Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Best movie and DVD of 2005
The smash hit of 2005, and truely the best movie of 2005, "Batman Begins" is not a disapointment to comic book fans, and movie fans.Christian Bale is Bruce Wayne, a Gotham City socalite, and orphan when his parents are murdered right in front of him. Wayne goes soul searching in the Himalayas, and learns the ways of the League of Shadows, a secret ban of ninjas. After, Wayne uses the skills he learned to fight crime and clean up the scum that runs rampant in Gotham.Morgan Freeman costrats as Lucios Fox, the technicion that supplys Wayne with all his gadgets that make up the Batman suit. Michael Cain costars as Bruce Wayne's trusty butler Alfred Pennyworth, and Cicilian Murphy gives a chilling performance as Dr Crane, aka Scarecrow.Christian Bale's portrayal of Batman in this movie is as definitive as Christopher Reeve's performance of Superman. Bale had the charisma of Bruce Wayne, and the darkness of Bruce Wayne as well. I will also say that this is Bale's best performance since "American Psycho"To classify this as a comic book movie would be wrong. It is actually a realistic view of what Batman would be like in today's world. So do not expect this to be like "Sin City","Superman III", or any campy lines and over the top fight scenes. Expect fight scenes like in "Walking Tall", or "Lethal Weapon".The extras are very good.There is a short on the incarnations of Batman from the late 80s till now, a short on how they designed the costume, a feature on the Batmoble in the movie, a feature on making the movie, theatrical trailer, and a photo galary as well.Overall, "Batman Begins" will not dissapoint. It will gain new fans, and win back old fans who were turned away with the turd sandwich that was "Batman & Robin".