Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
A New Comic Book Champion
I hate to admit this, but Batman Begins has just replaced Superman the Movie as the greatest comic book movie of all time. This is saying something. Superman set the bar for storytelling and special effects in movies. And until now, only two could ever have rivialed it, the two X-Men films. I know there are Spider-man fans out there who feel that those two were the greatest, (and I think they're good) but they just don't compare to Superman, Batman, X-Men and X-2.When I walked into Batman Begins, I was somewhat nervous about the film. The Batman films from the ninties just weren't up to par and I felt this one could fall into the same trap. But I was wrong. The film starts off strong by showing that this was no prequel. Thank goodness. It is it's own start to a series of it's own.The story is compelling from the start. Bruce Wayne tourtured self is found in a Chinese prison camp, shutting himself in with criminals to fight them. He is then released and finds himself mentored by Liam Nieson and the League of Shadows. I won't give anymore away to the film, except to say that every single person gives awsome performences and the story allows us to show that Batman this time is not out for revenge as he was in the previous four films, but he is out for justice. And the action is top notch. I only hope the sequels will be half as good.