Batman Begins

Yesterday, I went to Manhattan's Lincoln IMAX Theatre to see Batman Begins. All 3 stories of it. I'm positive I sat with my mouth gaping most of the time as Christian Bale (everyone's favorite American Psycho) flew across the edifice-sized screen with explosions and fight scenes still emblazoned on my brain. Fifth row from the front means I missed some of the details in the close up fight scenes. I've got to go see it in a plebeian theatre so I can catch what I missed--and gawk at the film. Cillian Murphy--as Scarecrow--totally awesome. He has that long, thin build that makes him perfect for villainous roles, I suppose. But catch him in his turn as the hero in 28 Days Later--no, not the Sandra Bullock film about substance abuse, the fresh UK film about the RAGE virus that decimates the entire island population much like what I'm told avian flu will do in the very near future to all of the world. Thanks, China!

Batman Begins starring Christian Bale as the Dark Knight, Michael Caine as Alfred, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Linus Roache, Ken Watanabe, and Gary Oldman as Sgt. Gordon