Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0
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Batman Returns—slightly
better than the Batman movie—starts
with a bang that creates high expectations and then settles out to a mediocre
level. The film casts Danny DeVito as The Penguin and adds Michelle Pfeiffer,
Christopher Walken, and Pat Hingle to the cast. The costuming and makeup are
quite good. The special effects perform at about the same level as the movie’s prequel. Because the script consistently places Batman precisely at scenes of danger, the movie quickly positions itself within the ‘corny/comedic’ category. Whereas Director Christopher
Nolan in Batman Begins elevates
Batman's character to a realistic fighter of crime, the director of this
film, Tim Burton, uses some of the old Adam West techniques when eradicating ‘bad
guys’ except it does the audience the favor of disposing of the zap and bang power
words splattered across action scenes to describe what a punch sounds like.
This film has Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman with Michael Gough serving
as character Alfred Pennyworth.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Batman
(Michael Keaton) fights The Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Catwoman (Michelle
Pfeiffer).
Additional Thanks
Thank
You to Director Tim Burton for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producers Peter Guber, Benjamin Melniker, Jon Peters, and Michael E. Uslan for
making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Bruce Wayne
(Michael Keaton), Oswald Cobblepot (Danny DeVito), Selina Kyle (Michelle
Pfeiffer), Max Shreck (Christopher Walken), Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Gough),
The Mayor (Michael Murphy), Ice Princess (Cristi Conaway), Charles ‘Chip’
Shreck (Andrew Bryniarski), Commissioner James Gordon (Pat Hingle), Organ
Grinder (Vincent Schiavelli), and Josh (Steve Witting).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
It is worth watching Danny DeVito’s outstanding performance as the Penguin, but
an overall better watch is The Dark
Knight.
Video Critique Available Here
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