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Batman Begins [Fullscreen]

Actor(s): Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
Director(s): Christopher Nolan
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Children in Peril
Movie Release: 2005
DVD Release: 10/18/2005
Format: DVD - Color,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Studio: Warner Home Video
Total Copies: 9
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Action Thriller, Superhero Film, Crime Drama
See Also: Batman Begins [Widescreen], Batman Begins [Widescreen], Batman Begins [UMD for PSP], Batman Begins [HD DVD], Batman Begins [Blu-ray], Batman Begins [Limited Edition], Batman Begins [Blu-ray] [With Book], Batman Begins [Widescreen/Fullscreen]

DVD Synopsis

The origins of the Caped Crusader of Gotham City are finally brought to the big screen in this new adaptation of the perennially popular comic-book series. The young Bruce Wayne (Gus Lewis) leads a privileged life as the son of wealthy, philanthropist parents, both of whom stress their commitment to improving the lives of the citizens of crime-ridden Gotham City. After his mother and father are murdered by a mugger, however, Wayne grows into an impudent young man (Christian Bale), full of rage and bent on retribution until encouraged by his childhood sweetheart, Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes), to search for answers beyond his own personal vendettas. Wayne eventually finds discipline in the Far East under the tutelage of Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows who guides him in the study of martial arts -- and the ways in which an ordinary man can hone his senses to an almost superhuman acuity. After seven years away from Gotham, Wayne returns, determined to bring peace and safety back to the city. With the help of his faithful manservant, Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine), and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a scientist at his late father's corporation, Wayne develops a secret identity as Batman, a masked fighter for justice. But when a shady psychiatrist (Cillian Murphy) joins forces with the criminal underworld, Wayne realizes that putting an end to their nefarious plans will be very difficult indeed. Batman Begins also features Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordon and Tom Wilkinson as the crime boss Carmine Falcone. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Christian Bale - Batman/Bruce Wayne
Liam Neeson - Henri Ducard
Katie Holmes - Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman - Jim Gordon

Member Movie Reviews

Brian M. from LOS ANGELES, CA wrote on 7/5/2008...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Brings Batman to life better than ever. Worth seeing again and again.

Shim F. wrote on 2/18/2008...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Batman Begins,
is AWESOME.
It's better than Sipderman any day.
There is a lot of action in this movie.
This movie had me on the edge of my chair.
I can't wait for number two. "The dark Night"
Batman Begins is soo cool.
The effects aren't cheap or chessy.
TherE good.
I enjoyed this movie.

Aimee M. (AimeeM) wrote on 2/8/2008...

0 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

This movie is a typical Super Hero/Action movie. If you like that sort of thing, you'll like this enough.

Alex D. (SwapaGoat) from STERLING HTS, MI wrote on 11/28/2007...

6 of 7 member(s) found this review helpful.

Fantastic movie! Christopher Nolan (Director; Memento, The Prestige, Insomnia) completely reinvented the Batman movies and is NOT a continuation of the 90's series at all. It’s about time a Batman fan directs the movies, unlike Burton.

A wonderful tale that demonstrates, accurately, the birth and motivation that drives Batman to being. Truly demonstrates that Batman is a human, without any supernatural abilities, but has a deep desire to bring justice to Gotham City. BB correctly shows the death of Bruce Wayne’s parents to be the desperate act of a homeless man instead of the Joker as portrayed in 1989’s Batman.

This movie reignited my childhood love of the capped crusader. The sequel “The Dark Knight” comes out to theatres July 18, 2008 and will feature nearly all major characters reprising their roll except, thankfully, Maggie Gyllenhaal (Stranger than Fiction, Secretary, Adaptation) taking over for the less than adequate Katie Holms as Rachel Dawes.