Batman Begins (UMD) (US Version) UMD, DVD Region 1

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.

"[A] triumph -- a confidently original, engrossing interpretation, with a seriously thought-through aesthetic point of view..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 06/24/2005

"[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." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), New York Times, 06/15/2005

"Christian Bale makes the best Bruce Wayne/Batman since Warner Bros. revived the franchise in 1989." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 06/17/2005

"[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." - Edward, Lawrenson (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 08/01/2005

"This intimate, brooding resurrection brings the Caped Crusader back to life by sending him back to his roots." - Chris, Roberts (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 08/01/2005

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lined with wry humor, the film addresses questions of corporate greed..." - Peter, Relic (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 11/03/2005

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

Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Nolan's vision of Gotham is a hellhole straight out of Hieronymus Bosch." - Uncut Staff (Uncut Film Critic), Uncut, 01/01/2006

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." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 12/01/2005

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Product Title:	Batman Begins (UMD) (US Version) Batman Begins (UMD) (US Version) Batman Begins (UMD) (US Version) Batman Begins (UMD) (US Version) Batman Begins (UMD) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Christian Bale (Actor) | Morgan Freeman (Actor) | Michael Caine (Actor) | Cillian Murphy (Actor) | Emma Thomas (Actor) | Naomie Harris (Actor) | Lucy Russell (Actor) | James Newton Howard (Actor) | Sara Stewart (Actor) | Liam Neeson | Katie Holmes | watanabe ken | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa 姬絲汀貝爾 (Actor) | 摩根費曼 (Actor) | Michael Caine (Actor) | 施利安梅菲 (Actor) | Emma Thomas (Actor) | 妮奧美哈域絲 (Actor) | Lucy Russell (Actor) | James Newton Howard (Actor) | Sara Stewart (Actor) | 利安里遜 | 姬蒂荷姆絲 | watanabe ken | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa 姬丝汀贝尔 (Actor) | 摩根费曼 (Actor) | Michael Caine (Actor) | 施利安梅菲 (Actor) | Emma Thomas (Actor) | 妮奥美哈域丝 (Actor) | Lucy Russell (Actor) | James Newton Howard (Actor) | Sara Stewart (Actor) | 利安里逊 | 姬蒂荷姆丝 | watanabe ken | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ　Ｂａｌｅ (Actor) | モーガン・フリーマン (Actor) | マイケル・ケイン (Actor) | キリアン・マーフィー (Actor) | Ｅｍｍａ Ｔｈｏｍａｓ (Actor) | Naomie Harris (Actor) | Lucy Russell (Actor) | James Newton Howard (Actor) | Sara Stewart (Actor) | リーアム・ニーソン | ケイティ・ホームズ | 渡辺　研　著 | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Christian Bale (Actor) | Morgan Freeman (Actor) | Michael Caine (Actor) | Cillian Murphy (Actor) | Emma Thomas (Actor) | Naomie Harris (Actor) | Lucy Russell (Actor) | James Newton Howard (Actor) | Sara Stewart (Actor) | Liam Neeson | Katie Holmes | watanabe ken | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Director:	Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｏｐｈｅｒ Ｎｏｌａｎ Christopher Nolan
Producer:	Gary Oldman | Ry Cooder 加利奧文 | Ry Cooder 加利奥文 | Ry Cooder ゲイリー・オールドマン | Ｒｙ Ｃｏｏｄｅｒ Gary Oldman | Ry Cooder
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Release Date:	2005-12-20
UPC Code:	012569745742
Language:	English
Subtitles:	Spanish, French, German, Italian , Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	UMD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Package Weight:	113 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004827764

Director: Christopher Nolan

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2.0 Spanish
2.0 German
2.0 Italian
2.0 English
2.0 French