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Sales Rank: 178
Category: DVD
Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
Director: Christopher Nolan
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
Brand: BALE,CHRISTIAN
Label: Warner Home Video
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 140 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 012569594159
UPC: 012569594159
EAN: 0012569594159
ASIN: B00005JNJV
Release Date: October 18, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: June 15, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
In an effort to deal with the death of his parents years before, a young Bruce Wayne travels the world in search of answers and comes back to Gotham City with the skills necessary to fight the injustices around him.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 14-FEB-2006
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com
Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins tells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees Western civilization following the murder of his parents. He is taken in by a mysterious instructor named Ducard (Liam Neeson in another mentor role) and urged to become a ninja in the League of Shadows, but he instead returns to his native Gotham City resolved to end the mob rule that is strangling it. But are there forces even more sinister at hand? Cowritten by the team of David S. Goyer (a veteran comic book writer) and director Christopher Nolan (Memento), Batman Begins is a welcome return to the grim and gritty version of the Dark Knight, owing a great debt to the graphic novels that preceded it. It doesn't have the razzle dazzle, or the mass appeal, of Spider-Man 2 (though the Batmobile is cool), and retelling the origin means it starts slowly, like most "first" superhero movies. But it's certainly the best Bat-film since Burton's original, and one of the best superhero movies of its time. Bale cuts a good figure as Batman, intense and dangerous but with some of the lightheartedness Michael Keaton brought to the character. Michael Caine provides much of the film's humor as the family butler, Alfred, and as the love interest, Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek) is surprisingly believable in her first adult role. Also featuring Gary Oldman as the young police officer Jim Gordon, Morgan Freeman as a Q-like gadgets expert, and Cillian Murphy as the vile Jonathan Crane. --David Horiuchi Batman at Amazon.com 
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1203 more reviews...
 fall short of my expectations September 7, 2008
I'm looking forward to see the visual quality the same like as "Casino Royal". But, this film has fallen short of my expectations. The qulity of visual is so little bit better than DVD. But,"Dark Night" trailer would be help soothe my nerves. This trailer has a very shrpness and excellent visual side. So, I look forward to wait the release of "Dark Night".
Anyway, This film has a ordinary sound, visual and so on.
If you would be a crazy BATMAN fan, you must be purchase this title. But, If you were not, I would not recommand to buy this disc.
 Movie: 4.75/5 Picture Quality: 3.25~4.5/5 Sound Quality: 4.75/5 Extras: 4/5 September 6, 2008
Version: U.S.A / Region Free
Format: Blu-ray
VC-1 BD-50
Running time: 2:20:02
Movie size: 23,79 GB
Disc size: 35,11 GB
Average Video Bit Rate: 13.69 Mbps
English Dolby TrueHD - 1551Kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
English / Japanese / French / Portuguese / Spanish DD 640 Kbps
Subtitles : English / Japanese / Chinese / French / Korean / Portuguese / Spanish
The Dark Knight IMAX Prologue (Picture Quality: 4.5/5)
VC-1
Running time: 0:06:37
Movie size: 1,23 GB
Average video bit rate: 22.91 Mbps
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps
#"Genesis of the Bat" (SD, 15 minutes)
#"Batman: The Journey Begins" (SD, 14 minutes)
#"Path to Discovery" (SD, 14 minutes)
#"Saving Gotham City" (SD, 13 minutes)
#"Shaping Mind and Body" (SD, 13 minutes)
#"Gotham City Rises" (SD, 13 minutes)
#"Cape and Cowl" (SD, 8 minutes)
#"Batman: The Tumbler" (SD, 14 minutes)
#Still Gallery (SD)
#Confidential Files (SD)
#MTV Special: "Tankman Begins" (SD)
#Theatrical Trailer (HD)
Format: HD DVD
VC-1 HD-30
Running time: 2:19:54
Movie size: 19,85 GB
Disc size: 26,63 GB
Average Video Bit Rate: 13.70 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 16-bit English
DDPlus 5.1 640Kbps English
Incredible film, above average blu-ray September 5, 2008
Batman Begins is an all time favorite of mine and one I wanted to have on blu-ray. The transfer is excellent. At 1080p at 73" (Mitsubishi 2008 DLP) the picuture is stunning. No macroblocking in fast scenes (like in the DVD release). Audio sounds amazing in 7.1.
However the extras are a bit slim.
 Batman Begins September 2, 2008
Batman Begins is a really good movie. I enjoyed it because it wasn't like the comic book depictions I have seen in the past. It was more for an adult audience and showed how he got to be Batman and why. It didn't have all the silly, stupid things that the old movies had. It was more like a drama and my whole family really enjoyed it. Christian Bale was excellent as Batman and everyone in the movie did a terrific job.
 Reviewing defective merchandise September 2, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
No real review here, product was defective, so was replacement. Purchased elsewhere with more satistactory results.
Still waiting for my refund....
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