Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins tells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken WatanabeDirected By: Christopher Nolan
In retrospect, Batman Begins is perhaps even more of a towering achievement than we first realised. Arriving eight years after the franchise-killing Batman & Robin, it managed to not only shine fresh light on the Batman franchise, but also emerge as a template for what a top notch comic book movie should be. Much of the credit, of course, should go to the pairing of ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Christian Bale, Gary OldmanDirected By: Christopher Nolan
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins. Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson, Katie HolmesDirected By: Christopher Nolan
Manufacturer: Image EntertainmentStarring: John Holmes, John Dullaghan, L.G. Allard, Jesse Moreno, Sandy DempseyDirected By: Laurence Merrick, Mario d'Alcala, Modunk Phreezer, William Edwards
