Far different from Burton's Bat.

Rating: 9/10 (26 August 2006)

It's been over ten years since the last Batman flick and they removed Tim Burton out of the equation, thank Heavens for that. Don't get me wrong, I love Tim Burton, I love Nightmare before Christmas and Corpse Bride. But I think he screwed up big time on the Batman movies, too many stupid changes. When it comes to something that's been going on for close to a century you don't f*** with what works. Gothem looks like a real city, no stupid Gothic giant statues everywhere. I wish they didn't go with the body armor like the last four films and you they should have used the same material they used in SPIDER-MAN, because you can't see Batman's eyes either. But this is the most fateful version of the comic book in a long, long time. I think the cast and crew should be commended. I like the supporting cast and on a whole the best BATMAN movie to date and I can't wait for the next one. I give BATMAN BEGINS...9 STARS