Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 4.0
my nitpicking lowered the deserving 5th star
(i had already posted a pre-viewing review under another name which garnered 0-15 helpfull hints....BURTON FANS VENTING ?!?!?!?ILL ALWAYS THINK KEATON WAS WAY TOO OLD AND SKINNY TO BE A CONVINCING SUPERHERO.SO THERE!)anyway,to use 'impressed' is too pedestrian(how obstreperous of me using such a noun)a word.astounded(not much better)is more fitting.sure,the pace was a tad snail like,only due to my anticipation of the dark knight.had it been a regular joe smith seeking revenge flick,pace was fine.looking back,there was plenty of non gratuitous action taking place.my anticipation clouded the whole training portions.very well done.most blockbusters bombard us with loud noise,explosion and skin to replace making sense("that should shut em up!"is what directors are probably saying when ideas are low)those who whip out their''lets find flaws''microscope have gall.this ISNT TIM BURTON!!!!!!!!!!THIS ISNT THE ''LETS KEEP DOING WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE''SHOW!!!!!lets not lose focus people.this is the story about BATMAN and how HE came to be.all else,in THIS chapter,played second-forth fiddle!!!!those needing to gripe about burtons style over nolans realism,watch it continuously to your hearts content.lets get back to BATMAN BEGINS(not the riddler or joker or alfred,but BATMAN shall we?)we know the story ad nauseam,so ill get to the comparisons.bale made a better overall actor than any other.forget the gravelly voice crap.keaton was too old and puny,val too sensetive and george too cartoonish(in my 1st review i mentioned i hadnt seen any batman other than the 1st....well i didnt see them without having to be shook awake,sorry)the bit players played their parts to the confines of their parts......ESPECIALLY K HOLMS.what do you people want from her?an action franchise spinoff?!?!?!?if you need a fix for that,electra is for rent.movies get muddled when too many charactors are thrown at us(too many chefs in a kitchen will ruin a meal).lets keep it simple.its all about FOCUS!!!!!the villian/s......one was very cool when he was on screen and the other was a surprise to me and not an outrageous one.and no,they were not the FOCUS!!!!the plot,as convoluted as plots get,was still original.and these days,originality is hard to come by.many detractors say the fight sequences were too jittery and poorly edited.well lets remember....he is a nocturnal hero,hence,dark fight scenes.hes also supposed to be stealth,hence,here one moment,gone the next(see training portion of movie).and prolonged fight scenes with mere thugs doesnt make a hero super in my book.as cool as choreographed fight scenes(dance moves with kicking and punching)look,ill have mine realistic,thank you.sure,fight scenes and the comBATants must be put into context.here,they were shot fine.i read an article nolan was in...."i want the audience to BELIEVE what they are seeing'"..ok,not verBATim but the gist.realism is what he was after.as it was as realistic as a costumed crime fighter movie can be.HOWEVER....it did have flaws....why were the waynes so darned PERFECT?!?!?!?says alfred:these tunnels were here when you great grand dad helped slaves escape"PASS ME A BARFBAG,PRONTO!!!and tom wayne nearly losing his fortune helping the needy?!?!?!?CRY ME A &*^%$ING RIVER!!!!!and his last words..."its not your fault bruce"...who said it was?!?!?!?and lastly...SPOILER TIME!!!!!!WHY DID HE HAVE TO REVEAL HIS IDENTITY TO KATE?!?!?DIDNT SPIDY DO THAT?!?!?!?sheesh....anyway,this is the definitive BATMAN movie and to weep over not having bad guys to fawn over is being......obstreperous.i look forward to the zero helpful hints votes.XOXO