See Larger Image
|
Batman Begins [Blu-ray] [2005]
starring: Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman directed by: Christopher Nolan
List Price: £22.99CD-Charts Price: £14.98 You Save: £8.01 (35%)Prices subject to change.
|
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 7321900115216
Format: Widescreen
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: July 14, 2008
Running Time: 140 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Sales Rank: 860
Related Items:
Related Items:
see more
Browse for similar items by category:
Editorial Review:
Product Description: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy.
Amazon.co.uk Review: In retrospect, Batman Begins is perhaps even more of a towering achievement than we first realised. Arriving eight years after the franchise-killing Batman & Robin, it managed to not only shine fresh light on the Batman franchise, but also emerge as a template for what a top notch comic book movie should be.
Much of the credit, of course, should go to the pairing of Christian Bale and director Christopher Nolan. Bale steps where the likes of Michael Keaton, Adam West and George Clooney have stepped before, and yet his Batman is darker and more complex than any of them.
Behind the camera is perhaps Batman Begins’ secret weapon, as Nolan--previously responsible for Memento among others--rewards the gamble to give him the job in the first place. His film is packed full of memorable characters, and he draws together a staggering cast, yet none of them are shortchanged. From Rutger Hauer’s brief cameo as head of Wayne Enterprises through to Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson and Liam Neeson, it’s the finest cast in a film of this ilk since the first Superman.
The film’s belated Blu-ray debut has, fortunately, been worth the wait, with the reference-quality 1080p image simply sparkling on any screen that can handle the resolution. Backed up with a thumping surround sound mix, this is superb work, and it’s fitting that it should be used on a film of this quality. Now? We just need The Dark Knight to join it in high definition. That’s what you’d call a double bill...-Jon Foster
Average Rating: 
Rating: -
A great film that looks far sharper on Blu-ray than upscaled DVD. Some of the night scenes lack a little depth but it's not a major problem and doesn't spoil anything. Overall it's a great film with an excellent transfer, plenty of interesting extras, and great performances to boot.
Rating: -
This movies transfer is excellent its pretty and the contrast levels are high, but especially during the early flashback scene's. The movies in its self is awesome, and the sound is mind-blowing, Nothing more to be said
Rating: -
Ok, first of all you need to realise that this isn't a sequel to the previous 4 Batman films, nor is it a prequel to them.
This film sees director Christopher Nolan, take the dark knight back to his roots, to tell the story from the beginning - HIS way.
First of all the HD transfer of this film is breathtaking, the already stunning cinematography is enriched with the HD visuals and great sound to accompany it.
The story really does live up to it's name, where Batman 'begins'. He shows him briefly as a child, but mainly in his later years, prior to donning the cape for the first time. What makes him want to do what he does, how does he do it? who designs his costume?
This film feels more realistic ... Read More:
Rating: -
This movie portrays Bruce Wayne's privileged but traumatic childhood, his path toward becoming an agent of justice, and his unusual training. It then moves back to Gotham, Bruce's hometown metropolis, that has become extremely crime-ridden, corrupt, and impoverished, with the gains made by Bruce's parents having been just about wiped out. To address this, Bruce Wayne, in his new persona of Batman, must face a powerful crime-lord, and an even-more-powerful, albeit shadowy, figure, plotting to ride the world of Gotham's evils by eliminating Gotham itself.
C. Bale gives us a Bruce Wayne who is glib on the surface, troubled beneath that, and an avenging crusader at his core. The imagery, both real and computer-generated, is awesome and ... Read More:
Rating: -
After all the hype and reading the reviews I was disappointed with the sound and picture quality. The story and content was great, but was it in Blu-ray? yes but it was not up to the normal Blu-ray standard, my DVD player upgrades my normal DVD,s to 1080p and the quality is far better than this Blu-ray film. To much of the film had dark scenes therefor the Blu-ray was unable to exploit the full contrast quality with bright outside scenes Batman Begins - 1 Disc Edition [2005]
|
|