Truly Dreadful Film

just watch it!

Good start, but then it gets ruined

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Batman Forever was just terrible. The first two films by Tim Burton were great. I think it was a real mistake to start going so cartoonish. The series got even worse after this film (Batman and Robin was atrocious) but this film was really bad itself. A stupid story, dumb characters doing dumb things, hammy over acting, stupid direction, awful writing. This movie stinks.

I'd only seen this film a few times and remember some of the elements that made it different from the Tim Burton ones. Pat Hingle and Michael Gough return as Commissioner Gordon and Alfred respectively, but the rest of the cast is new. Two new villains and a new Gotham City. It felt like Joel Schumacher overdid it with how he did the city and the characters. Gotham looks like Tokyo with all the neon and the Greco-Roman naked human statues. A little too Art Deco to be honest. Jim Carrey was OK in this, this film being the first of his movies I had seen. But I did not care for how they did Two-Face with his mannerisms and appearance. It was a bit too overdone. The Bat and Robin suits were a little too much like Roman gladiator breastplates (you have to watch the movie in order to see what I mean). But this film isn't as bad as the second Joel Schumacher Batman outing although I'd rather go with Mask of the Phantasm and the Dark Knight trilogy any day. There were some cheesy moments that will make you go WTF though I did not seem to mind when I was younger. Still, it's not that bad, but not that great either.

Ahh Batman Forever, the ultimate Joel Schumacher masterpiece, the sexy intro music, the impeccable CGI, the memorable quotes. Although the movie seems to be a masterpiece at first glance, there are many flaws, such as the overall rapiness of the movie. One of the memorable quotes from Jim Carrey's 'The Riddler' was "You were supposed to understand... I will make you understand", which made it seem like he will sexually assault Bruce Wayne. Furthermore in another scene Jim Carrey states "See you soon" in a gay rapey manner. The issue with this is that it seems to support the view from feminists that there is currently a rape culture. The costume design was also phenomenal... for a 5 year old. In addition to this it looked like a two year painted the side of two-faces head and at times Tommy Lee-Jones 'Two-Face' acted like a gay stripper. Nevertheless the script was almost perfect, the acting of Val Kilmer and Nicole Kidman is flawless, in which Kidman's superb role in the movie made the misogynists watching the movie want to gouge their own eyes out, and the immersiveness of Gotham City is exquisite. I have other problems with the movie, I believe Alfred may have sexually abused Master Dick and there is instance of misogyny where Bruce Wayne sighs and says "Women", the feminists have highly criticised this part of the script. The emotional shown by Chris O'Donnell who portrayed Robin was quite simply breathtaking and he should have won an academy award for his role in the movie. Overall the acting in this movie is quite astoshing and the effects had set the precedent for the future. The audio used was phenomenal and matches the likes of Hans Zimmer and Ennio Morricone. Even the movie had its flaws, it had became an instant classic and Joel Schumacher had made an incredible contribution to the movie industry. So the movie is basically crap but funny because of how stupid and bad it is.

Batman Forever was clearly targeted for the more younger audience, and it did a very good job at that. I remember watching this as a child, and I enjoyed every moment of it from start to finish. The film was entertaining. Robin was great, and the villains especially the Riddler was amazing. Honestly, it was the Riddler that stole the show, and had it not been for Jim Carrey's performance, the film would've lost a lot of limelight; in other words, it would've almost been bad as Batman & Robin. Jim Carrey literally stole the show. The film is overly criticised, but there's no reason for it – really! I'm surprised how the director managed to get actors such as Carrey, Clooney and Arnold to participate in a superhero film due to their status and calibre. All in all, Batman Forever is slightly underrated, and is a good Batman film. Fantastic to watch during the 90s.