Riddle me this: Batman vs. Batman Begins- Which do you like better?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 17:08
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:52 PM

Batman Begins was gritty, and dark an' all, however they went way overboard on the psychological stuff for me. Great lines, though, about him not understanding the mind of the villain and such.
But I kinda felt like I was watchin' a James Bond flick at times. The director's good, but the look on that kid's face when his parents got killed in the first film still haunts me; the kid in BB didn't seem as lost and alone. And Alfred in the first had a more father-like relation to Bruce, which I liked. And I liked the disconnected feel Keaton gave to the Batman, as if the costume itself gave him his abilities (in his mind).
Plus: NO ONE will pass Nicholson on the bad-guy-highway.
I dunno, I think it's sometimes a mistake to try to get so super-realistic making a super-hero movie, it's a really fine line to walk.

All in all, a great movie, but still a close 2nd to the first, IMHO.

Chrisisall, with bats in his belfry.

ECGORDON

Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:40 PM

No doubt about it in my mind. Batman Begins is the better film.

LADYSHELLEY

Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:47 PM

Batman Begins by far.

Why?

It's focused on the hero instead of the villain
Christian Bale makes a very convincing Batman
Better set design
Believable villains
Gary Oldman as Gordon

Lady Shelley
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GIANTEVILHEAD

Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:49 PM

Batman Begins is the best Batman film, it's the only live action Batman film that's better than Mask of the Phantasm.

"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam

JOSSISAGOD

Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:51 PM

Batman Begins, HANDS DOWN! the greatest Batman movie ever! it was a hell of a lot grittier and darker than the original. It really did an excellent job with the Batman back story. I loved it! Christian Bale made Batman what he always should have been.

MEANGOLDFISH

Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:57 PM

Batman Begins stomps all of the other Batman movies into the ground. In fact, the only thing that it doesn't do a trillion times better than every other Batman movie is, well, Jack Nicholson was an amazing Joker. That aside, Batman begins does everything way, waaaayyy better than the other Batman movies.

even though Christian Bale did overact like crazy while he was Batman

JOSSISAGOD

Sunday, October 23, 2005 10:19 PM

I completely agree on all counts but one, I don't think Christian Bale over acted when he was Batman, his voice and over all tone and mannerisms changed for good reasons HE WAS BATMAN FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD! NO ONE tops Jack Nicholson as The Joker. of course I could be wrong about Christian I guess I wasn't paying as close attention as you were, meangoldfish.

CALHOUN

Sunday, October 23, 2005 10:28 PM

I agree Batman Begins was the best Batman film ever!.

I hope they make a sequel with the same cast, crew, writer & director.

CHRISISALL

Sunday, October 23, 2005 10:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Giantevilhead:
Batman Begins is the best Batman film, it's the only live action Batman film that's better than Mask of the Phantasm.

That's sayin' a lot.
I rented it tonight, I'll post my review in 24.
I loved the first one; I'm gonna be tough on BB, we'll see...

Chrisisallbatty

RYCE

Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:13 PM

I actually liked Batman better. I've grown up with it (gotta love the Joker!). I did like Batman Begins' grittiness and showing the origins of Batman, but there's something about the original that just stands out. Maybe it's like in Star Wars: I never liked how things that were supposed to happen in the past had better technology than in the future of a 'verse just because the movie that was sent in the past was made later, so the technology of making the film was better.

No power in the 'verse can stop me!

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