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15 June 2005 (USA) morePlot:
The story of how Bruce Wayne became what he was destined to be: Batman. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 38 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(270 articles)
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David Goyer Shoots Down Batman 3 Rumors (From Screen Rant. 7 October 2008, 5:33 PM, PDT)
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Comic-book films grow up at last moreUS TV Schedule:
| Wed. Oct. 8 | 4:30 PM | FX | |||
| Sun. Oct. 12 | 8:00 PM | FX | |||
| Mon. Oct. 13 | 6:00 PM | FX | more |
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Batman 5 (USA) (working title)Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Batman: Intimidation (USA) (original script title)
The Intimidation Game (USA) (fake working title)
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Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.Parents Guide:
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140 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Indonesia:Dewasa | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | India:UA | Malaysia:U | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12A (original rating) | Chile:Y7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Denmark:11 | South Korea:12 | South Africa:13V | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:10 | Greece:K-13 | Philippines:G | New Zealand:M | Czech Republic:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:12 | Sweden:11MOVIEmeter: 
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Revealing mistakes: When Bruce returns home from Princeton, he checks to make sure that his revolver is loaded before he goes to Joe Chill's trial. If you look closely, you can clearly see the primers have all been struck. Because of this, there couldn't possibly be any bullets in the gun. moreSoundtrack:
Happy Birthday To You moreFAQ
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I've just come back from a preview screening of Batman Begins. I went in with low expectations, despite the excellence of Christopher Nolan's previous efforts. Talk about having your expectations confounded! This film grips like wet rope from the start. I won't give away any of the story; suffice to say it mixes and matches its sources freely, tossing in a dash of Frank Miller, a bit of Alan Moore and a pinch of Bob Kane to great effect.
What's impressive is that despite the weight of the franchise, Nolan has managed to work so many of his trademarks into a mainstream movie. The story does not progress in linear fashion for the first half, and there are some truly spectacular hallucination scenes. Parents thinking of taking their young kids along, think twice. When we left, a terrified 8-year-old boy was being comforted by his parents. Some of what's up there on screen really is the stuff of nightmares.
Of the cast of Brits chosen to bring this American tale to the masses, Christian Bale convinces in his dual role, while Michael Caine as Alfred comes up with the humour just when the film is in danger of taking itself too seriously. Gary Oldman and Tom Wilkinson provide able support, as does Morgan Freeman.
Most refreshing of all is the way that Nolan and co have come up with a way of bringing comics to the screen that does justice to the often adult source material in a way that, say, Daredevil, tried and failed to do (although the director's cut is better). If the Dark Knight doesn't return after this, there's no justice.