Batman begins: post your reviews and comments here (no spoilers)

[Nostromo]

Well, I saw it last night and I have to say its pretty good. Its actually a lot better than Revenge of Sith imo. No wonder. Christopher Nolan, the director, also directed Memento. The cast is also excellent. The story is pretty good, the dialogues decent. I also like the fact that the movie is CGA-lite. Its not CGA everywhere, all the time, like in Star Wars. In movies like Star Wars, I often feel that I'm watching an animated film like Shrek or Roger Rabbit. And the new batmobile isn't pretty, but its badass.

No spoilers, please! If you must, use the spoiler box.

[Nostromo]

No one saw it yet?

[chequita guevara]

I'm not really looking forward to it, the more of the trailers I see. They've made a lot of changes I'm not sure I like.

[Boris Godunov]

It just came out last night, give people a chance!

[Q Classic]

Haven't seen it yet, but somebody ****in' spoiled it for me. Which is why I'm going to put the spoiler right here for all to see:

Spoiler:

Bruce Wayne is Batman.

[DinoDoc]

[F]irst let’s talk about Batman Begins. Yes, it was crappy in some places. Some of the fight scenes were so difficult to follow that you had to imagine one from a good movie. So, if you start to get confused by all of the bad cuts and dark shots, just imagine you are watching a fight scene from say “Fight Club” for the one on one fights or maybe the bamboo forest scene from “House of Flying Daggers” for the ninja fights. Don’t let the bad editing distract you from just how much the movie rocks. The casting alone (John Papsidera and Lucinda Syson are gods) for each of the characters was as close to perfect as can be. The guy that played Scarecrow was incredible. Makes me want to go see Cold Mountain or 28 Days Later to see if he just benefited from a good script or if he was just that good. Our favorite American psycho was perhaps the best Batman since Keaton and there was even two “Kirsten Dunst wet shirt scenes) featuring Scientology’s newest babe, Katie Holmes. My only problem with the story, other than some of the fight scenes, was the bad guy’s nefarious plot. I don’t want to spoil things but I will say that it’s a bit hard to swallow actually. I mean I get the one super villian’s ability being used in the grand scheme, but something about the delivery of it all was lacking. But all things considered, it was way better than Episode Three and probably only Serenity and Wedding Crashers will top it this year. Go see it. You will not be disappointed at all.

Review from another site I go to.

[Nostromo]

Pretty spot on imo. I don't understand why directors film fight scenes so up close nowadays. They should pull back the camera a bit and let us see the action.

[MrFun]

I plan to see it -- I think Batman Begins will be better than the not-so-good Batman Forever movie -- the one with Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze.

I liked the first three Batman movies, but I was not that crazy about Batman Forever.

[Dis]

is this out already?

hell why am I posting here. I need to shower. i have one errand to do (renew my drivers license), then I'll see the movie.

edit: if it just came out yesterday, I'll wait till next week when the crowds die down.

[Dis]

Originally posted by MrFun
I plan to see it -- I think Batman Begins will be better than the not-so-good Batman Forever movie -- the one with Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze.

I liked the first three Batman movies, but I was not that crazy about Batman Forever.

the first batman was halfway decent (only because of Jack). All the others sucked

[MrFun]

How can you say such a thing!?


Take that comment back.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by MrFun
I plan to see it -- I think Batman Begins will be better than the not-so-good Batman Forever movie -- the one with Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze.

I liked the first three Batman movies, but I was not that crazy about Batman Forever.

Nope, "Batman Forever" was the third one with Two-Face and the Riddler. The fourth one was "Batman and Robin."

And both sucked majorly.

Batman Returns was decent, though. Darker, a little twisted and I, for one, thought DeVito's Penguin was very compelling. Certainly more so than the traditional portrayal of that villain.

[Dis]

I didn't like the Penguin

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Certainly more so than the traditional portrayal of that villain.

He overshadowed the Batman who was supposed to be the star of the picture.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
He overshadowed the Batman who was supposed to be the star of the picture.

And Jack Nicholson's Joker didn't? He even got top billing!

Batman has always featured the villains as the most colorful, compelling aspect. That's the nature of having a hero who is dark, brooding and secretive--he's always going to be outshone by colorful villains.