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I think the reason people are comparing Batman Begins to the Spider-Man flicks is because even though X-Men came out first, it was the first Spider-Man movie that "legitimized" comic book films since the Tim Burton Batman, meaning that comic movies were finally seen as "good movies" on their own right and could be enjoyed by people who never read comics. X-Men did it to a point, but Spider-Man is a much more well-known character among non-comic fans. I know tons of people who never have and never will read comics, but they saw - and loved - the Spider-Man movie. That "legitimcay" is why people are comparing "Batman Begins" to the "Spider-Man" films; not similar content, but because they are seen as more than "niche" movies.
That said, every single comic movie before this one now has the stigma attached to it as still somehow "cheesy", because Batman seemed entirely plausible and aside from one or two lines there was nothing really laughable. As opposed to the Goblin's completely horrid "We'll meet again, Spider-Man!" and Aunt May's "deliver us from evil" stuff. Note to Raimi, Singer, Ratner, and any other comic directors: Just cuz a line works in comics, that doesn't mean it won't sound like ass on film.
However, sometimes things stated "as opinion" are, actually, applicable as fact. For example, the statement "'Batman Forever' was wretched and 'Batman and Robin' was just one long gay joke that was so abominably, unspeakably bad that some DVD copies have actually burst into flames rather than allow themselves to be played and let any more people suffer and have to gouge out their eyes" isn't an opinion. It's fact. Anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong.
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