20 Biggest Pop Culture Disappointments of 2012: Zap2it's Year in Review

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'The Dark Knight Rises'

What we were expecting: Something as epic as "The Dark Knight."

What we got instead: An oddly paced, lackluster conclusion to the beloved trilogy. The villain was laughable, the plot twists were predictable, and it was just... way, way, too long. Joseph Gordon Levitt was good, though.

-- Carina Adly MacKenzie, Zap2it
Dec. 6, 2012