Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Best Batman Ever to Date
Batman has been my favorite superhero for over fifty years. I have seen every Batman movie a number of times and even though they were campy and fun, I wasn't completely satisfied with any of them. I wanted Batman to be darker, sinister and more complex, more like a vigilante outside the law, and I didn't want Robin and Batgirl tagging along either. When I saw "Batman Begins" on opening day in the theaters in 2006, I was pleasantly surprised. Christopher Nolan had given me the perfect Batman portayed by Christian Bale. The supporting cast was outstanding. Michael Caine as Alfred, Gary Oldman as Gordon, Katie Holmes as his childhood love, Rutger Hauer and Morgan Freeman to round out the cast and all gave superlative performances. The story was fitting for a superhero, and the Batmobile was an added bonus. Even the background music track was excellent. This movie surpassed all my expectations. My only criticism is the editing; all the rules of continunity were broken and some of the shots were so brief that it was hard to grasp what just happened, but somehow they made it all work. The HD rendition is superb, revealling little things I missed on the dvd version.