Batman Begins

Pros: Stellar cast, fast paced plot, excellent psychology. Action, Action, Action.
Cons: The Batmobile looks like a radio controlled toy.

Batman Begins by Chistopher Nolan is bold restrart of a great movie franchise. They do it in comics, why not in movies? Originally conceived by Bob Kane, the Dark Knight returns in a slick, well written action movie that still manages to mine the ...

Pros: several words to live by; great action; self-discovery
Cons: way too many previews

"I'll have to get a car like that." Officer Gordon says this when he sees the very cool Batmobile - it just doesn't fit. Gordon is above that - or at least, he lives in Gotham, the largest city with the most stuff in the country, according to Liam ...

Pros: Great action, raw & gritty feel, and yes, the dark atmosphere is back.
Cons: A little too raw, but it's worth it.

I won't say how I got to watch Batman Begins on DVD, but I really, really loved it, so much I had to review it in detail while I was watching it. Also the more I began to watch it, the more I realized that this isn't so much of a prequel as a new ...

Pros: Bale, Hauer, Freeman, Wilkinson, Neeson
Cons: Slow, Scarecrow, too different, Oldman miscast

Disillusioned billionaire orphan Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is taken out of an Asian prison by the dapper but mysterious Ducard (Liam Neeson), who wants the billionaire to forgo all the anger and hostility and train to become a member of the mysterious ...

Pros: Nearly everything
Cons: Almost nothing

Not since the days of the original Batman feature film adaptation back in 1989 have fans of the Cape Crusader experienced joy with the venerable franchise on the big screen. Burton’s follow-up to the perennial favorite entitled Batman Returns did ...

Pros: Realistic and complex characters, a brilliant look, great direction, and ingenious action sequences.
Cons: At times, things move a little too fast and it becomes easy to get confused.

As soon as Adam West put on the cape and donned the pointy bat ears, it was all over. Well, maybe that's not fair; the Comics Code poisoned Batman first. But Batman's image as a dark, gothic vigilante prowling the moonlit streets and meting out justice ...

Pros: Faithful adaptation. Good story. Good acting. Real effects (not CGI).
Cons: Action sequences hard to follow.

I must confess that I grew up as a fan of Batman comics. I collected them until shortly after college, and have very strong opinions on how Batman should be portrayed in film. However, I'm also a movie fan, and understand the necessary elements for a ...

Pros: More realistic than the last set; solid acting; great set-up for future sequels.
Cons: Katie Holmes (sorry, Katie)

A few years ago, the big buzzword in the movies was “rebooting,” as in taking an established franchise and starting over from scratch instead of producing another sequel. It worked in most cases, and is still taking place today (like the planned new ...

Pros: Characterization of Batman, Direction, Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman
Cons: Close up action sequences.

Introduction Batman has been one of the most popular comic strip series. For such a popular series the adaptations on the big and small screen have not done justice. The TV series was more of a comedy than a serious characterization of Batman. ...

Pros: Strong acting, smart script
Cons: None worth mention

It’s been sixteen years since Batman first graced the big screen, and the character’s legacy (in Hollywood, anyway) has been in a downward slide ever since. Tim Burton’s original vision of the Dark Knight and the world around him is arguably the greatest ...

Pros: Very dark and evil like batman should be.
Cons: For those that are impatient, the story takes awhile to build.

I came into this movie EXPECTING it to be amazing. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint. With a cast including Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Liam Neeson, the cast itself was poised to make the film without even the ...

Pros: Practically Everything
Cons: Nothing, except for Katie Holmes maybe

In 1989, director Tim Burton gave us Batman, with Michael Keaton in the title role and Jack Nicholson as The Joker. The film was a huge hit and become that year’s top grossing film. Two years later, Burton came back ...

Pros: Costume, phenomenal cast, great story, cool setting, and great directing.
Cons: Ugly bat mobile, some fighting sequences are just a mere blur, none.

This is only the beginning to perhaps another great superhero franchise based on the popular DC comic superhero—Batman. As I grew up, Batman was my favorite out of all the superheroes because he doesn’t have powers through mutated DNA but he just a ...

Pros: Everything about this movie was amazing...
Cons: I wish it had gone on for hours.

If there was ever any doubt that Joel Schumacher ruined the "Batman" franchise, this film certainly puts those doubts to rest. Remember back, if you can, to the days when Batman was more than a glitzy, cornball comedic, as portrayed in both "Batman ...

Pros: good plot, excellent pacing
Cons: typicall prequel screw ups

I like the rest had seen the previews and debated about it. Would the Batman movie series be gloriously reborn or would it crash in flames. Batman's last two outings Batman Forever and Batman and Robin where serious letdowns after the first two. It is ...