me. I think I forgive some of the ending's clumsiness because the second movie of a trilogy is always going to be a little messy story-wise and Ledger's death probably ruined there planned plotlines for the third movie.

I think I see the problem here. I don't really like comic books. I have no connection to Frank Miller's Dark Knight. I don't particularly like comic book style action that you get from movies like the Avengers movies, 300, Sin City (though, I did like Sin City). The Dark Knight tries to be a lot more grounded in reality than those movies so maybe it's not so surprising that I would enjoy that one the most.

I'm not really clear on your reasons for not liking the latest Batman trilogy. You mentioned that you didn't like the style and wished it was like the comic but that's not an especially compelling reason not to like something. That's just a preference and doesn't speak to the quality of the movie.

The Dark Knight was a great movie and there's more to it then just a great Heath Ledger performance. The film serves as a commentary on post-911 America. How we, as a society, deal with fear and senseless violence. Unfortunately, it's a subject that never really gets old. A lot of the metaphors that are used are a bit too neat (the boat scene in particular) but I think overall it's an excellent allegory for the fear and overreaction of post-911 America.

FWIW, I got nothing from Batman Begins. It was entertaining but by no means a great movie.

Now if you want to talk shitty movies how about we turn our ire to the Avengers flicks.