Product: Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (2005)
Rating: 3.0
Should've stuck to the original storyline
This was a fun movie in some respects, depressing in others.Christian Bale was, of course, very good.But what irks me the most, is that people in Hollyweird have to REVAMP everything.Here's a few items:1. Thomas & Martha take their kid to an opera. What the...? In the original books, it was the movie 'Mark of Zorro'. Who takes a kid to the opera?2. Ra's Al Ghul becomes his mentor, then his enemy. Anyone familiar w/the comics KNOWS that Ghul comes in later in his career.3. Bruce seems to get help from every direction. This flick turns him into a semi-co-dependant whiner (on occasion). Not the hard-as-nails, bootstrap, perfectionist, be-prepared-for-everything character we've all come to admire.4. Lucius Fox becomes his armorer. And lo & behold! Everytime the hero needs a device, or armor, or even mobility, YIPPEE! Welcome to Comic Book Hero Convenience store, your 1-stop shopping for all your super-hero needs! Wonder if they've got a spare Green Lantern ring?5. I dunno about anyone else, but I rather preferred Al Ghul as the eco-terrorist, rather than some existential nihilist (why on earth anyone would try to cure civilization's ills by destroying Gotham is anyone's guess: just another stupid revamp done by some ghost-writer on a coke binge, is my guess).The fight scenes were very cool, the special effects outstanding. Katie Holmes not wearing a bra wasn't really eye candy for me (I'd prefer Jessica Alba or Halle Berry, m'self), since she's just cute, not all that great.So I gave it a 3. Fun watch, but not more than once.& I repeat: it ain't broke, don't fix it. Original storylines were great? Why rewrite the bleedin' thing?