Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
A Superhero movie with superb acting and a well written story? Impossible right?
I have seen my fair share of superhero movies, and I find most of them to be garbage, you know, bad acting, no plot what so ever, action every 10 minutes, and stupid comedy sequences that just ruin the film, so I had my doubts about the modern Batman trilogy, I am very delighted to say that this superhero movie, does not fall into any of what I mentioned above.First off, the acting is just superb, starting of course with Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, who really delivers a strong performance, I have come to be a big fan of Christian Bale, and it all started with this movie, I find that there is not many good actors out there today, but set aside a few, (Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp) and Christian Bale, Michael Caine does a fine job at playing the butler Alfred, his accent, and facial expressions really fit the part which is looking out for Bruce Wayne's future, because he pretty much takes the father role after Bruce's parents are killed, poor kid, Rutger Hauer plays the head of Wayne Enterprises after he is killed, and I've always liked Rutger Hauer, he's not in it that much, but you know he's there, and Liam Neeson is one of my favorite actors from the old school, and I was so delighted to see that he had a part in this movie, and a very big one at that, he play Ducat, and teaches Bruce how to fight, and he plays an important part to the story, you will see what I mean, Gary Oldman plays Jim Gordon, and does a fantastic job, he usually plays bad guys in movies, but this time, he's a good guy, and finally the great Morgan Freeman as Lucious Fox, the man who introduces Bruce to all the high tech gadgets, and explains them, he is perfect for the role.And like I said, the story is compelling and keeps you interested as it really is a story about revenge, and humanity, and any normal person can relate to what Bruce is going through in his life, as we have all lost loved ones, it just makes it that much more interesting.And the sets and special effects are just superb, not a lot of CGI was used in these movies either, which just adds to the talent and work that was put into these films, those sets of Gotham City were actually BUILT if you watch the documentaries, and the action sequences are very well done, as real as you can get for a fictional superhero movie.And if you watch this movie on blu-ray, the work that Warner Brothers put into this disc is just the best, the picture is just stunning, just wait until you see the shots of Gotham City, and the scenes where Ducat is training Bruce on the ice in the mountains, the colors just jump right out and the image is so sharp, it's like you're really there, and the audio is loud and crisp, you can hear EVERYTHING, especially if you put it on the True HD audio channel, and have a stereo hooked up to your tv, it will basically feel like you're watching this in a theatre.So final word, this is one of the few superhero trilogys that are very well done, my hats off to Christopher Nolan for not going into the cliche of most modern movies and overloading them with CGI and stupid comedy that ruins the movies and adds nothing to them, my rating is 5/5, also if you like this movie, watch The Dark Knight in blu-ray, I don't know which movie I liked better honestly, just watch them both, and when The Dark Knight Rises comes out on home video, I will be the first to be at my local store, I can't wait!