hanshotfirst1138

I watched it on VHS as a kid, and I enjoyed it more than I should've. BR even when I was 8, I knew Batman: The Animated Series was better. And it's one of those rare cases where my opinion hasn't changed as I've gotten older.

Supermallet

The Prince music is the BEST part of that sequence.

fumanstan

I dislike Prince's music, so to me that's always been the worst part of Batman for me that stood out like a sore thumb. The movie still holds up well for me, largely because of the stylized Gotham.

PhantomStranger

I don't think much of anything from the '89 Batman has held up very well except the visual design, which has set the tone for much of Batman's look since it first came out.

Mike86

I'm not a fan of Prince in general to be honest.

Supermallet

What's it like living in Bizarro world??

taffer

Me am Batzarro, world's worst detective!

Mondo Kane

Mission completed. Of all the movies watched, Begins was clearly the most improved. This was only the 3rd time I've seen it and the last time was back in 2006. One thing's for sure, this film just seems to get a bit better and better everytime I see it.

One of my initial complaints about the movie was that it felt like I had watched a 2-hour movie that was edited down from a 5-hour miniseries. But I'm starting not to notice that anymore. The film's flow is definetly growing on me now.

^That was another of one of my initial problems. Given that it's an origin story, I originally thought that the movie was just way too overcrowded with targets for Batman to take out. But at least Ra, "Ducard" and "Decoy" all just felt like one character on this repeat viewing. Making things more simple this time around (I don't notice Rutger anymore)

BTW, I never noticed that Mr. Zsasz appears more than once in this.

And there was one thing that I didn't realize before which actually bothered me: The complete dismissal of Martha Wayne. All throughout the movie you hear nothing but "Thomas Wayne" this and "Your Father" that and "My Father" that.....And to hell with whoever that chick was that got smoked next to him

So yeah, some changes to my previous lineup now:
TDK
'89
Begins
Phantasm
Rises
Returns
Forever
'66
Robin

Jules Winfield

Batman 89 is the first movie I got super hyped for. Saw the trailer in front of every movie I saw for months, waiting and waiting for the release date. I loved the movie when I finally saw it and had that shit memorized after buying the VHS.

Batman Returns was a little disappointing at first. A little darker than the first, some disturbing imagery at the time but after another watch, I appreciated it more. I like it better than Batman 89 now.

Batman Forever, I liked it at the time. It was different but kinda fun. A little less "stuffy". Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey are way too over the to for me now. But even though they are bad, I think I hate Chris O' Donnell way more. He's fucking awful.

Batman and Robin. Even though I don't think it's the worst movie ever made, it's bad.

Batman Begins was good. After a break from Batman in the movie world, they bring him back with a solid movie. I think this would be my favorite if not for...

The Dark Knight. Not just a great Batman movie but a great movie in general. Everything just pops in this movie.

The Dark Knight Rises is a lazy movie. It's well made but there's no spark in it like the previous two. Too bad because it sullies the Nolan trilogy a bit.

I've never seen Batman: The Movie so I'll have to change that. Mask of Phantasm I saw so long ago so I'll have to give it another look.

gp1086

I started laughing hysterically at TDK being "the dumbest movie ever made".

Hazel Motes

With 94 votes in total it actually kind of blows my mind that the ONLY film with no votes is The Dark Knight Rises. The trilogy isn't great to begin with, but Dark Knight Rises was probably my favorite of the 3. That said I don't think a great Batman film has been made yet. Not a live action adaptation anyhow.

Why So Blu?

Batman Begins is the best Batman film.

Supermallet

Actually that makes me really happy.

Sonic

I saw Batman 89 twice at the movie theater. I still remember when the thug asked Batman "Who are you?!?" and when Batman replied "I'm Batman" everyone at the theater started to applause.

Batman Returns was a huge circus act. I didn't give two shits for penguin, in fact I found him disgusting. It was a very pretty film and the beginning soundtrack was better than Batman 89.

Mike86

I don't think that The Dark Knight Rises is the best film of the trilogy or the best Batman film made, but I do think it gets a lot more hate than it deserves.

Mr. Flix

Of course he is. But it's possible to write an obnoxious character who's also somewhat likeable. Knox isn't likeable at all. He's so full of himself I want to punch him in the throat every time he's on screen.

True, but as written, I think she's supposed to be romantically uninterested but still make quick friends with him. I don't even buy them as friends.

PhantomStranger

It suffers from Return of the Jedi syndrome. Expectations for it were so high after two stellar prior entries, anything short of Godfather 2 was going to disappoint for the third Nolan movie. It didn't help that Nolan cobbled together too much plot for a superhero movie and took Batman out of the equation for long stretches. He certainly wasn't trying to please fans with it.

gryffinmaster

Supermallet

I think it gets a lot more praise than it deserves.

gryffinmaster

Thought I remember you rating it pretty highly after initially seeing it.

Supermallet

I did initially, then reconsidered.

stvn1974

Even an Ewok wouldn't wait until they got 3000 feet in the air to take the hoods off of the terrorist who showed up all of a sudden.

Obi-Wanma

The Lego Movie

gryffinmaster

Ah. I did the same upon my second screening, but obviously not to a point that ignored its positive attributes.

Supermallet

It's a good looking movie with good actors playing dumb characters.