Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
If this is the beginning, I can hardly wait for the sequels...
This is the way to do it! All the other Batman movies were lame ducks. In this one, acting goes from good to extraordinary good. Visuals are superb. Cinematography is excellent, darkish, ominous looking, just can't be any better. Stunts and fight sequences are magnificent.Any low point? Yes. My main problem was the water-down violence, in search of a PG-13 rating. That was bad. Let's look at it for a second. Batman is a crime fighter. Criminals do evil things, are ruthless, kill everybody and shoot twice at the wounded. So Batman is a goody-goody fellow, never kills anybody except by chance or accident, and avoids romantic involvenment.Well, that is not good in my agenda. But that is just me. It is my usual complain against PG-13 ratings which kill potential great movies by turning us into grown-up children.Film violence is always carefully choreographed to avoid injuries. In this movie they go to the borderline, and the actors perform their own stunts most of the time, adding realism to the action. Thus, the fighting sequences are great. However, in order to make it less shocking, the scenes are filmed mostly in close-ups and with fast editing. Remember the "Moulin Rouge" disaster? Just similar. Too bad. Bruce Lee did it best 30 years ago. All his fighting scenes are shot from a distance, so the viewer can see the whole body of the hero and his foes.That said, this Batman is the real thing. I hope the sequels are equally relevant to the saga.Did I forget something? Well, yes... the Batmobile. In this movie is called The Tumbler and I assure you, is the coolest, greatest Batmobile ever. It's sooo wonderful that they should get Detroit to manufacure so people could drive it to the supermarket or kids to school.