Batman Begins | Batman Begins [Blu-ray] | Christian Bale, Michael Caine

Bringing awesome new life to Batman | Batman Begins [Blu-ray] | Christian Bale, Michael Caine

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	• Batman Begins [Blu-ray] Christian Bale, Michael Caine Warner Bros., 2008 average customer review:based on 1306 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

It's What You Do That Defines You -- The Bat Begins!

What a great start to a new franchise!

The previous Batman films were getting a bit hokey, kinda like the camp of the Adam West sixties TV show (of which I was an avid fan) but not nearly as entertaining.

Christopher Nolan and Dave Goyer came up with a new origin story with a mix from the comics' origins. Let's take Bruce Wayne, we'll keep the tragic loss of his parents shot by Joe Chill (thank you Bob Kane) and mix a little Ras Aghul (from the 70s comics) and throw in some martial arts.

The League of Shadows, the cult group that pulled Wayne out of the suicidal funk he was in, found and purged his fears but wanted to use him as a pawn to bring down Gotham just as it brought down other civilizations over thousands of years. Not agreeing to their methods, Bruce destroyed their camp, but in the process saved Neeson, who himself carried on the LOS name and mission.

The Falcony gang continues unopposed to rule Gotham, with its Mafia standards. Batman puts a crimp in his style. The Scarecrow, aka Dr. Crane, with his own methods of insanity and destruction, also a pawn in the LOS game.

Chase scenes, a bit of James Bond utility devices and a real, character-driven story that surpasses earlier attempts at telling the story of the Bat. Katie Holmes is not too bad as the kinda sorta girlfriend of Bruce -- could have been a little more emotional, but that's hard when the Bat gets in the way. Like MJ and Spiderman, the Bat or the Spider get in the way.

Recommended!

Other Bat Stuff:

Batman (Two-Disc Special Edition) [the Tim Burton/Michael Keaton version, not bad at all]
Batman - Holy Batmania [Adam West years, Bam! Pow!]
Batman - The Complete 1943 Movie Serial Collection (The original 1940s series)
Batman - The Complete Animated Series (a Must-Have!)

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Batman Begins

The popular consensus, even by non-Batman fans is that this movie is great. The movie is brilliant and speaks for itself.

Bringing awesome new life to Batman

Having a great foundation stemming from the awesome film that embodies the core of this limited edition set, there is just so much to enjoy. Tack on the "all HD" behind-the-scenes footage, and it's a very hard limited edition set to pass up.

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A superb entry to the superhero genre and re-generation of the Batman franchise

Tim Burton fostered in a new era of superhero films with his impressively dark, original Batman films BATMAN and BATMAN RETURNS. Then Joel Schumacher trashed all that with his horrific, comical and empty flicks BATMAN FOREVER and BATMAN AND ROBIN.

Thankfully (and there's an hitch!), Christopher Nolan's 2005 rendering BATMAN BEGINS is a fine return to form for the popular dark superhero. Nolan based BB in "reality" and focuses on young Bruce Wayne (excellent work by Christian Bale), who witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, who travels the world trying to understand the criminal mind and ends up undertaking ninja training in the Far East under the tutelage of Henri Ducard (a slyly malevolent Liam Neeson) and Ras Al Ghul.

Upon his return to Gotham after years of exile, Wayne resumes his place as the head of Wayne Manor, which was taken care of in his absence by family major domo Alfred (fine performance by the esteemed Michael Caine) and Wayne Industries, run by Mr. Earle (wonderfully played by veteran screen bad guy Rutger Hauer). Wayne also meets Lucius Fox (reliably played by the great Morgan Freeman), the head of the Development section of Wayne Industries, and enlists his help in obtaining high-tech equipment so that he can begin leading his double life as both Wayne and Batman. Last, but not least, Bruce re-acquaints himself with his childhood friend and now assistant DA Rachel Dawes (played surprisingly well by Katie Holmes).

So the adventure begins! Batman prowls the streets of Gotham at night taking out scuzzy lowlifes at first (he saves Rachel from some goons on the subway) and making his initial mark. He also thwarts the city's top criminal Carmine Falcone (solidly played by Tom Wilkinson), who ironically is the man who ordered the kill of the man who killed Bruce's parents. Batman also meets Police Sgt. Jim Gordon (superb work by Gary Oldman), who initially skeptical, ends up being the conduit between Batman and the police force. Batman runs into a higher class of criminal in Dr. Crane/Scarecrow (creepily played by Cillian Murphy), who shoots a toxic concoction from his mask to literally psych out his victims. At the climax, Batman must save Gotham from his former mentor Ducard, who it turns out was the head ninja Al Ghul all along!

BATMAN BEGINS is perhaps the first Batman film to focus primarily on the hero himself and not the villains. A highly involving character study of one man's despair, disillusionment, acceptance, strength, and resolve, Nolan manages to elevate BB above the genre. I've not seen all his work, but I've got to believe this is perhaps one of the best (if not the best!) performance of Christian Bale's career. Additionally, Nolan does a good job of CGI-ing effects to make a real city an authentic stand-in for Gotham (unlike an unmentioned sequel that didn't even try! Told you there was a hitch!). A superhero film where the protagonist is the star? Novel idea!

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Excellence!

Such a great reboot! Looks excellent on Blu Ray! Well worth the price of admission! Do not miss out! Pick it up today!

Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

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