In what has been the most anticipated release this summer, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" completed one of the most critically and financially successful trilogies to ever grace the silver screen.

The story, like all superhero films, is simple. The hero faces a seemingly unbeatable villain, but after struggle and defeat, he is able to overcome his foe and save countless innocent lives. For "Dark Knight Rises," this movie-by-numbers formula is filled in by Christian Bale returning as the caped crusader and a hulking Tom Hardy ("Inception," "Bronson") as Bane, the indestructible and inaudible wall of muscle hell-bent ...