Nolan's flick is great, but Burton's is being forgotten

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2005)

I saw Batman Begins last night and i thought it was incredible. Nolan nailed it. He very confidently made the whole Batman mythology very serious and at the same very cool stylistically (sp). I thought it was a great idea to have such a strong supporting cast (how many Oscar nominess do we have here??), Bale is perfect (the scene with the models at the hotel lobby was classic), as well as the training scenes in Asia and how Gotham is shown. However, people seem to forget how good Burton's 1989 Batman was. It was a box-office sensation (merchandise frenzy and a half)but at the same time the whole feel to it was unique and worked very well. Nicholson obviously stole the show but Burton also captured the perfect balance of the exaggerated nature of comics while keeping it grounded in reality. It sad to see that Schumacher screwed up the franchise so bad that I think Burton's film has become an afterthought.