Today I’m showing my wife the 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton for the FIRST time.
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Your wife lacks any sense of taste and you should DEFINETELY divorce her. I wouldn't be able to sleep besides a woman that has Keaton as her "least favorite Batman". SPECIALLY if she prefers a throat cancer mouth breathing Batman over him. I'm not sure how old either of you are but I can tell you weren't around when these movies were released… Point is: Keaton/Burton >>>> ANYBODY ELSE.
I was never a fan of this movie but a VHS viewing sure fit the bill to wash away the taste of Batman & Robin from my brain. I literally returned home from the cinema and fired up the VCR because I cringed throughout that Joel Schumacher Punfest.
George Clooney was a good Bruce Wayne. But that movie suffered from being soooo cartoony.
After you guys watch Batman Returns, can you guys watch Batman Mask of the Phantasm it’s one my all time favorite Batman movies
I love the 1989 Batmobile 🙂
This film when it first was going to be made it was going to be a lot darker but Warner Brothers made them make it more kid friendly.
Y’all should play the Arkham games
I like how you don't know when it's really set… the outfits are clearly the 1930's with the suits, fedoras, etc. Then the decor everywhere is very art deco. But the cars are all late 1970s or so.
I rewatched these movies a few days ago. I love them but damn I forgot how wildly sexist they were.
The recent Batman 89 comic expands on Harvey Dent origin.
Kevin Conroy, THE BEST Batman which is saying a lot as the voice just does it alone without the actual physical presence.
Great decision to watch the first 2 of the series. Keaton deserves this. And Nicholson, AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing this.
Alfred was actually a bad ass British soldier in his younger days. The show Pennyworth touches on that and shows how he become the butler the Wayne's family.
i put this up as the 2nd best Batman movie ever behind the Dark Knight.
I haven't watched ''Pennyworth'', but Alfred's past obviously includes more than butlering school. In the ''Bat-Man: Year One'' comic, he's stated to have been a combat medic, in the early comic books (1930s/40s) he said his trip to Gotham City was eventful, having had two ships torpedoed under him and spent a fortnight adrift on a raft. Alfred, if you'll pardon the vernacular, has seen some shit!
"Batman: The animated series"
Even if it's not for reaction, you should binge watch the series. It's not exactly a continuation of the first film, but rather it tried to capitalize the film's success to build its audience (many characters that were in the film have different designs, back stories and motivations, the city is more fleshed out, while the Goth/Art Deco aesthetics are in both, the series develops it more…). And, in the end, it cemented its own universe for several fans that watched it for the first time (a toast to the wonderful work of the voice cast, including Kevin Conroy and another Star Wars member: Mark Hamill… I honestly would like to hear your thoughts on Hamills Joker, though XD).
Oh, and if you haven't seen the DC Animated films… you should check them; you'll understand a couple of bits that you have seen in other Batman sources.
"Michael Keaton is just one tone"
Indeed, while I wouldn't say that makes him "a bad Batman", we must keep in mind the film was born in a time when superhero movies didn't have proven templates to be adapted. The production could either choose the comics (that, at the time, were experimenting with a very moody dark Batman) or the earliest existing reference.
In this particular case, the film cements a lot of its visuals and designs in the Adam West series (Nicholson's Joker looks closer to Cesar Romero's design and brand of humor than the current designs in the pages… also, who would have thought to associate Prince to the Batman soundtrack XD).
The film decided to start the story with Batman already "established", which is pretty much how many stand alone stories start: with the characters already set in their "current final form", no questions asked. The film accidentally gives more prominence to The Joker by showing us his origin, rather than Batman's (at that given point in time, it was taken for granted everyone knew the sad story, so it wasn't worth it to spend the first bit of the film on that detail).
Michael Keaton does a great job with the material he was given; sadly, that material doesn't ask much from him aside from being monotone XD.
"We like Val Kilmer and George Clooney…"
The whole debate that they are bad Batmen may be kind of pointless; as a general rule, even good actors can't save bad scripts, and the Schummacher era didn't mind much the scripts. And, again, there is not much in there for the actor to do as Bruce or Batman than just say some expected lines, show up and fight. They make fun Batmen in cheesy self contained stories (the Nolan Bet that paid off was to ditch the absolute self contained element to give Batman an arc so he had the focus, in spite of good villains; rather than being the given "force of good" of the city that is, kind of, always there).
Nice reaction and see you in the next one.
my favorite Batman is Michael Keaton Batman I agree that the Joker on this 1 is the best Joker.
When this project was initially cast, there was a lot of backlash from the fans. Keaton was more well known for his comedic roles, and more serious fans was. hoping that the movie would move the character away from the campiness of the Adam West years which was how most of the general public perceived the character. Thoughout the 80's the old TV show was a constant on reruns so it was constantly in the public mind. The fan reaction led to a petition to change the casting, but obviously this didn't accomplish anything
WB did spend a lot on the marketing campaign to get movie viewing public excited, and it worked. I also think I remember reading that they paid Prince $2M to do the soundtrack, and the "Batdance" song got a lot of radio play back then.
Many of the critical fans were reasonably satisfied with this portrayal of Batman, and it really defined the look of comic book superheroes. Most superhero suits would have a molded physique in the years to come and it was this movie that popularized the look
Man, of all the films. This is probably at least one of the hardest to believe she hasn’t seen. It’s honestly is one of my top comic book films.
I like Keaton as Batman but the Joker? This has not aged well, Burton was so happy to have Nicholson, he almost forgot to direct him, letting him loose with embarassing results, I get this is fantasy but he's mostly over acting for most of the film and many moments are just cringe like he's ad-libbing everything, Keaton exercises some restraint with much better results, even some great actors when they get older can get carried away and can't seem to know when to put on the brakes…
Batman was filmed soley in Pinewood studios in London.
Oh gawd, because of the main page layout I read the title as "My FIRST wife watches BATMAN" before doing a very quick double-take. XD
Maybe don’t talk the whole movie. Good grief.
It's like people forgot Batman just survived the plane crash so not surprising he had a little trouble with the black guy lol
I actually love this batman joker was awesome
Heath Ledger's performance is definitely iconic, but I think Jack's is as well. He was more of a Cesar Romero Joker, but he did it perfectly.
Batman is known to be a hero that doesn't kill, but he definitely killed some thugs when he blew up Axis Chemicals.
Looking forward to your watch of Returns.
I hated Christian bale batman , Keaton and Val Kilmer were my favorites
Not that I feel nostalgic, but I do remember doing huge lines for movies, going around the building
6:41 I thought it was the other way around. The Reeves movies even have the Statue of Liberty in Metropolis
Michael Keaton is her "least favorite Batman?" Man, pregnancy does weird things to women. I mean, she's clearly irrational.
Proper classic
They didn’t film this at WB Studios. That was Returns. They filmed this at Pinewood Studios in London. This entire film was shot in England.
Least favorite Batman? Blasphemy
watching this in black and white is the best viewing experience in my opinion
6:36 Holdens face at the thought of the role play is priceless 😂😂😂
(We all know what he was thinking)
Eckhardt was played by William Hootkins, who played the Rebel pilot Porkins in Star Wars, and the “Top Men” guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaack!
Bale is the greatest Batman
My God for her to say that she didn’t love Michael Keaton as Batman blows my mind. Christian Bale is a good actor, but he was not a good Batman. Literally for two movies you can barely understand what the hell he is saying. His Batman voice was trash.
Americans and their unhealthy obsession with dogs. smh
I remembering see this movie in 1989. Michael Keaton will always be my Batman.
Michael Keaton is the Batman GOAT. Now thats its been 31 years later and he's back doing his Batman again in the Flash. I always wanted to be Batman after i saw this. Its why i do an 89 Bat cosplay.
89 batmobile still the best
Actually, the criminal, the man who shot Dwayne's did have a name. His name was Joe chill. But only true comic readers know that. And yes, Bruce did track him down and confronted him.