Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. Christopher Nolan directed the film, which stars Christian Bale as Batman, as well as Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman and Tom Wilkinson. The film reboots the Batman film series, telling the origin story of the character with inspirations from classic comic book storylines such as Batman: The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One and Batman: The Long Halloween.

After a series of unsuccessful projects to resurrect Batman on screen following the critical and commercial failure of Batman and Robin (1997), Nolan and Goyer began work on this film in 2003. Aiming for a dark and realistic tone, the filmmakers created a new interpretation of the Batmobile, here a military vehicle called the “Tumbler”. The film was primarily shot in England and Chicago, and relied on traditional stunts and miniatures; computer-generated imagery was used minimally. Batman Begins was critically and commercially successful, and a sequel titled The Dark Knight was commissioned for a 2008 release with both Nolan and Bale returning.

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The Dark Knight is an upcoming 2008 American superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman and is part of the Batman film series. The film is a sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman film series after an eight-year hiatus. Christopher Nolan returns as the director, and Christian Bale reprises the lead role. Batman’s primary conflicts in the film come from his fight against the Joker (Heath Ledger) and his strained friendship with district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart).

For the film Nolan took inspiration from the Joker’s first two appearances in the comics, and like the first film, he used Batman: The Long Halloween as a major influence on the story. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, (as was Batman Begins), as well as several other locations in and outside the United States. The director used an IMAX camera to film four major action sequences, including the Joker’s first appearance in the film. The Batsuit was redesigned, with a cowl allowing Bale to move his head. A recreation of the Batcycle, known as the Batpod, will be introduced.

Warner Bros. created an aggressive viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight, developing several websites revealing details of the film, such as screenshots, as a reward for collaboration among Batman fans, leading to some press attention concerning how its campaign might be altered by Ledger’s January 22, 2008 death, as the Joker had been a chief promotional focus. Other marketing ventures include a new toy line as well as an animated direct-to-DVD anthology titled Batman: Gotham Knight that is set between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The film will be released on July 17, 2008 in Australia, on July 18, 2008 in North America, and on July 25, 2008 in the United Kingdom. Early footage screened at ShoWest 2008, a cinema industry convention held in Las Vegas from March 9 through March 13, 2008, has received “an enthusiastic response.”

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I’m gonna watched this movie because of the Joker… I think the Joker will give me nightmares… but nevertheless I will still watch it for the Joker!

In his war on crime, Batman raises the stakes. With help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. Partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

Batman Returns is a 1992 superhero film based on the Batman character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Tim Burton directed the film, which has Michael Keaton reprising the role of Batman, as well as Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer and Christopher Walken. The film’s plot primarily concerns Bruce Wayne struggling to provide peace in Gotham City after the appearance of a mysterious “Penguin-like man” and the sudden birth of Selina Kyle into Catwoman. In this wake, Bruce romances with Selina, both as Bruce Wayne and Batman while trying to prove Penguin to be a criminal towards the citizens of Gotham.

Burton originally did not want to return for a second installment due to his mixed emotions from the original film. After being impressed with a script by Daniel Waters, he thought otherwise. Wesley Strick would later be brought on for an uncredited rewrite, deleting characterizations of Robin and Harvey Dent. The film was entirely shot at Warner Brothers studios in Burbank, California (the first film was shot at Pinewood Studios in England), with Danny Elfman returning to compose the film score, citing it as a stressful experience, but still overly positive. Batman Returns was both a commercial and critical success, but did spawn controversies (being seen as “too dark” for younger children). Comic book veterans would express mixed thoughts and reviews. The film would also receive nominations at the Academy Awards, MTV Movie Awards and the Razzie Awards.

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• Batman for the ZX Spectrum, MSX and Amstrad PCW in 1985. Now known as Batman 3D.

• Batman: The Caped Crusader for various 8-bit and 16-bit platforms.

• Batman for Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Atari Lynx, Commodore Amiga, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and other platforms. (In October 1989, the Amiga 500 was bundled with this game as part of the Batman Pack [2], which was sold in the United Kingdom and was a phenomenal success).

• Batman: Return of the Joker for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Game Boy.

• Batman Returns for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo (Super NES), Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Game Gear, and Atari Lynx.

• Batman: The Animated Series for Game Boy.

• Batman & Robin: The Animated Series for Game Gear.

• Adventures of Batman & Robin for Super Nintendo (Super NES), Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and Game Gear.

• Batman Forever for Super Nintendo (Super NES), Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, and Sega Game Gear.

• Batman Forever: The Arcade Game for Arcade, Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

• Batman & Robin for the Tiger Game.com and the Sony PlayStation.

• Batman: Total Chaos for Game Boy Color.

• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker for the Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation.

• Batman: Vengeance for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, and the Xbox.

• Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu for the PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, the GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

• Batman: Dark Tomorrow for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube

• Batman Begins for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance (2005).

Academy Award winning 1989 superhero film, Batman, based on the DC Comics , and directed by Tim Burton. The film features Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance as Batman. The film is known for depicting a darker and more serious version of character rather than the more acknowledged Batman TV series from the 1960s.

Batman & Robin is a 1997 film starring George Clooney as Batman, Chris O’Donnell returning as Robin and introducing Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), a niece of Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred (Michael Gough). Michael Gough and Pat Hingle (Commissioner Gordon) are the only two people to feature in all four of the original Batman films. The villains in this movie are Poison Ivy, played by Uma Thurman; Mr. Freeze, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger (who received top billing for this film) and Bane, played by Jeep Swenson. This is the final film in the original Batman movie story arc (1989-1997), as it is reset with 2005’s Batman Begins.

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I basically liked this movie because of the Soundtrack and Alicia Silverstone’s hot…aside from that this movie sucked…

Weird thing : Barbara Gordon is Commissioner Gordon’s daughter not Alfred’s niece…

No Consistency to the real story.. one of the reason why this movie sucked…

Batman Forever is an Academy Award-nominated 1995 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. It is the third film in the Batman film franchise and the first one directed by Joel Schumacher, who replaced Tim Burton, the director of the first two films in the franchise, Batman and Batman Returns. It is also the first and only film in the franchise to star Val Kilmer as Batman, who replaced Michael Keaton from the first two films. The film also marked the series debut of Robin. The film’s cast included Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Chris O’Donnell, Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore and Debi Mazar. However, Michael Gough, who featured in the first two films, returned to reprise the character Alfred in this film.

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The film served as a major departure from its predecessor Batman Returns, whose dark tone was rejected in favor of a lighter tone designed to appeal to younger audiences. This included dramatic changes to the cast, design, and Danny Elfman’s score, which was scrapped completely. Batman Forever was commercially successful at the box office. However, it received mixed reviews from critics.

One of the fine points for this movie goes to the soundtrack which I truly dig!

So you Want to be like the famous hero? Then today is your lucky day! Really nobody can be the Batman but you can be like him. Dress properly… Class is now in session :

How an ordinary man can be like Batman, first of all… You have to have loads of gadgets… and second.. shave that goatee..

Be like the Batman 101
Steps:

1. Put others before you! Be a hero!
2. Incorporate the imagery of a bat in order to frighten criminals. Put the bat logo on every thing you have, from your car to you underwear.
3. Have a utility belt.
4. Batman has no superpowers and instead relies on his own scientific knowledge, detective skills, and athletic prowess. These are skills that you will have to build to become Batman.
5. Name everything you own by adding a “bat” prefix on it… like a Batcoffee mug, Batbaseball bat?? hahaha… or BatXbox 360 or something…
6. Build a batcave under your house. The Batcave is Batman’s secret headquarters, consisting of a series of subterranean caves beneath his residence.
7. Batman is athletic! He is very into fitness! So start doing the falling Batman Push-ups. 100 push-ups a day should do it.
8. Have a young strapping side kick. Your side kick helps you stay young, keeps you sharp. You teach the every thing you know, in turn he dose every thing you don’t want to do.
9. Smile a little gay, remember Batman is rich.
10. Have a butler to do all your house work and to cook.
11. Keep your secret intently a secret!

Tips:

• Learn martial arts.
• Learn Rope rappelling.
• Never, I mean ever laugh at the Jokers’ jokes.
• Keep the stock holder happy, the keep you rich.
• Be a hero always!

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The Batcave is Batman’s secret headquarters, which located below the Wayne Manor and houses all of the Batman’s Equipment, gadget, vehicles. Also, serves as a command center for surveillance with Gotham and even global surveillance.
In the comic book, Batman: Shadow of the Bat issue #45, and in the movie, Batman Begins, as told by Alfred in the movie the cave is part of the Underground Railroad.