Batman Begins - and other stuff .....
This is in responds to Metal'ss request for a review .[So i am not to blame - fee foo fee ].Warning - Absolutely NO spoilers ahead .
The Short Version
Rediff hates it . All those who live for movies like "Star Wars - Sith " hate it .
Most of the audience were left asking where was the blood ? the sfx ? the sex and violence ? the cgi ?
But mayank thinks its the best movie he's seen this year (with 2 flaws albeit)
In short - those who liked Memnto and dont mind Batman aka Bruce Wayne will love it .
The Long Version
There was a hero . In 1936 . A different kind of a hero . Not super powered . Dark - psychotic - batty .
Unfortunately - then came the TV series - which turned him into a purple police helper with a gay kid in shorts . This was followed by an era of "boom - kapow - dhishum". Funny ,yes - but not Batman . Finally some good men snapped .
Frank Miller and Tim Burton set about getting the real Batman back . They had there flaws - too dark and too stylized - but they had good intentions in mind . There hard work paid off . Batman returned . With style . Defeating clark, in both comics and movie revenues .
This brief renaissance was cut short by Joel Schumachher . Neon lit cartoonish Gotham . Corny one-liners .
Batman with NIPPLES on his suit . [F***K HIM - ahem sorry]
To cut a painful story short - those two bat movies killed the legend of the Dark Knight .
And then the Marvel heroes came .
Spidey and X-men . Blade and punisher. Hulk and Daredevil. Elecktra .
Kyle Cooper making the Marvel on-screen logo.
DC was dying in the movie world - taking WB with it .
Then a young smart kid at WB pointed out - The strength of Batman is that he is real . That is what should be reflected in the movies . [Or something along this line ...]
The Big Shot execs asked - who is a "real director".
The kid sez - Seen Memento dude ?
Enough Tripe ....
The movie IMHO has only two flaws (or what can be allowed as flaws)
- The action scenes . Dark murky , awkwardly edited . Perhaps this was deliberate : make a realistic fight - not another Matrix . Or perhaps its becoz Nolan is not a action director .Whatever the reason - he has to remember that unfortunately whatever may the reasons for Spideys success - the sudiences clapped hardest when he kicked CGI ass in slo mo . Sad , but true.
- Kate Moss . Bad acting .Super flous role .
On the good side - the movie has great actors . Bale is terrific as Bruce Wayne . Slightly over the top as Batman . Caine,Freeman,Rutger Haer are spot on.
Neeson ,although is a brialliant Ra's Al Ghul - but sadly fr him and me- i cant see him as an evil warlord .Always mister Schindler.Sorry luv, can't say muchos about Ra's as he's tied up to the storyline .
Gary Oldman IS Gordon - its like he's walked out from the comic "Batman - Year One".
However the most underutilized , and the most briallant is Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow . He auditioned for Batman - rejected - was so impressive that he landed this role . If he had been the main Villian in a meatier role - he would have dislodged Jack Nicholson as the scariest/funkiest Bat villian .
The cast is -
- Christian Bale – Bruce Wayne/Batman
- Michael Caine – Alfred Pennyworth
- Katie Holmes – Rachel Dawes
- Ken Watanabe – Ra's al Ghul
- Cillian Murphy – Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow
- Liam Neeson – Henri Ducard
- Morgan Freeman – Lucius Fox
- Gary Oldman – Lt. James Gordon
- Tom Wilkinson – Carmine Falcone
- Rutger Hauer – Richard Earle
- Linus Roache – Dr. Thomas Wayne
- Richard Brake – Joe Chill
- Rade Serbedzija – Homeless man
- Alexandra Bastedo – Mrs. Delane
- Tim Booth – Victor Zsasz
Ending lines - this movie may not make as much as Sith an Spidey 2 - but it is far far better . And finally : the spectre of Batman with nipples on his costume is laid to rest .This truly is the best adaptation of a comic book (along with Ghost World)
ps;
Trivia
In the comics there is an actual Zsasz (serial killer). There is also a guy called Henry Ducard - a french detective who teaches Bruce
pps;
Links to convince u ppl to see it ....
Wired News: Batman Begins on the Right Foot
Batman Begins
Review: Batman Begins
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Beyond The Rim... » Archetypical Heroes
Kemitix.net » Blog Archive » Go see Batman Begins
Batman Begins (2005)
Cosby Sweater
and of course IMDB gives it a 8.6 - highest for a comic book adaption methinks ...
So now can someone pleez kick Vijay and co into going .........
postulated bt axe @ 12:54 AM
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u do mean katie holmes not kate moss rite? neway i can't convince vijay to watch the movie.
as for giving away the suspense don't bother: every1 knows who the real villain is.
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dude he still doesnt give a f**k. its pointless.
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i saw ths one! it was ok i guess..would recommend it to be watched jus once!
koi movie site bananeka irada hain kya ?
put in english: do you have any intentions of making a movie site ?
Anyway good detailed reviews ;)
MUHAHAHAHA!!!
hehehahahaohahohohoho!!!
roflmao!!!
i just can't stop laughing my ass off man!!!
now don't tell me you actually care that some twinkie told you to copulate yourself???
just wanted to see your reaction dude, nothing malicious intended :DD
no fair. so many comments deleted arouse an unholy amt of curiousity
btw the movie deteriorates at an alarming rate after falcone goes to arkham. the 1st half of the movie was very entertaining. the 2nd i had enacted just yesterday on gta:san andreas - car chase, train chase, etc. in short not very appealing. mruphy's crane didnt get enough screen time to warrant comparisons with nicholson's joker. (i think a three hour movie wud have done a lot of justice to the other characters esp al ghul)
yes neeson...good actor he may be, but as every1 sez he doesnt make a very convincing menace to gotham shehar.
what im wondering now is whether there will be more movies after this cuz panu has this theory, that this one is a prequel to burton's Batman (1989) [which it is], and hence, ...
ps: spiderman better wrap all his issues in the 3rd installment, or i wont b very interested.
pps: im an sfx/action geek...and i liked batman begins. doesnt click. what have i 2 fear, 'war of the worlds' is near!!!
No Idea..Was hpnin....But u think I wud go against u gys for some chick?
sad be....Really Sad...
I am tellin ya, I din know tht was gupta..And the way it all looks to me, is like something in which u messed, may be she has removed her tracks securely...
Whatever...But dont get mad at me..
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