A sci-fi masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (3 July 2005)

I enjoyed the first Batman way back 15 years ago. The second and third were a disappointment compared to the first, but they were watchable. I never got around to watching the fourth one with Mr. Freeze, but I heard it was awful, so I guess i am not missing anything. I am not a Haley fan and i thought she was a poor choice for Catwoman, so I never watched Catwoman either. I had no plans to watch Batman Begins. I figured that it would be just a remake of the first, so I though, why bother? Well, a really good friend of mine saw Batman Begins and he told me it was better than Star Wars III. Impossible I thought. But I have always trusted my friend's taste in movies, so I went to see Batman Begins tonight.
Better than Star Wars III? Well, I have to say no, not better than, but equal to. I am not a fan of movies that depend on computer graphics to tell the story and so i was very impressed with Batman Begins for using real props and trying to avoid the use of computer graphics. I think computer graphics ruined Spiderman I and II. Batman Begins had great special effects, great actors, great writing, great everything and it deserves a 10 out of 10. so, why did i give it a 9? Because there was one weak point to the movie. I don't think Christian Bale was a great batman. He was only a good batman. Now, Michael Keaton was a great batman. Keaton carried the first two batmans on his shoulders and did a fantastic job. Batman Begins carried Bale. I guess my biggest complaint about Bale was that when he was in his batman suit, his voice sounded fake and unnatural. Keaton's voice sounded different in the batman suit, but it still sounded real. Anyways, great movie and i recommend it to everyone. It will well worth the two hours.