Batman Begins

[Evaders99]

What can I say... this movie is AWESOME!

Story flow was great, acting was great, casting was great - unlike a certain other movie, this one really is the movie to see this summer.

 

Even if you aren't a big fan of Batman or comic books, go see it. You'll be glad you did.

[Darth_Rob]

I am so excited to see it. We plan on going tonight. I loved the first two (by Burton). The third was decent, but I hated the fourth one. But this one looks sweet. I love the idea of throwing the Scarecrow in there, he's an awesome villian. Ive been waiting for this movie for ever, and I'm so excited. I love all these comic book superhero movies (with the exception of DareDevil).

[Skynxnex]

All my friends who saw this movie say its great. I have to admit though, if I go see it more than likely it will only be for Katie Holmes *begins drooling*

 

But anyway, I heard that Bale did a good job playing Bruce Wayne.

[Mad78]

We all these good comments about the film i guess i should go and see it.

[Krytos]

The movie looks awesome. I'm going to have to see it sometime soon. I'm especially happy that they didn't go with the style of movie the last two Batman movies which were . . . well just crap

[AdmiralFishface]

Saw it. Was a bit disappointed, but still liked it. The styling and overall look of this film are great (except for the Batmobile, quite honestly), the action is good, and the characters are well drawn out. Very good performances by Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson and, most notably I think, Gary Oldman.

 

Just some elements I think could have been used more work.

(The scenes with the Scarecrow's fear drug were cool but simply too short, especially when Holmes's character inhales some, while the beginning was rather boring. But I like what they did with Ra's al Ghul's character and the interesting plot turn that's part of it.)

I missed the Burton touch the first two had, as well as Danny Elfman's most brilliant music that graced those two, but all in all it was an enjoyable movie.

[Eko]

I haven't seen it but I have read reviews, Cain and Bale were pointed out as being good, especially Cain. It got three stars from the Gaurdian (UK) which is usually very harsh on reviewing films.

[Darth_Rob]

Saw it and loved it. Definetly in league with the Burton's two films. Bale was excellent as Bruce Wayne, as was Ken Watanabe as Ra's Al Ghul. The villains (Ra's Al Ghul & Scarecrow) were both very, very execellent. In short, an execellent movie that did not disappoint me in light of the series. A few minor contradictions here and there, but, as we all know so well, that happens with prequels . I highly recommend it to everyone.

[Grand_Admiral_Thrawn]

I just watched it today, and I am very impressed. Batman is suppose to be a dark story, and not even the original movie captured that. This movie escaped from the comic-bookish feel that plagued the first four (yes, all four). I know what some of you are thinking "But it is a comic book!". What I meant by that is that even the Keaton movies were restrpiced in how accurately they portrayed Bruce Wayne and the actions of Batman.

 

Batman Begins also gives us a look in to how Wayne came to be as skilled as he is. It's nice to get a look at his evolution into the Dark Knight.

 

All-in-all I think this series (because we know there must be a second one) will transcend the crap that has come before it and become the staple for Batman movies. If we're luckey, people will forget the first four.

 

A few minor contradictions here and there, but, as we all know so well, that happens with prequels...

 

This isn't actually a prequel. It's a complete re-do of everything that has come before. The first movies were simply modifications of the true Batman storie line, changed to fit the audience of the time, and restrictions with filming (many advances have been made that would make Begins impossible to create in the 80s and early 90s). So, when you watch this movie you simply ignore the others.

[Skynxnex]

I saw it today.

 

 

I felt in some ways it was better than the first Batman that Michael Keaton did with the Joker played by Jack Nicholson. In a way this one I felt was less comic-book and more like a real-action movie without the silliness associated with a comic book story.

 

Of course I did like Katie Holmes, she was very nice on the eyes . Lets see what else, Christian Bale played a pretty good Bruce Wayne, amazing how much lifting and weight he gained for the role. I saw the movie Equilibrium not too long ago and he was definitely an athletic fellow but in this movie he seemed massive by comparison.

[Trejiuvanat]

So, when you watch this movie you simply ignore the others.

 

That's what I do when I watch AOTC and TPM, to prevent associating Hayden/annoying-kid-whose-name-eludes-me with Vader.

 

As for the continuity thingie, comic books have rarely been truthful to continuity, and when transferred over to movies they lose much from its comicbook equivalents. As another example, the new Superman movie, I gather, will be ignoring other movies. (especially dreadful Superman III and IV).

[Grand_Admiral_Thrawn]

The thing about the Batman comics is that they were really more like graphic novels than comic books. They were dark and brooding compared to the early Superman comics. Batman is really intended for a mature audience.

 

The new Superman might be better than the originals (well, I hope it is) and it will be interesting to see if they take pointers from Batman Begins on how closely they follow the comics. If only someone would teach Marvel how to do a fantastic adaptation we'd be set (and that wasn't an allusion to the up-comming Fantastic 4 movie ).

[Skynxnex]

Hehehe. Well I myself am doubtful the Fantastic 4 movie will be very good. Again probably one of the only reasons I might go and see it is for Jessica Alba, she was very hot in Sin City and I have no doubt she will be equally hot in this movie. Other than that though the movie itself is not very intriguing to me.

[Grand_Admiral_Thrawn]

Well, I've never really taken much interest in the Fantastic 4, but I might go and see this just for kicks. Ioan Gruffudd plays Mr. Fantastic, and he did a great job as Horatio Hornblower in the T.V. movies based on those books. I really wish they would make an Iron Man movie, that I would go and see...

[Guest Admiral_Antilles]

I myself thought it was awsome, truly what Batman should be like.

[Darth_Rob]

Grand_Admiral_Thrawn said:

 

This isn't actually a prequel. It's a complete re-do of everything that has come before.

 

 

I just heard this the other day too. The best part is that you can bring back the classic villains (esp. Joker, Penguin, & Riddler), even though many of them were previously killed. I really like this idea alot. Though I wonder who they can find to match Jack Nickolson as Joker...

[Skynxnex]

Though I wonder who they can find to match Jack Nickolson as Joker...

 

I hear that. They strongly hinted at a possible sequel at the end of this movie and well, its going to be tough to find a guy who can play The Joker the same way Nicholson did. Jack Nicholson is a great actor, and anyone who says otherwise needs their head examined. He has been great in everything from The Shining to A Few Good Men. His performance as Joker in Batman which came out in the late 80s was just perfect. It was really spot on.

 

Anyway, if they do make a sequel I pray that they hopefully get an actor who can at least TRY to match the same sort of caliber performance that Nicholson gave us.

[NIIIC]

Saw it and found it great. I think that the biggest change between Batman 1-2-3-4 and this new one, is that in 1-2-3-4, the baddies weren't really mean baddies (laughing all the time, attacking a town with penguins,...) in this one the baddies a really mean. They want to kill everybody. They didn’t wear funny masks, the scarecrow one's was pretty scary I thought, mostly with the drug effect.

[Skynxnex]

Saw it and found it great. I think that the biggest change between Batman 1-2-3-4 and this new one, is that in 1-2-3-4, the baddies weren't really mean baddies (laughing all the time, attacking a town with penguins,...) in this one the baddies a really mean. They want to kill everybody. They didn’t wear funny masks, the scarecrow one's was pretty scary I thought, mostly with the drug effect.

 

 

I think though you should put Batman 1 in there though. The Joker is supposed to be insane...and he did go around killing people. I can cite the Joker gassing the Gotham museum in order to talk to Vicki Vale. He also killed the one guy who opposed him at the conference table with some sort of super electric shocker thing on his hand. Not to mention he killed Bob in cold blood cuz Bob didnt warn the Joker about Batman having an airplane.

[Darth_Rob]

Yeah, the Joker was crazy in BatMan 1. But I thought it was funny when he started shooting that one guy while dancing and humming. He shot him like 20 times or something!