Movie
1989
Batman is a 1989 superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren. Based on the DC Comics character, it is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. The film's score was composed by Danny Elfman, and songs were written by…
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Hello, cinema fans . We continue with more of this Tim Burton special, bringing you another of his greatest hits from the 1980s. For many, this is one of the best films in the huge franchise created by Warner Bros. after it acquired the rights to the character. A superhero movie that is very different from what was common both at that time and even today. Directed by the great Tim Burton , Batman stars Michael Keato…More
*(SPECIAL NOTE: Capsule version of the review is available here.)* Some films don't age very well. That aging sometimes manifests itself in most unusual ways. One example for that is the case of *Batman*, 1989 action spectacle directed by Tim Burton. What used to be the embodiment of everything associated with successful Hollywood blockbuster fifteen years ago now looks like low budget art-film. The plot is based on…More
Hmmm, not quite. Keaton doesn't do it for me in this film, which is a shame as Jack Nicholson is always worth watching. I even like the way the story is told with minimal CGI. In the end however, I just can't get past Keaton. The end result for me is that this is an average film, and not one I would buy on DVD. I think everyone knows the basics of Batman. We have the crime boss basically in charge of Gotham city unt…More
