Batman

Pros: One of the best comic book movies of all time!
Cons: Holy moley, Batman...is that a Prince soundtrack?

Long before the Batman franchise took a major nosedive and became more concerned with product endorsements and frivolous campiness than actually being entertaining, there was a director with a singular vision.

Tim Burton...

Pros: the performances, the set design, the action, the dark humor, and just about everything else.
Cons: The plot seems a bit too non-existent

Ever since the dawn of comic books, the “Dark Knight” a.k.a. Batman, has been one the most popular in the genre. In 1978, Warner Bros. released the motion picture Superman: The Movie. The film was a monster hit and declared as one the ...

Pros: Jack Nicholson as the Joker, direction, dark story, great use of dark humour
Cons: None

I love intelligent movies. Anything by Stanley Kubrick or M. Night Shyamalan blows my mind. But there are films just as dear to my heart that aren't really intelligent at all. They're just pure entertainment, unbelievable fun. Being a longtime Spider ...

Pros: Burton's direction. Nicholson's Joker. Great action. Faithful to the comic.
Cons: Killing off Joker.

Any time a comic book superhero is brought to the big screen, what is the most often asked question by moviegoers or fans of that particular hero?

Answer: "They picked HIM to play (so-and-so)?"

And what usually is the case after...

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From the premise alone, "Batman" should be one of the greatest adventure films of all time, but it is not. It tends to trade substance for style and its storytelling is choppy. Despite all these flaws, there is a sense of exciting adventure, even if it ...

Pros: Burton's dark atmosphere
Cons: The franchise was handed to Schumacher.

What happened to the Bat-franchise? We start off with this exciting, dark film by Burton, and then move to that boring, campy, uh...atrocity (I don't consider it good enough to be called a movie) Batman and Robin by Shumacher. What was WB thinking?...

Pros: Serviceable action movie, visually innovative, helped re-legitimize genre.
Cons: Barely-existant story, began as many negative trends as it did positive.

Yes, yes. I'm back. No need to bore everyone with where I've been or why it's been so long or why you should care, suffice to say here's my first Epinions review since.. eh.. almost a year ago. In order to get "back into the swing," so to speak, I'll be...

Pros: Michael Keaton, realism, Tim Burton, Elfman's score, Furst's production design, Nicholson as Joker
Cons: Nothing

Over the years, most notably the 90s, the "blockbuster" has become an all too common phrase. There's a few "blockbusters" every year that are hyped to be the film that everyone must see to have a complete summer. And over the last few years they've...

Pros: Visually dazzling. Tim Burton's camera work is first rate.
Cons: Paper thin characters with no subtext. No semblance of a story.

Directed by Tim Burton. Written By Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren Michael Keaton Bruce Wayne/Batman Kim Basinger Vickie Vale Jack Nicholson ...

Pros: Great imagery and sound, and of course the three wonderful stars!
Cons: None off-hand.

Batman is one of the few films I rate with 5 stars. It isn't because I loved the stars, or because I think Batman is all that, in fact, I find him to be sort of annoying. This film earned its rating from me based on the individual qualities below.
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Pros: Everything about the movie is excellent
Cons: There are none - Batman is the Man

The Words will go down in history..."Who are you, man?" What's the answer folks? "I'm Batman."

My fascination with the Dark Knight started before I knew how to walk. When I learned to run, I would chase my older around...

Pros: Outstanding mood. Effective performances. Excellent soundtrack. Suggestive artistic direction.
Cons: Its script might agonize somewhat of a slavish, revenge-cliche plot. Lack of depth in characters.

I was almost 9 years old when I saw this movie for the first time at the movie theater and it completely changed the view I had of movies up until that point. I saw this movie about two more times and that feeling of haunting, captivating beauty...

Pros: Excellent cast, almost perfect rendition of the comic book
Cons: A few slow points, may not please everyone

Batman has come a long way. From Bob Kane's comic book to the campy 60's TV show, the Dark Knight has been one of the most idolized heroes of our time. Is it because he's so mysterious? Or is it because he is realistic, not like those over-the-top...

Pros: Good acting and music.
Cons: Some underdeveloped characters

This one is probably the best in the series, even though 'Batman Returns' is in some ways better. It is a film that is heavy with little flaws but as we watch the 'complete' product it delivers the goods and much more.

As with all the Batman...

Pros: EVERYTHING
Cons: NOTHING

I still remember my thirteen-year-old amazement at this film. I stared up at that huge screen and became enraptured. Even ten years later, I am insulted by modern counterparts (we won't mention anyone with the name of Schumacher), and a Batman watch,...