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Post by George Willson on Oct 26, 2005 17:19:37 GMT -5
KIM Rating: 2.6.3The revival of the Batman franchise by taking us back to Batman's roots and tweaking them to be exciting. A LOT goes on in this film from Bruce Wayne trying to learn who he is to his return to Gotham to his antics around town before discovering what he needs to "be" Batman. To survive the trek from Bruce to Batman, though, takes some patience as it doesn't happen for the first hour of the movie. The only disappointment is the attempted inclusion of a Batman villain, Scarecrow. When he was there, he was frightening, but he was way underused and never acheived any measure of being threatening. And his "defeat" was nothing short of shameful (he wasn't beaten by the bat). The real villain was very good, however, and Scarecrow could have been dropped entirely, and we would have lost nothing. Don't get this film mixed up with the four that have come before. The implications here are that we're starting the franchise over. Unlike Burton's Batman film from 1988, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne were killed by a rogue hoodlum, just like they were in the comic books. There is an implication of a sequel that may include the Joker. It was a very good film overall, and one of the best super hero films to come out.
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Post by Travis Brashear on Dec 10, 2005 17:08:08 GMT -5
Part of me feels guilty to admit this in a year that saw the release of the final and, for the prequels, easily best STAR WARS film, but BATMAN BEGINS was THE best film of 2005, a film I would have been delighted to see start right back up again the moments the end credits faded out. Simply stunning across the board...oh, and the Scarecrow rocked...don't mourn his underuse...he clearly lives to fight another day.
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