Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Hope That The Beginning Isn't The End
Yes, I understand that this could be considered somewhat of a prequel to the 4 other Batman movies of recent Hollywood endeavor. Tim Burton's two films Batman and Batman Returns were very entertaining. Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever was fair, but Schumacher's Batman and Robin was absolutely atrocious (think the TV series)!Batman Begins is so head and shoulders above any of the aforementioned that it would be okay with me if Christopher Nolan just took the franchise from the beginning and went forward...yes even steamrolled right over Burton's versions of The Joker (who wants to think of Jack Nicholson when they think of the Joker anyway?), the Penguin and Catwoman.The title of Batman Begins is the best description of the movie. We see exactly why Batman is Batman. What happened in his childhood, his training, how he gets all those cool devices and toys including a modern day, very realistic Batmobile...the Tumbler (out are the stupid nicknames Batmobile, Batcave, Batetcetera). Batman returns to Gotham from his training to face his first nemesis...Scarecrow.Batman Begins is suspenseful, scary at times and well acted with terrific special effects. An improvement even on Burton's Batman and Schumacher's Batman was a disgrace in my opinion. So Batman Begins was a delightful breath of fresh air filling the sails of what hopefully is the beginning of a new era of Batman movies.Go for that Buy button.