my favorite Joker line in this movie was "you droped me into that vat of Chemicals , that wasn't easy to get over....... and don't think I didn't try.

Should point out that besides Michael Gough, Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon was in all 4 of this era's movies.

Thank you for the phone gags. Think I woke my neighbors with the laughing.

The great thing about Keaton's Batman was his Bruce Wayne. Batman is easy to play as he's just a dude in a mask who kicks ass and talks in a gruff voice. Wayne, however, has to be suave, somewhat aloof and conflicted about his past trauma and duel persona. Keaton nailed it. Also, the design and look of Gotham City in the Keaton flicks was awesome.

Very thorough and considered analysis of this landmark movie. Loved Nicholson's Joker. A particular highlight for me is his impersonation/parody of Jack Palance.

Is it just me or does anyone else really love the cyclical nature of Batman and Joker in this film? They created each other, the ultimate antithesis.

I was 20 in 89 and was as excited as any kid. Big, important film given that which it inspired. Elfman' s soundtrack is awesome, I wore out my cassette tape of it. THIS TOWN NEEDS AN ENEMA! [Kazoo! kazoo!]

Score = music written for a film; soundtrack = preexisting music

That movie was a massive event i was 16 in 89 was super stoked for this movie and boy it didn’t disappoint still my fav batman movie

02:38 that batsuit and the one in the dark knight are the best THE ANIMATED SERIES version is good too

All I really remember from the Adam West era is an episode where he used some Shark Repellant spray. A school friend of mine mocked this moment in the show mercilessly, and from that point on I felt too ashamed to keep watching it.

Great video. I love Batman 89. Still the best!

10:15 - The (1989) Batmobile quite clearly has a _turbine_ engine, not a V12...

I was 15 when this movie was released so you can imagine how much I love it. Great content on this channel as always. 👌👏👍

Never realised Liberace was in the camp 60s Batman series now that makes it even more camp. Only thing could have made it more camp would have been Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey playing a pair of villains

One of the crooks Batman meets in the alley, the one he lifts up, is a British actor who was known in Britain for appearing in a popular tv show Auf Wiedersehen in the 80s

I just love Keaton's Batman/Bruce Wayne. He doesn't need to fake a gravely voice or roid up to be muscular in order to be intimidating. You buy the guy is somewhat functional but at the same time has this compulsion to do what he does. There is something dark in his eyes. Just great imho.

Like your stuff! What about "Stingray" with Nick Mancuso...?

"one of Prince's godawful songs." WTF!?!?! BLASPHEMY!!!!

I'm so glad I'm not the only person who thinks Burton's two movies are every bit as campy as others, just in a different way. I remember movie reviewers in 89 being all indignant about the 'dark' Batman, complaining about the lack of humour, no sign of Robin etc, but in hindsight both Burton films have camp goofy sensibilities very much in keeping with '60s Batman just a bit skewed into dark humour. And when we finally did get a big budget version of Adam West style Batman in 1997, wouldn't ya know it all the same movie reviewers complained that the dark gritty Batman was gone...

Commissioner Gordon is also in all four. Actor is same.

I thought princes soundtrack was pretty good, but as what it ended up being; more of an adjunct soundtrack. Having listened to th album; it's pretty solid as a batman themed album, but I suppose it's true that it might have been completely laughable if Elfman's more proper score weren't present as a true functional score.

0:48 *Adam We!*

The Prince soundtrack was good perhaps great.

Want to dance with the Joker in the pale moon light ?

4:11..." nuttier "

Sorry, but I love the Prince album 💜

"Nowhere near as bad as it's sequels" Batman Returns is superior bro!

I wasn't impressed with the script when I saw this in the cinema way back in 1989. I've since discovered that it was a troubled process creating the screenplay. The movie looks and sounds very atmospheric, but it has no narrative drive or proper focus and the lack of energy is very apparent.

How have I never seen the episode where Adam West wore a pink cowl? Also, you broke my heart a bit when you made a reference to a side quest in Oblivion without the audio effects à la Angry-Gamers. Sad.

Pat Hingle as well!

One of the first films with an ad campaign bigger than the movie. I have vivid memories of all the newly free east germans falling for it. I hated the ad campaign, the prince song and the cheesy logo.

1 Dislike for Batty? Must've been seen by the Joker, can't really blame him, the film did have him killed at the end.

I would love to see you do Man Of Steel!!!

6:10 - ...also I'm pretty sure it's pronounced Michael _GO_

Superman 3 & 4 are, if anything, even more campy than the '60s Batman series, IMO. This film would provide the title to possibly the best (regular-length) episode in all of Star Trek: "...in the pale moonlight?". As well, it inspired the launch of Batman: The Animated Series - which led to (IMHO) the best feature-length superhero film, "...Mask of the Phantasm". Sure, it is mildly campy, but is arguably a watershed film, one that is instrumental in the genesis of all of the aforementioned adaptive works.

I was not a Batman fan but I was of the opinion that Batman should be a comedy because I really liked the Adam West stuff. I did not like this film at all. They didn’t quite nail the dark comic book feel (Nolan would get it right) so it felt like goofy characters in fancy dress trying to be serious. I felt the same way about Superman too. Honestly, I guess I am just not a big superhero fan. In fact, if you took all superhero films and ranked them in reverse order of how superhero-y they are, then the top of that list would be my favorite superhero films. What I am saying is, I like Logan and not much else. If I like Adam West Batman then I should like the more comical superhero films right? Well Deadpool 1 was okay but they all mostly fail at being funny.

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This movie suffers from a number of problems. First, it’s not interested in the title character. We never learn why Bruce Wayne wants to fight crime, why he chooses to operate outside the law, and why he dresses like a bat. Where does he get those wonderful toys? It’s a great question. Too bad the writers don’t care to answer it. The second problem is the casting. Even though he was primarily known for comedies, Keaton had done dramas like Clean and Sober and proven he could be a serious actor. But his slight build made it impossible to believe he could beat up criminals. He also has little chemistry with Kim Basinger. Jack Nicholson basically just plays himself with makeup. The movie isn’t terrible, but ultimately it feels like a triumph of style over substance. It’s impossible not to compare this movie to Richard Donner’s Superman, which set the standard for superhero movies. That movie took its time telling an origin story making viewers feel truly invested in the hero. This movie seems more intent on erasing your memory of the 60s TV show than on getting you to care about Batman himself.

It's desaturated because it's neo noir.

Story is the weak point here the change to comic continuity in big ways is a mistake keaton is left field he's like iron man a regular if strange billionaire who made suits of armour to fight crime reasons jack was awesome no one else done it better your stuck if you try to bring him back but shouldn't be killed off everyone knows how big a main villain he is he made a fortune off this and he is having fun I loved the design it's the strongest point of the film Anton nailed it NEVER looked better burton was a good choice for film noir style it's goofy in lot of ways but it hasn't got lost in trying to be dark clever and look real it's a comic book movie and was ahead of its time

Any writer who let's Batman retire for any reason other than he can't continue to be Batman doesn't get Batman. He isn't out to avenge his parents, but to make sure no other child has to grow up without parents because of a thug.

Batman unfortunatley aged horribly. The pacing is way too slow, Batman and Joker do not have much screentime. Batman Returns is the suoerior Batman movie.

The Internet existed in the 80s.

This film got Batman so wrong. I tried like hell to like it - I saw it three times at the cinema, a couple on video, and even have it on DVD - but it's just...embarrassing. The worst character is Knox, who has the worst lines in the whole film ("And this guy must have been King of the Wicker People, hur-hur"), apart from the commissioner. Nicholson is probably just laughing about how much money he's making from this puerile rubbish, and Keaton seems to think somnambulism makes him a "deep" person. I could probably take up the entire internet about how much I despise this film. But then, I could also talk about how cool the second film, Batman Returns was. It's one of Burton's best.