Batman Begins
Batman Begins
0 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
f0i Batman & Robin
0 . As the title implies,
f0i Batman Begins
0 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?
Co-written by the team of David S. Goyer (a veteran comic book writer) and director Christopher Nolan (
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f0i Batman Begins
0 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
f0i Spider-Man 2
0 (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 (
f0i Dawson's Creek
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| upc: |
0012569751002 |
| title: |
Batman Begins |
| theatricalDate: |
15-06-2005 |
| stars: |
Christian Bale
Michael Caine
Liam Neeson
Katie Holmes
Gary Oldman |
| purchase date: |
23-10-2006 |
| net Rating: |
4.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 |
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| genre: |
Action & Adventure - Superheroes - General
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DVD
PG-13
US & CA DVDs: Region 1
2000 & Newer |
| fullTitle: |
Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition) |
| features: |
NTSC
Widescreen |
| director: |
Christopher Nolan |
| currentValue: |
$6.94 |
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183297568 |
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DVD |
| asin: |
B000AZLK8G
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