Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 2.0
A bit over-rated, not as true to comic as pegged
I didn't like the film nearly as much as the 1989, 1992 and 1995 movies, but yes, it was WAY WAY WAY WAY better than the 1997 film. Still not as good as the first Batman and I think I liked even Batman Forever more than this one.Firstly, if you're going to end up knowing who killed Wayne's parents, fine, but make it someone worthy (like the Joker). Batman never knew who killed his parents in the comic and I think that was vital to why he continues to be Batman. When are screenwriters going to realize not to tinker with the comic. What made Spiderman and X-Men work was that it honored the core elements of the comic.Secondly, the villians were kind of plain. They don't need to be toony and over-the-top like Two-Face and the Riddler were, but a good mix of gritty realism and comic appeal (i.e. Jack Nicholson, Devito and Phiffer) would have helped.They also had no cool superhero music. All great superhero movies from Superman's I and II, to X-Men to Spiderman all have great superhero music. I loved the gritty Elfman theme and the Batman Forever theme worked too, even if the rest of the movie was a bit over the top. Where's the superhero music?Finally, the Batmobile didn't look like a car, it looked liked a tank. The Batmobile is supposed to be stylish.Liked the fact that it was grittier than the last two films and had good narrative, I think it tried too hard not to be 'Batman and Robin.' Michael Keaton did a great job with the first two and there was no need to totally separate it from the previous franchise, which was actually really good except for the last one.