Great movie but Spiderman was better

Rating: 6/10 (10 August 2005)

It's raining superheroes with Spiderman, Batman, and now Superman! As different as bat-phobia and web-oozing may be, the comparisons are inevitable. Batman is an awesome movie power-packed with the best action, stunts, and special effects that Hollywood has to offer. The main actor gives a great performance and is the perfect choice for this role. Batman's romantic interest also gives a good performance and has an interesting role. All in all, Batman is an awesome film. However, my main gripe about the film is that like over half of it is spent in designing Batman's costume, obtaining the Batmobile, and getting all the superhero accessories. I'm here to watch an action film, not a fashion show. Too much time is spent in showing Batman's background and childhood, explaining Gotham, etc. and the actual saving-the-day comes in much later. Personally, I think Spiderman is better in pretty much all the departments. It's a much more wholesome entertainer; it has more emotions. There are many more (and I think better) action sequences. Batman is a much darker and grimmer film. The only thing about Batman that I like more is that the actress has much more input into the movie and doesn't have a dumb role like that of Kirsten Dunst. Now that Batman's all ready to save Gotham, it looks like the sequel with Joker is going to be really awesome and much better!