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Batman Begins
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Notes Full Frame Genius of mystery and intrigue Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, FOLLOWING, INSOMNIA) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series, explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale)--the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging--transformed into the crime-fighting superhero. With flashbacks to his privileged childhood, young Master Wayne, as he is called by the butler Alfred (Michael Caine), develops a terrible fear of bats when he falls through the backyard garden into a hidden cave. As a young adult, Wayne lives among the League of Shadows, a martial arts group in the mountains of Asia. His leaders Ra's al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) and Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) teach him strength, endurance, and--unfortunately--evil, against which he naturally rebels. Returning to Gotham and reinstating himself as a dapper socialite and the rightful heir to his parents' enterprise, Wayne quickly devises his secret identity, commanding help from the gadgetry expert Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman). With one eye on his childhood playmate Rachel (Katie Holmes)--now a beautiful woman and dedicated lawyer--and the other on his mission to save Gotham from criminal corruption, Batman makes his fledgling debut. But when the blue-blooded mastermind Dr. Crane (Cillian Murphy)--who steals every scene with chilling menace--taints the water system with a hallucinatory substance, Batman realizes he has met his first true opponent. An attitude of grave seriousness elevates BATMAN BEGINS above more cartoony Batman movies, as Nolan crafts a dark drama that thrives on sci-fi intrigue. Bale strides into the role with grace, adding refinement that is seldom seen in action-oriented films. And while the action scenes explode with high-tech glitz and fast-moving thrills, they are evenly placed among sequences of plot and character development, making for a complex and satisfying viewing experience. Reviews Film Comment 11/01/2005 "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand."Rolling Stone 11/03/2005 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."Uncut 08/01/2005 "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots."Sight and Sound 08/01/2005 "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning."USA Today 06/17/2005 "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."New York Times 06/15/2005 "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."Entertainment Weekly 06/24/2005 "[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..."
Title: Batman Begins
Category: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Actors: Christian Bale/ Katie Holmes/ Cillian Murphy
Directors: Christopher Nolan
UPC: 01256959414
Released: 10 18 2005
Original Release: 2005
Studio: Warner Home Video
Catalog #: 59414
Language: EnglishOriginal
Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
Format: DVD Color Runtime: 8400
UPC: 012569594142
Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggest
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, D
Languages: English Original Language , Engl
Running Time: 140 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 10/18/05
Theatrical Release Date: 6/15/05
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