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Rating: 9/10 (2 November 2005)

Fantastic Four and Batman Begins are both movies about super-hero's and were both released this year, that is were the similarities end.
For me, Batman Begins is even better than Spiderman, that's how far the bar has been raised by Director Philip Nolan (Mamento). Christian Bale is Batman/Bruce Wayne the tortured billionaire, Michael Caine IS Alfred,then you add a stellar 'supporting' cast of Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Ritger Hauer and Cilllian Murphy, an adsorbing intelligent story, wonderful sets, and a few crash bang moments and you have a bona-fide classic super-hero flick for the noughties.
If this is to be the first of a Nolan directed franchise then his locking horns with The Joker will be one hell of a ride.
9/10