Welcome to KIWIreviews - product reviews
•  click here to return to the homepage  •
Welcome visitor.Join us or log in

Product reviews on kiwireviews.nz : Saturday 30th March 2024 - 04:26:34

QuickSearch for:    What is QuickSearch?
QuickJump to:    What is QuickJump?
logon name: p/w:  

I want to:

You Are Here...

Home > Categories > Movies > Action > Batman Begins review

« National Aquarium of New Zealand reviewNational Aquarium of New ZealandWar of the Worlds reviewWar of the Worlds »

Score: 9.0/10  [1 review]
4 out of 5
ProdID: 624 - Batman Begins
Directed by Christopher Nolan

Batman Begins
Price:
 
Available:
June 2005

Batman Begins product reviews

Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.

He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.














Tags:
-none-
Other listings you may be interested in:
Shaolin SoccerShaolin Soccer
Rating: 8.3
KundunKundun
Rating: 10.0
Music and LyricsMusic and Lyrics
Rating: 7.5
AristocatsAristocats
Rating: 8.8
CasanovaCasanova
Rating: 8.8
Harry Potter: 6: The Half-Blood PrinceHarry Potter: 6: The Half-Blood Prince
Rating: 6.5
A Walk Among the TombstonesA Walk Among the Tombstones
Rating: 8.5
The WifeThe Wife
Rating: 8.3
The FavouriteThe Favourite
Rating: 10.0
Late NightLate Night
Rating: 7.0
RocketmanRocketman
Rating: 10.0
The VigilThe Vigil
Rating: 8.0
HenchmenHenchmen
Rating: 8.8

Product reviews...

Everyone is welcome to post a review. You will need to Join up or log in to post yours.

Click here to read the profile of tucker

Review by: tucker (Karl)
Dated: 6th of July, 2005

Link to this review Report this review

 

This Review: 9.0/10
Pay to see it again:
Score 8 out of 10
Attention Span:
Score 10 out of 10
Believeability:
Score 9 out of 10
Special Effects:
Score 9 out of 10

Batman 1 was funny, #2 was a definite sufferer of sequelitis, #3 was just plain corny and #4 wasn't much better (Let's face it, the car was hilarious, not fearsome!) So it was with some reluctance I agreed to go see #5 despite, or perhaps because of, it's record-breaking us$100million promotional budget. General rule of thumb for me is "The bigger the hype, the bigger the chance of crap."

The Opera that the Waynes go to see before their deaths is Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" (the Bat). This, and other such references, such as Bruce Wayne driving up in a Lamborghini Murci?lago (Murci?lago is Spanish for Bat), give the whole movie a slightly corny taste, but help to lighten the mood just before dramatic moments, giving a much improved 'shock' factor.

This Batmobile was built from the ground up, not based on any existing cars. Wanting to use as many practical effects as possible, Christopher Nolan told the production crew that he wanted the Batmobile to actually do its own stunts without camera trickery, CGI or models, and as a result, it really could take sharp turns at 60 miles per hour, brake to a complete stop on a moment's notice, and could even go into a rampless jump, clearing up to 40 feet in the air. They went through four Batmobiles during the course of the movie. When you consider that each one cost an estimated half a million UK pounds, that's a lot of Batmobile!

It seems while shooting on the streets of Chicago, a person actually crashed into the Batmobile. The driver was apparently drunk, and said he hit the car in a state of panic, believing the vehicle to be an invading alien spacecraft. Much of Batman's gear and apparel, including his cape and suit, is based on actual military technology, so perhaps Truth really is stranger than Fiction.

Speaking of strange, I swear that I never saw Ken Watanabe blink. It's kinda creepy, which is very fitting for his character, the most powerful assassin in the world. However, this makes the manner of his death a total anticlimax... powerful people should never die in mundane ways, no matter what side of the good-or-evil divider they reside on. But that's just my sense of dramatic justice speaking. Grin Icon

Also in the 'strange but funny' category, 9 of the main actors were from the UK! That's well over two thirds of the lead roles. The bit that makess it funny, is that they all played American characters, and they did it well! Christian Bale, who played the lead role of Bruce Wayne, continued using the American accent he'd adopted, even during interviews. He explained that he didn't want potential moviegoers to be confused about why Batman, an American institution, was being played by a Welshman.

Apparently, the script was written by David S. Goyer while he was also writing and preparing to direct Blade: Trinity (2004). He is a truely talented man, if that is true. Before the shooting began, Christopher Nolan invited the whole film crew to a private screening of Blade Runner (1982). After the film he said to the whole crew, "This is how we're going to make Batman." I would have to agree, the whole feel of the movie is dark, futuristic, gripping in a visceral way. it reaches down inside your psyche and gives it a good rattle, making it a highly engrosing movie indeed.

Overall, of all the Batman movies, this one is by far my favourite. It has the dark anger, the raw emotion, and none of the cornball supervillains. The Scarecrow is the only 'wierdo' in this movie, and he is revealed as a normal man, doing a job, and doing it well... but still just a normal man free of deformities. Physical ones, at least. Even if you thought the other Batman movies chomped the big kumera... go see this one. It will revitalise your good impressions of comicbook-crossovers.


Random listing from 'Movies'...

Score: 8.6
Product reviews for listing 5233: Horton Hears a Who!
Director: Jimmy Hayward

Product image for Horton Hears a Who!The makers of ICE AGE, and comedy giants Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, bring to life DR. SEUSS' beloved HORTON HEARS A WHO.

An imaginative elephant named Horton (Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the Mayor (Carell). Despite being ridiculed ... more...

Go to the listing

General Disclaimer...

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Checker - Do not copy content from this page. Creative Commons Licence All trademarks, images and copyrights on this site are owned by their respective companies.
KIWIreviews is an independent entity, part of the Knock Out News Group. This is a free public forum presenting user opinions on selected products, and as such the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of kiwireviews.nz and are protected under New Zealand law by the "Honest Opinion" clause of the Defamation Act of 1992. KIWIreviews accepts no liability for statements made on this site, on the premise that they have been submitted as the true and honest opinions of the individual posters. In most cases, prices and dates stated are approximate and should be considered as only guidelines.

"We know what the speed of light is, but what is the speed of darkness?"
unattributed