All hail the new king!

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2005)

Over the last 10 years, we've been suffering through crap known as Batman movies, nothing since Batman and Batman Returns has been worthy of Batman. When I first heard about this movie sometime last year, I was not very interested, because of I figured it would be another Batman Forever. But I was mistaken, I should be slapped for even thinking that. This movie is aptly titled, because it is, in every aspect, a new beginning for the Batman franchise. I loved Michael Keaton as Batman, and thought I'd never see his equal, but Christian Bale pulled it off masterfully. He has dethroned the first two, and I don't foresee him losing it any time soon. I highly recommend seeing this movie, not because everyone else is going to see it, but because it is a masterpiece. A modern classic, fitting of the Batman legacy that is the Comics.