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Post by ck100 on Jun 20, 2022 4:32:45 GMT
More of an autopsy than an anniversary although this movie has already been autopsied enough over the years. Even director Joel Schumacher has apologized more than once for it. Strangely, it's still a watchable film (but only if you watch with the right mind set), with even a good quality or two (Uma Thurman for example), even though it makes a complete mockery of everything Batman is supposed to be. At least it helped give us "Batman Begins" eight years later. Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review: Batman & Robin (1997) - 2.5 out of 4 stars"Batman #4 spotlights two colorful villains, Schwarzenegger's lusty Mr. Freeze and Thurman's deliciously nasty Poison Ivy, who (for different reasons) want to destroy Gotham City, but even their antics can't sustain an overlong, episodic film in which the "story" often makes no sense. Clooney is OK but unremarkable as Bruce Wayne/Batman, ditto for Silverstone as the new Batgirl. The action and effects are loud, gargantuan, and ultimately numbing. End of this Batman cycle; followed in 2005 by BATMAN BEGINS."  |
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 20, 2022 4:54:44 GMT
As dopy as it is I still have a soft spot for it.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jun 20, 2022 6:40:17 GMT
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Post by ck100 on Jun 20, 2022 8:17:18 GMT
Who would win in a battle of the movie Batmans?:
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 20, 2022 12:16:25 GMT
Who would win in a battle of the movie Batmans?: Maybe we'll find out in the Flash movie.
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 20, 2022 12:32:58 GMT
At least it helped give us "Batman Begins" eight years later. That's about the only good thing I can say about Batman & Robin (1997).
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Post by politicidal on Jun 20, 2022 12:43:01 GMT
This review sounds more suitable for a lower rating yet it’s higher than Batman Returns, which is far superior to Batman&Robin. Dafuq, Maltin?
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jun 20, 2022 12:44:22 GMT
This review sounds more suitable for a lower rating yet it’s higher than Batman Returns, which is far superior to Batman&Robin. Dafuq, Maltin? He also rated The Dark Knight 2 out of 4. |
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Post by janntosh on Jun 20, 2022 13:34:57 GMT
Now that we know that this isn’t the end all
Be all of Batman on film, it can be enjoyed as a colorful comedy. Arnold Schwarzenegger is genuinely good and memorable as well. Hell, I wouldn’t even call this one of the worst superhero movies. I’d take it over some recent crap like Wonder Woman 84, Josstice League, Suicide Squad, Captain Marvel, Ant Man 2, and more
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Post by kolchak92 on Jun 20, 2022 14:46:16 GMT
This review sounds more suitable for a lower rating yet it’s higher than Batman Returns, which is far superior to Batman&Robin. Dafuq, Maltin? Leonard Maltin himself did not write all of those reviews. He had a whole team of reviewers writing them (one of them was a college professor of mine). So it's pretty understandable that a lot of them would be inconsistent with each other since there were like ten people writing all of them.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jun 20, 2022 14:52:02 GMT
This review sounds more suitable for a lower rating yet it’s higher than Batman Returns, which is far superior to Batman&Robin. Dafuq, Maltin? Leonard Maltin himself did not write all of those reviews. He had a whole team of reviewers writing them (one of them was a college professor of mine). So it's pretty understandable that a lot of them would be inconsistent with each other since there were like ten people writing all of them. Maltin doesn’t write his own reviews? Everything I’ve been brought up to believe is a lie. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 20, 2022 15:07:59 GMT
This was one of those the grass isn't always greener bucket list letdowns.
Arnold in a Batman movie?! Why didn't we ever try that!
My hot take: it wasn't even Arnold's fault. Clooney was playing himself, again, & this Batman felt like a Halloween costume.
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Post by ck100 on Jun 20, 2022 16:22:28 GMT
One of the earliest movies to feature George Clooney's patented "head bobble".
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Post by dwightmachinehead on Jun 20, 2022 16:32:53 GMT
I remember seeing it in the cinema and being bored. Probably one of my least favourite cinema experiences. Uma Thurman and Arnie helped.
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Post by James on Jun 20, 2022 16:44:46 GMT
Well there is a handful of good things about the movie such as this:
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Post by ck100 on Jun 20, 2022 16:49:58 GMT
Well there is a handful of good things about the movie such as this: Joel Schumacher was a director on that music video. Comparing his work here with his work on the movie and it's surprising both are from the same director.
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Post by politicidal on Jun 20, 2022 17:13:25 GMT
Leonard Maltin himself did not write all of those reviews. He had a whole team of reviewers writing them (one of them was a college professor of mine). So it's pretty understandable that a lot of them would be inconsistent with each other since there were like ten people writing all of them. Maltin doesn’t write his own reviews? Everything I’ve been brought up to believe is a lie. Yes it is. |
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Jun 20, 2022 18:14:19 GMT
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jun 21, 2022 7:53:57 GMT
Ah yes. Batman and Robin. The Batman movie that's about as much fun as a colonoscopy. It was clearly inspired by the 60s TV show, but whereas that show was daft fun Schumacher's movie was just plain daft. George Clooney is the worst Batman ever. And Arnie...what happened, man?
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Post by ck100 on Jun 21, 2022 8:01:11 GMT
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