Post by philster on Jun 15, 2005 21:45:06 GMT
I LOVED this film. Throw out all the other Batman movies, they're useless, worthless trash now compared to this movie.
THIS is the Batman I know. THIS is the definitive Bat-film.
It exceeded all my exceptations, which is just unbelievable considering I had so much hope invested in this film. It took some great elements from Batman: Year One that I enjoyed greatly, and I thought Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Liam Neeson all did a great job.
Usually there's somebody that always gives a weak performance, but I honestly thought they all contributed a great deal to the movie. I haven't seen acting this good in a while.
And Christian Bale is the best Batman AND Bruce Wayne ever. He played the role of a man consumed with fury just right, AND a playboy billionaire just right. And Michael Caine as Alfred was a great counterpart to him. And Oldman as Gordon - I think he actually out-did himself on this performance. I don't think he necessarily stole the show; Batman was still the focus of the story and I loved Bale as Batman. But he WAS fantastic.
The origin story took a new twist and focused more on fear, especially of bats, and it was very appropriate considering it's Batman's origin. And it was brilliant of them to involve Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy did a great job of not over-doing it) and the fear serum in this movie.
The Legion of Shadows was a great touch to Batman's origin and served very nicely to explain Batman's fighting prowess AND to set up a confrontation with them.
Gotham City was different but I like it more than any other version, even Tim Burton's.
They played this movie very realistically, almost reminiscent of how the filmmakers of LoTR wanted to portray their world, which can be difficult to do with a superhero, but they pulled it off perfectly. Everything felt genuine.
And Batman - oh boy, was he at his most intimidating screaming at that guy. Now THIS is a Batman to be feared.
And the action was great, all of it. Sure, the scenes were dark, but not as dark as previous films. Sure, the action was blurry and fast at times, but it served to enhance the suspense, as well as the anticipation. All the scenes with Batman shown in full more than made up for it.
And there were several great battles throughout.
I LOVED IT!!!
It's now my No. 1 favorite all-time superhero movie.
I now have complete faith in Nolan and hope he'll do the sequel. I don't even mind if it involves Joker because I know Nolan will do the best Joker we'll ever see too.
THIS is the Batman I know. THIS is the definitive Bat-film.
It exceeded all my exceptations, which is just unbelievable considering I had so much hope invested in this film. It took some great elements from Batman: Year One that I enjoyed greatly, and I thought Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Liam Neeson all did a great job.
Usually there's somebody that always gives a weak performance, but I honestly thought they all contributed a great deal to the movie. I haven't seen acting this good in a while.
And Christian Bale is the best Batman AND Bruce Wayne ever. He played the role of a man consumed with fury just right, AND a playboy billionaire just right. And Michael Caine as Alfred was a great counterpart to him. And Oldman as Gordon - I think he actually out-did himself on this performance. I don't think he necessarily stole the show; Batman was still the focus of the story and I loved Bale as Batman. But he WAS fantastic.
The origin story took a new twist and focused more on fear, especially of bats, and it was very appropriate considering it's Batman's origin. And it was brilliant of them to involve Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy did a great job of not over-doing it) and the fear serum in this movie.
The Legion of Shadows was a great touch to Batman's origin and served very nicely to explain Batman's fighting prowess AND to set up a confrontation with them.
Gotham City was different but I like it more than any other version, even Tim Burton's.
They played this movie very realistically, almost reminiscent of how the filmmakers of LoTR wanted to portray their world, which can be difficult to do with a superhero, but they pulled it off perfectly. Everything felt genuine.
And Batman - oh boy, was he at his most intimidating screaming at that guy. Now THIS is a Batman to be feared.
And the action was great, all of it. Sure, the scenes were dark, but not as dark as previous films. Sure, the action was blurry and fast at times, but it served to enhance the suspense, as well as the anticipation. All the scenes with Batman shown in full more than made up for it.
And there were several great battles throughout.
I LOVED IT!!!
It's now my No. 1 favorite all-time superhero movie.
I now have complete faith in Nolan and hope he'll do the sequel. I don't even mind if it involves Joker because I know Nolan will do the best Joker we'll ever see too.