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Batman Begins
Jun. 17th, 2005 11:59 pmThis wasn't going to be a full review, but has ended up longer than planned!
In summary, it's flawed, but I liked all of it to varying degrees, and some parts I actively loved.
( Spoilers... )
Ultimately it's not a patch on the sombre graphic novel Batman: Year One, from which it borrows heavily in places, but it's still far and away the best translation of Batman to the big screen. It's all the more impressive when you consider that the previous movie, Batman and Robin, was so unbearably smug, cheesy and camp that it was actually unwatchable. I've still only seen the first ten minutes.
In summary, it's flawed, but I liked all of it to varying degrees, and some parts I actively loved.
( Spoilers... )
Ultimately it's not a patch on the sombre graphic novel Batman: Year One, from which it borrows heavily in places, but it's still far and away the best translation of Batman to the big screen. It's all the more impressive when you consider that the previous movie, Batman and Robin, was so unbearably smug, cheesy and camp that it was actually unwatchable. I've still only seen the first ten minutes.