Batman Begins

Post by **R00k** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:24 pm

Wow, good to hear. Batman hasn't been good for shit since Keaton. Even the second one with Keaton wasn't great.

I've been looking forward to this one though - good to hear it stands up. The trailers have looked really good.

Post by **sliver** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:37 pm

it's a good movie but not THAT good.

The flashbacks are top-notch, all of the good guys (bale, holmes, freeman, caine, oldman) pull off their roles well, plus there's a small role for Rutger Hauer, who's now been in both the frank miller-inspired comic book adaptations (this + Sin City) -- but the bad guys suck.

EDITED BECAUSE IT'S A SPOILER

It's sad to see something that starts off so well trail off into something closer to mediocre, but this is still a film well worth seeing because it offers a fresh, dark look at batman and has an excellent cast.

The dialogue, surprisingly, is excellent, although i got sick of characters glibly parroting lines back to each other in their moments of triumph -- "it's really quite technical, i wouldn't worry about it" followed by "didn't you get the memo?" was just pathetic.

The only other thing i want to say is that it has an excellent little teaser at the very end which will remind Thomas Harris/Hannibal Lecter fans of the ending to the film version of Red Dragon. (At the Toronto premiere, it got more applause than the start of the credits did.)

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:38 pm

Pauly wrote:Christian Bale is superb

I'm really glad he's beginning to get the recognition he deserves. I'll be seeing this with a load of people at the weekend.

Post by **Pauly** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:59 pm

Ignore sliver. He's wrong.

Post by **sliver** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:10 pm

why does my post not say "last edited by Pauly at XXX; edited 2 times in total"?

p.s. cunt

Post by **Pauly** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:12 pm

sliver wrote:why does my post not say "last edited by Pauly at XXX; edited 2 times in total"?

p.s. cunt

Because the middle part of your review had some info that was a spoiler.

p.s who are you?

p.p.s nevermind I don't give a shit

Post by **sliver** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:16 pm

Pauly wrote:
sliver wrote:why does my post not say "last edited by Pauly at XXX; edited 2 times in total"?

p.s. cunt
Because the middle part of your review had some info that was a spoiler.

I know, i understand you edited it ... why DOESNT it say edited by pauly?

Post by **Pauly** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:17 pm

Oh I see yeah. Fuck knows.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:29 pm

Is it better than Sin City? Cause Sin City is just so damn good.

Post by **Pauly** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:32 pm

Well I thought they were both excellent. Why does one have to be better than the other? Can't they just all get along?

Post by **SplishSplash** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:38 pm

I just wanted to put them in cardinal order.

Post by **Therac-26** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:50 pm

sliver wrote:it's a good movie but not THAT good.

The flashbacks are top-notch, all of the good guys (bale, holmes, freeman, caine, oldman) pull off their roles well, plus there's a small role for Rutger Hauer, who's now been in both the frank miller-inspired comic book adaptations (this + Sin City) -- but the bad guys suck.

Which Frank Miller book is this based on?

It's certainly not Year One, if that's what you're thinking.

Post by **rgoer** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:00 pm

it wasn't exactly based on year one, but it borrows some origin aspects, that's for sure

I don't think it is based concretely on any particular story arc

Post by **saturn** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:05 pm

I'll have to see this....if it's based on Miller's story.

I just saw Sin City last week and it blew my head off.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:40 pm

This film is amazing

Post by **Chupacabra** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:40 am

Just got back from seeing it. I thought it was brilliantly well done. :icon14: :icon14: :icon14:

Post by **l0g1c** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:22 am

saturn wrote: I just saw Sin City last week and it blew my head off.

:icon28:

Post by **saturn** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:27 am

twas nice to have my girl holding me firmly while Jessica Alba did the stripdance (though with her clothes on

)

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:27 am

oh her arse....*dribble*

Post by **l0g1c** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:35 am

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SomethingAwful had a PS Phriday for Sin City. This is one the of the gems you just reminded me of. :icon25:

But yeah, Batman. I'll have to go see it.

Post by **Mogul** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:50 am

I like the idea of Batman sounding raspier -- more Solid Snake like. Bale does an OK job with it sometimes.

Post by **Dave** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:52 am

Im still waiting for The Dark Knight Returns to come to film

Post by **o'dium** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:18 am

If the films half as good as Batman 1/2 then it has my money :icon14:

Lets just blank out 3 and 4. I love the fact then Keaton laughed in their faces and turned down 3 because of how gay it was :lol:

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:08 am

Well, I saw it tonight and it is the best Batman movie by far. Im surprised no one mentioned Liam Neeson's performance as Ra's al-Guhl, reprising his role as Qui-Gon Jinn... easily the coolest Batman villain because he's the only one Batman didn't create through his vigilantism and he was well chosen as the villain to begin Batman's career.

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:09 am

Oh and Michael Keaton is a pussy compared to Bale