Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 3.0
Great Movie - Average Blu-ray transfer
I'm not going to bother reviewing the actual story, as I'm sure most of you who are interested in buying this have scene it in the theater or on DVD or cable. It's a great movie. Nuff said.What I would like to discuss is the picture quality of the Blu-Ray version. I was very disappointed that Warner Bros didn't take more time giving customers the best transfer possible. They originally released this on HD-DVD which needed to be compressed more than a blu-ray disc due to HD-DVD having smaller storage space. I hoped that they would create a whole new transfer for the larger capacity blu-ray, but they used the same exact old hd-dvd transfer. It's still in 1080p so it looks great compared to a DVD or the over-compressed HD broadcasts on cable, but it's definitely not one of the better blu-rays in terms of picture quality. most people won't notice as the image is clear, but not super crystal clear like other blu-rays, such as "The Dark Knight". Since the "Dark Knight" became such a box office hit, maybe Warner Bros will revisit "Batman Begins" and give it a better transfer. But, as of this review, Amazon is listing the blu-ray at 9.99 so the cheap price might make up for the picture quality issues.Other reviews don't seem to be bothered by this so maybe I'm just picky. At least you are now informed.