Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
A good beginning!
Comparing this Batman film to the previous 4 intiated by Tim Burton in '89 would be like comparing Gotham Apples to Metropolis Oranges. But...the darkness Burton opened with in his first film, is surpassed here by this extended origin tale. Although, no obvious influence comes from Frank Miller graphic novel storyline Batman: Year One, this is still a superior comicbook movie, which says alot since Spiderman (1 & 2) upped the bar for the genre.Bale is really believable as the driven, haunted Bruce Wayne, Caine is really believable and fun as Alfred, Morgan Freeman is believable and shrewd as Fox, Gary Oldman is believable in any role, his Pre-commish Gordan is no exception, not to mention the first time Gordan look like the comic character. Everything, including the chaotic climax rings believable, nothing seems overly impossible, in this very grounded vision of Gotham.My only complaint is the editing of the fight sequences is so intense that it is difficult to follow the action and often just plain confusing. Congrats', to all who decided for Batman NOT to end up with a girlfriend in the end. Overall, a great beginning, I look foward to more.