Great choices for Gambit and Deadpool.
I hope not. I liked those movies, I think they were great Batman films, but I saw them both and I don't get the overwhelming hype. Now they seem overrated to me. At the same time, I do agree that all three X-Men movies were not as good as I thought they could be. I thought the second was the best and it's the only one I decided to put money on.
As for Wolverine being like TDK, I highly highly doubt it. Really different kinds of characters. Wolverine would be the only one who'd compare to that brooding type of character like Batman. Deadpool's all about corniness and so is the actor playing him. There will most likely be some dark spots but I envision this will be a significantly brighter film. Even with the choices though, I am not really looking forward to it anymore. I was hoping they'd do Wolverine's real Origin story.
As for all comic book movies being underwhleming except for the last two Bat flicks, to each their own. I thought Sin City, 300, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, the first two Spider Man films, 30 Days of Night, both Hellboy movies and a couple of other were done very well.