Review of Batman (1989) by Jacob — 25 Oct 2014
Batman is good. Its hard for me to love this movie given that I’ve seen the later and superior versions of Batman and have been spoiled by so many comic book movies but I appreciate for what it is. This comes from a time when comic book movies were not that common and if they did exist they weren’t taken as seriously as they are today.
The fact that a dark comic book movie came out that was good was a big deal and the film did lay the groundwork for future comicbook movies and later versions of the character that I love specifically Batman: The Animated Series as well as the Nolan films.
What makes this film entertaining are the characters primarily the Joker with Jack Nicholson giving an excellent performance. If this is your introduction to Batman you’ll probably love this movie but if not you won’t be blown away by it but it is still entertaining.
Had this been my first time seeing Batman I would’ve probably really enjoyed it but instead its entertaining. As it is I enjoy the movie and appreciate what it did for comicbook movies.
This review of Batman (1989) was written by Jacob on 25 Oct 2014.
Batman has generally received very positive reviews.
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