A movie worthy of the series

Rating: 9/10 (5 July 2005)

Let the debate begin. First off, I consider myself a 'semi-serious' Batman fan. I loved 2 out of the first 4 movies in the cycle that began with "BATMAN". I have to admit that George Clooney is the worst Batman ever and that my impression of "Batman & Robin" was that he has done what no villain could do - he killed Batman!! Now back to the present and Batman Begins - and what a beginning it is! Everyone knows the story, Bruce Wayne's parents are killed before his eyes, he grows up to become Batman, etc, etc, etc. This movie shows the beginning: the anger (at himself and the world as a whole, so it seems); the training (hey you just don't fall off a building and hope that you land right); the costume (not exactly something you can buy at Walmart or Target); and the weapons (mostly hand made or modified from their original intent). This movie fills in a lot of the "early years" and shows not just how but WHY Bruce Wayne became (becomes?) Batman. The movie is more character driven that any other Batman movie, but that is what makes it so special. A winner.