The Dark Knight has TRULY returned!!!

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2005)

FINALLY...the Dark Knight is once again portrayed how he should be..DARK..as he was in the first Batman where Michael Keaton did a wonderful job. While I will not directly compare Christian Bale's performance to Michael Keaton's, I will say this..Christian Bale..excellent job!!! You constantly have this look/facial expression that was perfect for you to simply be...'THE BATMAN'. Batman Begins brings back what Batman has always been about..a man dealing with his anger how best he could...cleaning up Gotham in terms of the criminals. Christopher Nolan did a great job showing us how Bruce Wayne had to face his fears and go through such intense training for years before he was ready. We've never been shown this element of Batman and it is a pity but Mr. Nolan has corrected all of that.
I'll be honest..when I heard of another Batman..I was excited and a bit scared at the same time due to the SUPER corny previous two. How did all of that colour get in the movies and those ridiculous jokes? I am now very pleased to say that all of my fears were put to rest upon seeing Batman Begins. The movie has an all star cast which usually backfires but not this time. Gary Oldman was very convincing as Jim Gordon and Michael Caine played Alfred very well. Cillian Murphy also did a good job as Scarecrow...he had this creepy look. That was my first look at his acting..good job.
If you haven't seen the movie as yet..don't waste anymore time. If you're a Batman fan...this is it. We all know Tim Burton's Batman was extremely good but Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins is right up there..maybe better. I'll decide after my next 2 viewings or so.Haha Anyway...it's simple. This is the real deal. This movie captures EVERYTHING that simply makes Batman what he is.
Hail to the Dark Knight!!