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Batman Begins Details

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Years ago, a young boy watched a street thug murder his parents. His life went cold. He left the city for the Far East, where he trained. He grew strong. But so did the darkness. And now the man is returning to Gotham City. The black, boiling drive for vengeance will cause Bruce Wayne to create a terrifying alter-ego. .. Read more

Starring Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman
Director Christopher Nolan
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Batman Begins

Years ago, a young boy watched a street thug murder his parents. His life went cold. He left the city for the Far East, where he trained. He grew strong. But so did the darkness. And now the man is returning to Gotham City. The black, boiling drive for vengeance will cause Bruce Wayne to create a terrifying alter-ego. Millionaire playboy will become a dark creature of the night. But which is the mask...?

Starring Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Gary Oldman, Lucy Russell, Sara Stewart
Director Christopher Nolan
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 20 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 20 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 12.gif
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language English
Dubbed German
Hearing-impaired English, German
Subtitles Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Icelandic
Released DVD: 21 Oct 2005
Blu-ray: 14 Jul 2008
HD DVD: 20 Nov 2006
Production year: 2005
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (7) of Batman Begins

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  • 75 out of 82 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Utterly Brilliant....

    Having just returned from the cinema, I felt I had to write a review for Hollywood's best blockbuster in ages. Batman Begins is, as you would expect, a film that depicts how Bruce Wayne became the 'Bat'. The film has a fantastic mix of action, storytelling and homur that keeps the pace chopping along nicely. The special FX are excellent and the Bat-Mobile is just cool. I have to admit, the one thing that I thought stood out the most is the very dark nature of the film (which it should be!), it worked really well and there were some moments that younger viewers or those of a sensitive nature might find a bit spooky. The cast list was top notch, as was the acting and directing. All in all, I have not enjoyed a trip to the cinema as much in a long time and I would strongly urge you to see this on the big screen. However, no matter when or where you simply must watch this film... its the best blockbuster that Hollywood has produced in a very long time - very highly recommended ;o)

      • Mark from Berkshire
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Batman Returns!

    Good job, Mr Nolan, good job. At last we have an intelligent, well-made thriller added to the Batman genre. Spends a fair, and necessary, time on actually attempting to explain why a billionaire orphan of murdered parents would stalk common criminals in a military tank whilst sporting rubber ears and a six-foot latex cape. Works for me.

      • Crumpy from Wirral, UK
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    Batman Bale caught snoozing

    • 22 May 2009

    Batman star Christian Bale ruined his first ever scene as the caped superhero by falling asleep on set. The actor claims he never suffers nerves on set, and is so calm during movie shoots, he's often snoozing when the cameras roll. Bale tells GQ magazine, "I fall asleep on sets all the time. I've done it in the middle of scenes. In Batman Begins, in the first scene I had with Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, I fell asleep. I was meant to be waking up, so I laid down and just fell asleep. "I... Read more

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