True. He was amazing in The Fighter too. He does a great job as Bruce Wayne, and his Batman is good too. Sure his voice is a little much, but I like it. Only knock on Bale I can really think of is John Conner. Where he was terrible. Haha, but the whole movie was really.
You are a strange little 'man'. And Bale was in Velvet Goldmine. If your only knock against him is Terminator, you've just outed yourself.
Did you ever see the Machinist? This motherfucker is crazy dedicated, and he was advised against this much weight loss but it really made the move feel that much more real.