Stars: George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Danny De Vito, Michelle Pfeiffer

Director: Tim Burton

Summary: Features all four Batman Movies. In 'Batman', the fate of Gotham City is placed firmly at the feet of Bruce Wayne's alter ego as he attempts to thwart the evil plans of the Joker. Also features 'Batman Returns', 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman And Robin'.

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Batman Beginsdiscards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman &Robin. As the title implies, Batman Beginstells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees Western civilization following the murder of his parents. He is taken in by a mysterious instructor named Ducard (Liam Neeson in another mentor role) and urged to become a ninja in the League of Shadows, but he instead returns to his native Gotham City resolved to end the mob rule that is strangling it. But are there forces even more sinister at hand?

Co-written by the team of David S. Goyer (a veteran comic book writer) and director Christopher Nolan (Memento), Batman Beginsis a welcome return to the grim and gritty version of the Dark Knight, owing a great debt to the graphic novels that preceded it. It doesn't have the razzle dazzle, or the mass appeal, of Spider-Man 2(though the Batmobile is cool), and retelling the origin means it starts slowly, like most "first" superhero movies. But it's certainly the best Bat-film since Burton's original, and one of the best superhero movies of its time. Bale cuts a good figure as Batman, intense and dangerous but with some of the lightheartedness Michael Keaton brought to the character. Michael Caine provides much of the film's humor as the family butler, Alfred, and as the love interest, Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek) is surprisingly believable in her first adult role. Also featuring Gary Oldman as the young police officer Jim Gordon, Morgan Freeman as a Q-like gadgets expert, and Cillian Murphy as the vile Jonathan Crane. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Release Date:	October 3, 2005
Runtime:	479 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 019021
Keywords:	Action, Robin, Batman, Returns, Movie, Movies, Box, General, Forever, Four, Set, Adventure, Discs
Genre:	Action/Adventure