Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Very dark and VERY entertaining.....
The newest movie of Batman is the darkest and the best of any movie that has the Dark Knight sweeping off of roof tops onto bad guys who never really seem to learn how to point a gun right. Anway a star studded cast and possible one of the best evil plots ever to be put on screen gives this wild ride a perfect score.....Batman Begins does not have the well known comical evil villians that everyone knows about; Two Face, The Joker, Poison Ivy, The Penguin, and perhaps the biggest cliche of them all, Robin, do not appear in this movie. However there is one character who does appear that really doesn't have that much publicity as the others do, and his name is the Scarecrow. Its really creepy how he plays a role in this movie.Let me just make it clear, that not having all those evil guys in the movie is NOT a bad thing. In fact that is one of the reasons why Batman Begins actually works rather than watching Danny Devito rise up out of a crater in the floor. Christain Bale [who plays Batman] gets a chance to dwelve into character more and we can relate to seeing someone who has a rough past trying to make a good future for him and everyone else in Gotham City.The plot goes like this [Don't worry, no spoilers] After the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne goes on a trip around the world, trying to find his own inner self while also looking at the way the criminal mind works and how to conquer evil. This eventually leads him to prison in a foreign country, I think it was China, and he is left there to rot basically.Liam Neeson plays a mysterious man named Ducard, who arrives at the prison to offer Wayne a chance to become someone that can fight evil in a secret brotherhood known as the League of Shadows. [The movie does a great scenery shoot of snowy mountains and rugged terrain and the music is just excellently placed in the right tone with it.]Meanwhile Gotham City is like Chicago in the 1920's but just a few times worse. Corrupt cops and businessmen, and also crime lords rule the city. Katie Holmes plays Rachel Dawes, a district attorney, one of the few that's actually fair and not corrupt. She starts to realize that some thing big is starting to happen to Gotham.A lot of flashy camera work and dramatic music really help this Batman movie to really shine on its own. As Wayne comes home and starts building a secret hideout for Batman he starts to see just how badly his city has turned into. Morgan Freeman plays Lucious Fox, a weapons designer who spends countless hours perfecting spyware and weapons vehicles. His services help Batman out more than once in the movie.The plot takes twist after twist. Double crosses, and killing sprees are to be expected, as well as poisonous gasses that make people hallucinate. As puzzle clues start to come together the plot just gets that much more captivating.I will say the main bad guy is a surprise [it was for me] and the ending is dramatic and nail biting as the entire city is on the verge of chaos [But how and why are two things I am afraid you will have to watch and see for yourself.]I might also add that Michale Caine does a wonderful job as Wayne's always reliable butler. A great supporting actor if I ever did see one. So many great actors, one great evil scheme, and a great dark tone in the movie gives this a five star rating from me, so go out and buy it now!