June 27, 2005

Batman Begins

I saw it on Friday- a generally strong effort, though it took awhile to get going at the beginning. Christian Bale was the most convincing Batman by far, and for once the effects contributed to the movie rather than detracting.

Katie Holmes? Not as bad as everyone says, and absolutely no worse than Uma Thurman in "Batman & Robin." Still, this whole Cruise thing has forever ruined her for me.

All in all, better than each of the Joel Schumacher films, but not as good as either of the Tim Burton efforts.

And speaking of Burton- I'd been dreading his "Willy Wonka" remake, but judging by the trailer, it looks incredible. And coming off his masterpiece "Big Fish," I trust Burton can do something well with the material. Even with non-suspendered Oompa-Loompas.

Posted by Stephen Silver at June 27, 2005 01:13 AM
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"Katie Holmes? Not as bad as everyone says, and absolutely no worse than Uma Thurman in 'Batman & Robin.'"

Whoa, how's that for a backhanded compliment.

"All in all, better than each of the Joel Schumacher films, but not as good as either of the Tim Burton efforts."

I have to disagree. While both of Burton's films were visually stunning and I thought they were quite excellent, this one really captured the essence of Batman in a way even those films didn't. Just IMHO, of course.

Posted by: Dave J at June 27, 2005 11:00 AM

I saw there was one comment, and I was sure it was going to be Sheila drooling over your mention of Oompa loompas.

Posted by: Emily at June 27, 2005 03:23 PM
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