The Batman Movie Marathon
This past weekend there was a Batman marathon running on television, where they showed, in their entirely, the original Batman movies (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin). The first two movies were as good as I remember them, which can directly be attributed to the fact that Tim Burton directed them. But after watching Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, I’m reminded of just how bad a movie can be.
I find it odd that Joel Schumacher directed such classics as Flatliners and The Lost Boys (I must also admit to being a fan of his movie Phone Booth), then inexplicably stumbled into the bog of mediocrity with Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. It’s as if each of these movies served as nothing more than two hour toy commercials. If it weren’t for this movie marathon these two movies would have stayed embedded deeply within a dark forgotten recess in a long ignored corner of my mind.
I’m glad Christopher Nolan stepped up the plate and resurrected the franchise with style to spare.
