Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
At last...
They finally got Batman right. The other Batman flicks gave you a brooding, dark vigilante, but they never told you how he got that way. This movie does.The title actually explains it all. From the senseless murder of Bruce Wayne's parents through all the training he went through and why he donned the cowl. Sounds boring, doesn't it? Well, it isn't. The story is very well told and kept me engaged throughout.I guess this was the movie where you could actually sympathize with Bruce Wayne. You get to know the tortured man behind the mask. This wasn't so much a "Batman" movie as it was a Bruce Wayne movie, at least in the first half of it.This isn't just a good comic book movie, this is a good movie period. There's a plot to keep you riveted and plenty of action too. You even get to see how Batman got his hands on all his toys, not to mention why he decided on a bat for his emblem.For comic book officionados, I'll say that this story isn't canon (you comic folks will know what I mean). I think they tried to get away from maniacal or cartoonish bad guys (joker, penguin) and went with one that was more recent in the Bat World (I'm not telling who the bad guy is) but was on the more reasonable side.It's the best Batman movie because it's a story with a comic book hero in it and not a comic book story on the screen.At the end, all I could say was "WOW!"Only one warning. The batmobile is cool, but it sure isn't what you're used to.Added note: I've been reading other reviews that state that Michael Keaton was the best Batman. Please stop. You're cracking me up. Yes, I saw it. Geez!As for the lack of humor: IT WASN'T SUPPOSED to be a comedy or a satire. You've learned about Batman through the Burton/Shumaker films, evidently You want to understand The Batman? Read the comics and graphic novels.