Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Now this IS the Knight...
I don't know where to start to even say how awesome this film is. I will just say this is what Tim Burton COULD NOT do back in 1989, nor could he really do it now either. I do like Burton's take but it was very shallow in terms of what makes Batman tick (Tim has always been all style and no substance), Nolan on the other hand gives us what we all wanted and that is the man behind the cowl, the motivation and lessons learned to make him the Knight that he is. Nolan delivers a great cast with a great scrpit, all told with great direction. The years spent making taunt psychological/film nior films like Memento and Insomnia have all lead up to this and Chris did not fail in the least bit. Bale makes the most promising Batman and Bruce Wayne since the casting news of Michael Keaton, whom would go on to drop the ball as Batman in the Burton films along with Jack Nicholson dropping The Joker too (sorry Jack DID NOT KNOW how The Joker should be). Along with Bale there are some very good actors fleshing out, and I mean fleshing out the roles of some of Gotham's citizen such as Micahel Cain(Alfred), Gary Oldman(Gordon) and Cillian Murphy(Dr.Crane/Scarecrow) just to name a few. The use of actual sets and stunt scenes are most welcomed instead of being once again exposed to CGI.I know there are people that will argue that this movie was too long or boring, and if they do they just don't get it. And if they are like me and have read the comics of Batman and still say they don't get it, then there just might be a room in Arkham for them.