SuperHeroBooks - Batman Begins
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Manufacturer: Del Rey
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345479464
ISBN: 0345479467
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2005-06-17
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: 2005-06-14
Studio: Del Rey
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Summary: Better than the film
Comment: Normally, I don't bother with novelizations, but since this and Transformers have novels that go along with them, not based on anything, I decided to give them a shot, and I'm glad I did. While the Batman Begins movie seemed to rush through some parts, and drag on through others, this novel seemed perfect. It goes into far greater detail about the League of Shadows, and Ra's Al Ghul's history, and in doing so, solidifying his long life, by having explicit references to the Lazarus Pit and his HIGH number of daughters. I felt in the movie, the pre-Batman stuff was boring, not because of a lack of cowl, but because it all seemed to move to fast, and was too hard to follow. In the novel, though, it all seemed to fit well, it was clear what was going on at all times. It also goes into the minds Ra's, Rachel, Gordon, and Crane far more, giving more insight into everyone's motives. It feels less like a novelization, and more like the movie was an adaption of it.
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Summary: Super Reader
Comment: Solidly done.
O'Neill again does not disappoint with a Batman story, as he follows the young Bruce Wayne in his wanderings and violent confrontation that leads him to the mysterious al Ghul and his training, and back to Gotham to become a legend.
Most of the time the author stays with Batman, but occasionally the viewpoing character is Gordon, Alfred, or Rachel, as far as that side of the law goes.
He conveys the tone rather well, and has a lot of fun with Lucius Fox, too.
Definitely worth reading.
3.5 out of 5
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Summary: What a SWEET addition to the film!!!
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I love this book! The scenes that are not featured in the movie are done here flawlessly. It talks more about Ras Al Ghul, who is a very complex character and hard to understand. You will love reading this book to complement the movie, whether you're seeing Batman Begins for the first time or the thousandth, like me.
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Summary: Faithful to the Movie
Comment: A smoothly written novel that follows the movie quite closely, which was what I wanted. It also fills in some data not supplied by the movie itself (though not a lot), and so consequently is an interesting supplement at times. It also provides another way of experiencing and reviewing the story line. I enjoyed it, and when I read the ending, I wished there were more so that I could keep reading.
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Summary: Batman's Big Screen Comeback
Comment: This book is the first Batman movie novelization I've read and I've got to say, I was very impressed. This was the first of Dennis O'Neil's writing that I was exposed to, And i liked how he put such great detail into a simple movie novelization. I also enjoyed O'Neil's rendition of Batman: Knightfall.
This is great read for any fan of Batman or for someone looking to have a full set of Batman novels
PARTY ON, DUDES!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Based on the eagerly awaited new feature film–the exciting origins of the ultimate crime fighter!
Bruce Wayne is dead. The young heir to the Wayne empire disappeared seven years ago. His vast fortune has been given away, and the crime wave that began with the brutal murder of his parents has turned Gotham City into a living hell. The last holdouts against corruption–the cops who can’t be bought, the D.A.s who can’t be intimidated–are outnumbered and outgunned. They need help . . . fast.
A world away, in a dank Himalayan prison, a nameless, hardened man fights every day to survive. He has spent seven years scouring the globe, studying the criminal mind, looking for an answer to the ugly riddle of his childhood. But something has been looking for him, too. Here, in the darkest places of his own anger, Bruce Wayne will discover his destiny–and an ordinary man will become a legend.
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