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[Tien_Le]

Batman Begins

[QBKooky]

I really liked it.... just some random thoughts that I'll spoiler out of politenesss...

[Phaedra]

Re: Batman Begins

[Wolf]

[Ozy_y2k]

Yeah!!

[catherwood]

totally agree.

utterly awesome movie.

buying the soundtrack, too, all orchestral.

Everything makes sense, in a believable way.

And it leaves me wanting to have hours of late-night philosophical discussions about the nature of good and evil, justice and revenge, order and balance, crime and punishment.

plus, just a bit of a nod to a few of the things from the TV show. ;)

[konamouse]

We walked out saying about the same. This played like a good drama, with just enough little one liners to give a few giggles in just the right places. Michael Caine was perfect (I was worried he'd "overdo" it, but he didn't).
"Does it come in black" - nice line.

This household really hopes they shoot more episodes (and then we started debating what villans and how they could create them without being cartoonish - because while Nicholson & Carey were very very entertaining, Burton's vision was too camp, and wouldn't match Nolan's Batman universe).

[DreamOfTheRood]

Best movie of the year? For real?

Maybe it's just me, but I had significant problems with the film that center around the juxtaposition between the three acts. It's not that each act is bad (except for the third); it's just that the three portions of the film don't flow together very well. Each act feels like it belongs to its own film, and the acts don't go together very well. For instance, the first act where Wayne is in the East is incredibly compelling, well-acted and entertaining right up until Bruce's explosive departure. It felt out of character, and it led into a second act that felt out of sync with the first act.

I really had no problems with the second act, other than that it brought elements into the movie that never paid off in the third act. Although, we could have really used a classic, iconic shot of the Batman standing in the shadows, cape draped over him in gothic fashion, tall and terrifying.

Heh, nipples ...

Then, the third act, which, if not completely dropping the ball, certainly tanked whatever kind of analog and dirty atmosphere the second act tried to bring to Gotham City. Let me make this clear: I hated the train. Hated it. Bruce Wayne's father created the elevated train system as a way to unite and revitalize Gotham City, while Ra's al-Ghul used the trains as a means to destroy Gotham. It creates a situation where you have to see Bruce as having two fathers, his original dad and al-Ghul, each of whom we're supposed to see as being two sides of the same coin. It brings to the table a kind of symmetry that doesn't need to be there. Ra's is a compelling enough villain that we don't need that kind of subtext in order to think of him as the bad guy.

[konamouse]

DreamoftheRoad - I had the exact same problem with the premise of the nasty evil weapon of mass destruction utilized - Complained about it from the moment it was unveiled. Guess it was just "in the script".