Review of Batman Returns (1992) by Cjm868 — 16 May 2016
"Seems like every woman you try to save ends up dead... or deeply resentful. Maybe you should retire". - Catwoman [to Batman].
I think Batman Returns is superior to its predecessor. The rare case of the sequel that's better than the original. This was decidedly weirder and travels into darker territory than the first. Part of Penguin's plot involves kidnapping and killing children - which is pretty messed up.
Danny DeVito is perfectly cast as Oswald Cobblepot (AKA the Penguin). Christopher Walken is also on form as ruthless businessman, Max Shreck. Maybe the most stand-out part of this movie is Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman, she's incendiary in the role and lights up the screen whenever she's on it.
Side note: It's interesting and kinda cool that Daniel Waters, who wrote Heathers also wrote this movie.
What's kind of great about this film is that while the first movie was a Batman movie directed by Tim Burton, this was a Tim Burton movie that happened to have Batman in it.
This review of Batman Returns (1992) was written by Cjm868 on 16 May 2016.
Batman Returns has generally received positive reviews.
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