Batman Begins (DVD)

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 ...

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Since the original Batman movie by Tim Burton and Batman Returns, the sequels have been pretty poor. It's no wonder Warner Bros have finally decided to ditch carrying on where they left off and completely start again. Christopher Nolen the director of this new movie, finally goes back to Batman's roots, reviving the much loved dark crusader. His version of the Black Knight is far more what the comic books portrayed him as, and does Batman great ...
...never thought anyone would play Batman as good as Michael Keaton from the original movie, Val Kilmer's portrayal was very quirky, and George Clooney, OH DEAR! But Nolen's dark angel, Christopher Bale, more than does the Batman character justice. He is more darker, more real, and played with more depth. Christopher Bale is also such a talented actor who's credits include American Psycho, and The Mechanist. He went from literally anorexic in the Mechanist ...

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...– Inner Demons Comic. Batman – The Journey Begins. Shaping Body And Mind. Batman – The Tumbler. Gotham City Rises. Saving Gotham City. Genesis Of The Bat. Confidential Files. The special features on this are very extensive with a whole disc dedicated to them. Plot Summary – Director Chris Nolan goes back to the origins of the caped crusader. In the wake of his parents murder, angry and vengeful heir Bruce Wayne(Bale) travels the world ...
...that they was making another Batman I was little sceptical due to the terrible attempts before, and this was not helped by the news that Christian Bale had been cast has Batman has for some reason I disliked him from the film Shaft with Samuel Jackson. So that aside I was intrigued with the fact that director Chris Nolan was going back to the beginning and starting a fresh, this I thought to myself is the way I’d do it if I was a film maker. So ...

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...anything other than the ideal Batman movies. It sticks very closely to the comic-book plot, whilst maintaining the interest of all watchers. I went to the cinema to see this movie with not the best hopes, having been disappointed by previous Batman films, and this just blew me away. The Casting... Perfect The Story... Perfect The Soundtrack... Perfect The Film... Perfect So What's Good About It? Everything, I enjoyed this film immensely and ...
...again reiterating the point that Batman is the only superhero without special powers. Anything Bad? The film is great, however, the DVD could do with some commentaries and a few more extra features. But that's all. So, the cast, are they any good? Christian Bale is great as Batman he delivers exactly the performance, which is needed for the dark side of Batman's life. In the beginning he shows the level to which Bruce Wayne has sunk to after ...

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...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 ...

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Batman Begins had watched this last night, before I watched it I was not actually sure if I wanted to see it but I am so glad that I did; it has got to be one of the best Batman films. I was quite surprised when I started to watch this at how many famous faces were in this film. Batman Begins explores the beginning of the Batman Legend as we know it and why he becomes what he becomes. A disillusioned Bruce Wayne after the murder of his parents travels ...
...also where he learns his Batman move by doing Ninja training. But Bruce starts to realise that he does not want to follow in the league's extreme methods of justice and returns to start his won justice, this is where he becomes batman. During his time with the league Bruce keeps having flash backs to his childhood and this is where we actually see what happens to his parents and why. From there on out we have a steady progression into the masked ...

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...Bale - Bruce Wayne / Batman Michael Caine - Alfred Liam Neeson - Henri Ducard Ken Watanabe - Ra's Al Ghul Morgan Freeman - Lucius Fox Katie Holmes - Rachel Dawes Gary Oldman - Jim Gordon Cillian Murphy - Dr. Jonathan Crane Tom Wilkinson - Carmine Falcone Rutger Hauer - Earle Mark Boone Junior - Flass Linus Roache - Thomas Wayne Larry Holden - Finch Gerard Murphy - Judge Faden This is a fantastic film about the early years of Bruce Wayne/Batman. It ...
...cast, with many established British actors. It is good to see the characters in their younger incarnations before they become vital to the Batman world. The special effects are stunning and will dazzle and amaze. This is an amazing film from Christopher Nolan that definitely does the Batman franchise justice. ...

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Batman begins is an extremely enjoyable dark comic adaptation of the original character created by bob Kane and dc comics. Begins is directed by Chris Nolan (insomnia) who is known for his brooding and subtle character development. This film is no different it is a dark and brooding portrayal of batman and Gotham city which was touched upon in burtons original but was sadly lost in the Joel Schumacher era of batman films. Christian plays a young ...
...a good re-launching of the batman saga and hopefully further sequels will be to the same standard as this one The dvd was released in October 2005 and came in two different editions single edition which was the bare bones dvd movie and theatrical trailer or the 2 disc edition with lots of special features into the making and development of the story into the movie which was released. The special features are listed below Batman the journey begins ...

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...tons of stuff out of Batman comic books" - This is of no use to those of us who don't read Batman comics is it? Most of us are going to know Batman from previous films or the old TV series. Yes, we know The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin. Scarecrow - who the hell is he then? No explanation behind why he's The Scarecrow, what made him this way - how he got the name. The whole "have you seen my mask?" and the voice changer inside along with the hallucogenic ...
...to explain how Bruce becomes Batman and chooses the nickname. "I'm scared of bats so I think i'll use a bat". He was attacked by bats. NO HE WASN'T! He fell down a well and spooked some bats who tried to fly away from him, there was no attack, just bats fleeing from a perceived threat. (Oh and real bats wouldn't fly anywhere near a person, they have excellent radar so whoever did the computer generated bats did NO research into how bats fly) Sounds ...

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This is one of the greatest superhero films ever made - especially for a super hero in a costumes. All of the cheese has gone, and there is no spandex in this film. The film is really dark which makes it more realistic, despite the fact that the story is probably farfetched! Christian Bale plays a really solid performance throughout the film. It is darkly lit, which also adds darkness and grittyness to the film. Overall, if you are fed up with ...
...this is the film for you. It knocks all other super hero films out of the park. The car (bat-mobile) chase is the best part of the film. Finally, the soundtrack in my opinion is deep, and adds a lot of suspense to the film! A great buy - especially on Blu Ray! http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000ARB0Z2?tag=ingledow-21&camp=1406&cre ative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B000ARB0Z2&adid=1CC6V5NZNR7EGR376JNN& ...

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...that we find out how Batman became Batman, we see why he chose a life of crime and how he learnt all his fighting skills. There is then The Scarecrow terrorizing Gotham and Batman in true super-hero form has to stop his evil plan. The movie doesn't feel like it's started until nearly an hour in, though I did like that it covered Batman's earlier life. It was just a pity that it was so slow, and to be honest, a bit boring. The high point of the earlier ...
...Ninja style training with a group of masked men all moving in unison, trying to find his master to prove he'd finished. The villain wasn't even close to the joker in scare/amusement. The sack over his head thing wasn't really scary, just a bit ugly, and I know the point was that the chemicals made it scary, but it's only a mask in the end. The 'madness' carried on into the next film, however, which was good. Pity that the love interest didn't. I ...

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...the same league at other Batman films and i believe is a different type of film from other comic book films too. Unlike the other Batman films, Batman Begins blends the characters Bruce Wayne and Batman together very well instead of Batman who is occasionally Bruce Wayne. It clearly explains Batman's routes and how Bruce became Batman, including the training that was involved and the reason for Batman. The training is very entertaining to watch ...
...enemy. This style works for Batman as along with the darker look of the film, brings the character back how it was originally portrayed in the comics which had been taken away to make the franchise available to a wider audience. Another aspect Batman learnt while training was the ways of the ninja which allowed the director to shoot scenes from the criminal prospectus showing the audience Batman's scare factor making the audience anxious and excited ...

davemchugh 25.02.2006 · Read full review
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...have seen the first few batman films, all with fantastic characters! The joker, the penguin, Catwomen, Two face... now you might remember that batman is all about understanding who he is, and how did you get where he is today, fighting crime in a rather unusual but spectaculiar way. At first this film dragged a little and I was waiting for some real action to happen, its well done, the storyline was thought about really hard and put together in a ...
...I was waiting in anticipation for all the action to start. Surely enough when it does, there's some amazing fights that break out, future Batman, is about to find out what he can be and why! I'm sure you asked yourself the same question! I got this from Tesco's for around 7pound, although rated a 12 sorry kids if you were looking forward to this film, sure you can sneek a copy round to one of your mates and give it a watch! It is deffinatly worth ...

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Batman Begins takes the whole Batman series of films away from the awful comic look and feel, and takes it down a more serious, darker route. Even though Batman originated from a comic, I just didn't take to the original series of film. In my opinion, Batman Begins is where Batman belongs. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) escapes from Gotham City following the murder of his parents. On his travels, he ends up in a foreign prison, where he is rescued ...
...teaches Bruce to fight in the ways of the ninja, and ultimately asks Bruce to join his army. Bruce kindly declines by setting the temple, where he learnt his new arts, alight (which I personally thought was a bit harsh of him)! Bruce returns to Gotham, under the watchful eye of his faithful butler Alfred (Michael Caine), to become Batman, and sets about finishing the job that his father started ... ridding the city of it's crime lords! I loved this ...

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Batman Begins, explores the darker and more sinister side of Batman, showing the events that led up to Bruce Wayne becoming the Dark Knight. Plot. As a young boy Bruce Wayne Witnessed the brutal murder of his parents blaming only himself he has felt the shame of this for the rest of his life. However when the criminal that murdered his parents is about to be set free he looks to seek revenge. Only when someone gets there before him does he realise ...
...story lines that has made Batman a super hero icon. The film delivers a powerful new stroy line fully updated with special effects for the newer Generations. Summary. The film is great definatly worth watching if you enjoyed the other batman film. The special effects used are second to none espically when they have the final monorail chases sequence. The effects used and the strong script make this an incredible film. In Batman Begins, the makers ...

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