The script is good.
Can’t wait to see if (in the sequals) they bring in any of the Knights of the Bat. Azrael, Batgirl(II), Huntress or Spoiler. Robin (I or III) is a given. Catwoman would be cool, but I think He By ruined the character for a while…
I’d like to see if they could pull of a believable Bane. It shouldn’t be hard to find or build a physical specimen, but he needs a certain kind of actor.
i thought it was june 15th?
I dunno. I’m glad a serious Batman movie is finally being made. But I’m not sure about the whole ‘training on poles to become a ninja’ is what I expected from a Batman movie. I expected a Sin City-like feeling with a dark, violent story taking place in the allys and rooftops of Gotham. Something like that. But I’m not saying anything til I see it and compared to the last ones it looks great.
I hope for sequels, I also hope they bring in the new Batgirl (the crazy assassin one). That would make a great movie. 
The whole “Martial Arts Cult”-aspect is a big part of the Batman background story. It’s part of his whole quest to aquire the ultimate detective skills he undertakes prior to returning to Gotham, and becoming Batman. Most of the Batman characters have a Martial Arts aspect to them, to the extent of having Lady Shiva (DC Universe’s ultimate MA killer girl) having deathmatches with Batman, Black Canary, Robin(III), and Batgirl.
Batman even had to help Green Arrow(II) fight off the Monkey Cult.
From what I understand, they plan to keep this series very much with-in a “YEAR ONE” context.
Doubtful there would even be a robin (perhaps in the 3rd film) but if anyone’s read the DARK VICTORY graphic noval then there’s a solid origin sory tied in with two face.
Seems like there will be some LONG HALLOWEEN influences, what with the Falcon crime family also involved.
I’ve heard mention offeaturing Arkam Asylum prominantly in the 3rd film as well. Not sure if this will part of a joker origin or more along the lines of Joker (already established) taking over the asylum.
Elisha Cuthbert has been very vocal about her desire to play the newest catwoman.
personally I’m hoping they keep the “BATMAN family” to a minimum, it deminishes the premis of the original character.
I hope they at some point get old school and have batman rip apart a clan of ninja’s. That would totally own.
Did any of you see that movie Equalibriam? Hopefully Batman wont be doing any Gun Kata.
Saw it… the puppy that saved him is a clone of my dog… that’s exactly what she looked like as a pup.
that aside… I enjoyed it, but doubt gunkata will be found anywhere else.
I feel dirty.
you should write an article… :eek:
:eek: It makes perfect sense to deflect a gun blast with the very hand you are holding a gun yourself!!!
man that gun kata video was G@y with a capital G.
I hope next time they use live rounds.
I’m looking forward to this movie and I’m hoping it removes the memory of the latest batch of Batman movies. Batman is one of the best charaters to explore. He’s almost as nuts as the Joker.
Anybody catch the directors cut DVD of Daredevil? I hated it in the theater but on the DVD they put the movie back the way it was intented and it was really good. It showed how messed up Matt Murdock was.
Indeed. I like how he defines his obsession, it being a decision as opposed to compulsion. I can pull the wuote direct, but I’ll have to dig out the O’Neil novel of the Fall.
Anybody catch the directors cut DVD of Daredevil? I hated it in the theater but on the DVD they put the movie back the way it was intented and it was really good. It showed how messed up Matt Murdock was.
I never found it. Where it be?
Morons! The world is full of morons!
Saw it last night… PACKED midnight show. We ere there an hour early and the most of the good seat were already taken. There were ALOT of trailers and most of them sucked. Getting back to the actual film WHAT FUN!!!
Was forced to lay out this article on the movie, before I saw it, which caused me to fixate on the coffee mug on the ice. Sigh . . .
BALE is the most believable Bruce Wayne ever. The schizm between 3 Bruces was great to watch: the angry lost Bruce, the Public Billionaire Bruce and the Bruce becoming BATMAN where all delivered very effectively. This wasn’t quite the dark brooding “machine” that’s become popular in the comics; He’s still young, ambitious and learning as he goes along. A couple of times I wondered if a voice over narration might have eased some of the exposition that took place.
Really, just about all of the characters had a great genuineness to them. Even the Lois Lane type “Racheal” fit well in a pre-Harvey Dent Gotham City. And what a great city it was; a nice blend of real world setting with DC™ “super hero” comic city. I do however wish Gordon had just a bit more to do. Detective Flass could have been used better.
Alfred was excellent.
Discovering the Batcave had a solid shamanic edge.
Heck the movie was much more psycadelic than I would’ve thought. Sure, there was a very effective Scarecrow (cinematography was a bit too jumpy at times) throwing some great images around. Also, the movie played the Urban legend aspect of The Batman very effectively; surprisingly so.
There where a few odd choiced here & there, including a sort of “You killed my parents” moment that didn’t work in the first film and had only slightly better effect here. However there where some moments of true (IMO) greatness. The film’s pacing moved the stoy along quickly, loading BATMAN’s origin story with pleanty of nuance. Thomas Wayne played a significant role in moving a Young Bruce wayne beyond the desire for vengance.
For the comics geek the switch form Zorro to Faust in young Bruce’s formative was a very interesting choice. Nice parrallel to the training he’d recieve later.
The Batmobile was great fun but it struck me a just a bit HUMMER-ish. I suppose all uber-rich movers and shakers need their SUV’s. It was interesting to me how the batmobile played the role of a sort of counterpoint to his Father’s choice of transportation in the city.
i got out of work early today to catch the 1:30 showing. it was great. i love how in the end they set it up for a sequal 
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its like a totally new series. to call this one the 5th one is wrong. this is like the 1st one of the new batman series. which i think it did very well. i liked how they didnt play with some of the famous villians. i liked the scrare crow and raz al ghul as the villains.
Just saw it last night. I thought it was an awesome movie. The story was good. The way they told the story was good. The casting was excellent. I really like Morgan Freeman and Michale Cane and thought they both did an awesome job. The girl who played Rachel was hot. The guy who played batman was really good too. Raz Au Gal (Liam Neilson) was awesome.
My only complaint is the way they shot the fight scenes. It was really choppy so you couldn’t really tell what was going on. This wasn’t so bad though.
I’d give it 4 and 1/2 bats out of 5.
Saw it last night and this is my impression.
:rolleyes: Alrighty then,
Batman Begins is a “good” movie. I was impressed by the quality of the dramatic aspects of the film. It can be enjoyed by genre fans and regular folk. I was impressed by the drama and liked the acting of the players on the screen. Everything clicked for me expect for Katie Holmes (maybe because of Tom and all that), Mr. Bale’s Batman voice and one or two action sequences. Katie was…okay but seemed…just okay. I liked CB’s performance as Bruce and even as Batman in certain scenes but there were one or two times that he tries to keep his voice low and menacing that seemed forced or shall we say, not in key? When he is yelling and upset as Batman it is better but when he is just conversing it seems a little odd. Maybe because he is trying to augment his voice from his natural English accent and then hoping to sound menacing at the same time. This is his only flaw in his portray of the Dark Knight IMO.
Stand-outs are Mr. Caine and Mr. Freeman. Excellent casting for Ducard also. Even Oldman and Rutger H. did a standard good job. Liam Ducard and Bruce Bale had good chemistry in their scenes. C. Murphy is just flat out creepy, nice to have a creepy guy for a creepy role. Wished Ken had more screen time but at least he got his face pressed so he can stay in the public eye. Plot was okay and effects were decent. I guess the thing about the film was that it seemed like an action/drama and not like a genre (superhero) film so much to me. Is that good or bad? I guess good because you get to “really know” the guy underneath the suit. This makes the connection to his plight stronger and have you care about what happens next. I heard about complainants that the action sequences where not too great. True, they could have been staged better. I think the limited action during Bruce’s training was better than some of the action of him as Batman. It’s because the Batman action is so stealthy that you can’t see all what’s going on. I know some of it was done this way to give the perspective of that he is everywhere and no where and I don’t mine that. It’s once he is locked in battle with the elite thugs that the camera needed to pull back and give a better perspective of the throw down in the dark. And finally, the Batmobil. On the money in my opinion. Loved it and the Batcave was cool too.
They wanted to be very down to earth and realistic with this film and I believe that they achieved that. I just hope they get the fight sequences tighter on the next one. CB is a good physical actor. Don’t lose it but use it (exploit it visually were I can see it) when he is in the suit.