Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
Has it's flaws, but better than most Batman films...
...especially the one with Alicia Silverstone. Although, "it's time for a freeze!" is a damn good line, no denying it. Anyways, onto the review.All in all I'd have to say this was a pretty good movie, I'd say the second best Batman film made, next to the first one with Keaton and Nickleson. I especially enjoyed the first 45 min, dealing with Bruce Wayne's tutelage under Liam Neisen, who is brilliant in the film. The whole Batman character has been made much more realistic than in past films (although less comic-booky), and psychologically this movie is far superior to its predecesors. The idea of Batman as an object of fear is well explored, and I find it refreshing in the face of too-friendly superheroes like Spiderman and the like. Katie Holmes is passable (at best) as young Bruce's romantic interest, although the romance really takes a major backseat to the crime fighting an all. Cillian Murphy is great as the Scarecrow, one of the more interesting Batman villians (and just not as fruity as Riddler).So mostly good, but some areas to watch out for:- Fight scenes: Commonly described as "victim's point of view", a lot of the fighting in this movie just gave me a headache. It's impossible to tell who's hitting who or what the hell is really going on. Victim's point of view is just a stupid idea. So if a guy gets clocked in the head and falls on his back, is the camera supposed to just stare at the sky until he wakes up? No, because that would be stupid. Fight scenes would've been so much better without a camera controlled by a drunken chimpanzee.- Gruff voice: Yeh, I understand that Batman should sound scary and maybe disguise his voice a tad, but Nolan just goes way overboard with the huskiness. It almost comical at points. I defy you not to laugh when he's yelling at the fat cop to get info out of him. Just histerical.- Lack of congruence: Not sure if this was intentional or not, but some stuff in the plot just doesn't fit in with the previous Batman films. Not really a huge deal, but it might bug some people.So yeh, a few less than grand areas, but an entertaining film nonetheless. Give it a shot.