Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
The REAL Batman
First off, let me state that I am a fan of the first, and even the second, Batman movies with Michael Keaton. However, this movie is truly the best and truest Batman adaptation. Batman in this film was ridiculously scary, as he was meant to be. You get a real sense of the horror he inspires in Gotham's underworld. The scene where he plucks Falcone's men, one by one, from the docks made me jump out of my seat. Christian Bale's portrayal is so unbelievably good!!! He managed to make me sympathetic to Bruce Wayne and brought real depth to the millionare playboy; Bale made him a real person with complex motivations. Gary Oldman was so good and convincing as Gordon that I didn't even realise he was the same man who played Sirius Black! The acting in this film was the best of all the movies and I look forward to a sequel and Nolan's interpretation of The Joker!!!