I have been looking forward to and also dreading watching this old movie, primarily because it is the first Batman movie ever made. Now that Christopher Nolan has completed his recent Batman trilogy and I have seen every other Batman film, I thought now was as good a time as any. First of all, this is definitely not the same town, same villains, or even same hero that current Batman fans are used to. The original onscreen Batman made famous by Adam West is not anything like the portrayals from Michael Keaton to Christian Bale. With all that being said, I didn't have high hopes for this movie initially anyway. And yet, I was still disappointed. The story line follows the infamous Batman, whom every single citizen loves (again another difference), and his sidekick Robin, the Boy Wonder. They are chasing down four classic villains who are the Penguin, the Joker, the Riddler, and Catwoman. I have never been fond of Robin, and this movie didn't help a bit. There has been only one other movie with Robin (thank goodness), which was ironically called "Batman & Robin" (also terrible). All of the villains have been later portrayed onscreen, and significantly better I might add, by the following actors:
The Penguin- Danny DeVito
The Joker- Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger
The Riddler- Jim Carrey
Catwoman- Michelle Pfeiffer and Anne Hathaway
The whole of this movie is dumb, cheesy, and I have no intention of ever watching it again.
2/10
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