Anyone feel that Christopher Nolan batman films are given way too much praise? A lot fan boys just hype up Nolans bat films because they tarnish the memory of batman and robin.
Batman begins I think should have been given a 7.4 on IMDB instead of a 8.3 rating.
My fave bat film is batman forever cause it a childhood favorite.
No.
Sorry, but
Batman Forever is an absolutely TERRIBLE film, with only
Batman and Robin beating it out for the title of worst super hero film ever. Schumacher just didn't get Batman, at all. Japanese Baroque stylings in Gotham City? Ridiculous. Those films are embarrassing to watch.
Each, to his own... and all that, but Shumacher's take on the Dark Knight just exposed his unfamiliarity with the character, the mythos, and the fans.
It doesn't help that consider J Schumacher to be a crap director with a bunch of crap flicks in his catalog.
@ Monkey - Wha? My favorite Batman stuff is all dark and dreary. Dark Knight Returns? Killing Joke? That stuff is seminal for a reason! I know you know your comics, but I am also an avid comic guy and I think Nolan's are head and shoulders the best versions, and they most represent the vibe in stuff like Dark Knight Returns.
However, it is MUCH easier to defend the far superior (in relation to Schumacher) Burton films in comparison to Nolan's if we want to compare franchises, and Burton broke some new ground there, and the art direction is clearly fantastic. At least Burton tried to keep the Gothic style.