My review of batman begins (SPOILERS ALERT)

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My Batman Begins Review... Spoilers included and whatnot...

Review: Batman Begins

Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy

Synopsis: The story of how Bruce Wayne became what he was destined to be: Batman.

Review: Before watching this movie I expected several things…

Bale to be a Good Batman
Neeson, Caine, Freeman and Oldman to be great.
Katie Holmes to not really serve much purpose or have that big a role in the movie
Liam Neeson’s Ducard character to be the real Ra's Al Ghul because some asswipe on KMC decided not to use spoiler tags… tw*t…

I mostly got what I expected…

Bale shines as the young Bruce Wayne trying to find his path in life. His vulnerability and quest for vengeance shine through. Yes he’s a tad too vicious at times, but that can be attributed to the young Bruce Wayne getting used to his position as Batman. The chemistry between him and Caine is superb; you actually believe these two have known each other for years…

Neeson, Cain, Oldman and Freeman all shine… give these guys a half decent script and they’ll do a great job… and they did… whoever pulled off this coup deserves an award… Neeson in particular stands out as the ruthless Ra…

Cillian Murphy does a good job as the sleazy, slimy Jonathon Crane aka The Scarecrow… I know to alot of people he’s a newcomer, but this guy is an accomplished actor who should be huge in years to come… He does a great job, and as for the infamous potato sack, it actually worked imo…

Katie Holmes’ character Rachel Dawes isn’t exactly given loads to do, but what she is given she does a competent job with… still think she hasn’t aged a day since she was down on the Creek with Dawson…

The Direction is pretty solid, no doubt people will whine about the choreography during the fights, though they don’t realise that it should be that way. It maintains the illusion that Batman is a creature of the night, one minute you’re standing there, the next you’ve had the crap kicked out of you and you never saw him hit you… that’s Batman. While his predecessors used different eras to influence Gotham and its inhabitants, Nolan makes it a point to make Gotham as modern and as real as humanly possible. It could be any large city in the present day, with its towering skyscrapers and dirty back alleys. One of the defining themes of the movie is that Batman is just a man with resources and training, and that anyone with similar resources and training could be Batman. That helps to make the character alot more accessible to the audience. The absence of CGI in a lot of scenes helps Nolan greatly, again contributing to the overall realism of the movie.

The writing and the dialogue are top notch, with some very funny moments. If Goyer sticks to writing rather than directing he’d be doing well for himself.

Do I have any complaints? Not really, minor issues that would be attributed to fanboyism…

Overall, this marks a fresh, brilliant new start to Batman on the big screen and just shows that a movie can be loyal to its source and still accessible to the general audiences…

I don't need to rate it, its simply that good...

One thing is also certain… Marvel has a hell of a lot to do to compete with DC Comics…

Here's my review:

I saw it, and it was awesome.

Originally posted by Red Superfly
Here's my review:

I saw it, and it was awesome.

way to overshadow me... schmoll

Well I pretty much agree on your review anyway.

Originally posted by Red Superfly
Well I pretty much agree on your review anyway.

ah... k... 😮

Originally posted by Sileas
*looks at the title of the thread* so um....who else liked the scenes of him putting things together? playing with the belt, playing with them long things on his fingers, conversation with alfred "ten thousand?! well, then so we'll have spares!" 🙂 kinda like those times in gradeschool when you were ordered to fork over your math "scratch paper" so the teacher could see your figuring. we got to see his scratch paper! 💃

what would we do without your funny wit Sileas? 😄 btw,how did you like my review? 🙂

Good review, mr parker. Im glad to see that you loved the movie too, althought not so as me, but almost.

It was great to see Batmans character not seriously butchered to death this time around like Burtons films did.That they didnt make him into a cowardly killer killing people when it could have easily been avoided.

sniffed your review over again sir parker. cool! readng every review is kinda like seeing the movie again. and I'm going to go commune with the movie again tomorrow.

going to remember to watch for several things this time. first, that flash in the beginning of the joker. second, this guy can even act with his feet! one brief flash of a scene, he's just pasted some baddies, and you see him step over some body. you see it only for about a second, and from about the knees down, but you know it's batman, 'cause you see the edge of the cloak, but it's like the equivalent of blowing smoke outa the barrel. shees!

third thing. when he pops off and writes the check for the hotel----is he a leftie? 😎

yeah, though, that first fight scene was probably the only bad one, really could not tell who was hitting who.

oh,yes, and your point of him not killing unless certain conditions are met:
1. this person gravely threatens the quality of life of a large portion of the city (and I don't mean zoning laws).

2. they would be next to impossible to restrain by conventional means, from the police to the courts to the prison. can you imagine putting handcuffs on ras? how long would that last? probably even shorter than trying to cuff Bats.

3. this person is happily willing to kill people to accomplish this plan.

Originally posted by Mr Parker
Okay here is my review of Batman Begins.Great flick.This is the Batman movie we should have had back in 89 but were cheated out of.This movie was awesome,great from start to finish.This is the kind of Batman movie I was expecting to see back in 89 but did not get till now.This movie had the kind of excitement and action that you would expect to see in a Batman movie.Lots of action from start to finish with not only that,but a great story as well.It was great to see Bruce Wayne learn the arts of the ninja and see how he became a martial arts expert and they showed his true character,a guy who can EASILY beat up SEVERAL men at one time because of his martial arts training which we saw in the beginning. Not this wimp who cant even beat one guy.They also faithfully showed that Bruce Wayne will not take a life unless it is absolutely necessary and there is no other choice.Thank god they did not butcher to death his character again in this film and turn him into a cowardly killer killing when there is no need to.Nolan was the right man all along as we all knew.Not only was it pleasing to see an origin Batman movie with Batman not killing people in cowardly ways,but it was great to see Bale as Batman as well.He was the perfect choice for the role and he made you care about him and sympathise for him.He not only had the right physical build and look but also did an outstanding job as Bruce Wayne/Batman with his multiple 3 identitys as Bruce Wayne the playboy,the private Bruce Wayne,and as Batman.I absolutely loved how they explained why he dressed up as a Bat and why he choose the weapons he did to fight crime.Brilliant origin story.Liam Neesan was great in his role as well.

The plot was great as well with great screenwriting.Placing the humor in the right places and making the movie dramatic at the same time.Glad to see it avoided all the campy humor and was a serious Batman film with interesting characters that were sorely lacking in previous films.This film was all about Batman like it should have been that it was such an enjoyable Batman flick to watch.I got my wish in that area as well.Something else I really enjoyed about the movie also was that they showed how the city was run by corrupt officials and how the jury system is corrupt with crooked judges.That is so much the way the real world really is.In that way,this movie really reflected reality.I loved it when he gassed Scarecrow and gave him a dose of his own medicine.I also really loved the explanation that was given on how he got all those cool gadgets such as the batmobile and how he was able to live under a mansion with an underground tunnel to a batcave.Terrific and brilliant screenwriting by Goyer.

In short,everything was great about this movie.The casting choice of Bale for Batman,the supporting cast,very good story,amazing scenery,I absolutely LOVED the look of Gothem and the ariel shots they showed of the city.Kinda reminded me of the city by the bay-san francisco.heh heh.The scenes in the cave with the waterfall were awesome as well.It so much gave you the feeling of a cave.Not to mention the brilliantly filmed scenes of Bale walking through a bunch of Bats like he did a few times.Very clever idea of Goyer and Nolans.The look of Gothem they had when showing the subway making its way through the city was totally amazing as well.Very Breathtaking.As was the scenes in the beginning when he was leaving the ninjas.I think I heard those scenes were like filmed In Iceland I believe.Those were fantastic scenes and fantastic set design.

The only real negatives I have for this film is that Nolan made the same mistake Burton did with Batman 89.No mention of Dick Greyson.So once again we are going to be left hanging in the dark on if Robin will be in a sequel or not. 😠 Other than that and also the look of the Batmobile,I have no complaints about this movie at all.The story was so good that you could forget the look of the batmobile.Now that they have GOT to improve on in sequels if they want to the movies to keep thriving.But other than those two minor complaints,I loved everything about this movie.Unlike Bakerboy though,I wont go so far as saying its better than Superman.That movie I have no doubt will always remain my favorite comicbook movie.Especially since I have a lot of nostalgia memorys of that movie.But I WILL go so far as to say it is my SECOND favorite comicbook movie ever made.Right after Superman. 🙂

All in all,on a scale of 1 to 10,I give this movie a rating of 9.5.

Hooray,I can FINALLY put the nightmare franchise of those other four Batman movies behind me.It was all just a bad dream. 💃

😱 I can't believe what I'm hearing.

Can it be true??? You actually liked a batman movie...

I think the world shall end right now.

Oh well. Lets party first 💃

why is that so surprising. most people who did not like the other Batman films either have said they liked this film as well.

Originally posted by Mr Parker
why is that so surprising. most people who did not like the other Batman films either have said they liked this film as well.

she's teasing...

Originally posted by Mr Parker
why is that so surprising. most people who did not like the other Batman films either have said they liked this film as well.

😛 You know what I mean.

Most of the time you always have negative things to say about batman stuff, and other comic book stuff.

so i just thought it was cool that you liked. Thats all.

I just saw it, IT was a good movie, not Great,(Batman 89 still is tops on my list)

Scarecrow was played right, and so was Ra to a level, I was upset with Ra, at first, it felt like I was watching the highlander in a Batman movie, than it started getting better When Bruce became Bats.

But that highlander feel at the begaining, kinda of ruin it for a while. Now on to Ra, I was upset with him in some parts, I agree if they want a "Quick" Bruce Wayne learning the arts, than thats the way to go. But habing Ra train Bruce did not work well imo. BUT it could make sense.

I did like Ra's plan of the poisioning the water system, But wish Scarecrow played a bigger part, he was a patsey. A other underline guy to Ra. Scarecrow works on his own in the comics. But over all not bad.

saw it again.

bugger, he's right handed.

that WAS the jocker in the beginning!

so THAT'S why everyone's calling it the tumbler. I didn't hear that word the first time in the movie, but I caught it today. ok, that car is capable of growing on me. or at least its performance and horsepower certainly is.

#$*&, this is a cool movie. my all time favorite movie is actually The Black Stallion, but this one I think is my favorite *modern* movie, just because they did it so right. character. excellent. when it comes out on dvd, i'm going to be chain smoking it as much as I am currently chain smoking the soundtrack. yum yum yum.

Originally posted by Leafar
Yes, Batman Begins was the best Batman movie so far, and I would rate it as one of the top ten best comic book movies of all time, but I can not say it is the absolute best ever. For me, X-Men II is number 1. However, it is a great movie and every comic book fan in the world should see it. BTW, I want Johnny Depp or Crispin Glover to be the new Joker.

It would be cool to have Mark Hamill play the Joker except he's a little short for a Stormtrooper... I mean the Joker. I saw the movie last night, I'd give it 8.5 out of ten. I'll post my full review tomorrow.

OK, my conversation with Olivia has been cut short so I get I'll post my review now.

The Pros:
I was pleasantly surprised with how faithful the movie was to the comics. It took the Batman story very seriously (which actually worked as a con as well which I'll explain) and at 2:40 in length it enabled explanations for everything about Batman, making everything that was questionable in terms of its plausibility acceptable to the viewer. Unlike in the all style no substance Batman '89, Begins didn't just make the villain of the movie the killer of Wayne's parents just because it was convenient. Similar to in The Animated Series, Bale also changed his voice so it was different when Wayne was being Batman. Fear was certainly a theme in this movie, although I wish it had been explored a bit more, maybe as a comparison to the situation in the United States. The actor's protrayal of all the characters I thought was perfect, although I wish they'd focussed more on the Scarecrow and his fear of birds.

The Cons:
Alfred's accent wasn't refined enough. Incomplete soundtrack. It was similar to TAS but as I said not as complete. They also didn't need EVERY fight scene to be so hard to see. Gordon driving the Batmobile (although thankfully it isn't refered to as the Batmobile) was a bit silly. Not sensational enough. Like Hulk, the movie took itself a bit too seriously, but not to the extent that the Schumacher films didn't take themselves seriously enough.

Overall. 8.5/10. All the other Batman movies are a complete joke compared to this one. Finally a movie made for the Batman fans, a movie which makes Batman "real".

Originally posted by Sileas
oh,yes, and your point of him not killing unless certain conditions are met:
1. this person gravely threatens the quality of life of a large portion of the city (and I don't mean zoning laws).

2. they would be next to impossible to restrain by conventional means, from the police to the courts to the prison. can you imagine putting handcuffs on ras? how long would that last? probably even shorter than trying to cuff Bats.

3. this person is happily willing to kill people to accomplish this plan.

Even shorter than trying to cuff Bats, eh?

Bruce Wayne : Fugitive arc, anyone?

can i ask,
did anyone think there where bits missing?or bits skiped over?