It begins with Batman Begins

I was reluctant at first, but boy was my timidness silly. Batman Begins is, without a doubt, the best comic book/superhero movie I have ever seen. Makes Spiderman look like a junior high project. Flagpole's Drew Wheeler is on the money with this:

Not only the authoritative Bat-film, Christopher Nolan's adult, character-driven Batman Begins sets a near impossible standard for successive superhero films.

It's deep, dark, brooding, funny, dramatic and heroic. Check it out.