Batman Begins (DVD)

Hello and welcome to my 51st review on Ciao. After the complete screw up with Batman and Robin and the fundamental failure of the George Clooney as Batman at the box office, some serious rethinking had to be done. Not only did the fans of the Caped Crusader turn there backs on the film but also kept away in there droves making the film itself one of the biggest disasters since Raise the Titanic or Ishtar. Warner Brothers were somewhat understandably concerned, but also very reluctant to go ahead with a fifth Batman film and decided to can the franchise for the time being, this was quite a ... more

Several years after the murder of his parents, the young Bruce Wayne disappears from Gotham on a soul searching journey. As he travels around the world he gains the skills, both physical and mental, which will help in his attempt to get revenge. When her returns to Gotham, he sets about creating his alter ego, Batman. With the assistance of this trusted butler, Alfred, and his newly found ally, Lucius Fox, the caped crusader is born. A man who uses his strength, brains and a whole host of high-tech gadgets to strike fear into the hearts of the criminals of Gotham. After the last run of Batman ... more

2005 Rating 12 2 hours and 15 minutes Widescreen Cast and Principals '' Bruce Wayne / Batman....Christian Bale Dr Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow....Cillian Murphy Henri Ducard....Liam Neeson Rachel Dawes....Katie Holmes Carmine Falcone...Tom Wilkinson Jim Gordon....Gary Oldman Alfred....Michael Caine Lucius Fox....Morgan Freeman Earle....Rutger Hauer Director....Christopher Nolan ('Insomnia' 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 ... more

Batman Begins is superhero and action movie that was made in 2005; Batman Begins is based on the DC comics that were also called Batman. Batman Begins is the first film in the trilogy and this film is directed by Christopher Nolan and five people produced Batman Begins they are: Emma Thomas, Larry J. Franco, Charles Roven, Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan. Batman Begins was made on the budget of $150 million but grossed over $370 million so they made a huge profit. Batman Begins is rated 8.3 out of 10 on the IMDB website based on 297,000 votes and that is a very high score and I agree with ... more

The original series of Batman films, started by Tim Burton in 1989, left a few questions hanging in the air with their depiction of a reasonably mature Batman fighting crime with a minimum of backstory. Where in the name of Adam West did he learn how to be Batman? Who taught him martial arts? Where does he get his gadgets and car from? Does anyone help him secretly? Batman Begins, an excellent reboot/rethink of the franchise, answers these questions and establishes itself in the Premier League of comic-book films. The film opens with a young Bruce Wayne falling through an old well on the ... more