Batman Begins (2005)
Action, Crime, Drama • 2h 20m
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, Mark Boone Junior, Linus Roache, Morgan Freeman, Larry Holden, Colin McFarlane, Sara Stewart, Gus Lewis, Richard Brake, Rade Šerbedžija, Emma Lockhart, Christine Adams, Catherine Porter, John Nolan, Karen David, Jonathan D. Ellis, Tamer Hassan, Ronan Leahy, Vincent Wong, Tom Wu, Mark Chiu, Turbo Kong, Stuart Yung Sai-Kit, Chike Chan, Tenzin Clive Ball, Tenzin Gyurme, Jamie Cho, John Kazek, Darragh Kelly, Patrick Nolan, Joseph Rye, Kwaku Ankomah, Jo Martin, Charles Edwards, Lucy Russell, Timothy Deenihan, David Bedella, Flavia Masetto, Emily Steven-Daly, Martin McDougall, Noah Lee Margetts, Joe Hanley, Karl Shiels, Roger Griffiths, Stephen Walters, Richard Laing, Matt Miller, Risteard Cooper, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Theobald, Alexandra Bastedo, Soo Hee Ding, Conn Horgan, Phill Curr, Jack Gleeson, Sarah Wateridge, Charlie Kranz, Terry McMahon, Cedric Young, Tim Booth, Leon Delroy Williams, Roger Yuan, Joe Sargent, Mel Taylor, Ilyssa Fradin, Andrew Pleavin, Jeff Christian, John Burke, Earlene Bentley, Alex Moggridge, Jay Buozzi, Jordan Shaw, Omar Mostafa, Patrick Pond, Poppy Tierney, Rory Campbell, Fabio Cardascia, Spencer Wilding, Mark Rhino Smith, Khan Bonfils, Dave Legeno, Ruben Halse, Rodney Ryan, Dominic Burgess, Nadia Cameron-Blakey, Mark Straker, T.J. Ramini, Kieran Hurley, Emmanuel Idowu, Jeff Tanner, Mark Strange, Dean Alexandrou, Jonathan Patrick Foo, Joey Ansah, Adam Kirley, Rick Avery, Philip Harvey, Jennifer A. Goodman, Murad Allahverdiyev
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 1 year ago
WB 4K Blu-ray has Excessive DNR
UHD tiers
Excessive DNR
Overview
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Caveat: mild DNR throughout the transfer, non-IMAX scenes appear soft due to being scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Spain Selecta Vision 4K Blu-ray
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Collector's edition of a new restoration from Umbrella
> other releases and old 2006 release - impressions of Selecta Vision release
Comparison of extras between different releases:
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Director: Victor Fleming
3D: Warner Bros 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
Director: Martin Rosen
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Director: Roman Polanski
Director: Michael B. Jordan
Caveat: No IMAX expanded aspect ratio
Director: James Gunn
Commentary is only on Streaming
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray (includes Extended Cut on regular Blu-ray)
Original theatrical 6.1 mix: 2009 Warner Bros Blu-ray Ultimate Edition (Theatrical Cut only)
Extended Cut 5.1 mix: Warner Bros Blu-ray
DTS:X remix: Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray
The film is titled Sorcerer's Stone in the US, India, and the Philippines.
Wizard's/Hogwarts Collection has all the bonus features for all the 8 films.
The lossless version of the original 6.1 mix is only available on the ultimate edition blu-ray not to be confused with the ultimate collectors edition blu-ray.
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