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Summary: could be worse
Review: I have to admit the series was ruined when Keaton and Burton left and so did their vision of gotham city. despite decent acting jobs from Val KIlmer, NIcole Kidman, and Tommy Lee Jones what really [messed] this movie up was Robin and the Riddler. Both actors seem out of place but so did the characters. I don't remember the riddler ever being so annoying or loud. i remember him being calm and extremely smart. Jim carrey's part showed neither of these qualities. This movie is much better if you watch it not as a sequel but as its own movie, that way you might not dislike it so much. On the other hand im just glad its not as bad as Batman and Robin.
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Summary: Joel Shumacher destroys movies.
Review: Seriousely, who else could take an excellent cast, huge budget, and a decent script and make a movie that stinks like a pot of week old refried beans? No one else, but Joel Shumacher. WHY DID HE HAVE TO PUT NIPPLES ON THE BATSUIT?! As for Val Kilmer, in my opinion he is THE DEFINATIVE BATMAN. I don't care what other people might say about Micheal Keaton, Val Kilmer IS BATMAN. It's a shame that he the movie is such a bomb. He didn't make it into Batman and Robin, because he constantly protested Shumacher's questionable directing choices. When you watch Batman and Robin, wich was even more of a bomb, you can't help but wonder why they didn't just let Val Kilmer direct and get rid of that cancerouse Joel Shumacher. Whatever coolness this movie has, it was against Shumacher's will, and was put in because of Val Kilmer's demand. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to save this movie from Shumacher's trechery. As for the villains, I still don't see why they had to start pairing up the villains. Two Face and Riddler? What the heck! Oh well. Tommy Lee Jones plays a decent Two Face, however his character is completely off, for wuch the script is likely to blame. Jim Carey plays the Riddler, and got the character more or less accurate. As for Chris O'Donnel, he plays Robin, and fits into the role quite well. However, the good cast choices cannot make up for that walking-cinema-tragety known as Joel Shumacher. I bought this movie simply because I like Val Kilmer's batman. The rest of this movie however is THE PITTS.
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Summary: Thanks for Ruining The "Batman" Series! I Appreciate it!
Review: What can I say. This movie is HORRIBLE. It completley loses the darkness, the danger, and the creepiness that were found in the first two movies. Val Kilmer just wasn't a good enough Batman. Gotham is now a disco inferno other than a dark and pest-infested city where true evil lurks. This failed attempt to build on to the series is a joke. Plain and simple.However, I DID like Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones. They were great, but that still didn't help the movie any. Thought this series couldn't get any worse after this one was made, until...............
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Summary: Batman Forever!
Review: Joel Schumacher took the helm from Tim Burton for the third Batman film, which, while it has it's flaws, is still a solid entry into the Batman franchise. Val Kilmer takes over the role of Bruce Wayne, and while he's not as good as Michael Keaton, he manages to portray the character well. Joining Kilmer is Chris O'Donnell as Robin, and the bad guys; Tommy Lee Jones as the disfigured "Two Face" and the suitably manic Jim Carrey as the crazed Riddler. The story is the first to properly explore the history of Batman and his troubled psyche. The action is well-played and inventive, far beyond the first two films. The bad guy duo of Jones and Carrey works suprisingly well, with one-liners bouncing off each other, and there's even a nice referance to Batman's previous outing: "You like strong women. I've done my homework. Or do I need skin-tight vinyl and a whip?" The suppourting cast of Pat Hingle and Michael Gough bring gravitas to their roles and Nicole Kidman and Drew Barrymore provide the eye candy. William Goldenthal's exciting score moves away from the spookiness of Danny Elfman's music. Batman's Batmobile is the best one in the films, and with the Batwing and Batboat, the Dark Knight is ready for action! There are problems; the action takes over most of the time, leaving little in the way of exposition or plot for that matter. And the vertigo-inducing camera angles and frenetic pacing leaves the audience wanting something perhaps a little more grounded. But Gotham City's stylised look is impressive, taking the gothic look from Batman Returns and futhering the idea with giant sculptures and towering skyscrapers, which adds to the comic-book appearance. Unfortunatly, the sometimes campy feel to the film lead the way for Schumacher's gaudy follow-up, Batman and Robin.
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Summary: Completely strays from what makes Batman so good
Review: What the hell happened in this film? Why did Tim Burton and Michael Keaton have to leave? Tim Burton's interpretation of Batman's world was dead on: a dark and Gothic setting where the lines between good and bad are a little blurred. Michael Keaton's portrayal of Batman was excellent. He captured Batman's double side perfectly. This film, however, [stinks]. It's much too bright and happy. Batman is supposed to be dark and Gothic. That's what makes it so good! Gotham is turned into a disco and Batman just becomes some grunting, homoerotic slob. This film is a disgrace to the Batman franchise. The director of this film should've been run out of Hollywood on the rails for desecrating such an awesome franchise. I give this film two stars because I liked Jim Carrey's portrayal of the Riddler. He captured the insanity of the original TV character in an awesome way.
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Summary: FOR LOVE, FOR HOPE, FOR VENGEANCE......
Review: "Batman Forever" is, without a doubt, the best film in Warner Bros. "Batman" feature film series. Full of action and emotion. Val Kilmer proves to be a great actor (this film follows his classic performance as Doc Holliday in the classic western flick "Tombstone), and is the best pick for the dark night. Other fine performances by Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman (who is the hottest babe in hollywood), and Chris O'Donnell. Followed by the abysmal "Batman and Robin." Grade: A+
P.S.: Nicole, if you're reading this, my I have your number?
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Summary: Not so dark omen
Review: This is the first of the live action movies since 1989 to tone down the dark knight to the semi-dark knight (which is better than the cheesy knight which comes later). Still, with that in mind (and the fact that they ditched Tim Burton, Micheal Keaton, and Danny Elfman) this is a pretty good movie. Jim Carey's Riddler is a tiny bit over-the-top and Tommy Lee Jones's Two-Face is a bit too humorous for my tatses (I blame this on a script that completly deleted his tragic story). Val Kilmer makes for a pretty good Batman/Bruce Wayne. Nicole Kidman plays the love intrest that anyone with eyes would fall for. Chris O'Donnell played Robin well (the "Holy rusted metal, Batman" line was a nice flashback to the old TV series and forgivable). And Alfred is fun as usual. I was kinda hoping for Catwoman to pop up at some point, especially after Batman Returns, but oh well. . . As I said, it's a fine movie, but it led the way for an evil, cheesy version that followed two years later.
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Summary: Forever? Oh, I hope not.
Review: Leave it to the suits at Warner Brothers to decid the phenomenally successful formula of their BATMAN franchise must be dramatically changed. Although the third film did squeak by the second financially, the story-telling and overall production suffered tremendously. The most disastrous change was losing Tim Burton as director, replacing him with Joel Schumacher. Long gone is the timeless Gotham, a major character in the first two films. Now Gotham is a cheesier modern city where fedora's have been replaced by baseball caps. Industrial shadow has been replaced by bright neon colors with occasional glimpses of gothic statues. Schumacher's vision put the film focus back on the hero whereas its predecessors focused on the villains. This results in a sufficient Riddler (cast to type Jim Carrey) and a boring appearance as Two-face (Tommy Lee Jones taking a role played by Billy Dee Williams in the first BATfilm). Another exchange came in Val Kilmer's replacement of Michael Keaton. This was not a loss as Kilmer's new take on the Lighter Knight worked better with the comic themed script. Overall, the story is extremely plot and character heavy: adding two new villains with two henchwomen, a love interest (beautiful Nicole Kidman) and a partner in Robin (Chris O'Donnell in a fun turn). This film has none of the psycho-interest of the first 2 films and the screenplay leaves nothing to the imagination. Every though comes out of someone's mouth. The DVD release has no extra features with the exception of the dreaded 'production notes'. It has a standard video transfer that will test the color spectrum in this new look for the franchise. The audio transfer is good. Not as interesting, artistic or aggressive as either of the Burton films, the mindless BATMAN FOREVER left me with one thought: The Bat-Signal is not a beeper.
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Summary: The Best One Yet- Tied with #1,
Review: The Opening scene starts with a little intro to Two-Face. He tosses a coin. Heads, the victim lives. Tails, he dies. Luckily, Batty makes an entrance with the punching of some thugs. Kilmer made an awesome opening, and was fit to play Batsy-Boy. Two-Face made a bad opening. Eventually, the Riddler and 2y join forces. Riddler "Has Deviced A Way 2 Read Men's Minds." I won't tell you how he wins and saves his new comrade, Robin, and his girl-friend, Chase. Kilmer was an awesome Batty, Jones reminded me of '66 Penguin. Carrey could get annoying, O'Donell ruled at his work. Kidman was the average Kidman character. Sexy, romantic, ya know? Overall, this is a must see. Buy it today!
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Summary: Better then the Tim Burton Films.
Review: There was a lot of improvements that Batman Forever has over the previous two films in the series. One is that Val Kilmer played a more human Batman then Michael Keaton did. In this movie, we actually focus more on Batman then we do the villians. Nicole Kidman played a more beleiveable love interest for Batman with Dr. Chase Meridian, who actually ends up loving and understanding the man behind the mask more then Viki Vale ever did. Gothom City isn;t as dark and as run down as in the previous two films, and okay, the story might have been too comic bookish for some movie goers, but I think it's entertaining enough to enjoy. Michael Gough and Pat Hingle also seemed to shine more in their respective roles of Alfred and Commissoner Gordon. This is the only Batman film that ever got things right.
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