Man, I love that Batman comic but to like this one I had to forget all about that stuff. I mean, the comic Batman is like a super-detective, inventor genius who is also strong and 2 fisted. In this movie he farms out all the smart guy stuff to other characters so he can concentrate on doing ninja fighting. He's an awesome ninja but he ain't no Batman...even with the corny rasslin voice. Not to overly compare it to the comic though, it's a fine fine ninja movie. Once I put the idea of "Batman" out of my head it was a great visceral fun movie about a guy who dresses in a weird s+m Kevlar suit and beats up criminals and ninjas for vengeance late at night.