Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 3.0
WAAAAY Overrated...
My goodness...with all the 5 star reviews one would think this was the film of the century...its not even the best of the Batman series...Burton's remains the standard by which all others will be judged...Though this film is beautifully shot and has some quality performances (Cillian Murphy, Michael Cane and Bale stand out) the director/writer handcuff would COULD have been a return to the true Batman...Batman's character here starts out as the hardcore avenger that he was meant to be but quickly devolves into a 21st century "Oprah-fied" version that manages to somehow defeat his enemies without a single death or serious injury...seriously, they even put in dialoge after an extended police chase scene in order to reassure the audience that no policeman were injured during all the rollovers and headon collisions...I felt like I was watching a GI Joe cartoon where lazers whip between peoples legs and pilots always jump from their airplanes with parachutes intact when shotdown...What began with so much promise ends with a dull thud as the "water boiling machine" (and why doesn't the water in everyone's body turn to steam along with the city's water supply??) is halted with a train derailment...oooo...how very unexciting...If you want a pansified version of Batman this is the movie for you...If you treasure a true "Dark Knight" stay away....