Battle Begins, The - Fimbulthier

Advantages: Amazing value for money, great DVD and impressive looking Transformers figures !!!
Disadvantages: Hard to find at a reasonable price ... it's become a collectors item (which pushes up the price)

... Transformers Animated: The Battle Begins DVD Boxed Set AWESOME The Transformers Animated: The Battle Begins DVD Boxed Set is brilliant ... not only does it contain the DVD 'The Battle Begins' but it also comes with two fantastic Transformers Animated Figures !!! 'The Battle Begins' is a DVD that introduces the new Transformers Animated series ... a sort of 'Pilot Episode' that sets the scene for the ultimate battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons and the quest for the elusive All Spark !!! It is a great DVD for Transformers fans of all ages and an ideal episode to introduce younger fans to the animated series. However, it is the two Transormers Figures themselves that make this set extra special because they are, infact ,the two greatest Transformers of all time - Optimus Prime and Megatron !!! Also... Read review

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Advantages: Well produced. Good balance of action. Great cast
Disadvantages: None

...Batman begins was release a few year ago (2005) but I recently watched this as I hope to see The Dark night soon. The films title gives a pretty good indication as to what the film is about but in short it goes from the start showing the events that made Bruce Wayne decide to create his alter ego. Christian Bale takes the part of Batman / Bruce Wayne who you first see in a Chinese prison where he is looking bedraggled and fighting 6 other prisoners, for which he is put into solitary. When he gets slung into his solitary cell, lurking in the corner is a very well groomed and rather posh man by the name of Henri Ducard (played Liam Neeson) who is well ?respected? in the underworld. He explains that he can get him freed if he joins his elite group of rebels known as The League of Shadow whose mission is to tackle wrong doing on a large... Read review

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Advantages: Clearly a labour of love for all involved - an epic undertaking
Disadvantages: Some supporting characters get the rough end of the stick

.... Though the movie is a comic book adaptation, Nolan never delves too far into the realms of fantasy, setting it in a recognisable world where crime is more of a worry than the luminous-faced lunatics of previous films. Gotham is a thinly-veiled alternate New York with its own seedy underworld and socio-economic problems. The production design is a mixture of rough but cutting edge technology and old world design, with the heaviest influences being art deco and grim Victorian. The city looks like a new industrial world built on old foundations and poverty. The film gives the overwhelming impression of being shot in sepia though the filter is used sparingly. I suppose it's a handy metaphor for the central protagonist's murky morals - determined to bring justice to the world from a personal desire for vengeance. That being said, the beginning... Read review

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