Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever - A Misunderstood Masterpiece

[Gunman]

Shout-out too to the unofficial Batman film of the 90s.

 

[Replicant]

Masterpiece and 90's Batman movie don't go together.

it's a bad movie from start to finish.

 

[geardo]

It was fun for 1995 but lol masterpiece nah

 

[Deleted member 60582]

It's the most accurate depiction of Batman in a movie. Even his trauma takes centre stage, which you wouldn't expect for a toy commercial. There are just great moments - Bruce Wayne standing up and declaring he's Batman at the circus not wanting to see another family hurt sticks out to me.

It's visually spectacular at times. There are some shots that still stick with me. You have half of the Statue of Liberty stand-in's face engulfed in flames after Two-Face's helicopter crashes into it, Batman under water, Batman crashing through the glass skylight, or running out of flames.

The music is also great. I can remember moments of the music vividly, from the main theme to the music that plays during the climax.

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[Lonestar]

Don't talk down upon the IT'S BOILING ACID actor. He's got a solid list of movie credits

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Grifasi

The Deer Hunter
Splash
Brewter's Millions
Moonstruck
34 1/3rd of the combined Naked Gun movies
Beaches
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Goddamn Money Train

Now, fuck that Batman EEEEehhhhhhhhhhhhhh guy, forever. Batman Forever.

 

[Creation_Scapes]

I really liked it! So much fun, even with the flaws.

 

[DeltaRed]

It is my favourite Batman film alongside Begins. I would watch those two over all the others by a long way.

 

[Alpheus]

I don't generally love HiTop Films' videos, and I certainly wouldn't go as far as the title of this one. There are some real flaws and crazy decisions when it comes to Batman Forever (*COUGHTWOFACECOUGH*). But I have always maintained that, unlike Batman & Robin, Batman Forever is a good film stuck inside of a bad film.

(Also, I may be a bit biased towards this video as I have said since high school and continue to say that Kilmer was easily the best live action Batman and only limited by the script that didn't let him show that often enough. But fuck me that "So you make the kill" scene is still the best performance anyone has had as Bruce Wayne on screen and the only portrayal of the character that out does it is Ace's final moments in Justice League.)

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Yea that scene had the same vibe as Conroy in a heated back and forth with Robin in the Gotham Knights seasons of BTAS. I'll (likewise) always give Kilmer his due there.

 

[microtransaction]

Fuck this movie. Even I, a 10 old child, realized it was garbage while watching it at the cinema. The only good thing about it was the U2 song. Ah, yes. That and Drew Barrymore's "role".

 

[Khanimus]

There are pieces of it that could've added up to more, but the movie as a whole doesn't work.

But to be fair, I don't think any of the early Batman movies really work beyond 89.

 

[InfiniteKing]

That was a great video in the OP and I loved hearing more about this film as I always had a soft spot for it.

 

[Parcas]

No it is not misunderstood this meme of taking any old bad media and trying to make it a masterpiece as the uncovered gem is very tiring.

the movie is a piece of shit and hurts to watch.

 

[Midee]

I have not seen it in decades at this point, but it is undeniable that production design is excellent, and as a sequel to the Burton films I felt it was fine and fun. I should give it a rewatch soon. And I liked a lot the U2 song back then:

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Man what a fuckin great song.

 

[TP-DK]

Hol up

People actually think Batman 89 and Returns are bad? What the hell are y'all smoking?

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Classic ResetEra. Batman 89 and Returns are bad, and The Dark Knight Rises is a masterpiece.

 

[Extra Sauce]

and on that day, masterpiece lost what little meaning it had left