Batman Begins [HD DVD]
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Movie Reviews of Batman Begins [HD DVD]
Movie Review: My First 'Modern' Film on HD-DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Whilst we do own the two 'Donner' Superman HD movies, this is one of our first more recent HD titles and I must agree with most of the other reviews here... I am not disappointed at all!
I love Batman as a character as he is NOT super, gamma-ray blasted, a mutant, has not had a nasty encounter with arachnids etc, he's just a guy. The only thing that makes him different from us is his wealth, that aside, he a man. A rich, revenge crazed, power dresser - now that's a place to start a character off at.
The story is very believable and Chris Bale covers the aspect of his tortured psyche very well. Whilst the story does intially seem to be a bit of a slow builder, it does pop along at a decent lick until the time when BATMAN in on screen non-stop for the final reel.
I loved the 1989 Burton version of BATMAN - it was just right for the time. And so Chris Nolan's version is now right for our time.
As one of our first HD buys, this really knocked us out of our chair! It was awsome. Before this, we had a multi-region capable upscaling DVD and that made our R1 standard DVD look really great - I couldn't see it being bettered by much...turns out that I was wrong.
There may be better out there, but I really do like this one and I recommend it to anyone.
Roll on the BATMAN RETURNS sequel.
Movie Review: Amazing, Gripping, and Mindblowingly Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
When the film technology finally caught up to the imagination of comic book writers many movies were made that showed off the visual effects a movie has to offer. While these movies have gone on to becoming blockbusters, comic book fans (like myself) have often complained about the story.
Batman Begins is one of the few exceptions as the story not only grips you to your seat hanging on every word, but blowing your mind by the visual effects.
And to make things even better, we the high definition (HD DVD) edition is even BETTER. Every scene is crisp and makes you feel like a participant of the movie.
Of all the Batmans, Christian Bale captures the dark, tortured side of our dark-winged hero better than the others. His acting is amazing and does a fantastic job of showing how Batman became Batman and how he overcame his biggest enemy: his fears.
The choice of enemies was surprising but it looks like if they are going to do a sequel they will be returning to his biggest nemesis: the Joker. If Bale can surpass Keaton as Batman, they are going to have an uphill battle finding a better Joker than Nickleson. But if the caliber of movie making matches this movie, I'll catch it even if they cast Ben Stein into the part.
This is most definitely a must-see for any comic book or action movie fan.
Movie Review: great film in a great format
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, it really doesn't matter how good a film looks and sounds if it sucks! That being said, Batman Begins HD DVD delivers both the quality plot and the quality format.
I'm sure you have heard about how great this movie is, so I won't spend much time on that. It is by far the best of the Batman franchise.
Why you are probably reading this review is to find out about the HD DVD format quality--is it all it is hyped to be? If you have to go out and spend $1500 on a good HDTV and $1000 for a HD DVD player (or Blu-Ray for other titles), my answer is "no." In all other cases (you already have some of the pieces e.g. HDTV, Xbox 360 + HD DVD) then assuradely "yes!"
There are several scenes that are just jaw-dropping, including my favorite scene in Gotham near the end (no spoilers here). The quality is as good as others have hyped, both for the Title and for the format.
When I first popped it in, I was somewhat disappointed in the quality--but then I realized that my wife had changed the TV settings to her brighter preferences for video games. A couple of adjustments, and presto! Be sure to double check your settings, too--they make a huge difference.
Movie Review: Batman Begins, better get on Blu-ray when it comes out on July 8, 2008
Summary: 5 Stars
Now to be clear on my title. There was nothing wrong with this HD-DVD. The sound was fantastic, the picture was awesome. But as I am speaking Warner Bros. has decided as of May 31st. 2008 to stop all HD-DVD production so if you have to decide watch HD Format to back the industry has already done it for you. With that being said, Christopher Nolan, did a fantastic job with this film. For my money, this is the best Batman film I have ever seen. This film goes more deeply into Bruce's past. His relationship with his father and his life before all the tragedy. It also goes more deeply into Gotham City itself and how the criminals and the corrupt more or less run the city. And there is an underlying theme of what is the right way about and wrong way with fighting crime. Props to all these actors, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Cane, Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy, and Gary Oldman. These guys did such a fantastic with their respective DC characters. A movie I wasn't disappointed in.Movie Review: Batman Begins well on HD
Summary: 5 Stars
What can i say, first off this movie is excellent demo material. If you'd like to impress your friends then this is one of the movies to do it with.
With Excellent picture, crystal clear, sharp image. I really can't fault it, and the sound is just incredible, the amount of detail in the sound on the TrueHD soundtrack is just amazing, i even heard the soft sounds of bats making their noises in the batcave.
If you're serious about HD then this is definately the movie for you, included as special features are the same as you would have received on the 2 disc edition of standard DVD, however what separates this from the rest is the "In-Movie Experience" or IME. This feature presents a PiP(Picture in Picture) format that allows you to see behind the scenes as well as cast and crew interviews that run the entire feature length, all without interruption of the movie.
It is a must have film and also great for demo material