Batman Begins

[Child of Flame]

At least the new suit doesn't have nipples. :ph34r:

[taks]

But that suit does look more flexible. Could the previous actors even bend their legs?

yes, but not well. watching val kilmer and michael keaton turn their entire body to see something at their side totally blew it for me, however.

 

taks

[taks]

I still have that "big guys are slow" mentality in my head whenever I spar or fight.

hey now, i am big and slow!

of course, i was 6'3", 215 lbs. and under 10% body fat when i was 20... this all due to 20 hours a week pushing weights.

 

now i spend 40 hours a week pushing the pillows to the other side of the couch because that's where i set the peanuts!

 

taks

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Yeah, the suits were either too heavy or poorly constructed in the sense of allowing flexible movement (or both). Those full turns you mention did really got annoying.

[Phosphor]

Looks pretty good. I was hoping for something less armour-like though, perhaps more streamlined, but at least it doesn't look like a hard rubber suit.

I like the matte-black or slate colour in the costume against the deep black of the cape and boots. The brushed-metal utility belt is nice as well.

[Gromnir]

you gotta be a twerp to fit the suit. shoulda' found somebody who weren't a twerp, and then they wouldn't need the damned suit.

 

we know bale is english, but he should look more like an american football player as 'posed to an english footballer if he is gonna play batman. and if christian bale is 6'2" (HA! these guys lie worse 'bout their physical stats than does the aforementioned football players,) he sure ain't 200+lbs, is he?

 

HA! Good Fun!

[Phosphor]

he sure ain't 200+lbs, is he?

They say the camera adds 10 pounds....

 

I think he looks great in the suit.

[Oerwinde]

When designing the costume for Batman Begins Chris Nolan said that the first thing they looked at was the stiffness. He thought it was hilarious in the first ones that they had to move their whole body to look at things. So the costume will not be stiff.

 

Second: Bale is 6'2" and gained 40 lbs for this movie(though thats probably because he lost like 50 for the Machinist). He may not be big, but he's ripped. See American Psycho if you don't believe me.

[Gromnir]

and Gromnir were listed as 5'11" in the press guide.

 

HA!

 

as to american psycho... bale were cut... is not same as buff. anybody can get cut if they do lots of crunches and quit eating or drinking for a month. in american psycho, bale looks hungry more than he looks buff.

 

point o' reference:

 

evander holyfield, a natural cruiserweight, has shown up at heavyweight championship weigh-ins anywhere from 200 to 220lbs. he is 6'2.5"

 

HA! Good Fun!