Batman Forever
Published July 28, 2019
Film info
- Title Batman Forever
- Director Joel Schumacher
- Year 1995
- Run time 2hrs 1m
- Genres Crime, Action, Fantasy
- Tagline Courage now, truth always
Jim Carrey stars as criminal genius, The Riddler, and Tommy Lee Jones plays Two-Face. Together, these criminal kingpins present a threat that only the Dynamic Duo - Batman (Val Kilmer) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) - can stop. And Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman comes to Gotham as the alluring Dr Chase Meridian, who may steal the heart of Batman Forever.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:01 | One sentence in and Alfred’s stealing the show as always. |
| 8:07 | A helicopter couldn’t lift the safe like that. |
| 10:04 | Well that all seems legit. |
| 11:27 | He’s not a smart one, this TwoFace. |
| 11:53 | Since when does Gotham have a Statue of Liberty? |
| 16:25 | Batman is always so chill about the bat signal. Superman goes running when he’s called. |
| 18:08 | “You called me here for this? The bat signal is not a beeper.” |
| 28:27 | Riddler version of Zoltar is kinda freaky. |
| 31:51 | How do they know it’s a man? |
| 33:16 | Surely, after the last film, he hates the circus? |
| 38:41 | This guy really doesn’t want to stay anonymous. He didn’t even assess the options, just yelled it out. |
| 42:33 | How old is Robin supposed to be? He looks about thirty. |
| 52:17 | “The bat’s stubborn refusal to expire…” |
| 1:05:13 | Batman suddenly has an Apple Watch? |
| 1:07:12 | Is Robin supposed to be BETTER than Batman? |
| 1:17:10 | “Your entrance was good, his was better.” |
| 1:24:10 | Loving Batman’s smug face. |
| 1:36:45 | “I’m afraid they’ve taken her. Master Dick has run away. They blew up the bat cave. And there’s another riddle.” Bad day! |
| 1:39:32 | They just did a Godzilla moment. “They call him… Robin.” |
| 1:44:01 | “Holy rusted metal Batman!” |
| 1:55:51 | The asylum! |
Thoughts
I liked the slightly more comic book approach, it suited Jim Carrey because he’s basically a comic book character in himself. Val Kilmer was probably the best of the three Batmen. Two-Face was good, and they were great as a duo together.
I didn’t really like Nicole Kidman’s character, she was a bit wishy washy, but I did like the interesting dilemma she presented. And she caused Batman smug face which is always fun. Drew Barrymore was criminally underused.
I quite liked Robin, and the backstory there was fun, I just couldn’t get past the fact that he looked really old when he was supposed to be a vulnerable kid who needed Bruce Wayne to look after him.
Alfred, as always, is the best thing in it.
Rating: 3 / 5
