Batman Begins

[Specforces]

1 word, Equilibrium.

Christian Bale was perfect for this role, he was also the only other actor to ever play Batman, besides Adam West, to stand at the "true" height Batman is supposed to stand at, 6"2.

[ddrruler]

Totally awesome saw it a hour ago..can't wait for the next movie...

[Tps222]

Not much of a Batman fan, will wait for dvd.

[jewpinthethird]

I went into the theater not liking the Tumbler.

I left the theater really liking the Tumbler.

Really great movie though. But I thought there was a bit too much camera movement during the fight scenes...and watching the movie in IMAX, it makes you kind of dizzy.

[deltro300111]

I had a big problem with this movie... I know why they did it... but I still don't like it... the way they had the extremely shaky camera during any sort of fight scene, I found it REALLY annoying...

They did it to make it more 'suspensful' I guess... but Action =/= suspense... They should've just zoomed out and let us watch Batman kick ass...

[Benny1]

Before you yell at me about the rules, it says in the rules that you can bump it three months if you have discussion you can add.

Okay, so I went to see this movie last night (totally worth 4 dollars) and I loved it. The development was incredible. Going from some kid who wants to avenge his parents to friggin BATMAN. Also, I don't see how a battank isn't logical, it's what they decided to put there, so he got it. Be happy he didn't just say presto chango and turn the battank to the batmobile.

Also, the scarecrow made me jump every time.

Also, okay, so over half of gotham ity was poisoned by the gas, the police were poisoned, all criminals were let loose, but all that happens is they stop the train, next day everything is fine. There was enough antidote for what, two people? How exactly did the town get saved? Just stopping the train only stopped the spread of the of drug, but still, there was over half the town poisoned with no antidote, and they said it would take weeks to mass produce. Somebody mind explaining what I am missing? (That was the main reason I bumped this thread, to ask that)

[Afrobean]

Well, since Benny bumped I guess that means I can post my thoughts on it.

Some of you may recall that I really disliked the idea of the Scarecrow and the tank. After seeing it, I find that Scarecrow truly is worthy of the movie, but they didn't use him to his full potential. The tank... well... still sucks in my opinion. It should have just been a modified automobile like every batmobile before it.

Also, there was too much emphisis on Ra's al Ghul. I'm sure that the only people who knew of Ra's were the crazy fans of Batman. As I'm sure I've said before, a movie which tells Batman's origin should have the origin of the Joker too.

I was also very dissappointed by the Joker thing at the end. Batman has a hand in Joker's creation, so it would be stupid for Gordon to have to tell Batman about the Joker.

Somebody mind explaining what I am missing?

Clearly it took a long time to mass produce and there was many problems arrising from those who had already been affected by it. They didn't show this, because it would have been a buzz kill; it would have showed that Batman hadn't actually suceeded in saving everyone and all he'd truly done was stop it from spreading and most likely kill Ra's.

[MalReynolds]

Well. the Joker has many beginnings, but the one that I like the most is that he's a failed standup comdedian turned bank robber. He's got a daughter on the way and he's going to pull one last job at the Chemical Plant when he gets a call that his wife has been killed, and he goes crazy.

He was a man before the Joker... He's just leaving the calling card. I don't think he's truly been 'born" yet.

Mal

[esupin]

Did you know the Joker was actually killed off in the first issue of the Batman comic book(back in the 1940s, I think)?
However, he was brought back due to popular demand.

[vashthestampede0987]

Mal I always stuck with the Joker that killed Bruce's parents.

[MalReynolds]

Thats kind of a Tim Burton only twist, which worked for the first Batman... But it was a far reach from the comic, which upset fans, but brought in a lot of people from the mainstream. For me, Joe Chill always killed Bruce's parents, and the Joker was just a sadistic arch-nemisis.

I like the Burton film, but Begins hit the mark more for me.

Mal

[Omeganitros]

I want a movie of Batman: No Man's Land. Dude, that would kick some serious ass. It would show the Joker in his most awesome form of evil. Plus, it has Kane. Kane = Ownage.

[Tasselfoot]

They need a better working name. Y'know... since there already WAS a batman 2. Lets not forget Michael Keaton people. Nor Clooney nor Kilmer.

But, I'm looking forward to it. Batman Begins was the best Batman movie since Keaton. This will also make it the 6th Batman movie, moving him up the list of movie stars... up there with:

James Bond (up to 23, depending on if you count Never Say Never Again, Casino Royale, etc.)
Jason (11, 1-X & vs Freddy)
Freddy (8)
Michael Myers
Anakin Skywalker

I'm probably missing one or two others who have starred in 6+ movies... anyone else think of someone? And, this is actually #7 for Batman, if you include the 60s Batman movie based on the TV Show. As with the show, Adam West was Batman.

Superman has 4... although 5 is on the way. Indiana Jones has #4 on the way. Riggs & Murtaugh have 4 (Lethal Weapon, if you didn't know the reference)...

and no anime or retarded cartoon series' or anything like that.