Review of Batman Returns (1992) by Bob J — 10 Jun 2013

Everything that was good about the original Batman is back in The.

Second movie. This is a fantastic film with top notch performances,.

Stage design,atmosphere,music,and character development. I adore this.

Movie almost as much as the original. I thought that soundtrack from.

Danny Elfman was even better this time around that it was in the.

Original. He has outdone himself. Its intense, frightening,.

Bittersweet, tragic and out of this world! Its quite a magnificent feat.

To behold. Michael Keaton is brilliant as The Caped Crusader. He is a.

Total Badass and doesn't seem to be afraid of anything. He is a quiet.

Intellectual who can work his way out of problems that no one else.

Could even dream of. He gets himself into trouble in this movie and we.

Are reminded that Batman is still a human like the rest of his and is.

Not invulnerable. The film's art direction is just as dark as it was in.

Batman but this time its much more Gothic and Halloween like. This.

Film's tone shifts quite a lot. It is quite a mouthful but never.

Becomes crowded or overbearing. There are moments when the film is very.

Somber and bittersweet and their are moments when the film is bizarre.

And disturbing. All of these moments are handled brilliantly in the.

Film and so are the characters. This was an incredible important film.

In Batman cinema history. It introduced the two villain per film.

Formula that every Batman film proceeding this would Imitate. To say.

That Michelle Pfieffer played Catwoman would be almost rhetorical and.

Perhaps the understatement of the century. She was The Freaking.

Catwoman! We meet Selina Kyle before she becomes cat-woman. This film.

Does a masterful job of making audience understand the character and.

Her pain and Isolation. Her transformation from Mousy Secretary to.

Fierce feline is Brilliant, memorizing, and Unforgettable. The scene.

When Selina Kyle trashes her apartment is heartbreaking yet we also.

Feel a catharsis and a sense of release with her. The scene is.

Unnerving and hard to watch but it makes perfect sense for the.

Character. When She becomes Catowmen she is sexy, and frankly quite.

Scary. I absolutely loved Pfieffer's cat-woman. She keeps you on your.

Toes the entire ride and it is a riot to watch her go at it with Batman.

Or embark on random rampages. She is the best Catwoman to date! I thought Danny Devito gave a performance.

Of a lifetime as The Penguin. His performance will most likely never be.

Rivaled or surpassed. He was an animal. He scared the daylights out of.

Me as a child when He bite that man's nose off. I loved every line of.

Dialog that came out of his mouth. He was truly menacing and.

Disappeared into the character. The makeup for The Penguin was freaking.

Awesome. The character's story was classic and beautifully told in a.

Way that I have never seen before. Its easily the best role that I have.

Ever seen Danny Devito in. Christopher Walken was great as Max Schrek.

A power hungry bully that wants to control all of Gotham's energy with.

A power-plant that will actually steal power from Gotham. This movie is.

A rare Gem that will delight and memorize audiences for years to come.

Due to its impeccable writing, excellent characters and haunting.

Atmosphere. It is an absolute Marvel of a film!