KingVoyeur
01-23-2006, 01:02 PM
I've loved Batman ever since I saw Batman Returns in theaters (I was too young for the first one, parents wouldn't take me to see it, had to wait for it on video and tv), and he's easily my favorite comic character. I've enjoyed all the films (some a little less than others) and TV series. The franchise definitely has the legs and potential to make several more succesful films.
I know people give Burton's films a lot of crap, but seriously, do you think we would have had the excellent Batman Begins without them? Burton's films remain my favorites (Begins is a microscopically-close second) for their darkly comic look at the world of Batman. I prefer his look to the realism of Begins mainly because, for me, it's a movie based on a comic book and should retain the look and feel of that fantasy world. Keaton brought a dark humor to the role that bridges the gap between the campy 60's version and the more gritty 80's version, and Nicholson, Pfeiffer and DeVito were all perfectly cast (Pfeiffer especially, that catsuit was purr-fect!). I did enjoy Forever, since it still retained that dark comic tone but took it in a different direction, and I again found the casting to be very well done. B & R is low on my list for obvious reasons, and also because it really hearkened back to the campy 60's version and that was never one of my favorites. I like my Bats dark.
One Batman story I'm really looking forward to seeing on the big screen is Batman Beyond. I loved the series since it first aired, and I'm completely stoked that it's finally getting seasoned on DVD in March. It stayed true to the Batman universe, just jumping on down the timeline a bit. The design for Gotham was fantastic, I liked the directions they took the characters (being sure to stay true to the character histories mapped out in the Animated Series) as well as the slew of new villains. The new Batsuit and Batmobile were intriguing. I really hope they get a quality team together soon to get this to the big screen!
Where do you think Bats is headed?
I know people give Burton's films a lot of crap, but seriously, do you think we would have had the excellent Batman Begins without them? Burton's films remain my favorites (Begins is a microscopically-close second) for their darkly comic look at the world of Batman. I prefer his look to the realism of Begins mainly because, for me, it's a movie based on a comic book and should retain the look and feel of that fantasy world. Keaton brought a dark humor to the role that bridges the gap between the campy 60's version and the more gritty 80's version, and Nicholson, Pfeiffer and DeVito were all perfectly cast (Pfeiffer especially, that catsuit was purr-fect!). I did enjoy Forever, since it still retained that dark comic tone but took it in a different direction, and I again found the casting to be very well done. B & R is low on my list for obvious reasons, and also because it really hearkened back to the campy 60's version and that was never one of my favorites. I like my Bats dark.
One Batman story I'm really looking forward to seeing on the big screen is Batman Beyond. I loved the series since it first aired, and I'm completely stoked that it's finally getting seasoned on DVD in March. It stayed true to the Batman universe, just jumping on down the timeline a bit. The design for Gotham was fantastic, I liked the directions they took the characters (being sure to stay true to the character histories mapped out in the Animated Series) as well as the slew of new villains. The new Batsuit and Batmobile were intriguing. I really hope they get a quality team together soon to get this to the big screen!
Where do you think Bats is headed?