Batman Forever could have been so amazing with Tim Burton directing, Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face and Selena Kyle returning.

I love Batman Forever. I don't give a crap what other people say!

I can't believe I'm saying this but after my rewatch tonight I think it's the best live action batman film. It was a lot of fun. Kind of goofy, not too dark, colourful, fast paced, spectacular art design, felt like a comic book film. Loved it.

He kinda looks like the "Batman yeah " guy

I'd call this the perfect Batman movie for kids, it was my favourite Batman movie when I was about 11 or 12. I of course grew to prefer the Tim Burton ones as I got older.

Batman Forever, the only problem I had with it is The Riddler’s costume at the end and Two-Face’s character also didn’t like how they deleted that bat cave scene.

Jim Carrey actually channeled Frank Gorshin for Batman Forever.

I would argue that him flipping the coin multiple times is because finding Batman was his goal trough out the entire movie so it would make sense that’s the one thing he maid his mind up on! If anything it’s character development not a plot hole

I honestly liked the way how they did the riddler and jim Carrey was obviously paying a huge homage to Frank Gordon's riddler Two face though they fucked up his character big time!

I have to admit.. i like that movie! Not as both burton movies, but still i like it. Other thing is i like a lot how Robin back story was in this movie, where Dick is actually older.

I think Batman Forever was really good and did a good job at carrying over the themes and ideas of its predecessors however because Shumocker screwed up do so bad with Batman & Robin it has hurt this movie’s legacy if this was the last of the 90s Batman I think it would be remembered much better today!

Great review, like "Batman Returns", I used to love this movie as a kid and early teens, however after the Nolan Trilogy, the love faded a bit. I remember commenting on "Nostalgia Critic's" review of the movie and someone brought up that the way this movie came wasn't entirely Joel Schumacher's fault. I'm gonna have to look up those deleted scenes that was mentioned in the reply, I did see bits of the first deleted scene. I like to think of this movie and "Batman Returns" as the movies that planted the seeds of absurdity, but we all what movie killed the old Burton franchise. Probably gonna have to re-watch this one sometime.

Mad Hatter back then also wasn't the dark character he's become but don't think he'd be able to be a main villain maybe just a secondary villain.

Good Review! Good Points about Two Face & Dr. Chase Meridian, I still love Kidman’s Performance though. The film still holds a soft spot in my heart to this day. I still wish that Burton got to do his Batman 3. I was just 6 years old when this came out! I still remember the hype train around this film, brings back memories! Look forward to more of your reviews. 😇

I totally get why this movie maintains a cult following. I just had grown adjusted to the art deco look of the Burton movies, so the neon and windy backdrops weren't a win for me personally. Warner were determined to make a toy friendly movie for kids and they succeeded

I liked Batman Forever, but i think it needs a fan edit. So taking out the really goofy stuff you mentioned, like the guy who says " oh boiling acid! " and the " batman!!!....yeaaahh"

Joel Schumacher is an underrated director. People who shit on him, often forget what a great track recoard he had before Batman & Robin. I mean, 8mm and Lost Boys are phenomenal films!

I like Batman Forever. As a kid I loved it because it finally introduced Robin. I love Robin and think it's a travesty that he's been absent from the last two decades worth of live action Batman movies. I think the addition of Robin would add a lot to any Batman movie, even a darker one, be it Dick, Jason, Tim, or even Damian. Contrary to popular belief it is possible to have Robin in a dark Batman movie. As an adult my love for Batman Forever has waned considerably. In comparison to the first two it's easily the weakest of the three, and don't even get me started on the fourth one (that movie is utter crap). Forever has it's high points, and I do like it, but the change in tone is in such stark contrast to what came before that they would have been better off just rebooting the franchise. If they'd done that I don't think the movie would get half the hate that it does today. WB had a great thing going and they ruined it just because some people couldn't handle dark Batman movies. Batman Returns is actually my favorite Batman movie of all time with the '89 Batman being a close second. I feel like Batman Forever and Batman and Robin are the reasons why Robin has been left out of every live action Batman movie since. Because he was a part of those movies it's like the idiots at WB falsely assume that he was the problem. He wasn't. While I like Batman Forever I can't help feeling like it's existence along with the next one doomed any chance of Robin (one of my favorite comic book characters) ever returning to the big screen.

Also, this was the very first Batman movie I saw as a kid, and it was my introduction to the character. It’s weird how Two-Face and Riddler were basically competing to be the next Joker 😂

RIP Joel Schumacher

I have not seen Batman Forever in over 20 years, so I can't say if I would like this movie now. I did like it at the time, but I was only 9 years old. However I still have nostalgia for things like this. Remembering the hype for it on TV and all the merchandise being sold around it. Being a kid in the summer of 1995 and waiting for the next Batman movie was great!

I actually really love BOTH Schumacher Batman films, although, admittedly, Batman Forever is the objectively better of the two. Especially when you consider the scenes left on the cutting room floor. (Arkham opening, Robin training scene, Father's notebook/Giant Bat sequence) I'd take cartoony Batman films (with little bits of dark & gothic moments) over stapled-on face Joker, bland & gritty plots, and uninteresting fight sequences. Batman gliding off the building into the Batmobile is a highlight of unique shots in cinema - and it's just one of the many great things about Batman Forever. But maybe that's just me. The dark, bland, and realistic films (like the MCU) tend to capture the imaginations (and wallets) of my peers. But I definitely prefer stuff like this. Warners' Board of directors's meddling and all!

Isn't the Batman yea guy the security guard that Batman saved during the intro scene?! I always thought it was as a kid.

Thanks for defending Joel's Batman. I like Joel's Batman as much as i like Tim's Batman.

The Best way to Look at the Schumacher movies is to see them as kind of what they are and that is a Loving Homage to Batman 66. Especially the & Robin movie.

I always thought that he was doing that becouse riddler didint want bruce Wayne dead becouse when they enter he says no killing and riddler goes that goes double for you

I always liked it... it is kind of an odd movie, but it works for the most part. I also think that Val Kilmer is underrated as Batman. Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face is too over the top.

Tim burrten should do a s straight to video anamaded thrid Batman movie to continue where Batman returns left off

I think that Batman Forever gets a bad rap because of its association with Batman and Robin. Batman and Robin's script is a copy-and-paste of Batman Forever (or should I say, "Batman Forever on Ice"?), with the camp turned way up, and the darkness turned way down.

I like this movie a lot. And Nicole never looked more hotter than in this film. Grrroowwwl!

Bat-astic review! lol I concur as well, its not as perfect as Burton's first two movies but its at least watchable. Forever/90s The Animated series was my first introduction to Batman as a kid followed by 89 so partly why I have a nostalgia attachment to the film!

This was an awesome film. It had new elements and the original dark elements combined. It worked really well. Batman and Robin is nowhere near this film. Shumacher really went off the rails with that one.

Nicole Kidman laughed at her Chase Meridian role, "You have the criminal psychologist who dresses like Jessica Rabbit, wearing these sort of tight dresses. I'd say 'Joel [Schumacher], this is- [laughs] -this isn't believable, I can't do this.' And he would say to me 'Nicole, we're not dealing with something being believable. We are dealing with Gotham City, and it's my Gotham City.'" www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/bat_forever/kidman.html

I enjoy batman forever. I was 11 when it came out, and I saw it at the theatre. Obviously I was too young to have any sort of discerning taste in film, so I just always go back to that kid like nostalgia of seeing this at the theatre. For my birthday that fall I got it on VHS :) I've probably seen this one more then any of the others because it was the first one I owned. Hah.

It's the best Batman movie. Although I absolutely agree with the Two Face contradiction. Always annoyed me.

I always have a soft spot for Batman Forever.

I was all in on this movie back in the day and love going back to it when wanting to watch a Batman Movie. My fav parts are that opening speech from Two Face and the Riddler's game show speech to Batman when holding Robin and Chase captive.

Excellent review, Sean. I agree with you. It’s a solid Batman film with a few flaws. 👍

Spot on.. idiots execs in suits ruin the creative aspect of the movie. The deleted scene of the full bat embracing in the cave are top notch. Still i have a soft spot for Robin Williams playing the Riddler and Billy Dee should have been 2Face.

This Movie was Good its not as bad as they say Sure It Could of Been Darker but the Movie was Well Done and Dr Chase Meridian was Awesome, Way More Interesting and Hotter then Vicky Vale and Selena Kyle.

#ReleaseTheSchumacherCut So much good material that focus groups sliced out of this movie!

That guy who said “Batman Yeah!” That reminded of me when I was a kid, because that’s what I would do when i see Batman appear on screen

What's your take on the Pete Holmes' "Badman" spoofs? Are you familiar with them?

Two-face, in the comics, most definitely has flipped until he gets the result he prefers. I'll name you an example when I next get out my comics.

I think Val Kilmer was a good Batman, It wasn´t Joel Shuemacker´s fault, it was the villains that made the film bad and as for the general state of the movie it just sucked.

The purpose of Chase Meridian is to have a super hot woman there that excite us all the audience. Still I my favorite is by far Vicky Vale, she was the best overall.

It’s hard to watch the last one too. I probably watch the first more then any of the Batman movies.

If anything, the video game it's based on aged a lot worse. Have you played it on the Game Gear? because it makes using the grappling hook even more of a nightmare.

The reason people hate Jim Carrey now, is because we were kids when we watched it then. we liked anything. But i still knew the first two films were vastly more enjoyable. anyway the real problem was Tommy Lee Jones. Val Kilmer was great.

SURF'S UP, BIG KAHUNA!

Batman Forever is by far the best of the OG Bat flicks.

“The Lost Boys” is still far, far and away the best Vampire movie ever made! “David”... wow. Did you ever make the connection that his girl, “Star” was the Star of David? Look for the Target exclusive Funko-Pop box with a Funko David (I’m not into Funko Pops), but it also comes with a blood red T-Shirt with a monochrome David giving his absolutely menacing gaze and leer. 👍

tommy lee jones performance as two face is a juicy bubbler

Billy Dee Williams would've done so much better

Robin was supposed to have been in Batman Returns, not the first one. Marlon Wayans was even cast in the role, got paid even, but they never used him in the movie.

I think if billy dee was in it, catwoman returned, and elfman scored it, the picture would have been a whoooole lot better, and more cohesive to the first two films. Gorshin was over the top in certain episodes as the riddler, but he did it with more style, and he was also very dark in a few episodes, whereas carrey was just ace ventura and a little too over the top, along with tommy lee jones' twoface. when I first saw the picture I was immediately taken back by the very first scene it was just a different vibe, where I was like what is this s#%&!!!! Its not a great film in my opinion because of these reasons, but its a whole lot better than batman and robin. p.s. the your right the soundtrack did sell this one.

Marlon Wayans was gonna be Robin

Bad ass shots. LOL!

I always liked Nicole Kidman because she seems to carry herself with class. She may have played characters that were less than classy, but that isn't who she is. It's a part that she plays. I noticed it because I carry myself with class also. There some people online who were bashing Nicole Kidman, and I read their comments about her. To be honest, I think those people are just jealous. I will never doubt that she is a great person.

i like batman forever cos its like if the joker spiked gothams water supply with happy pills.

I think Batman Forever is the worst of the series. Batman & Robin was a toy commercial, Joel admitting numerous times it was 'toyetic'. The very cartoonish characters and outlandish vehicles all translated well to the Kenner action figure line. Going for camp and cartoonishness , it's exactly what they intended it to be a kids toy commercial........However with Batman Forever they were on the line, trying to be serious but its also too silly and cartoonish to be taken as serious as the 1989/1992 films. Jones' take on Two-Face was way too over the top in its silliness never making his motives clear, and The Ridder was one-dimensional, they were almost playing the same character. All the neon that's in the film took too much of the aesthetic away from the series and the silly Batmobile design- good grief. Chris ODonnell was way too old to be Robin, why did Bruce "have to take him in"-according to Cmr Gordon??? …......To me they are really two separate series, Burton and Schumacher. with the only thing barely stringing them together is Michael Gough and Pat Hingle, that's it. There is nothing else to connect the two series together at all.