Batman Begins released 15 years ago today

[Bor Gullet]

The film that revived Batman on the big screen and was an inspiration for many of the "gritty" Hollywood reboots of dormant franchises that would follow.

Special shout out to Tom Wilkinson's Carmine Falcone. LIKE A DAWG.

 

[DIE BART DIE]

Still the best Batman movie.

 

[Doggg]

Never thought I'd see a movie with a young Bruce Wayne getting high.

 

[Manta_Breh]

15 years ago?

I feel old :(

 

[Deleted member 9932]

I can see the first hour of begins as many times as I want it
Also applies to this beautiful tv ad

 

[NickatNite]

My favorite for the trilogy. The second best Nolan film, the Prestige is his best work.

"i never said thank you"

"and you'll never have to"

 

[Spacejaws]

Feels older than that, don't really enjoy it on rewatch.

 

[Dominic Decoco]

Best of the trilogy

 

[Heynongman!]

Some would say the best Nolan Batman film, and pretty much the best Batman film ever made.

 

[Bor Gullet]

Feels older than that, don't really enjoy it on rewatch.

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[Nazgûl]

I was watching it again yesterday. Damn, time really flies
Good movie

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Spectacular movie.

 

[Darknight34]

I didn't like the old movies even as a kid, but this movie really swept me up into it. I was hooked on this movie.

 

[Maple]

Still the best Batman movie.

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Yep. They just don't make them like this anymore.

Come back Nolan :(

 

[Solo]

The best Nolan Batman movie AND the most quotable. Come at me.

 

[NinjaScooter]

DMczaf remember the GAF thread? Wilco arguing that Fantastic Four would be more successful and WB would dump Nolan :jnc:

 

[Deleted member 63846]

At least you made a 15 year thread for it, unlike some of these anniversary threads that celebrate The Last of Us turning three today. How fucking great.

I like the first half of the film before he is Batman, but the back half is really quite terrible. Nolan has gotten better at action sequences but it is probably due to the criticisms seen here. The Dark Knight was his best Batman film just because the action scenes aren't as sloppy and Heath Ledger fucking carries it. Nolan's best film is Memento, which turns 20 in March.

 

[Solo]

DMczaf remember the GAF thread? Wilco arguing that Fantastic Four would be more successful and WB would dump Nolan :jnc:

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Wilco. Jesus now there's an acid flashback. The lead up to and the thread following TDK was great stuff on the old place, but still prefer BB.

 

[Guzim]

Loved seeing it in theaters opening day. The march to $200 million was wonderful to see on the old forum.

 

[thecowboypoet]

I remember seeing it for the first time when it was on home video and thinking "wow, Batman was trained by ninjas?" Up until that point Batman had never been cool in my eyes.

 

[DMczaf]

Never forget

 

[Petruccis Biceps]

Yeah this one was my favorite of that trilogy. Dark Knight was great, but this one was just so cool.

 

[Guzim]

 

[Tugatrix]

Love it, rewatch many times the training montage alone is a masterpiece

Edit: beaten

 

[reclaimerzzzzz]

Wow, I must've seen it much later then, I could've sworn I was much older than 10 when I watched it.

 

[AndreGX]

The best of the trilogy and still my favorite superhero film

 

[sfedai0]

I never thought much of the movie and frankly wasnt really interested in TDKR until I saw Ledger's Joker. Then the hot garbage that is TDKR happened so the only thing I got from this was an amazing Joker. Keaton Batman all day.

 

[NinjaScooter]

Didn't they release the first teaser/preview with an episode of Smallville? Making me sit through that trash ass show to get my batman fix

 

[Solo]

Also the best Nolan Batman score. James Newton Howard da gawd.

 

[ps3ud0]

This and the Matrix were such an experience the first time I saw them in the cinema. Wish I could have seen T2 on the big screen...

ps3ud0 8)

 

[djplaeskool]

RA'S AL GHUL IS DEAD
WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR

I know The Dark Knight tends to upstage it, but damned if Batman Begins wasn't a fantastic movie in its own right.

 

[Video Kojima]

Bought the whole trilogy a while back. Best Batman movie.

 

[AndreGX]

This and the Matrix were such an experience the first time I saw them in the cinema. Wish I could have seen T2 on the big screen...

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Agreed; the closest experience I've had since was Ex Machina.

 

[Agent Unknown]

2005 was a AAA summer all around for iconic, prestige "event" sci-fi/fantasy films. Batman Begins, Spielberg's War of the Worlds and Revenge of the Sith, they were all incredible theater experiences.

 

[DMczaf]

Remember when NinjaScooter was freaking out about the homeless guy

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Favorite of the trilogy.

 

[Death Metalist]

I'm just here to post Eptesicus

 

[Garlador]

It's a very good film, though I still wouldn't call it my definitive Batman film.

See you next Tuesday....

 

[valuv]

But what was released 32.5 years ago yesterday?

 

[Wogan]

Still the best Batman movie.

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My man

 

[Deleted member 2802]

Also the best Nolan Batman score. James Newton Howard da gawd.

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[Trago]

Nolan da god!

 

[Bor Gullet]

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RAACHEEEL!

 

[Suede]

I think it's OK. The only really good one in the trilogy is TDK.

 

[NinjaScooter]

Remember when NinjaScooter was freaking out about the homeless guy

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Why was he still there?!?

 

[DMczaf]

Why was he still there?!?

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Because he's homeless!!

 

[Cocksman]

Katie > Maggie

 

[Deleted member 63846]

But what was released 32.5 years ago yesterday?

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Was it Batman?

 

[DMczaf]

Remember when Katie Holmes thought it was a great idea to promote Cruise's film instead of Batman during her media tour

 

[Teiresias]

It probably is my favorite Batman film, but what I love is that I can watch Nolan's Batman and Burton's Batman and completely appreciate both as being good, entertaining takes on the material that are totally different visually, but have some similarities tonally and thematically.

Then I just ignore everything else with Batman in it.