Dell's Pointless Lists: Batman Movies

[dell71]

Batman Returns was just too damn supernatural for me. Selina Kyle eats it and then turns into have 9 lives because the kitties in the alley are licking her face?!?! WTF? The Penguin wasn't supposed to be disgusting blob of filth, next to Riddler he's supposed to be the smartest criminal in the world. I actually woulda ranked this move in the bottom 5, I was absolutely dissapointed with this movie. Also the way Keaton acted in this movie, made me think he wanted to get it over with.

The analysis on Batman Forever is spot on, in fact I think I would rank Val Kilmer's Batman Third behind Bale and Keaton (Batman (1989)) The rest of the movie......uGH.

I disagree with how low you ranked Batman Beyond: Return of Joker, maybe it's because I have seen the original cut. Not sure if you saw that or a cut version.

I have the DVD and watched the default version. I'm guessing that one is edited since it was for sale and expected to be purchased by kids.

[dell71]

7. The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Batman…Christian Bale
James Gordon…Gary Oldman
Alfred…Michael Caine
Lucius Fox…Morgan Freeman
John Blake…Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Catwoman…Anne Hathaway
Bane…Tom Hardy
The Scarecrow…Cillian Murphy
Miranda Tate…Marion Cotillard

The final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy is probably the most gorgeous Batman movie ever made. It’s arguably the darkest themed, also. A terrorist named Bane (Hardy) comes to Gotham and destroys the city from a socio-political standpoint while he simultaneously threatens to physically destroy it by detonating a nuke within the city limits. While we may shrink in our seats a little further each time our beloved Gotham, as well as Batman himself, takes another hit we can’t turn away. Christian Bale may have solidified his place as the best Batman of all time with his best performance in the role. The same goes for Michael Caine, easily the best Alfred there’s ever been. Anne Hathaway has also earned mighty praise for her work as Catwoman. The Dark Knight’s fights with Bane are insanely tense. Yes, there’s a lot of “best ever in a Batman movie” stuff going on. However, some narrative issues in Act 3 keep this from “rising” any further on the list.

[dell71]

6. Batman: Gotham Knight
(2008)
Directed by Toshi Hiruma and Bruce Timm
Batman…Kevin Conroy
James Gordon…Jim Meskimen
Alfred…David McCallum
Lucius Fox…Kevin Michael Richardson
The Scarecrow/The Russian…Corey Burton
Sal Maroni…Rob Paulsen

And here is the most experimental Batman movie of all. To be honest, that’s probably the reason I like it so much. It’s a unique approach to the character that doesn’t undermine what we know of him, but expands our understanding. To achieve this we don’t follow a single narrative. Instead, there are six vignettes telling different stories involving our hero. They’re not officially part of the Nolan series, but they seem to fit snugly in the space between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, referencing events in the former quite often. This also looks different than anything else in the canon. Most of the animated flicks either try to look like the comics or one of the animated series. Gotham Knight does neither. It plays with different styles and color palettes. In a bold move, even Batman himself is rendered in a number of different ways. Understandably, this may be a bit too eclectic for a some folks but to me it’s a magnificent effort.

[IamMedellin]

Goblin's head may explode

 

EDIT: this is reacting to Nolan's TDKR, Gotham Knight was awesome...very animatrix, and that one scene where Alfred finds bruce with all those guns was very powerful

[dell71]

Goblin's head may explode

 

EDIT: this is reacting to Nolan's TDKR, Gotham Knight was awesome...very animatrix, and that one scene where Alfred finds bruce with all those guns was very powerful

I figure a few heads might explode.

[stevsta]

I figure a few heads might explode.

I was thinking more in the #4 range

[Palooza]

Sal Maroni…Rob Paulsen

...his name is Robert Paulsen.

[dell71]

I was thinking more in the #4 range

Toyed with that idea.

...his name is Robert Paulsen.

meh...imdb page has him listed as Rob, but do show his birth name to be Robert. To-may-to, to-mah-to.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667326/

[DoubleDeuce]

Toyed with that idea.

meh...imdb page has him listed as Rob, but do show his birth name to be Robert. To-may-to, to-mah-to.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667326/

You missed the reference haha.

[dell71]

^^^Okay...help a brother out. I hate missing references.

[DoubleDeuce]

It's from Fight Club.

[Senser81]

I am eagerly awaiting Adam West's appearance on this list.

[dell71]

It's from Fight Club.

No wonder I missed it. I try not to think about that movie.

[Ca$ino]

No wonder I missed it. I try not to think about that movie.

You dont like fight club?

[DJ Rhude]

Nice list Dell......damn I forgot about Batman & Robin, tried to erase that one from my memory it was so bad