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Batman Begins (HD-DVD)

Christian Bale (actor), Katie Holmes (actor) and Christopher Nolan (director)

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Review

Uncut, 08/01/2005, p.126, "This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots."

Entertainment Weekly, 06/24/2005, p.137-138, "[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..."

Rolling Stone, 11/03/2005, p.108, 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..."

Uncut, 01/01/2006, p.82-83, Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch."

Rolling Stone, 12/01/2005, p.92, Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "Gotham looks lived in, not art-directed, and Bale creates a hero of haunted fire."

Film Comment, 11/01/2005, p.78, "[B]rooding, carefully crafted, and comparatively low-tech....Mr. Bale brings true gravity and pathos to the task at hand."

Ultimate DVD, 08/01/2007, p.90, 4 stars out of 5 -- "Nolan's Year One reinvention of the franchise is largely about ambiance and mood....A more sober study in psychology..."

USA Today, 06/17/2005, p.9E, "Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989."

New York Times, 06/15/2005, p.E1, "[T]his tense, effective iteration of Bob Kane's original comic book owes its power and pleasures to a director who takes his material seriously and to a star who shoulders that seriousness with ease."

Sight and Sound, 08/01/2005, p.40-41, "[I]t's the flair of the set pieces that really impresses....The film delivers a pleasingly robust sense of spectacle....It is a welcome new beginning."

Title Note

Theatrical Release: June 15, 2005

Release Note

HD-DVD Features:

Elite Red HD Case
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound MLP 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French (Quebec), Latin Spanish
Subtitles - English SDH, English, French, Latin Spanish - Optional
Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes - 1. "In-Movie Experience! Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer and Others Recall the Movie's Backstories as You Watch"
2. "Tankman Begins: A BATMAN BEGINS Spoof"
3. "BATMAN - The Journey Begins: Concept Design and Development of the Film, as Well as the Casting of Batman Himself"
4. "Shaping Mind and Body: Observe Christian Bale's Transformation into Batman"
5. "Gotham City Rises: Witness the Creation of Gotham City, the Batcave, Wayne Manor and More"
6. "Cape and Cowl: The Development of the New Batsuit"
7. "Batman - The Tumbler: The Reinvention of the Batmobile"
8. "Path to Discovery: A Look at the First Week Filming on Rugged and Remote Iceland Locations"
9. "Saving Gotham City: The Development of Miniatures, CGI and Effects for the Monorail Chase Scene"
10. "Genesis of the Bat: A Look at the Dark Knight's Incarnation and Influences on the Film"
11. "Reflections on Writing BATMAN BEGINS with David S. Goyer"
12. "Digital Batman: The Effects You May Have Missed"
13. "BATMAN BEGINS Stunts"
14. "Confidential Files: Discover Facts and Story Points Not in the Film"
Text and Photo Galleries:
Stills Gallery

HD DVD Features:

Keep Case
Package Note: Elite Red HD Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 2.39
Audio:
Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French (Quebec), Latin Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround Sound MLP 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English SDH, English, French, Latin Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Featurette:
1. "In-Movie Experience! Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer and Others Recall the Movie's Backstories as You Watch"
2. "Tankman Begins: A BATMAN BEGINS Spoof"
3. "BATMAN - The Journey Begins: Concept Design and Development of the Film, as Well as the Casting of Batman Himself"
4. "Shaping Mind and Body: Observe Christian Bale's Transformation into Batman"
5. "Gotham City Rises: Witness the Creation of Gotham City, the Batcave, Wayne Manor and More"
6. "Cape and Cowl: The Development of the New Batsuit"
7. "Batman - The Tumbler: The Reinvention of the Batmobile"
8. "Path to Discovery: A Look at the First Week Filming on Rugged and Remote Iceland Locations"
9. "Saving Gotham City: The Development of Miniatures, CGI and Effects for the Monorail Chase Scene"
10. "Genesis of the Bat: A Look at the Dark Knight's Incarnation and Influences on the Film"
11. "Reflections on Writing BATMAN BEGINS with David S. Goyer"
12. "Digital Batman: The Effects You May Have Missed"
13. "BATMAN BEGINS Stunts"
14. "Confidential Files: Discover Facts and Story Points Not in the Film"
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills Gallery

Product Notes

Genius of mystery and intrigue Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, FOLLOWING, INSOMNIA) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series, explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale)--the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging--transformed into the crime-fighting superhero. With flashbacks to his privileged childhood, young Master Wayne, as he is called by the butler Alfred (Michael Caine), develops a terrible fear of bats when he falls through the backyard garden into a hidden cave. As a young adult, Wayne lives among the League of Shadows, a martial arts group in the mountains of Asia. His leaders Ra's al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) and Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) teach him strength, endurance, and--unfortunately--evil, against which he naturally rebels. Returning to Gotham and reinstating himself as a dapper socialite and the rightful heir to his parents' enterprise, Wayne quickly devises his secret identity, commanding help from the gadgetry expert Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman). With one eye on his childhood playmate Rachel (Katie Holmes)--now a beautiful woman and dedicated lawyer--and the other on his mission to save Gotham from criminal corruption, Batman makes his fledgling debut. But when the blue-blooded mastermind Dr. Crane (Cillian Murphy)--who steals every scene with chilling menace--taints the water system with a hallucinatory substance, Batman realizes he has met his first true opponent. An attitude of grave seriousness elevates BATMAN BEGINS above more cartoony Batman movies, as Nolan crafts a dark drama that thrives on sci-fi intrigue. Bale strides into the role with grace, adding refinement that is seldom seen in action-oriented films. And while the action scenes explode with high-tech glitz and fast-moving thrills, they are evenly placed among sequences of plot and character development, making for a complex and satisfying viewing experience.

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