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Title: Batman Begins
Post by: Kal EL on June 15, 2005, 08:14:15 AM
This movie is the fuckin' shit period. No questions asked. As Comic Book Guy would say on the Simpsons, "Best (comic)movie ever!"
See this fuckin film ya'll. See it, fuck everything else. See it. Bale is Batman homey, for real.

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Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Rampant on June 15, 2005, 08:55:20 AM
yeah im hearing amazing things about this movie.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Kal EL on June 15, 2005, 09:14:58 AM
its all true. when he speaks in that suit, you know he is the real batman. I saw the 12 midnight show and it was worth it. People were clapping, screaming and yelling at the end of the movie.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: TheDeli on June 15, 2005, 09:24:42 AM
Sounds like it should be superb, heard good thing about & it looks good

Need to check this out at the w/e
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Ðøšïå on June 15, 2005, 09:29:13 AM
might check it out. not at the top of the list for summer releases for me though.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over on June 15, 2005, 10:21:46 AM
Im not really eager to see this movie since every Batman movie was a huge let down,all of them sucked.But since Im hearing only good things about this part I might actually see it.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Kal EL on June 15, 2005, 10:28:14 AM
This movie stands on its own, period. Nothing like the other films.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Sikotic™ on June 15, 2005, 11:19:12 AM
7:25pm @ AMC 16 theaters in Burbank, botches.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: eS El Duque on June 15, 2005, 11:23:54 AM
I'm gonna watch it..i heard it's based on the Year One ..should be good  8)
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: The Watcher on June 15, 2005, 06:05:52 PM
its heavily based on year one, they were actually gonna call the movie 'batman: year one'
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Caution2006 on June 15, 2005, 06:09:46 PM
i'll sit down and rape you while Overseer video tapes you...
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: AlerG on June 15, 2005, 06:10:42 PM
ebert gave it 4/4 stars, peace.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Javier on June 15, 2005, 07:49:13 PM
    If you guys dont have this film at the top of your summer list then your going to be missing not only the best Batman movie, one of the best comic adaptations, but one of the best films of the year.  What makes this movie good?  Well for me it has to be how Batman's story was told and directed.  The kid Bruce Wayne did a very good job. Also, the movie doesnt seem like a comic bookbut it plays more like a serious film with a shitload of action and a very dark feel to it.  Just cool


Check out the great reviews at Rotten Tomatoes
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: eS El Duque on June 15, 2005, 08:29:48 PM
GREAT FUCKIN MOVIE...the opening scene gave me goosebumps

Finally...a Batman movie we fans can be proud of.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: SlickPants on June 15, 2005, 08:38:22 PM
this movie fuckin rocked, i'd caught it at midnight.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 15, 2005, 10:07:44 PM
Great movie, I just got back from seeing it.  They changed a lot of things for the better, which I was happy to see.  The batmobile which I was at first skeptical about, was pretty cool.

























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I like the subtle changes they made, to make it more true to the comic.  For instance, Batman doesn't whisper all the time now, he yells and screams in people's faces, that's the Dark Knight from the comic books, less mysterious, but more aggressive.  The touch at the end with Gordon was of course what I was waiting for the whole movie (particularly during the Arkaham escape), so that was nice.  Ultimately I think it was brave to use Ras al Ghul as your lead villian, I can't believe they pulled that off so well, because he's so un-comic... you'd think they'd stick with guys like the Scarecrow and such, but they pulled it off very well.  Michael Caine is perfect as Alfred.  Morgan Freeman was a delight to watch, like always.  Bale pulled it off, too.  The only real qualm I have with the movie is I'm not crazy about the design of the new mask, but eh. 
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Sikotic™ on June 16, 2005, 01:05:14 AM
The new mask does make his face look fat, but whatever, great fuckin movie. I actually like it better than the first Batman. The new joker won't be able to top Jack Nicholson, but it will be a great movie. Best movie of the summer so far. We gotta see how War of the Worlds plays out.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Kal EL on June 16, 2005, 07:37:46 AM
i think that this new joker will be written like the REAL joker from the comics and not some over the top cat. this next joker like the new batman is one for the books if they cast whose been mentioned.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 16, 2005, 07:59:09 AM
I dunno, I think the Joker from the comic books is much more over the top than Jack Nicholson was. 
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Don Seer on June 16, 2005, 08:02:39 AM


i read in the paper that mark hamill is down to play the joker in the follow up.. he already does the voices for the cartoon
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 16, 2005, 08:07:54 AM
Thank god, finally more work for him.  That would be great!
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Don Seer on June 16, 2005, 08:10:09 AM
he's always worked.. just a lot of TV and voice stuff especially cartoons.. he's done some quite big toon roles... . :(

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Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Shallow on June 16, 2005, 08:34:28 AM
i think that this new joker will be written like the REAL joker from the comics and not some over the top cat. this next joker like the new batman is one for the books if they cast whose been mentioned.


Who's the "real" Joker? Over the past 65 years between Batman issue 1 where Joker debuted and Batman issue 615 where Joker supposively kills Batsy's childhood friend, where Bats almost kills Joker, the Joker character has changed so many times. There is no continuity over the past 60+ years. They could make the Joker anything from a soft spoken pure evil maniac to an laughing clown that is more or less harmless and still claim to be true to the comic. As long as it works in the next movie, I'll be fine with it.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 16, 2005, 08:39:16 AM
^ all the old comics are irrelevant because it's pre-crisis.


Anyways, Mark Hamill would be good for it, but O all he's done is a bunch of Cartoons! I'm talking real video acting, not voice acting.  It'll be cool to SEE him again. 
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Don Seer on June 16, 2005, 09:04:51 AM
oh he did that game.. Wing Commander.. it was weird seeing him in that!..

poor guy's typecast as luke skywalker...

even worse.. he opted to be paid for star wars instead of getting a percentage as he thought the film would flop!... doh!!!
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: AlerG on June 16, 2005, 09:41:45 AM
so is there going to be another one, am i gettting that right, peace.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 16, 2005, 09:42:31 AM
^ The percentage thing is the way to go! I didn't know they did that back then.

Tom Cruise made a fortune off of Mission Impossible by doing it that way, then Will Smith did it the same with with Ali. 
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Bch on June 16, 2005, 07:57:37 PM
think this one will be better then the `1st?
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: ToOoOoN!!! on June 16, 2005, 08:23:41 PM
the 2 first batman movie was pretty dope,they where directed by Tim Burton and when they change director...it fell off
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Garth Brooks on June 16, 2005, 08:53:26 PM
its ight but they need a superman remake
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Sikotic™ on June 16, 2005, 09:11:33 PM
oh he did that game.. Wing Commander.. it was weird seeing him in that!..

poor guy's typecast as luke skywalker...

even worse.. he opted to be paid for star wars instead of getting a percentage as he thought the film would flop!... doh!!!

OUCH! I'm sure the guy is doing fin financially, but looks back at that decision and gets pissed.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 16, 2005, 09:24:59 PM
think this one will be better then the `1st?

Yeah, I'd even say it's better than the first, if you can believe that.  It's really good. 
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Suffice on June 17, 2005, 01:01:39 AM
its ight but they need a superman remake
they're already making Superman
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Kal EL on June 17, 2005, 06:52:31 AM
i think that this new joker will be written like the REAL joker from the comics and not some over the top cat. this next joker like the new batman is one for the books if they cast whose been mentioned.


Who's the "real" Joker? Over the past 65 years between Batman issue 1 where Joker debuted and Batman issue 615 where Joker supposively kills Batsy's childhood friend, where Bats almost kills Joker, the Joker character has changed so many times. There is no continuity over the past 60+ years. They could make the Joker anything from a soft spoken pure evil maniac to an laughing clown that is more or less harmless and still claim to be true to the comic. As long as it works in the next movie, I'll be fine with it.
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My point was that any Joker that they use that has roots in the history of the mythology is better than what Tim Burton did. Joker never killed Btaman's parents. As far as a story idea, i hope that they use some of the story from the "The Killing Joke" to explain his character. That was the best Joker origin ever, IMO.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Don Seer on June 17, 2005, 06:54:50 AM

killing joke is great :)

that shit with the beam of light is nuts..
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Kal EL on June 17, 2005, 07:00:55 AM
Seer, I can just see Batman and Joker talking at the carnival with Joker dead serious delivering lines.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Don Seer on June 17, 2005, 07:35:26 AM

man its been years since i read that book..

i read Dark Knight Returns again not too long ago.. i'm in the process of decorating at home, and soon i'll have my lil collection of graphic novels accessible again  :)

I should read "a death in the family" again too
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: E. J. Rizo on June 17, 2005, 08:40:13 AM
this movie was great im so glad they took it back to being more dark and gothic i fuckin hated the last few movies with that futuristic bright ass light shit.......although i really enjoyed this movie.... it does not beat the first film with the joker that movie is a classic and always will be......that casting was perfect the director was amazing one of my favorites.......i just hope if they do make a second one with the joker that it lives up to the first one........but so far this last one has........great film.   im happy i can acctually enjoy a batman film once again.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Eddie G. on June 17, 2005, 10:35:22 AM
Damn I cant wait to see this, Im going on Monday.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Kal EL on June 17, 2005, 12:45:54 PM

man its been years since i read that book..

i read Dark Knight Returns again not too long ago.. i'm in the process of decorating at home, and soon i'll have my lil collection of graphic novels accessible again  :)

I should read "a death in the family" again too
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that would be my number 2 all time Joker story. He was bad as fuck in that one!
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Ozir on June 17, 2005, 01:00:49 PM
"Begins" definitely saved the franchise.  The movie is dope.

I gotta get me one of those briefcases and a potato-sack mask.  :o

Two thumbs up.

Not better than the first Batman though.
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Don Seer on June 17, 2005, 01:11:24 PM
random fact.. did ya'll know that new batmobile was made in england..

everyone in america said it was impossible to build with the way they wanted the front axle...




also.. has anyone of you who has seen this, seen The Machininst? coz dude was fucking WEIRD in that movie
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: LyRiCaL_G on June 17, 2005, 06:19:59 PM
the film was sick!

i like the way they like made it believable, its on par with the 1st in my opinion.....cuz that was more comic feeling but this was like made in a way it wouldnt even have to be a comic book, like u couldnt tell, but its what kinda made it sick without goin away from wat batman is....

oh and i agree with wat other cats said, when i first saw the batmobile i wasnt sure but once he started coastin it like a muthafucka i was on some "dayyyum i gotta cop me one of those!"

oh and katie holmes was on some other shit, after all the shit he did, she still bitchin!

sick film tho still........
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 17, 2005, 07:27:12 PM
random fact.. did ya'll know that new batmobile was made in england..

everyone in america said it was impossible to build with the way they wanted the front axle...

Well, Americans have bigger dicks. 
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Trauma-san on June 17, 2005, 07:27:56 PM
the film was sick!

i like the way they like made it believable, its on par with the 1st in my opinion.....cuz that was more comic feeling but this was like made in a way it wouldnt even have to be a comic book, like u couldnt tell, but its what kinda made it sick without goin away from wat batman is....

oh and i agree with wat other cats said, when i first saw the batmobile i wasnt sure but once he started coastin it like a muthafucka i was on some "dayyyum i gotta cop me one of those!"

oh and katie holmes was on some other shit, after all the shit he did, she still bitchin!

I laughed out loud when she slapped him. 
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: ecrazy on June 18, 2005, 01:05:44 AM
The new mask does make his face look fat, but whatever, great fuckin movie. I actually like it better than the first Batman. The new joker won't be able to top Jack Nicholson, but it will be a great movie. Best movie of the summer so far. We gotta see how War of the Worlds plays out.
Wasnt This Ment To Be A Prequal??? I dont think they are going to make another batman...
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Don Jacob on June 18, 2005, 01:31:54 AM
that would suck, but like a few other people said the first two batmans are still the best ones


overall this movie was pretty damn good, the only beef i have with it is it got a little slow at times
Title: Re: Batman Begins
Post by: Sikotic™ on June 20, 2005, 09:10:52 PM

also.. has anyone of you who has seen this, seen The Machininst? coz dude was fucking WEIRD in that movie

Watched that last night. Unbelievable movie.