Amazon.com: Following Val Kilmer's portrayal of the caped crusader in Batman Forever, the fourth Batman feature stars George Clooney under the pointy-eared cowl, with Chris O'Donnell returning as Robin the Boy Wonder. This time the dynamic duo is up against the nefarious Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who is bent on turning the world into an iceberg, and the slyly seductive but highly toxic Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), who wants to eliminate all animal life and turn the Earth into a gigantic greenhouse. Alicia Silverstone lends a hand as Batgirl, and Elle McPherson plays the thankless role of Batman/Bruce Wayne's fiancée. A sensory assault of dazzling colors, senseless action, and lavish sets run amok, this Batman & Robin offers an overdose of eye candy, but it is strictly for devoted Bat-o-philes. --Jeff Shannon
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL...WHAT'S THE WORST BATMAN FLICK OF ALL?..... I took one for the team today and sat through 'Batman & Robin'! There is no sense throwing any big words around..this movie SUX! I give this a 1 1/2 star rating because of the way too good for this film 2 disc DVD edition.
This film is so bad, I don't know where to begin. Lets start with the opening credits which features gratuitous quick cuts of Batman and Robin's nipples, crotches and butts! Then we have some of the worst acting in movie history. You know your in trouble when Elle MacPherson gives one of the better performances in the movie! The film is way too long for this kind of nonsense. The story is so scattered that it's more like a barrage of random thoughts thrown at you rapid fire with a subliminal message "BUY TOYS, BUY TOYS!" This movie makes the TV show seem serious, but at least the show was fun to watch and......funny! In this forth and thankfully last installment, the jokes are corny and the entire film is just.... I want to say retarded, but that would be an insult to the mentally challenged!
The good points of the film and 2 disc DVD release are few, but here they are.... 1)Good casting of Arnold as Mr. Freeze ditto Uma as Poison Ivy. It's not their fault the movie SUX! 2)It does capture in a strange way the feel of the comic book in the 60's 3)Some cools sets and FX! 4)The 2 disc DVD has a great transfer, interesting if short special features.
I totally get what they were trying to do with this movie and they failed miserably!
YEA! Now I get to watch Batman Begins again! :-D
Good campy action movie! I am shocked to read over all the very negative reviews for Batman and Robin. I think people should watch the movie again and judge then.
This movie has plenty of colorful action and good art direction. This movie doesn't take itself seriously nor is it as dark as Batman returns which is different but good. It has corny one-liners and silly moments that many people probably dislike; however, I enjoyed the silliness very much, the humor prevented the movie from becoming dull and tedious.
George Clooney isn't the best batman. Alicia's character as batgirl is practically useless; however, all the other characters in the movie are fantastic. Arnold as Mr. Freeze is both comical and entertaining. His costume is fantastic.
Give this movie another chance. It is at least entertaining and very well filmed.
Seriously??!!! Honestly, how did this one get into theaters? My GOD, Arnold Schwarzenegger is atrocious here, and the acting is pretty corny/cheesy/horrible throughout. It's overdone - it's like the actors knew what a bad job they were doing and parodied themselves.
The latest editions of Batman (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) do a lot to rectify this movie, bringing a seriousness and a validity to the story and the developments that this film utterly lacks. Thank everything for Christian Bale and our dearly-missed Heath Ledger!
George Clooney must still be cringing over this one, and it's no wonder Ah-nold went into politics...
The worst one of the series This tired fourth installment of the latter day "Batman" series is about ten times worse than its predecessor "Batman Forever." George Clooney replaces Val Kilmer as Batman and makes the worst Batman and everybody else in the film is actually even more miscast. Arnold Schwarzenegger has the film's biggest laugh portraying the lead villain, Mr. Freeze. Chris O'Donnell reprising his "Batman Forever" role as Robin is even more unbelievable in that role the second time around and Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl(!) seems unnecessary. Lastly in casting, Uma Thurman as the villainess Poison Ivy suffers from the biggest miscasting of all. The film's laughable plot probably served as some script inspiration for the following year's even worse film "The Avengers" (which also starred Thurman, ouch).
One of the Worst Movies Ever Made! I loved the 60's TV show. It was made to be intentionally camp, but that was in keeping with the spirit of the time in which it was made. The series also faithfully adapted the source material as it was during the time period; just read a Batman comic from 1966. Taht being stated, I am not anxious to see something of a similar tone done on Batman again. In 1997, with Batman returned to his earlier roots as an urban vigilante, some out of touch creative decision making lead to this disaster of a film which takes Batman back to the camp era, but without the wit or respect for the source material, or for the audience. The script is composed entirely of oneliners, which screen writer Akiva Goldman still feels was appropriate, and Joel Schumaker throws away all his credibilty as a director of note and talent by selling out to make what can only be called garbage. It's hard to beleive this movie was made by the same person who directed the Client, A Time to Kill, and Falling Down. With the exception of Michael Gough's performance as Alfred, the film is devoid of any emotional hook or narrative, and there is nothing for the audience to relate with. How could anyone at Warner Brothers think people would want to watch a Batman movie like this? Silly, loud and badly acted, this movie is a lowpoint in film making. If you must see a Batman film, go and watch the excellent Batman Begins or the Dark Knight, but avoid this one.
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