Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Customer Reviews:
The greatest BATMAN movie ever!.......2008-02-23
BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe.
plot: Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has lost his parents when he was young and trained with the great Ducard (Liam Neeson). He returns to Gotham and wins his parent's fortune, manor and business, Wayne Enterprizes. Now, with the help of an old friend of his family (Morgan Freeman), Bruce becomes Batman by night, a dark hero who fights crime in a city where the good people do nothing. Batman is thrust into a war with his first major enemy, The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), only to discover that the evil villain is working for someone much more powerful from Bruce's past.
the good: Wow, for the last 13 years I held Tim Burton's BATMAN RETURNS above every BATMAN film, and every film for that matter. It was a great film, and it still is. But it was not the true BATMAN that I thought it was. I have just came back from seeing this film, BATMAN BEGINS, and it beats BATMAN RETURNS by a long-shot.
As much as I love Michael Keaton's portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Christian Bale beats them all! He's great as the millionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne, and also as the dark, bad-ass Batman. He treats Bruce and Batman like two completely different characters, even better than both Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer! He also sports the best costume, and an awesome bat mobile.
Michael Caine and Gary Oldman are also great replacements for Michael Gough and Pat Hingle as Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon. Caine turned out just as great as Gough as the butler/father figure, but Gordon put a more humorous touch on the character which did not disappoint me!
Cillian Murphy is equally great as the villain, The Scarecrow, who freaks me out and leads to some creepy/cool trippy horror-like scenes. Katie Holmes is also here as the love interest, she was OK, not as bad as people say but still a little off. The rest of the cast also handles their parts perfectly!
Christopher Nolan's direction was the best because it managed to be dark and gloomy like Burton's, only a little more realistic!
The score and action are also honorable mentions for this film.
But in the end, what makes this the best is Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Batman. Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer were also great, but the way I see it, Bale is the definitive Batman!
How a comic book adaption should be made!!.......2008-01-23
A brilliant film, finally a good comic-book adaptation. Lets face it, the Spiderman movies were no more than glorified chick-flicks and so was Superman Returns. Batman Begins however is excellent, its dark, its moody and keeps faith with what Batman is all about. Without a shadow of doubt, this is the greatest comic book film ever. Christian Bale is excellent and I cant wait for the sequel.
the best.......2008-01-18
this is the best comic book superhero film made to date. its got just about everything you could want. being a fan of batman i can say that finally, this film has done justice to the franchise.
MORE DARKER THAN EVER BEFORE.......2008-01-08
I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE BATMAN SINCE READING HIS EARLIER COMICS AND EVENTUALLY WATCHING THE FUNNY AND GRITTY TV SHOW FOLLOWED BY THE MOVIES. WHEN I WAS WATCHING THEM HOWEVER, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT THIS IS NOT BATMAN. THIS IS ANOTHER CLOWN LIKE THE JOKER, ESPECIALLY WHEN JOEL SCHUMACHER TOOK OVER THE CASE. YEAH SURE TIM BURTON DID A REALLY GOOD JOB PORTRAYING THE DARK KNIGHT IN "BATMAN" GIVING THE BRUCE WAYNE CHARACTER A DRY HUMOUR AND MAKING BATMAN LOOK EMOTIONLESS WHILE NOT FORGETTING THE MOVIES LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDINGS WHICH MADE IT MOODY BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING. WE NEEDED A MORE EDGIER AND INTENSE FIGURE THAT COULD STAND UP TO ANY VILLAIN THAT HE WOULD COME ACROSS. WELL, 9 YEARS LATER WE HAVE A DIRECTOR IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE WHAT THEY WANT AND GIVE A REBIRTH TO THE BATMAN LEGACY WHICH HE DID PERFECTLY WITH "BATMAN BEGINS".
Darker and Better.......2008-01-06
I lost touch with the whole batman movie thing after Michael Keaton so I was pleasantly surprised by this version.
Plenty of back story for Bruce Wayne with Liam Neeson reprising his role in Star Wars (ish) for the first part of the film. Once the action moved to Gotham I really enjoyed it.
Christian Bale presents a human batman that never veers off too far into the realms of stupidity. Michael Caine as Alfred plays his part nicely and acts as Bales' conscience.
My friends that are into comic books/graphic novels have told me that this movie is far more faithful to the original tale. I'm happy with that, it has got plenty of action to enjoy on a less deep level too.
Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Customer Reviews:
The greatest BATMAN movie ever!.......2008-02-23
BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe.
plot: Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has lost his parents when he was young and trained with the great Ducard (Liam Neeson). He returns to Gotham and wins his parent's fortune, manor and business, Wayne Enterprizes. Now, with the help of an old friend of his family (Morgan Freeman), Bruce becomes Batman by night, a dark hero who fights crime in a city where the good people do nothing. Batman is thrust into a war with his first major enemy, The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), only to discover that the evil villain is working for someone much more powerful from Bruce's past.
the good: Wow, for the last 13 years I held Tim Burton's BATMAN RETURNS above every BATMAN film, and every film for that matter. It was a great film, and it still is. But it was not the true BATMAN that I thought it was. I have just came back from seeing this film, BATMAN BEGINS, and it beats BATMAN RETURNS by a long-shot.
As much as I love Michael Keaton's portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Christian Bale beats them all! He's great as the millionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne, and also as the dark, bad-ass Batman. He treats Bruce and Batman like two completely different characters, even better than both Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer! He also sports the best costume, and an awesome bat mobile.
Michael Caine and Gary Oldman are also great replacements for Michael Gough and Pat Hingle as Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon. Caine turned out just as great as Gough as the butler/father figure, but Gordon put a more humorous touch on the character which did not disappoint me!
Cillian Murphy is equally great as the villain, The Scarecrow, who freaks me out and leads to some creepy/cool trippy horror-like scenes. Katie Holmes is also here as the love interest, she was OK, not as bad as people say but still a little off. The rest of the cast also handles their parts perfectly!
Christopher Nolan's direction was the best because it managed to be dark and gloomy like Burton's, only a little more realistic!
The score and action are also honorable mentions for this film.
But in the end, what makes this the best is Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Batman. Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer were also great, but the way I see it, Bale is the definitive Batman!
How a comic book adaption should be made!!.......2008-01-23
A brilliant film, finally a good comic-book adaptation. Lets face it, the Spiderman movies were no more than glorified chick-flicks and so was Superman Returns. Batman Begins however is excellent, its dark, its moody and keeps faith with what Batman is all about. Without a shadow of doubt, this is the greatest comic book film ever. Christian Bale is excellent and I cant wait for the sequel.
the best.......2008-01-18
this is the best comic book superhero film made to date. its got just about everything you could want. being a fan of batman i can say that finally, this film has done justice to the franchise.
MORE DARKER THAN EVER BEFORE.......2008-01-08
I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE BATMAN SINCE READING HIS EARLIER COMICS AND EVENTUALLY WATCHING THE FUNNY AND GRITTY TV SHOW FOLLOWED BY THE MOVIES. WHEN I WAS WATCHING THEM HOWEVER, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT THIS IS NOT BATMAN. THIS IS ANOTHER CLOWN LIKE THE JOKER, ESPECIALLY WHEN JOEL SCHUMACHER TOOK OVER THE CASE. YEAH SURE TIM BURTON DID A REALLY GOOD JOB PORTRAYING THE DARK KNIGHT IN "BATMAN" GIVING THE BRUCE WAYNE CHARACTER A DRY HUMOUR AND MAKING BATMAN LOOK EMOTIONLESS WHILE NOT FORGETTING THE MOVIES LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDINGS WHICH MADE IT MOODY BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING. WE NEEDED A MORE EDGIER AND INTENSE FIGURE THAT COULD STAND UP TO ANY VILLAIN THAT HE WOULD COME ACROSS. WELL, 9 YEARS LATER WE HAVE A DIRECTOR IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE WHAT THEY WANT AND GIVE A REBIRTH TO THE BATMAN LEGACY WHICH HE DID PERFECTLY WITH "BATMAN BEGINS".
Darker and Better.......2008-01-06
I lost touch with the whole batman movie thing after Michael Keaton so I was pleasantly surprised by this version.
Plenty of back story for Bruce Wayne with Liam Neeson reprising his role in Star Wars (ish) for the first part of the film. Once the action moved to Gotham I really enjoyed it.
Christian Bale presents a human batman that never veers off too far into the realms of stupidity. Michael Caine as Alfred plays his part nicely and acts as Bales' conscience.
My friends that are into comic books/graphic novels have told me that this movie is far more faithful to the original tale. I'm happy with that, it has got plenty of action to enjoy on a less deep level too.
Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Customer Reviews:
The greatest BATMAN movie ever!.......2008-02-23
BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe.
plot: Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has lost his parents when he was young and trained with the great Ducard (Liam Neeson). He returns to Gotham and wins his parent's fortune, manor and business, Wayne Enterprizes. Now, with the help of an old friend of his family (Morgan Freeman), Bruce becomes Batman by night, a dark hero who fights crime in a city where the good people do nothing. Batman is thrust into a war with his first major enemy, The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), only to discover that the evil villain is working for someone much more powerful from Bruce's past.
the good: Wow, for the last 13 years I held Tim Burton's BATMAN RETURNS above every BATMAN film, and every film for that matter. It was a great film, and it still is. But it was not the true BATMAN that I thought it was. I have just came back from seeing this film, BATMAN BEGINS, and it beats BATMAN RETURNS by a long-shot.
As much as I love Michael Keaton's portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Christian Bale beats them all! He's great as the millionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne, and also as the dark, bad-ass Batman. He treats Bruce and Batman like two completely different characters, even better than both Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer! He also sports the best costume, and an awesome bat mobile.
Michael Caine and Gary Oldman are also great replacements for Michael Gough and Pat Hingle as Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon. Caine turned out just as great as Gough as the butler/father figure, but Gordon put a more humorous touch on the character which did not disappoint me!
Cillian Murphy is equally great as the villain, The Scarecrow, who freaks me out and leads to some creepy/cool trippy horror-like scenes. Katie Holmes is also here as the love interest, she was OK, not as bad as people say but still a little off. The rest of the cast also handles their parts perfectly!
Christopher Nolan's direction was the best because it managed to be dark and gloomy like Burton's, only a little more realistic!
The score and action are also honorable mentions for this film.
But in the end, what makes this the best is Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Batman. Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer were also great, but the way I see it, Bale is the definitive Batman!
How a comic book adaption should be made!!.......2008-01-23
A brilliant film, finally a good comic-book adaptation. Lets face it, the Spiderman movies were no more than glorified chick-flicks and so was Superman Returns. Batman Begins however is excellent, its dark, its moody and keeps faith with what Batman is all about. Without a shadow of doubt, this is the greatest comic book film ever. Christian Bale is excellent and I cant wait for the sequel.
the best.......2008-01-18
this is the best comic book superhero film made to date. its got just about everything you could want. being a fan of batman i can say that finally, this film has done justice to the franchise.
MORE DARKER THAN EVER BEFORE.......2008-01-08
I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE BATMAN SINCE READING HIS EARLIER COMICS AND EVENTUALLY WATCHING THE FUNNY AND GRITTY TV SHOW FOLLOWED BY THE MOVIES. WHEN I WAS WATCHING THEM HOWEVER, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT THIS IS NOT BATMAN. THIS IS ANOTHER CLOWN LIKE THE JOKER, ESPECIALLY WHEN JOEL SCHUMACHER TOOK OVER THE CASE. YEAH SURE TIM BURTON DID A REALLY GOOD JOB PORTRAYING THE DARK KNIGHT IN "BATMAN" GIVING THE BRUCE WAYNE CHARACTER A DRY HUMOUR AND MAKING BATMAN LOOK EMOTIONLESS WHILE NOT FORGETTING THE MOVIES LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDINGS WHICH MADE IT MOODY BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING. WE NEEDED A MORE EDGIER AND INTENSE FIGURE THAT COULD STAND UP TO ANY VILLAIN THAT HE WOULD COME ACROSS. WELL, 9 YEARS LATER WE HAVE A DIRECTOR IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE WHAT THEY WANT AND GIVE A REBIRTH TO THE BATMAN LEGACY WHICH HE DID PERFECTLY WITH "BATMAN BEGINS".
Darker and Better.......2008-01-06
I lost touch with the whole batman movie thing after Michael Keaton so I was pleasantly surprised by this version.
Plenty of back story for Bruce Wayne with Liam Neeson reprising his role in Star Wars (ish) for the first part of the film. Once the action moved to Gotham I really enjoyed it.
Christian Bale presents a human batman that never veers off too far into the realms of stupidity. Michael Caine as Alfred plays his part nicely and acts as Bales' conscience.
My friends that are into comic books/graphic novels have told me that this movie is far more faithful to the original tale. I'm happy with that, it has got plenty of action to enjoy on a less deep level too.
Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Customer Reviews:
The greatest BATMAN movie ever!.......2008-02-23
BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe.
plot: Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has lost his parents when he was young and trained with the great Ducard (Liam Neeson). He returns to Gotham and wins his parent's fortune, manor and business, Wayne Enterprizes. Now, with the help of an old friend of his family (Morgan Freeman), Bruce becomes Batman by night, a dark hero who fights crime in a city where the good people do nothing. Batman is thrust into a war with his first major enemy, The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), only to discover that the evil villain is working for someone much more powerful from Bruce's past.
the good: Wow, for the last 13 years I held Tim Burton's BATMAN RETURNS above every BATMAN film, and every film for that matter. It was a great film, and it still is. But it was not the true BATMAN that I thought it was. I have just came back from seeing this film, BATMAN BEGINS, and it beats BATMAN RETURNS by a long-shot.
As much as I love Michael Keaton's portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Christian Bale beats them all! He's great as the millionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne, and also as the dark, bad-ass Batman. He treats Bruce and Batman like two completely different characters, even better than both Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer! He also sports the best costume, and an awesome bat mobile.
Michael Caine and Gary Oldman are also great replacements for Michael Gough and Pat Hingle as Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon. Caine turned out just as great as Gough as the butler/father figure, but Gordon put a more humorous touch on the character which did not disappoint me!
Cillian Murphy is equally great as the villain, The Scarecrow, who freaks me out and leads to some creepy/cool trippy horror-like scenes. Katie Holmes is also here as the love interest, she was OK, not as bad as people say but still a little off. The rest of the cast also handles their parts perfectly!
Christopher Nolan's direction was the best because it managed to be dark and gloomy like Burton's, only a little more realistic!
The score and action are also honorable mentions for this film.
But in the end, what makes this the best is Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Batman. Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer were also great, but the way I see it, Bale is the definitive Batman!
How a comic book adaption should be made!!.......2008-01-23
A brilliant film, finally a good comic-book adaptation. Lets face it, the Spiderman movies were no more than glorified chick-flicks and so was Superman Returns. Batman Begins however is excellent, its dark, its moody and keeps faith with what Batman is all about. Without a shadow of doubt, this is the greatest comic book film ever. Christian Bale is excellent and I cant wait for the sequel.
the best.......2008-01-18
this is the best comic book superhero film made to date. its got just about everything you could want. being a fan of batman i can say that finally, this film has done justice to the franchise.
MORE DARKER THAN EVER BEFORE.......2008-01-08
I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE BATMAN SINCE READING HIS EARLIER COMICS AND EVENTUALLY WATCHING THE FUNNY AND GRITTY TV SHOW FOLLOWED BY THE MOVIES. WHEN I WAS WATCHING THEM HOWEVER, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT THIS IS NOT BATMAN. THIS IS ANOTHER CLOWN LIKE THE JOKER, ESPECIALLY WHEN JOEL SCHUMACHER TOOK OVER THE CASE. YEAH SURE TIM BURTON DID A REALLY GOOD JOB PORTRAYING THE DARK KNIGHT IN "BATMAN" GIVING THE BRUCE WAYNE CHARACTER A DRY HUMOUR AND MAKING BATMAN LOOK EMOTIONLESS WHILE NOT FORGETTING THE MOVIES LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDINGS WHICH MADE IT MOODY BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING. WE NEEDED A MORE EDGIER AND INTENSE FIGURE THAT COULD STAND UP TO ANY VILLAIN THAT HE WOULD COME ACROSS. WELL, 9 YEARS LATER WE HAVE A DIRECTOR IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE WHAT THEY WANT AND GIVE A REBIRTH TO THE BATMAN LEGACY WHICH HE DID PERFECTLY WITH "BATMAN BEGINS".
Darker and Better.......2008-01-06
I lost touch with the whole batman movie thing after Michael Keaton so I was pleasantly surprised by this version.
Plenty of back story for Bruce Wayne with Liam Neeson reprising his role in Star Wars (ish) for the first part of the film. Once the action moved to Gotham I really enjoyed it.
Christian Bale presents a human batman that never veers off too far into the realms of stupidity. Michael Caine as Alfred plays his part nicely and acts as Bales' conscience.
My friends that are into comic books/graphic novels have told me that this movie is far more faithful to the original tale. I'm happy with that, it has got plenty of action to enjoy on a less deep level too.
Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Customer Reviews:
The greatest BATMAN movie ever!.......2008-02-23
BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe.
plot: Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has lost his parents when he was young and trained with the great Ducard (Liam Neeson). He returns to Gotham and wins his parent's fortune, manor and business, Wayne Enterprizes. Now, with the help of an old friend of his family (Morgan Freeman), Bruce becomes Batman by night, a dark hero who fights crime in a city where the good people do nothing. Batman is thrust into a war with his first major enemy, The Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), only to discover that the evil villain is working for someone much more powerful from Bruce's past.
the good: Wow, for the last 13 years I held Tim Burton's BATMAN RETURNS above every BATMAN film, and every film for that matter. It was a great film, and it still is. But it was not the true BATMAN that I thought it was. I have just came back from seeing this film, BATMAN BEGINS, and it beats BATMAN RETURNS by a long-shot.
As much as I love Michael Keaton's portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Christian Bale beats them all! He's great as the millionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne, and also as the dark, bad-ass Batman. He treats Bruce and Batman like two completely different characters, even better than both Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer! He also sports the best costume, and an awesome bat mobile.
Michael Caine and Gary Oldman are also great replacements for Michael Gough and Pat Hingle as Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon. Caine turned out just as great as Gough as the butler/father figure, but Gordon put a more humorous touch on the character which did not disappoint me!
Cillian Murphy is equally great as the villain, The Scarecrow, who freaks me out and leads to some creepy/cool trippy horror-like scenes. Katie Holmes is also here as the love interest, she was OK, not as bad as people say but still a little off. The rest of the cast also handles their parts perfectly!
Christopher Nolan's direction was the best because it managed to be dark and gloomy like Burton's, only a little more realistic!
The score and action are also honorable mentions for this film.
But in the end, what makes this the best is Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Batman. Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer were also great, but the way I see it, Bale is the definitive Batman!
How a comic book adaption should be made!!.......2008-01-23
A brilliant film, finally a good comic-book adaptation. Lets face it, the Spiderman movies were no more than glorified chick-flicks and so was Superman Returns. Batman Begins however is excellent, its dark, its moody and keeps faith with what Batman is all about. Without a shadow of doubt, this is the greatest comic book film ever. Christian Bale is excellent and I cant wait for the sequel.
the best.......2008-01-18
this is the best comic book superhero film made to date. its got just about everything you could want. being a fan of batman i can say that finally, this film has done justice to the franchise.
MORE DARKER THAN EVER BEFORE.......2008-01-08
I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE BATMAN SINCE READING HIS EARLIER COMICS AND EVENTUALLY WATCHING THE FUNNY AND GRITTY TV SHOW FOLLOWED BY THE MOVIES. WHEN I WAS WATCHING THEM HOWEVER, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT THIS IS NOT BATMAN. THIS IS ANOTHER CLOWN LIKE THE JOKER, ESPECIALLY WHEN JOEL SCHUMACHER TOOK OVER THE CASE. YEAH SURE TIM BURTON DID A REALLY GOOD JOB PORTRAYING THE DARK KNIGHT IN "BATMAN" GIVING THE BRUCE WAYNE CHARACTER A DRY HUMOUR AND MAKING BATMAN LOOK EMOTIONLESS WHILE NOT FORGETTING THE MOVIES LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDINGS WHICH MADE IT MOODY BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING. WE NEEDED A MORE EDGIER AND INTENSE FIGURE THAT COULD STAND UP TO ANY VILLAIN THAT HE WOULD COME ACROSS. WELL, 9 YEARS LATER WE HAVE A DIRECTOR IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO GIVE HIS AUDIENCE WHAT THEY WANT AND GIVE A REBIRTH TO THE BATMAN LEGACY WHICH HE DID PERFECTLY WITH "BATMAN BEGINS".
Darker and Better.......2008-01-06
I lost touch with the whole batman movie thing after Michael Keaton so I was pleasantly surprised by this version.
Plenty of back story for Bruce Wayne with Liam Neeson reprising his role in Star Wars (ish) for the first part of the film. Once the action moved to Gotham I really enjoyed it.
Christian Bale presents a human batman that never veers off too far into the realms of stupidity. Michael Caine as Alfred plays his part nicely and acts as Bales' conscience.
My friends that are into comic books/graphic novels have told me that this movie is far more faithful to the original tale. I'm happy with that, it has got plenty of action to enjoy on a less deep level too.
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