Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Honesty Is The Best Policy Where Superheroes Are Concerned
Take all the hype and granduer and over-merchandized insanity of the first four Batman films and throw them right out the window. This is Batman stipped down. No big deal stars! (Unless you're a huge Michael Caine or Rutger Hauer or Liam Neeson freak!) No over-exposed criminal masterminds! Director Cristopher Nolan strips down The Bat it his primal form and lets it rip. Get it straight....I'm not saying that the first four Batman efforts were a total waste...Nicholson, Burton, Keaton...etc. (Except for the 4th which was utter and complete crap!) I'm just pointing out that Batman Begins is honest. It doesn't hide behind stars and stage-dressing. It relies on...acting. There's a change for Hollywood. This movie rox on levels that most movies never even reach. Great ensemble cast of characters (including Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman)a plot that actually develops into something from something...sure it's been rehashed a little. (Some of us are asking "Didn't Jack Napier a.k.a. The Joker kill Bruce Wayne's parents?" Are we supposed to discount all the films from before?) Well, I guess so. Now, if Nolan continues the story where he leaves off (Good luck to him) then the next installment should include The Joker. Does Nolan have the balls to go after Nicholson's performance? Who knows. All I do know is that as long as WB keeps The Bat pure and simple then it will continue to flourish and attract new fans. If it gets corrupted like it did before and turned into a media-holocaust...oh well at least there's The X-Men and Superman and so many more classic characters to explore.Dig it!