Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Not just a great comic book film, a great film in general!...
First of all, to the person who gave Batman Begins a 1/5 and is saying that "Stan Lee" did not edit Tim Burton's work for the new Special Edition DVDs: you're an IDIOT. Stan Lee did NOT create Batman and he does not own the rights to Batman. Stan Lee created Spider-Man and he is part of Marvel Comics. Batman is a DC Comics character, created by Bob Kane and owned by his family since he died quite some time ago. So, now that I've destroyed this reviewer's credibility, I'll destroy his review.Batman Begins is one of the best movies of 2005. The acting is wonderful. Bale is perfect as not only Batman, but more importantly as Bruce Wayne (something that cannot be said of Michael Keaton who was not young enough and certainly did not have the look described in the comics). The supporting cast is great, except for Katy Holmes. She's okay, but everyone else does such a great job that they make her look very mediocre. Michael Caine brings heart and a "fatherly" presence to Alfred that has not been seen in the previous Batman films. Morgan Freeman is wonderful as Lucius Fox, a James Bond "Q" type character who creates all of Bruce/Batman's weapons. Liam Neeson does a great job as Bruce's mentor Ducard. Gary Oldman is wonderful as a young Commissioner Gordon (although he's just a sergeant and lieutenant in Batman Begins). Cillian Murphy does a great job as the sinister Dr. Crane/Scarecrow. As I said before, the acting is just wonderful.The script is well-written by David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan. Nolan's direction is awesome as well. The film is as real as possible and uses the least amount of CGI possible for an action film in the 21st Century. Nolan makes this film a character development story, a heart-pounding action film, and at times a pretty scary horror movie (Batman actually is a predator and the audience gets to see how street thugs feel when he's hunting them). Batman has been re-invented. Thank goodness someone finally actually considered the COMICS for a reference when making a Batman film. Batman Begins is without a doubt the best Batman film ever made and it is certainly one of the best films of the year. The acting, script, and direction are all superb.The only drawback of this film is that the plot starts out great but sort of becomes chaotic while still being cliche. The beginning gives the audience an in-depth idea of how Bruce Wayne decides to conquer his fear and guilt. This part of the plot is wonderfully done by Christopher Nolan. Even when the plot becomes rather cliche (superhero saves a city against a mass destruction plot), the action sequences and one-liners make up for the lack of creativity with the general plot.