Okay...okay sure i'll watch "Batman Begins" with you... 140 mins later...okay is there a sequel?

Rating: 8/10 (23 June 2005)

Not what I expected. My bottom line regarding the best Batman.... Before I watched this movie Val Kilmer was the one, the only BATMAN. The 1st Batman movie was my favorite of all, loved the characters. Even the characters that followed drew me to the theatres. Devito, was a great Penguin; Jim Carrey captured the burlesque spirit of the Riddler...and so on.... I never professed to being a die-hard Batman follower or even an interested spectator. I watched all the Batman flicks as a curious bystander, just as I watched the Batman TV shows because my brothers were bigger than me. All that said... if hard pressed, all the BATMAN movies were too... well, "Edward Scissorhands"ish for me. "Why watch Batman Begins?" you ask? Boyfriend cohersion. "Comments?" Resoundingly, I reply, "Hellooooouw it's called 'fresh air'!" Did I KNOW it would leave me craving for more? ...Never "thunk" it! The cast drew me in, the twists jolted my interests and THE Man's car!!! POW!! BANG!!! Nah-nah-nuh-nuh-nuh=nah-nuh BATMAN! I'm in. I want more. The whisperings of a sequel keeps this Marvel novice tuned-in and waiting.