May 29, 2005 | by Vic Holtreman 

Batman Begins Hype Burnout

Batman BeginsIf you’re wondering why I haven’t had any Batman Begins news in the past 10 days, it’s because frankly, I’m burnt out on it.

Of course I’m still looking forward to seeing it… “Begins” is actually the movie I’m looking forward to most this summer.

What’s getting to me is the pre-release promotional hype associated with this film. It’s approaching the level of Star Wars promotional hype and really, it’s starting to seem desperate. It’s like Warner Brothers realizes how totally and completely they screwed up this franchise and is saying “Please, please, PLEASE come see our movie!!!”

They realize how they’ve been missing the superhero movie boat for the last few years while it’s been hot, hot, hot and their only contribution has been… Catwoman.

I mean I’ve lost count of the number of posters they’ve put out for Batman Begins, as I have for the number of trailers/teaser/commercials. This is serious hype overload, and I’m done.

I’m just going to sit back, wait for the movie to come out, go see it and hope that it’s as good as I’ve been saying it will be.

That is all.

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6 Comments


Brian said,
May 31st, 2005 

That’s the downside of overhyping a movie… not even Citizen Kane could live up to that much hype. Still, I’m sure it will be very well done. Compared to the Schumacher crapfests, practically anything would be an improvement.

Brian

Screen Rant said,
May 31st, 2005 
Yeah… like I said, I’m still really looking forward to it but I need to dial down the expectiation level or it’ll get to the point where no matter how good “Begins” turns out to be it wouldn’t be enough. :shock:
Vic
Trent said,
June 13th, 2005 

Well I think all the pieces are in place for this to be an excellent movie. And yes,my own personal expectations are high. The casting is top-notch and the director, well, let’s say that outside of David Fincher, or maybe John Dahl, I cannot think of another director that would bring the appropriate darkness needed for a Batman flick.

Screen Rant said,
June 13th, 2005 
Trent, I’m with you on this one. I have a feeling that I’m not going to be disappointed.

Vic

Chuck said,
June 16th, 2005 

I just have to say, this is how Batman should be shown in the movies. I still like the first one with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson for kicks, but the others sucked it up horribly. This movie gets the raw feeling across, I loved it.

Screen Rant said,
June 17th, 2005 
Well I certainly wasn’t disappointed! :D All the anticipation was paid off with an incredible film.

You can read my full review of Batman Begins.

Vic