tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post5794079398766559360..comments2023-10-25T04:58:06.517-04:00Comments on The Projection Booth: Batman (1989): Crob humanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-15772062145170597332008-07-06T18:57:00.000-04:002008-07-06T18:57:00.000-04:00Just because two films are conjoined thematically ...Just because two films are conjoined thematically doesn't make them so quality-wise. That being the case, why was Batman Returns so poorly received after the wild praise for the original? Shouldn't it have been *obvious* to everyone, or is it something else?rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-90642607839226744702008-07-06T18:23:00.000-04:002008-07-06T18:23:00.000-04:00What's disappointing about this review is that the...What's disappointing about this review is that the blogger seems to like Batman Returns, yet doesn't realize that Returns thematically picks up where B89 left off. I don't know how anyone can appreciate Returns yet not seem to understand what Burton was going for in the first film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-90719868744671495702008-06-22T21:08:00.000-04:002008-06-22T21:08:00.000-04:00W. Australopithecus:Much as I love all things MST3...W. Australopithecus:<BR/><BR/>Much as I love all things MST3K, Mike and company often tend to latch onto the petty and relative in their "criticisms", and his bemoaning of an unpleasant character's unpleasantness is just another example of their occasional flirtations with the juvenile and mindless. I'm not a fan of DeVito's on the whole but I know I'm not alone in thinking he deserved an Oscar rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-67654478203643855702008-06-22T20:51:00.000-04:002008-06-22T20:51:00.000-04:00I never saw Batman Returns when it first came out ...I never saw <I>Batman Returns</I> when it first came out due to the mixed to negative reviews I read at the time.<BR/><BR/>Then years later this passage from <I>Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese</I> made me no more anxious to seek the movie out:<BR/><BR/><I>Danny DeVito, I think we can all agree, is the enemy of everything good and decent in this world, and </I>Batman Returns<I> is simply chock-fulloutside doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493419010195823747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-81859014846939888202008-06-09T12:15:00.000-04:002008-06-09T12:15:00.000-04:00Its funny, I've always liked the '89 Batman but ne...Its funny, I've always liked the '89 Batman but never loved it like every other person seems to. Glad to finally hear from others who feel the same. That said I can't quite endorse Returns as a markedly better film, which is due to my Burton gag factor more than anything. I agree, Returns is a comically darker, less studio friendly flick, and yes, presents a self contained Burton universe withUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668147854747931532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-76021331964498728592008-06-07T03:50:00.000-04:002008-06-07T03:50:00.000-04:00Batman reflects the excess of the Reagan Age (yeah...Batman reflects the excess of the Reagan Age (yeah Bush I occupied the White House but only as the caretaker of Ronnie's third term) - and serves as Patient Zero for what is today referred to as tent pole marketing.<BR/><BR/>Warner Brothers knew the money would flow with a movie version of the flying mammal. The trick involved balancing the cartoonish humor from the 1960s series that so many of paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17396333959160370175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-28820414295448149392008-06-06T09:23:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:23:00.000-04:00Somehow, I knew you would be the first to comment ...Somehow, I knew you would be the first to comment on this post. Anyhow - I really need to see The Crow, not only for its place in film history but also since I'm something of an Alex Proyas fan (even I, Robot, being mostly by-the-numbers, has some cool visual flair that I can get behind). And Batman Returns is incredible, and once my copy gets here in the mail, a review will appear for that film rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-88410269223424321542008-06-06T08:51:00.000-04:002008-06-06T08:51:00.000-04:00I remember seeing The Crow in theaters for the fir...I remember seeing <I>The Crow</I> in theaters for the first time and wishing Burton's <I>Batman</I> had some of the same grit in its Gotham City. It's been more than a decade since I've seen it (and <I>The Crow</I> for that matter), but I just recently re-watched <I>Batman Returns</I> and was surprised at how well it held up, especially Keaton's Bruce Wayne.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600990166210022027noreply@blogger.com