Welcome to BATMAN FILM CELEBRATION WEEK!
We reach the film that redeemed BATMAN for many...this movie had a huuuge hurdle to get over...it had to prove Batman wasn't the lame guy from the terrible previous movie. Oh and it did.
Batman Begins is perhaps the most "Batman centric" movie...many of the others focus a lot on the villains but in this one BATMAN is the focus...it's a detailed character study of Bruce Wayne & his transformation into the great Bat.
Now initially the box office didn't impress Warner Bros & the sequel plans weren't concrete...but BATMAN BEGINS did excellently on home video (DVD & VHS) sales...this told Warner Bros that the film must've been loved as people are buying it in droves on Home Video...it kinda motivated them to give the go ahead for the sequel and the rest is as they say...history.
With The Dark Knight Returns so close it's time to REWATCH the old Batman movies & rate them. Todays movie to rate is BATMAN BEGINS!
PLEASE watch this with us...as it's the start of the Nolan Trilogy of Bat films which ENDS in 2 days!!!!
If you remember it rate it, or watch it to hold you off till the sun RISES on July 20th!
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Timetable for BATMAN FILM CELEBRATION WEEK:
--------------- Burton's -------------------
13th July - BATMAN RETURNS (1992)
Then we will move on...
--------------- Animated Series/Movies ------------
14th July - BATMAN : The Animated Series
15th July - BATMAN : Mask Of Phantasm
Moving on...
--------------- Schumacher's -------------------
--------------- Nolan's -------------------
So we will do BATMAN & ROBIN today & end with THE DARK KNIGHT RISES rating thread on 20th July...exciting times are ahead for us fellow rodents!
