Batman Begins
Our quest to re-watch some of the seminal films of Cillian Murphy's young career led to a rental of Batman Begins. We originally saw this one in the theater. I remember being really excited at the prospect of Christopher Nolan taking over the franchise and returning it to a darker more realistic (for a super hero movie) vision which has been in steady decline since Burton. And basing it on a work of Frank Miller didn't hurt anything either.
It was still good, still well made, still well directed to avoid the Tommy Lee Jones over-acting and the cartoon-ish special effects. Katie Holes did nothing for us and Christian Bale really didn't have the opportunity to stand out (the breathy batman voice kinda sucked, Bruce Wayne was overly-bland) but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I will eagerly wait for the next film in the series, and I want to watch the Prestige, but we may have seen the end of Batman Begins. Oh and I am happy to report that Cillian is now recognizable with his long hair and dreamy eyes. He was sufficiently creepy as ScareCrow. Polite and charming while at the same time evil and a dick as he deals with Kate's assistant D.A. More on Cillian to come.
Our quest to re-watch some of the seminal films of Cillian Murphy's young career led to a rental of Batman Begins. We originally saw this one in the theater. I remember being really excited at the prospect of Christopher Nolan taking over the franchise and returning it to a darker more realistic (for a super hero movie) vision which has been in steady decline since Burton. And basing it on a work of Frank Miller didn't hurt anything either.
It was still good, still well made, still well directed to avoid the Tommy Lee Jones over-acting and the cartoon-ish special effects. Katie Holes did nothing for us and Christian Bale really didn't have the opportunity to stand out (the breathy batman voice kinda sucked, Bruce Wayne was overly-bland) but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I will eagerly wait for the next film in the series, and I want to watch the Prestige, but we may have seen the end of Batman Begins. Oh and I am happy to report that Cillian is now recognizable with his long hair and dreamy eyes. He was sufficiently creepy as ScareCrow. Polite and charming while at the same time evil and a dick as he deals with Kate's assistant D.A. More on Cillian to come.
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