I hate to say this, but it's much more impressive than Tim Burton's

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2005)

Although i'm a huge fan of Tim Burton's, i didn't like what he did to Batman. He put far too much humor in his Batman movies. It was funny sometimes, but I always had a feeling like: No, this is wrong, this isn't supposed to be a comedy movie.
I thought it would be Burton-style, but i was COMPLETELY wrong. It even was a tearjerker movie! So yeah, i did cry when Bruce Wayne lost his parents. That scene and the ones that come after are so touching.
And of course Christian Bale is a very attractive, charming Batman, he has a great warm voice and he's even better than Clooney. I never thought there would be a better and more handsome Batman than Clooney. This movie proves me wrong. The bad guy in this movie (i can't recall his name) was a good choice too! I remember he played the leading role in *28 Days Later*. He's an excellent choice. He's got that kinda face you expect a bad guy to have.
Batman is not about special effects. OK, there are some very good action scenes, but Bruce Wayne's anger towards the thugs of Gotham and the one who killed his father is equally as important, maybe even more important.
The human side of Bruce Wayne is what makes this movie so impressive. (And yeah, also that Batmobile and car chases :-) Bruce's not just some superhero that learns the bad guys a lesson. This Bruce has a personality, a history. Spider-Man has one too, but they haven't gone deeper into Peter Parker, they didn't go to the bottom of what he really is. I'm glad the writer(s) paid much attention to... how and why Bruce Wayne has become what he is now. I couldn't fall asleep last night, I just kept thinking how *wow!* this movie was. I haven't seen many summer movies this good, apart from Sin City. And gosh, it 's already in IMDb's top movies list! So that has to mean something to those of you who are still not sure whether or not they wanna see it in theaters or rent it. Very impressive movie. I rated it a 10. I never thought i would.