Until recently I had been firmly of the opinion that the world needed another Batman movie like Bruce Wayne needs a soup kitchen. The original was decent enough, Batman Returns and Batman Forever were watchable but Batman and Robin was a farcial car-crash of a movie. I think it may still have a claim on being the worst film ever made.
But I will admit that I was wrong. What the world really needs is MORE Batman movies, as long as they are like Batman Begins. It's fantastic. More grounded in reality than Burton's version - Gotham is basically just New York with extra monorails - and with great dialogue, story and acting. Some of the fighting is a bit confused, but other than that there isn't too much wrong. And the things that it gets right more than make up for the odd plot-hole. Michael Caine's great.
The main thing they'll need to sort out for the sequel(s) is the titling. Batman Begins is a rubbish title. You could form an obvious nice trilogy with Batman Continues and Batman Ends, but they'd be rubbish titles too. I'd like to see something more in the Indiana Jones style, perhaps:
1. Batman and the Laugh of the Joker
2. Batman and the Penguin of Doom
3. Batman and the Naked Katie Holmes
I think 3 would be a definite big hit.
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That movie was well done. I'd say Batman and the Penguin of Doom would do well, but not as well as the Katie Holmes title. I'm holding out for both.
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