A masterpiece!!!

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2005)

Being a comic book fan and creator, I truly can relate to this movie.
I've always been a huge fan of Batman. When the late great Bob Kane gave us Batsy he gave us the world's second biggest superhero (second only to Superman).
My personal opinion is that those two carried DC Comics for years and still continue to do so.
I mean really, who cares about the Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter, the JLA is all about Supes and Bats.
Batman had not really been taken seriously as a superhero for years(thanks to that horrible 60's television show). It wasn't until Tim Burton put his spin on the Dark Knight did people start to respect him again.
Tim Burton and Michael Keaton reinvented Batman for what he was. A dark figure that was supposed to strike terror into the hearts of those who did evil.
Joel Schumacher destroyed that respect Batman had regained with those two horrible sequels in 1995 and 1997. (Batsuits with nipples, ugh).
Just when I thought the Batman movie franchise had died forever in comes Batman Begins.
I took my kids to see this when it first came out. We enjoyed it then and since I just picked it up on DVD yesterday, we enjoy it even more now.
Christian Bale does an even better job at Batman/Bruce Wayne than Michael Keaton did and I did not think that was possible.
Wonderful supporting cast and they kept it a bit on the scary side, which is what Batman was always meant to be.
The director lets up see Batman in the criminals' eyes. A supernatural horrific figure.
I especially love that thing they did with his voice to make him sound more sinister.
It was interesting to see how he got his start as the first half of the movie is him training to be the Dark Knight.
Unbelievable movie and I have watched it already four times since buying it.
My co-workers are all asking me to borrow it.
Buy your own!!!!