Batman Begins

Pros: Bale-Freeman-Oldman-Kaine, the darkness, the acting, the script, rewriting movie story

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Batman Begins rebuilds the Batman franchise with a film dedicated to reinventing the man behind the black mask.

Review: Batman Begins is a return to glory for a franchise that was once thought to be sunk by Mr. Ocean and Joel S. Gone are the flashy colors that prevailed in the last 2 installments, and gone are the tongue in-cheek sexual references that try to...

Pros: Cast, direction, the way the story was handled

Cons: None for me. Could be too slow in places for some viewers.

The Bottom Line: Batman Begins is definitely worth seeing. Batman fans should be pleased.

Review: Batman has been one of the most popular comic book characters for years. I have never read any of the Batman comics and I didn t see the television show. When the first Batman movie was released in 1989, I had no desire to see it even though...

Pros: Realism-anchored stylistic approach, Captivating story matter, Superb leading man fronting Star cast, ?Dark mood'.

Cons: Too much story, Silly dialogue at times, Needlessly long running time.

The Bottom Line: A bold effort to revamp the cinematic Batman franchise the previous two movies run to the ground. It mostly succeeds on the strength of a stylistic re-birth.

Review: After director Joel Schumacher run the cinematic Batman franchise to the ground with his two silly movies Batman forever and Batman and Robin Warner Bros execs were in for some serious thinking. The wait lasted 8 years: Batman begins , the latest...

Pros: good acting (mostly), great visual effects, solid cast, fits well with the other Batman movies

Cons: some cheesy dialogue, Batman?s voice, Scarecrow and his mask, seemed to drag on

The Bottom Line: There were a few things that bothered me that keep this from being the amazing movie that everyone claims it to be.

Review: It s been eight years since the horrible Batman & Robbin, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney and Uma Thurman, was released. Batman suits up for another adventure in his quest to get rid of the sinister villains lurking in Gotham...

Pros: Not a moment of boredom.

Cons: It takes a bit of time to get to the really good stuff...

The Bottom Line: Batman Begins what, his period?

Review: You could have hit me with a quote from any of the previous Batman films and I never would've been the smarter about it. I've seen each of the previous films exactly once, and the memories of them are mostly lukewarm. I think about the most...

Pros: The TRUE Batman makes his long-awaited return.

Cons: Wanted to see more Ken Watantabe.

The Bottom Line: Bob Kane's creation is finally portrayed the way it was meant to be.

Review: They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out...

Pros: The DVD is everywhere.

Cons: Not for small children, graphic violence and lots of fights.

The Bottom Line: In Director Nolan's uncompromising, action packed, Batman Begins, bat-fans will want to add this DVD to their collection. It's a marvelous movie with a stellar cast.

Review: Lets forget about my efforts to re-write a Christmas jingle for Batman Begins 2005, with my corny introductory title and focus on this action packed film. The movie opens with young Bruce chasing Rachel through what looks like an enchanted...

Pros: Filled with solid performances, solid directing, and a story that is complete

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: is that this is the Batman movie you have been waiting for.

Review: After viewing the catastrophe that was Batman and Robin , it felt as if the Batman Franchise had been inflicted with the type of wound that you don t recover from. To no one s surprise, it took more than eight years for the franchise to recover, and...

Pros: A return to the darker side of Batman.

Cons: Perhaps too intense for younger children.

The Bottom Line: To the Batcave!

Review: Just yesterday, I managed to sneak away from the ever-busy world long enough to catch a showing of Batman Begins. I wasn t sure what to expect, though the reviews I had read seemed very positive indeed. In the end, I was swept away back into...

Pros: Script. Production value. Acting. The first half is phenomenal.

Cons: Typical last act.

The Bottom Line: The best Batman film yet.

Review: As the title hints, Batman Begins is not a sequel to the three (the latest previous attempt doesn't count) recent installments featuring the Caped Crusader, but rather a new dawn that unabashedly ignores any established precedents. The end...