July is finally here and with it a plethora of films to look forward to. The two stand out releases though are Wall E and The Dark Knight and though we can't wait to see what Pixar have made of Earth and robot-love it's the return of batman that's really getting out juices flowing.

And so it was with great excitement that we've been reading the first few reviews. The general response so far (albeit from this limited sample) has been glowing: almost a masterpiece, enduring art, the greatest comic book movie EVER!!

You too can read the first reviews here (and don't worry, these guys are all pros and as such there are no spoilers)

Todd Gilchrist

Emanuel Levy

Peter Travers

(Film director Kevin Smith has also seen it. Here's what he had to say.)