Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)
by Christopher Nolan
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Actor: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson, Michael CaineDirector: Christopher Nolan
Brand: BALE,CHRISTIAN
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Producer: Benjamin Melniker
Producer: Charles Roven
Producer: Cheryl A. Tkach
Producer: Emma Thomas
Writer: Bob Kane
Writer: David S. Goyer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-18
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Batman Begins
Summary: 5 Stars
This being my "First" Blu-ray purchase, and viewing, very much complimented the movie. "Christian Bale~Is~The Dark Knight!!"
The television series entertained, as the early movies pacified my anticipation of bringing my favorite comic book hero to life. And, along came "Frank Miller", giving "The Dark Knight" a Reality, and Life, we could only Imagine, and Respect. A role, that seems to have been written for Christian Bale. By far, the Best "Dark Knight" Batman.
And with a superb supporting cast; featuring:
Michael Caine, who does an excellent portrayal of Alfred, who is more than "The Butler".
Morgan Freeman, as Lucius Fox, a character who seems to be derived from the "Batman Beyond" animated series. An essential element, to "The Batman's" creditability.
Liam Neeson, as Henri Ducard, indisputable Mentor? Nemesis?
In my opinion... So long as this; "Dark Knight~Batman" Franchise, stays on track, not swaying to the whims of the minority of fanfare that urges "The Batman", as its predecessors (movie series), resorting to comic relief. But, remain within the parameters of Frank Miller's Ideal Characterization. "The Dark Knight~Batman" will survive.
Summary of Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)
Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins tells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees Western civilization following the murder of his parents. He is taken in by a mysterious instructor named Ducard (Liam Neeson in another mentor role) and urged to become a ninja in the League of Shadows, but he instead returns to his native Gotham City resolved to end the mob rule that is strangling it. But are there forces even more sinister at hand?
Cowritten by the team of David S. Goyer (a veteran comic book writer) and director Christopher Nolan (Memento), Batman Begins is a welcome return to the grim and gritty version of the Dark Knight, owing a great debt to the graphic novels that preceded it. It doesn't have the razzle dazzle, or the mass appeal, of Spider-Man 2 (though the Batmobile is cool), and retelling the origin means it starts slowly, like most "first" superhero movies. But it's certainly the best Bat-film since Burton's original, and one of the best superhero movies of its time. Bale cuts a good figure as Batman, intense and dangerous but with some of the lightheartedness Michael Keaton brought to the character. Michael Caine provides much of the film's humor as the family butler, Alfred, and as the love interest, Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek) is surprisingly believable in her first adult role. Also featuring Gary Oldman as the young police officer Jim Gordon, Morgan Freeman as a Q-like gadgets expert, and Cillian Murphy as the vile Jonathan Crane. --David Horiuchi
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