I wanna talk a little bit about Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies... what a bizarre accomplishment. Did he horribly misread the vibe from Tim Burton’s movies? Are they his personal fantasy that culminated in the franchise killing Batman & Robin?...
Reading accounts from the set are hilarious & absolutely fascinating. A shoving match between Schumacher & Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones absolutely hating Jim Carrey with every fiber of his being...
After 15-25 min Batman & Robin is unwatchable. I do have a soft spot for Batman Forever though. I love the cast and they absolutely are ALL in. It’s not only astonishing that Tommy Lee Jones signed on to do it but he totally commits, as if his rage is fueling him...
These films are notoriously bad, in fact it killed the franchise! As a boy I remember reading that Warner Bros was shutting the vault on Batman. They gave up on the property after B&R. Which of course brought forth Nolan’s masterpiece trilogy thank GOD...
Yet, I oddly admire Schumacher... he broke the studio’s brain! Incredible. Maybe it’s cause I was 13 or something when Forever came out but I have love for it still. What a cast. Kilmer is a living legend & I think he’s an underrated Batman/Bruce Wayne...
Both soundtracks are great but the Batman Forever soundtrack was and still is 🔥🔥🔥
Do you know how many quotes from Jim Carrey’s Riddler & Tommy Lee Jones’ Two-face are in my rotation of dumb shit I say? A LOT. More than I realized. When they’re playing “battleship” & Two-face goes “WHO, ME?!” after he sinks Riddlers battleship...I just said that 2 nights ago!
AND introducing Robin in a non corny way is a fools errand and I actually think they did it in a somewhat thoughtful way that was pretty cool especially in 1995
For some reason I have all of Edward E. Nygma’s lines memorized on the tablet of my heart like scripture, and this movie sucks! Or DOES it?... Don’t forget Nicole Kidman in this 🔥🔥🔥hoo momma! Did Joel Schumacher accidentally make an iconic movie? I don’t know! No?...
But honestly I’m currently watching it and thoroughly enjoying it. Within the first 10 seconds, Alfred offers Batman a sandwich and Batman replies “I’ll get drivethru.” LMAO! Schumacher DGAF!
Schumacher took a lighter to the franchise, for reasons I don’t fully understand, igniting a glorious haze of neon, vague sexiness, absolute corniness, and eventually something you simply can’t keep your eyes on anymore... Astounding.
Again the cast is ALL in. Both movies. That honestly must’ve been fun. And as (bad?) as Schumacher’s batman movies are, they paved the way for a trilogy we are SO lucky to have 8 years later.
Anyway,
Ya know what? I’m not finished. Val Kilmer is virtually unnoticed on every batman list. Clooney sucked as Batman and famously admitted he sucked. Kilmer is an icon and did the best he could under the circumstances and also wisely didn’t return for B&R I might add. 1 of the greats
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