Batman Begins

[tiggz]

i'm not a comic book lover in the least. in fact, when certain people go on and on about them i tend to roll my eyes and tune them out. that being said, i know pretty much nothing about the Batman lore. so i can't comment on what they did or didn't get right about it.

this movie? is the best comic book based movie i have ever seen. it never once incorporated the hokey vibe that most comic movies like to employ. it was dark, yet had comedy interspersed throughout. it was actually a really perfect blend of the two. color me impressed.

bruce was an excellent mixture of serious, snarky, funny and sweet. christian bale has totally become my favorite batman. it doesn't hurt that he's easy on the eyes. ;) i adored michael caine's alfred and morgan freeman's fox. they had some of the best lines. also gary oldman's "i've gotta get me one of those." because i was totally thinking the same thing. that car is awesome!

there were so many big names in this movie. i'm thoroughly impressed that no one stole the show.

the one thing i could have lived without? the zombie-like movements/reactions after the poisonous gases were released. zombies and i don't mix. really.

thanks to everyone for their input in my poll. my dad and i couldn't make up our minds because we wanted to see both. maybe Mr. and Mrs. Smith will be next week. oh and i was very disappointed that i didn't get a Serenity preview.

Comments

[the-partyman.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked! :)

Yeah, as I may have hinted earlier, its actually a really good movie. For me it transcended the source material. It didn't matter to me that Batman was an established Comic Book Hero or whatever... the story was told well and the movie worked.

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman will likely forever remain one of my Favourite Films Ever (I just love it love it love it!) but I'm thinking that Batman Begins is prehaps - especially in the current day and age - a better movie. Maybe. *g* It was certianly a wonderful re-invention of the franchise (PLEASE let there be more) that was spurred by Burton's film and ruined by Schumacher.

If you fancy Brad Pitt or the Jolie girl do go and see the Smith movie.... Hmmm, actually in some ways it would maybe have made more sense to see Mr & Mrs Smith first... because if its the next Movie you go see after BB, it may fall flat in certain areas! :)

Its a great fun film though. And Brad Pitt is really kinda sexy.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

it may fall flat in certain areas! :)

Except the lead actress's chest.

[quaint-shopgirl.livejournal.com]

I second everything you said about Batman Begins. We just got home from seeing it and the first thing I said to my husband as we walked out of the theater was "when does the sequel come out??". I think I may have to go see it this week with my mom...and then maybe my aunt...and then maybe my girlfriend. Well, you get the picture! *g*

Oh, and Jim and I saw Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Thursday. It's a fun movie. Can't hold a candle to Batman but still very entertaining in an eye candy and action sense sort of way.

[chi2cali.livejournal.com]

I didn't get to see a Movie this weekend. *boo*

Atleast it's good!! I'll have to go!!

Heck, I know we'll be in Disney, but they have a HUGE AMC 30 at Downtown Disney. Maybe we can see a flick one night if we're not ready to sleep and the parks are closed. :)

[foxant10.livejournal.com]

told ya. :D

it's not an exact retelling of the lore (lucious fox's role and alfred getting the money among other things) but it was a very good adaptation. nolan did an amazing job with the story and the producers did right by casting people that could pull it off. mt favorite actors were goldman and murphy. man, when crane came on screen as dr. crane your skin crawled. it was all in his eyes. you could see it. that's good acting.

did the last 10 minutes just rock your world? i think that's more for the fans though. and gordon's line about more crazies is right out of the current comic books. they're diving into that right now.

[cashmerepett.livejournal.com]

The acting was INCREDIBLE in this film. I can't believe Gary Oldman pulled off such a subtle, non-descript Jim Gordon. He rocked my socks. The entire cast (even Katie Holmes didn't bother me) was inspired casting.

[foxant10.livejournal.com]

murphy (dr. crane) did it for me. his portrayal was amazing. i can't stop raving about it. there's a scene where he's seemingly caught in some lie and he just takes off his glasses and starts cleaning them but the look on his face. even though he was caught he STILL made your skin crawl.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Daredevil!!

[foxant10.livejournal.com]

lol. it's the new kingpin. ;)

[speakerwiggin.livejournal.com]

bwa ha ha! you should let LJland pland your nights more often!

[drunkprincessq.livejournal.com]

It definitely was the best one yet. I love Tim Burton and all, and his were great, but Nolan totally blew him out of the water. Nolan's Batman was also the one that kept the script true to the comics the best too. The only person I didn't like in this movie was Katie Holmes. She annoyed me so much. Thankfully her part wasn't large enough for her to ruin the movie.

i think the best line has got to be "whats the use of doing all those pushups if you can't even lift a piece of wood?" oh god, Alfred, you kill me.

[glow-boy.livejournal.com]

I'm really looking forward to it.

[cashmerepett.livejournal.com]

As much as I loved Tim Burton's film, this one, for me, tops it. I think because most of the first part was like a drama, rather than an action flick. It was beautiful and it flew by for me.

There isn't anything about it that I didn't like. The look, the sound, the acting. And you're right--Christian Bale made the part.

I can't stop raving about this.

Also, I didn't get a Serenity trailer, either. *pout*

[slayersteph.livejournal.com]

I've had a crush on Christian Bale since the 90's (I used to have a shrine to him on my teenage bedroom wall, lol). I'm SO wanting to see it...

[belleloo.livejournal.com]

two thumbs up for Batman Begins. I liked it soooooo much better than Brad and Angelina on parade