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Batman Begins DVD

Production Year: 2005 - Action/Adventure - Director: Christopher Nolan - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Gary Oldman, Lucy Russell, Sara Stewart, Condemned

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So It Begins...again...
Review of Batman Begins DVD by dc1971

Advantages: Different Approach
Disadvantages: Length, sparse action, no extras at all

...and 'Memento') Plot ' Batman Begins deals with the origins of the Batman legend. It commences with a childhood incident which first instills the fear of bats in to the young Bruce Wayne (Gus Lewis). We are led through a brief insight in to Bruce's childhood, where his parents (Linus Roache and Sara Stewart) are shown to be likeable, upstanding citizens who, along with their extensive personal success and wealth, also give back to the ...
...than any of the other Batman films. Bruce's world is turned upside down when his parents are murdered in front of him in a mugging that goes wrong outside a theatre. In addition to his sense of loss and guilt that he survived while his parents were killed, he also feels to blame as he wanted to leave the safety of the theatre early. Bruce develops in to a bitter, angry young man who seems intent on self-destruction. This is compounded when the man ... Read review

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06.05.2006
No Latex Nipples In Sight
Review of Batman Begins DVD by utero

Advantages: Has a sense of realism, entertaining, good adaptation of the character
Disadvantages: Lacks a classic comic book villain

...Bat logo emerged. Yes folks Batman was back and in a big way. Tim Burton's gothic adaptation of the character was a big box office smash and got even darker with the sequel Batman Returns (which I happen to prefer). But then the franchise moved away from the characters dark origins and became more of an excuse to shift some toys and merchandise around a summer blockbuster. This Joel Schumacher's Batman films were over the top affairs, Batman Forever ...
...years for the smell of Batman & Robin to waft away before The Dark Knight could return. Batman Begins is everything it's title suggests. It's a re-invention of the character and a case of going back to basics. Momento director Christopher Nolan was charged with bringing some respectability back and from the moment his name was announced you knew the film would be in good hands. Christian Bale wears the mask this time around to play Bruce Wayne, ... Read review

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10.03.2006
Begin the Begin
Review of Batman Begins DVD by afy9mab

Advantages: Clearly a labour of love for all involved - an epic undertaking
Disadvantages: Some supporting characters get the rough end of the stick

...his voice an octave for Batman so it's conceivable people wouldn't recognise him behind the mask. But even when playing up Wayne's image as a capricious playboy, there's always a sense of something altogether more menacing beneath the surface. His relationships with his fellow cast members sparkle in some cases, as with Michael Caine as his long-suffering manservant. But where there should be real chemistry with Katie Holmes, there is nothing more ...
...great gadgets and gizmos for Batman that have a rough and ready air about them that makes them feel like they really could exist. The Batmobile is a souped-up military dune buggy, the Batsuit re-sprayed body armour and the bat-shaped projectiles hand-made by the man himself. Even the Bat-Cave looks feasible because we see it being built. The CGI comes in where the Scarecrow sets out to create chaos through chemically-induced fear. The vibrating backgrounds ... Read review

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31.08.2005
A new beginning
Review of Batman Begins DVD by kerman

Advantages: Ann interesting plot
Disadvantages: Can be be a little slow at times

The Batman franchise had seemed to have come to an end after the dreadful Batman and Robin (1997); however Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins has successfully managed to give the Cape Crusader a new lease of life. Batman Begins takes us back to the beginning and shows how and why the young multi millionaire Bruce Wayne becomes the superhero of Gotham City. The film begins with Bruce Wayne having sacrificed his privileged background and living among ...
...know and love. As Batman begins his quest of fighting crime he soon goes on the hunt of local mobster Carmine Falcone, however it soon becomes clear that there are more shadowy enemies within Gotham City. Bruce Wayne also comes across his childhood friend Rachel Dawes who has become a DA within Gotham City who is investigating Dr Jonathon Crane, a man who controls Arkham sanatorium. It appears that Crane has taken an interest in protecting the ... Read review

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25.05.2006
Batman Begins - Great, But No Penguin.
Review of Batman Begins DVD by Joe11Joe11

Advantages: A compelling, entertaining, modern movie
Disadvantages: No Penguin :(

...From Director Christopher Nolan comes Batman Begins which goes back to the orgins of Batman and shows how the legend began. Below is a short summary of the film without giving away anything and making the film less enjoyable. Basically, the film refletcs back on Bruce Wayne (Batman) as a child and shows how his fear, and eventua admiration of bats came about. This is done cleverly with flashbacks to Bruce's childhood throughout the film. Bruce leaves ...
...the film, where would a Batman film be without them, but sadly no Penguin. Instead we have 'The Scarecrow' and 'Crane' who both posess attributes that make them true villains. I shall not let on to what these traits are but they are...scary. As you can probably guess, it is Batman's aim to stop these criminals and put them to justice, but will he this time around? I'll leave you guessing. Well, I genuingly loved this film and have watched it numerous ... Read review

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Batman Begins DVD

Main specs

Actor(s): Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Condemned, Ken Watanabe, Gary Oldman, Lucy Russell, Sara Stewart

Director(s): Christopher Nolan

Genre: Action & Adventure

Classification: 12 years and over

Production Year: 2005

Running Time: 2 hours 14 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Release details

DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)

Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS

Release date: 23/01/2006

No of Discs: 1

Catalogue No: D 059415

Barcode: 7321900594158

Screenwriter: David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan

Composer: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

Featured: Hans Zimmer

Executive Producer: David S. Goyer

Director of Photography: Christopher Nolan

Producer: Larry J. Franco, Charles Roven, Hans Zimmer, Emma Thomas, David S. Goyer

Languages

Main Language: English

Dubbed Language: German

Subtitle Language: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Icelandic

Hearing Impaired Language: English, German

Technical information

Aspect Ratio: 2.40 Wide Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English German

DVD Description

Genius of mystery and intrigue Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, FOLLOWING, INSOMNIA) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series, explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging transformed into the crime-fighting superhero. With flashbacks to his privileged childhood, young Master Wayne, as he is called by the butler Alfred (Michael Caine), develops a terrible fear of bats when he falls through the backyard garden into a hidden cave. As a young adult, Wayne lives among the League of Shadows, a martial arts group in the mountains of Asia. His leaders Ra's al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) and Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) teach him strength, endurance, and unfortunately evil, against which he naturally rebels. Returning to Gotham and reinstating himself as a dapper socialite and the rightful heir to his parents' enterprise, Wayne quickly devises his secret identity, commanding help from the gadgetry expert Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman). With one eye on his childhood playmate Rachel (Katie Holmes) now a beautiful woman and dedicated lawyer and the other on his mission to save Gotham from criminal corruption, Batman makes his fledgling debut. But when the blue-blooded mastermind Dr. Crane (Cillian Murphy) who steals every scene with chilling menace taints the water system with a hallucinatory substance, Batman realises he has met his first true opponent. An attitude of grave seriousness elevates BATMAN BEGINS above more cartoony Batman movies, as Nolan crafts a dark drama that thrives on sci-fi intrigue. Bale strides into the role with grace, adding refinement that is seldom seen in action-oriented films. And while the action scenes explode with high-tech glitz and fast-moving thrills, they are evenly placed among sequences of plot and character development, making for a complex and satisfying viewing experience.

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Review: A triumph a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view.. (Entertainment Weekly, )

This tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease (New York Times, )

Generally it is solid, straightforward and looks fantastic. Memento director Christopher Nolan has done the character proud and there is one breathtaking shot of a brooding Batman perched on a vast skyscraper surveying the rotten city below. Just like Spiderman, the film leaves you with the feeling that everything is now in place for what should be a really terrific sequel. (The Daily Express, )

Director Chris Nolan brilliantly brings the bat back with this dark and dangerous blend of thrills and suspense, and strikes the perfect balance to deliver a super show building to a brutal battle to the death. (The Daily Star, )

Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989. (USA Today, )

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