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Batman Begins Trailer Released 404

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Chris_Jefferson writes "The full-length trailer for Batman Begins has been released. Christian Bale looks great as Bruce Wayne, and hopefully I can recover from exposure to the awful last couple of Batman films, and the equally terrible Catwoman."
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  • Batman (Score:3, Funny)

    by mboverload ( 657893 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:24PM (#12379027) Journal
    Holy smokes, Batman, there's nothing to see here. I guess we better move along!

  • Christian Bale (Score:3, Insightful)

    by d34thm0nk3y ( 653414 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:26PM (#12379037)
    American Psycho is one of my favorite movies.

    • Re:Christian Bale (Score:5, Insightful)

      by phloydphreak ( 691922 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:27PM (#12379054) Journal
      he also ruled in Equilibrium.
      • That movie was hardcore up until the end. *SPOILER ALERT* You know, where he and his partner were supposed to fight for like twenty minutes but it was over in twenty seconds. And then the abrupt credits rolling right afterwards. Its as if they just lost all their budget right there.

        Other than that, totally hardcore movie, even in spite of having a done-to-death plot.

        • Re:Christian Bale (Score:4, Informative)

          by blincoln ( 592401 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @09:31PM (#12379430) Homepage Journal
          You know, where he and his partner were supposed to fight for like twenty minutes but it was over in twenty seconds.

          He wasn't supposed to fight with his partner for very long, because his partner wasn't nearly as good.

          He *was* supposed to have a massive fight with the chubby British guy, which is what they didn't have the budget for, but I thought it turned out pretty well anyway. Apparently the fight they had planned is going to show up in Ultraviolet.


          And then the abrupt credits rolling right afterwards. Its as if they just lost all their budget right there.

          There was at least five minutes more movie after that fight...

          Anyway, the movie did have a low budget. It shows in places, but it's still awesome.

          • He wasn't supposed to fight with his partner for very long, because his partner wasn't nearly as good.

            He *was* supposed to have a massive fight with the chubby British guy, which is what they didn't have the budget for, but I thought it turned out pretty well anyway. Apparently the fight they had planned is going to show up in Ultraviolet.

            Ahh. I knew the movie was missing a big end fight scene. By the British guy, do you mean the guy that played Robert the Bruce in Braveheart? I thought it would ha

    • Re:Christian Bale (Score:5, Interesting)

      by Coryoth ( 254751 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:33PM (#12379099) Homepage Journal
      If you want to see a change watch The Machinist. Bale is literally nothng but skin and bone - he apparently lost fully 1/3 his weight for the film. A pretty good performance as a man on the edge of losing his mind as well. I can definitely picture Bale as Wayne/Batman, hopefully bringing a little more of the psychological edge to the character than previous films attempted.

      To be frank I think the previews look uninspiring. I just keep looking at the cast (which is for the most part great) and the director (Christopher Nolan) who while new has some decent films under his belt already. Surely they can't make too much of a mess - hopefully the previews are just badly put together. At the very least it looks like it will be far and away superior to the last couple of Batman films.

      Jedidiah.

  • The batsuit doesn't have nipples... (Score:5, Funny)

    by _undan ( 804517 ) <dan@undumb.com> on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:26PM (#12379038)
    ... and there's no comedians, glow-in-the-dark villians, kids, or Joel Schumacer in sight.

    How could it suck?

  • iTunes?! (Score:3, Interesting)

    by michrech ( 468134 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:27PM (#12379053)
    What was wrong with just putting these things out in Quicktime? (it's bad enough that I've had to put quicktime on my PC in the first place when there are PLENTY if other more widely used codecs that could be used instead (and even work between Apple's computers and Windows computers!)
  • Too bad for that... Apple is probably just trying, like usual, to leverage it's involvement into more users of it's products. Scary, that... when you think of how far convergence and consolidation can take us.

  • Purr... (Score:2, Funny)

    by RichM ( 754883 )
    Catwoman was hot, what's wrong with you? :)

    • Re:Purr... (Score:5, Funny)

      by JediTrainer ( 314273 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:58PM (#12379258)
      Catwoman was hot, what's wrong with you? :)

      Uh huh. And how long until you realized that you were checking out a GUY most of the time (ie her stunt double - look it up).

      I always enjoyed watching people's faces when I told them that one :)

      • Re:Purr... (Score:5, Funny)

        by PalmerEldritch42 ( 754411 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @09:23PM (#12379393)
        Yeah.. well... he was HOT...

      • Re:Purr... (Score:5, Funny)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 28, 2005 @09:28PM (#12379411)
        > Uh huh. And how long until you realized that
        > you were checking out a GUY most of the time
        > (ie her stunt double - look it up).
        >
        > I always enjoyed watching people's faces when
        > I told them that one :)

        I've cranked off a few to Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game. Doesn't bother me none.
        • I've cranked off a few to Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game. Doesn't bother me none.

          LOL! You would've gotten my funny mod points for that one. (If I had them.) :) That was awesome. In the hetero-sexual manly awesome way of course ;)

  • Before anyone brings it up... (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:30PM (#12379074)
    The vehicle is NOT the "new Batmobile"

    It's not even the old Batmobile. It's the tumbler, the precursor to any Bruce-designed rides. This was a prototype vehicle developed at Wayne Enterprises R&D for military purposes, and the project got scrapped.

    Batman is not flying. He is gliding, using the rails sewn into the edges of his cape.

    There will be lots in this movie* that doesn't line up with the other 4 flicks, because it's in a completely different continuity line. The director wanted everything in this movie to be believable and realistic. It's going to be darker and more real than even the first Batman in 1989.

    *SPOILER: The end shows Commissioner Gordon holding up a clue from the next villain they can't catch without Batman's held, a playing card (Joker).

    • Re:Before anyone brings it up... (Score:5, Interesting)

      by Coryoth ( 254751 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:41PM (#12379146) Homepage Journal
      There will be lots in this movie* that doesn't line up with the other 4 flicks, because it's in a completely different continuity line. The director wanted everything in this movie to be believable and realistic. It's going to be darker and more real than even the first Batman in 1989.

      All I can say is "good!". After the last two debacles the only tenable option was to his the big red PANIC!/RESTART! button in the corner, ignore the existence of anything else and try again.

      I kind of appreciated Burton's take on Batman. While I didn't really like the films that much (for reasons relating to poor plots and a little too much humour) I do think he had an interesting and worthwhile vision for Batman. After Burton left so did any last semblance of sanity. We lost the strong vision, the plots and attempted humour only got worse, and well... How to sink a franchise really.

      I must say, though, that given the success of Sin City it would be interesting to see a similarly styled take on The Dark Knight Returns. I guess that really depends on how much money Sin City makes.

      Jedidiah.
      • I always wanted to see a movie version of the "Knightfall" storyline, where Bane breaks Wayne's back and Azrael runs ass crazy as his successor. I know it'd be hard to get such a deep storyline into one film, but it was such a great and groundbreaking comic book story at the time with good emotion that I always thought if done right it could become one of the best batman movies out there...I can still dream I guess.

    • Re:Before anyone brings it up... (Score:5, Funny)

      by Quarters ( 18322 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:55PM (#12379248)
      It's going to be darker and more real than even the first Batman in 1989.

      I dunno, it's gonna be hard to be more real than a guy falling into a vat of acid, having plastic surgery done to make himself look like clown and then defacing an art museum while dancing around to Prince music....

    • This is the Old batman. Christ, its the same story over and over again. Why not touch upon something like the Dark Knight Returns [amazon.com]? Would moral ambiguity confuse the movie-goers?

      Good vs. Evil, man becomes bat, blah blah. Burton did this very well back in what? 90?

      • Re:Before anyone brings it up... (Score:4, Insightful)

        by johnjay ( 230559 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @10:16PM (#12379726)
        I'm sure there are disertations about how superheros reflect the current culture. I'm no authority, but I would predict that this Batman will be angrier, more violent and more sure of that he is right then earlier versions were.

        I would bet that, of all the things that might go on with this version Batman, if he is shackled by moral uncertainty the movie won't do so well. People are probably in the mood for a hero who knows what's right and is willing to do terrible things to the bad guys.

        As long as it's dark, I will probably like the movie either way. A dark Batman of any kind is far preferrable to the bubblegum variety.
    • "There will be lots in this movie* that doesn't line up with the other 4 flicks, because it's in a completely different continuity line."

      I still reserve the right to bitch!! I won't even let a show about time-travel get away with that!

  • Direct Links courtesy of AICN talkback (Score:5, Informative)

    by hyperm0g ( 867446 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:30PM (#12379081)
    "Large": http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/batman_begins/ba tman_begins-tlr4a_m480.mov [apple.com]
    "Full Screen": http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/batman_begins/ba tman_begins-tlr4a_ifs.mov [apple.com]

    With thanks to Alexandra.DuPont and Oski respectively
  • I stopped watching Batman (shows, cartoons, comic books) after I realized what an anti-Linux zealots he and Robin are.This comic strip [comics.org] is just one example of Batman committing hate crimes against Mr. Penguin (clearly a stand in for Tux).

    Batman is clearly another bit of Microsoft inspired FUD against Linux. I bet the Bat-mobile runs Windows too.

  • Equilibrium (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Kaenneth ( 82978 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:37PM (#12379126) Journal
    Is a good action movie with Bale, go rent it.
    • I thought Bale was very good in Equilibrium and think he'll make a fine Batman mainly because of his performance in that movie. But the movie itself relied too much on hyperbole and cliche [worldinprogress.org] to be effective. That said, I respect Kurt Wimmer whose audio commentaries on the DVD were insightful, informative and entertaining.
      • Of course Equilibrium has been done before a billion times. It's not cool for its plot, although I do like the way that same old dystopia is presented in the movie. It's nothing new, just a pleasent backdrop for the cool action and interesting character developments.
    • Very much one of those movies with a high ratio of quality/popularity. I watched it on a strong recommendation, enjoyed it highly (even with all the references to other sci-fi works), and everyone I've shown it to has also enjoyed it.

      Christian Bale acted well in this flick as well as in American Psycho. (Although my fraternity friends unfortunately still love to quote that one line where he yells "Don't just look at her ass, eat it!")

  • Well this cannot be right... (Score:5, Funny)

    by Mr. Flibble ( 12943 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:39PM (#12379132) Homepage
    A trailer for a DC Comic turned movie that looks good? What? I must be in some bizzaro world...

    Seriously though, this trailer looks just awesome... Dare I say it, it looks the way Batman should have been done - just like how Spiderman 1 and 2 were done: Exceptionally well.

    To make things even more frozen over in hell, I a Unix geek, now have a girlfriend, and she codes, and she is cute...

    Batman looking good, hot coder girlfriend, where did I get these drugs again?

  • Dork Tower (Score:3, Interesting)

    by RoloDMonkey ( 605266 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:39PM (#12379134) Homepage Journal
    I think this comic from Dork Tower [gamespy.com] says it all.

  • Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? (Score:5, Funny)

    by CaffeineAddict2001 ( 518485 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:48PM (#12379209)
    I live in stately Wayne Manor. My name is Bruce Wayne. I'm 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion. There is an idea of a Bruce Wayne, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me. Only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our life styles are probably comparable, I simply am not there.

  • The impact. (Score:5, Funny)

    by TheEditorJonKatz ( 879905 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:48PM (#12379212)
    One has to ponder the socio-economic impact that batman has had on our culture. In a post 9/11 world, one has to take into consideration that kids, seeing this man become a vigilante and being revered for it, will soon immitate him and start their own crime-catching crusade.

    • ... good?
    • One has to ponder the socio-economic impact that batman has had on our culture. In a post 9/11 world, one has to take into consideration that kids, seeing this man become a vigilante and being revered for it, will soon immitate him and start their own crime-catching crusade.

      Hence the ' this costume does not enable you to fly' warnings '.
  • ...what's more annoying than a site being slashdotted? It being slashdotted when a trailer download is 3/4 done...

  • A must-see for me...but only after researching (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Cplus ( 79286 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @08:52PM (#12379234) Homepage Journal
    Dark? - Check.

    Good Director? - Check. (not that Burton wasn't..it just went wrong somewhere) You might remember Chris Nolan from Memento, Insomnia, and Following (good, but under-budgeted and not quite flash enough). He's definitely the kind of director that gets entirely inside the head of his characters.

    Good Writer? - Unsure. David Goyer has spawned such pap as the three Blade movies and the sequel to The Crow...no way to call if he can pull it off. Then again, he did write 'Dark City', so he's had his moments.

    Christian Bale? - No comment...we'll see.

    This has the potential to be the creepiest Batman yet. I've always considered 'the bat' to be someone that everyone should be a little unsure about, not just a someone that kicks ass.

  • But I liked Batman Forever. (Score:5, Funny)

    by tu_holmes ( 744001 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @09:02PM (#12379286) Homepage
    I really thought Batman Forever was pretty good. I should probably say something more, but really, I thought the film was pretty decent on it's own right.

  • I'm confused... (Score:4, Funny)

    by slapout ( 93640 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @09:19PM (#12379363)
    ...is this an even-numbered film?

  • What they really have to do... (Score:5, Funny)

    by Headcase88 ( 828620 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @09:37PM (#12379471) Journal
    ... is make another campy movie like from the 60s. I mean, first, you've got the bomb [ubersite.com]. Then, you've got the costumes. And if that's not enough, you've got the quotes [wikiquote.org]. Here's a quick taste of what you'd expect:

    Gordon: Penguin, Joker, Riddler... and Catwoman, too! The sum of the angles of that rectangle is too monstrous to contemplate!
    Batman: We've been given the plainest warning! They're working together to take over...
    O'Hara: To take over what, Batman? Gotham City?
    Batman: Any two of them might try that!
    Gordon: The whole... country?
    Batman: If it were three of them, I would say yes, but four? Their minimum objective must be... the entire... world.

    Note how angles apparantly vary from rectangle to rectangle, and the startling synergy achieved when all 4 supervillians team up as opposed to 2 or 3. Oh, and if you're curious about the "plainest warning" that the supervillians sent to Batman, go look up the full quote!

    Ok, I know if they actually tried to make it campy, it would be boring and it would suck. And this whole post is just an excuse for me to bring up the 60s Batman. So......

    Bring on Batman Begins :D

  • Obligatory Quote (Score:4, Funny)

    by Demoknight ( 66150 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @09:39PM (#12379484) Journal
    What kind of a world do we live in...
    where a MAN dressed up as a BAT...
    GETS ALL OF MY PRESS?
  • What is he going to do, just run over the bad guys?

    But it at least looks like it will be better than the last movie, even with the redneck version of the batmobile.

  • Why in the world does Apple think that if I want to watch a Batman trailer, that I need iTunes?

    This is exactly the sort of thing that Micro$oft would get raked across the coals for, but just because Apple beat them to it, it seems to be A-OK.

    steve

  • OMG (Score:3, Funny)

    by 5n3ak3rp1mp ( 305814 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @10:32PM (#12379794) Homepage
    That link takes one to a page which (when you click on "fullscreen") links to the iTunes Music Store.

    It appears the iTMS is currently down! NONE of it works!

    OMG, did you guys just Slashdot the iTMS?!?! ROTFL

  • Dare we hope? (Score:4, Funny)

    by SuperKendall ( 25149 ) * on Thursday April 28, 2005 @11:05PM (#12379970)
    A good Batman AND a good Star Wars, all in one year! It's like someone travelled back in time and corrected something terribly wrong from before.

  • Grayson (Score:5, Interesting)

    by cyberfunk2 ( 656339 ) on Thursday April 28, 2005 @11:28PM (#12380082)
    Does anyone think that this batman was influenced by the famous "Grayson" trailer/fan film that people kept wishing would be made into a movie ??

    http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/nonsw/grayson/ [theforce.net]

    Does anyone think it'll ever get made ?

  • Hmmmm... (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Pecisk ( 688001 ) on Friday April 29, 2005 @12:06AM (#12380296)
    First of all, judging from trailer so far, Bale looks perfect, very fit, stylish and in same time we see some real emotions and actions, not just 'went-and-kicked-some-bad-guys-asses'. Second, lot of support cast - Freeman, Liam Neeson, etc. - is first rate stars.

    We see lot of DARK action in the movie. Yeah, it could even contain a death of someone Batman loves - altought it is guess while I haven't seen movie.

    So...question is - could it possibly go somewhere wrong? Yes it could still. But as movie is shot by one of my favorite directors and stars Bale (which is my favorite in male actors category for some time, due of Equilibrium, willing to see The Mechanist and American Psycho), I wish them lot of artistic luck - let the director's eye doesn't run dry when he cuts and cuts and cuts and cuts... :)

    I will wait for this movie, certanly.

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