Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Batman excels
"When a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural." Ra's Al Ghul, Batman begins.And so it was with the Batman franchise as well. Having reached ground zero with 'Batman & Robin' (Which I consider to be the worst big budget film of all time), Warner Brothers put Batman back in his cave until the time was right. What a difference a decade makes.Like X-Men & Spider-Man, Batman begins takes the 'Comic' out of 'comic book movie'. 'Begins' is a serious, but not somber, take on the Batman legend. Instead of hiring trippy "Visionaries" like Tim Burton or Joel "Woodstock flash-back" Schumacher, WB went with a filmmaker who had the ability to tell a story, Chris Nolan. Teamed with an expert in the genre, co-writer David Goyer, Nolan avoids the pitfalls of Ang Lee's disastrous 'Hulk' and delivers not only the year's best film, but the best 'Super hero' film of all time.The movie is available as either a bare bones DVD, sans any extras, or a "Deluxe" two disc version that includes a disc full of twelve minute documentaries on the making of 'Begins' as well as a mini comic book. The deluxe version runs five to ten dollars more, and is only recommended for hard core fans. The movie, however, is recommended for everyone.