Every time George Cloony talks about the role he’s always apologies.

All things considered, Clooney took all the hate like a champ, and still does to this day. Bro has literally apologized for his Batman movies on more than a few occasions😂

George Clooney doesn't feel like batman He feels like a corny Batman action figure brought to life.

Probably been said a million times before, but what makes an actor great isn't their looks or awesomeness, it's the ability to be someone/something they're not. And in this movie, George isn't acting as Bruce/batman, he's just being himself, dressed up as batman...

1:45 is exactly how some citizens of Gotham sound when talking about Bruce wayne

Weirdly enough, I agree that Clooney pulls off the Bruce Wayne Persona character more than Batman. It's honestly how I've felt about his version of the character for years.

I love the ending with the late great Kevin Conroy! He will be missed!

He was a 60.s Batman 😂

I just think of Batman & Robin as the (then) modern take on the Adam West Batman tv show.

I feel like with a better script, George Clooney could have been a good Batman

You should do a video retrospective of the actors that played batman villains.

This all started because idiot parents were freaking out over Penguin spitting up black blood and dying in Batman Returns. WB wanted to get campy to keep their relationships with McDonald's, so they drove Burton away because of this. Camp went up in Batman Forever and they took it to another level in Batman and Robin. Clooney could've been a good Batman if the direction was different. The same can be said for Uma Thurman playing Poison Ivy. She just did what studio wanted, but she was capable of being more menacing than portrayed. Schwarzenegger was horribly miscast, but had his signature one liners. O'Donnell was a fine choice for Robin, but the writers made him a constant complainer. Alicia Silverstone was a big name then and was a very good actor, but she was so bad it wrecked her career. And finally, Schumacher was an underrated director who could've delivered a dark movie, but did what the studio wanted.

Kilmer should have played Bruce more like Ice Man from Top Gun. I don't blame Clooney for smirking when he talks about Alfred's health. It's a coping mechanism.

Him sparing Freeze, was so confusing after watching these movies in order, as a kid who didn't know Batman doesn't kill.

comics Bane: an intellectual hispanic wrestler who literally put batman in a coma Mr.Freeze: a tragic character who is trying his best to save his wife from a deadly disease however it will risk the rest of the world Poison ivy: A crazy botanist who has an obsession with plants and tries to kill people with deadly lipstick Movie Bane: a giant idiot Mr.Freeze: a guy who listens to Christmas toons while making horrible ice related puns Poison Ivy: a character with a goofy costume that got beaten by her own plants it's like seeing 3 successful people turn into the 3 stooges

While Thurman and Schwarzenegger truly embraced the camp , and went along having fun during filming, Clooney seems to have been embarrassed and lost in it.

You know Clooney might have been the worst batman, but his Bruce Wayne was awesome IMHO. Seriously, I loved the humanity he brought Bruce Wayne. He became like a father figure, and his scenes with Alfred were wonderful. He and Val Kilmer have the opposite problems, Val was great as Batman, but I didn't like him as Bruce Wayne, while Clooney was better at Bruce than he was Batman. Put them together, you would have the perfect on screen Batman/Bruce Wayne.

In other news, water is wet.

The funny thing is when I read the title "George Clooney was the WORST Batman" to me, it almost sounds like I just read "The sky is blue."

He was ok

I know this might be unpopular but i think he "could" have done a decent batman because he could play Bruce Wayne all night long but i mean it ain't his fault he got rubber nipples and a bat credit card lol but if he was to do good it would have to be a more camp style but atleast written by people who knew the batman cannon

One of the things I like about Clooney, is that he realizes he didn't do a good job and fully accepts that. He doesn't try to brush it off, or shift the blame, he kinda just owns it and apologies. That said, I do feel there are a few good moments with him, the stuff with Freeze life you say, but I also like some of the stuff in the manor and dealing with Alfred. Just about any time he's not trying to be batman is usually more enjoyable for me. I always say the Forever is trying to be a modern take on the 60's series, and gets it right. BnR is it getting it wrong. Freeze is very much trying to meld 60's Mr. Freeze with BTAS Mr. Freeeze, and I think if it'd been anyone but Arnold, that it might have been one of the most enjoyable characters in the movie. It's not bad, but it's the wrong actor for the role. But I can also see this Bruce/Batman trying to be Adam West Batman rather then Michael Keaton Batman. And in that way, it kinda works. But that's also the problem, this is the 4th movie in a series where it's supposed to be the Same Batman. Keaton to Kilmer are different takes on the same character, but they tried hard to make things feel like they were still the same. Here they didn't even try to bother with the small details. Like you say with Forever, if this had been a stand alone movie, or even marketed as a homage to the 60's series then maybe it could work. But I feel like this is the epitome of studio interfence, with this feeling like they were just trying to please the suits and not tell a good story. While Forever was trying to merge the two, being a slightly campier take but still trying to follow what Burton had set up. BnR just felt too sanitized.

Personally, I only blame the CASTING PEOPLE for having chosen George Clooney for the role of "Batman" in the godawful 1997 feature film. After all, I really believed that Mr. Clooney APOLOGIZED for playing the Caped Crusader many times in the course of several years in various TV talk show interviews. Furthermore, the only person that I truly blame was Akiva Goldsman, the sole screenwriter for "Batman & Robin" because he did such a very poor and even lousy job in making a plot that had turned into somewhat comical. Like the "Batman" TV series from the 1960's in that kind of level. NO OFFENSE to the fans of that memorable and campy TV series anyway. As for Mr. Clooney, I think he at least TRIED in doing some good in the role, but I still believed his public apology as well.

Thank you for doing this review. You are a fantastic KZfaqr. George is of course a great actor but this may not have been the best role for him. I’m glad you shared with us some things you liked, instead of just nitpicking all the way through. Good editing too. Your channel is fantastic. Hello George Clooney worst Batman!

To be fair to George Clooney, it’s not his fault, Joel Schumacher knew he was completely been miscast as Batman. You could’ve gotten a better actor suited for the role after Kilmer’s one-hit wonder as Batman in Forever. But Clooney wasn’t it. And by the way, he was coming off from one of the best medical drama shows of all time, ER, which Clooney didn’t stick with the show for long and he went on to become a successful actor in Hollywood with films like The Peacemaker (with Sandra Bullock) and Ocean’s 11 and 12.

Story I heard was Clooney didn't want the role, the head of WB told him he was going to be Batman and that was it.

He even admited it.

George Clooney isn't the worst but GOD AWFULLY as the Batman and Joel Schumacher had Vince Russo in his ear telling him to cast Clooney. P.S., Batman and Robin stuck out like a sore thumb and happy Chris Nolan rectify it with Christian Bale

My personal headcannon is Bruce Wayne was away on business and George Clooney broke into the Batcave and started acting like he was in charge and Alfred and Robin just rolled with it. Also yeah Clooney didn't understand Batman at all. When depicted properly I don't immediately think of Batman as the billion dollar playboy. That's just a facade he puts on for apperances. Instead he'd rather use that wealth to stop the mugger or thief lurking in the alleyway so no one experiences the pain he went through.

It’s not Clooney’s fault. He starred in a 2 hour toy commercial. If he had Nolan as the director explaining the character of Batman to him he could’ve played a great Batman/Bruce Wayne.

I don't think he was the worst. The script was the worst and the direction he was given was terrible because of studio. I don't blame him. He was paid to do a job. He did. It's not my favorite interpretation, but my son loves him

Batman is a pretending to be a playboy Clooney is a playboy pretending to be batman

Batman and Robin was never intended to be a good Batman film. It's only reason for existence was to sell toys to kids and be more family friendly after the backlash from Batman Returns. This in turn limits the script in a lot of ways and doesn't give much room for Batman to expand character wise.

It doesn’t help he’s in the worse Batman movie too… I don’t hate his portrayal, but I’ll never look back fondly of his Batman either. There’s no redeeming qualities no matter how you wanna try to find them. And everybody only remembers Batman and Robin for terrible performances, the bat credit card, and primarily for Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy.

Ironically he’s also the batman I grew up with. I had barman n robin on vhs

I wouldn’t say He’s the Worst but he’s the Weakest of the Batman Actors.

I have a theory on the evolution of the character of batman through the four films and why Georges portrayal is actually quite natural when all is taken into account: Batman : Bruce is clearly insane but crucially doesn't kill anyone... until he makes the connection that Jack Napier murdered his parents, then he goes off the deep end and starts blowing shit up and killing goons right up to killing Joker himself. (dropping Jack was an accident you can see it on Batmans face as he struggles to pull him up) Batman Returns: Bruce is lost and hollow now; hes lost Vicki and is casually killing goons still... up until he sees his faults mirrored in the actions of Catwoman whom he tries to form a partnership with; he tries to convince her to spare Max Shreck to no avail and loses her in the process. Batman Forever: Bruce now no longer kills and once again he sees his mirror in another and tries to guide the newly orphaned Dick Grayson away from vengeance and murder... He kills 2 Face at the end to spare Robin the pain of vengeance but now he has not only managed to gain a crime fighting partner in Robin but he has managed to consolidate both his personas; he no longer HAS to be Batman, he CHOOSES to be Batman. (this is explained soo much better in the novel and deleted scenes) Batman and Robin: With peers around him to relate to and having cleared up the guilt surrounding his parents death he is free to be a bit more light hearted also much more of a father figure to not only Robin but the new addition Batgirl as well... he has kids that look up to him now so his mission is no longer vengeance but justice and compassion, seen when he spares Freezes life and his wife's as well. Batman of the 4 films comes full circle from silent, brooding revenge fuelled creature to caring fatherly compassionate human all because of the people he chooses to let into his life and change him for the better.

How could you do this to me, putting a Kevin Conroy cameo at the end of your video😢

Those were the times actors actually admit they made a terrible movie. Today, they blame fans if they don't like it.

I remember watching a 1997, GC interview to promote Batman & Robin in which he said and get this , his Batman "was over the death of his parents". OMG!! I nearly fell off my chair in shock and thought to myself this is going to be an absolute disaster because clearly he and the director don't know or understand Batman . Because if they did they would know that he will never be over the death of his parents.

This is George Clooney in a batsuit George Clooney in a mansion

Both Mr. Clooney's well developed sense of humor and his ability to laugh at himself are quite well documented. He had a hand in helping Trey Parker and Matt Stone usher South Park into existence,after all. Anyways....word has it that to this very day,he always makes sure to keep some cash on him anywhere he goes. Because if he happens to run into someone who brings up not having cared for his portrayal of Batman or that they dislike Batman & Robin as a film in general,he can pull some cash out of his pocket right there on the spot and reimburse them for the price of a ticket to see a film in the late '90s. And you've just GOTTA respect the guy for rolling with the punches AND finding a humorous response to the situation!

“Hi George Clooney, worst Batman”

Vee Infuso's next video "Water is Wet"

Earlier today I was in this store that sold a lot of retro things including VHS. The video tapes, were even pretty expensive there. Like 30 dollars and these were used. Batman and Robin happened to be there (Actually you probably posted this around the time I saw it) for only five bucks.

He wasn't great as Batman but he was actually really good as Bruce Wayne.

When someone says George was a good Bruce Wayne I cringe. You mean he was convincing as a millionaire? He even smiled when he was talking about Alfred's cancer. I don't hate Clooney but I hate him in this

Meh ...he was basically an updated west batman.

Did you do these videos awhile back and repost them? I thought I watched these awhile ago.

Isn't this a repost of "THE WORST BATMAN OF ALL TIME"?

“High, George Clooney. Worst Batman.”

I was thiking how this movie had VR Alfred and how that was kind of...odd. Then I realized, this Batman doesnt have demons anymore, he just goes out and enjoys being Batman. Aflred hid the fact he was sick, and hid the fact he was making a virtual replacement, and I think there is an argument to be made that he was worried how Bruce would handel the loss of the last connection to his parents. Why am I thinking so deeply about this movie? Because its 2am!

Best bat nips tho

Great video on Batman and Robin film George Clooney as Batman Hell No 👎👎👎 George Clooney as Bruce Wayne 😎👍 I know it's hard to separate the 2 characters from each other

As much as he may have sucked in that film, I wouldn’t be against seeing him portray the character again if he is given the proper direction.

George may have been the Best Bruce Wayne, because he's rich, Smooth and dramatic and a playboy in real life 😂

Even the Daily Planet says Batman and Robin is the worst film like Superman IV

George Clooney on set: “I’m just here so I don’t get fined”

That's something that we can all agree on, it's really sad when the sidekick outshines the hero, Chris O'Donnell is best Robin or Nightwing wait he's the only Robin in live action still leagues better

"Now I know why Superman works alone" To this day I'm still perplexed that George Clooney Batman said that line not even 5 minutes into the movie. A small part of me thought or even hoped that his comment about Superman was going to lead to something cool but it didn't. One of the many disappointments this movie brought me.

Clooney was working with what he was given. Val Kilmer actually tanked the franchise before that. Clooney later admitted that he played Batman as gay, so he at least got that part right.

I wouldn’t say he is the worst but not in my top 3 actors to have played Batman and I’ll never apologize for the enjoyment I still get from Batman and Robin that doesn’t mean it’s a perfect movie cause even I have my issues with it like Barbra being Alfred’s niece the neon painted Gotham city and the fact it was made just to sell toys to children I do appreciate the movie for showing USA dying Alfred cause it shows Bruce’s compassionate side see his father figure dying slowly in front of him something thst hadn’t happened since the 60’s comics but my favorite version of Batman from the 60’s was made it possible for future projects to have him cause the show wanted him and thry had to get dc’s permission to use him so getting Batman’s compassionate side in the wasan interesting thing to do

If I ever met George Clooney, I would tell him that Trump is a batter Bruce Wayne than him.

I don’t think it was him it was the story.

I feel kinda bad for the guy. Personally I don’t really think that any of the problems were Clooney’s fault. He really shouldn’t have to apologize. It was all Schumacher and the Suits fault.

Watching this video after finding out, just yesterday, that George’s Bruce is… … … …SPOILER ALERT 🚨… … … …the post-credits cameo, at the end of _'The Flash'_ (2023), I cannot help but wonder how you feel about said cameo!

😂 George Cloony Batman is who I like to call the SALESMAN BATMAN! O_O I honestly thought he was trying to sell his car to Robin in the beginning there for a second....

6:05 Clooney’s performance was affected by his long work schedule of doing this and E.R. at the same time.

He’s backkkkkk

Considering hat he WANTED to copy cat the darkness from the previous films. He squeezed in AS MUCH AS HE COULD. 😂 But.... I feel like since they HAD NOT granted him the creative freedom he so desired in his previous installment, I feel like Batman and Robin was Schumacher's MIDDLE FINGER to the studio for not let'n him be HIM. 😂 I mean... COME ON!!! HE BROUGHT US LOST BOYS! 😑 I can respect the fact that he did this movie like that on PURPOSE!

It’s the best response to the hate - embrace it, make it a joke and as a result make yourself likeable. We hate George Clooney’s Batman (batsuit nipples included), we don’t hate George Clooney 😂

The only spark of light in the turd pile that is Batman & Robin is Alfred. It was a mood whiplash to have the genuinely touching scenes of Bruce and him among the Bat-skates, Bat credit cards, rear zippers, Bat suit nipples and ice puns. Michael Gough did a great job as Aflred, even in the worst Batman movie ever.

I loved him O Brother Where art Thou and Leatherheads. It feels like he played the Bruce Wayne mask.

I almost kinda would love for him to have another crack at Batman to get it right.

Nah, George Clooney acted in a Batman movie with the worst SCRIPT. That movie was meant to be campy, just like the 1966 Batman TV series. I'm not going to blame Clooney for portraying Batman the way it was written in the script. If someone has to be blamed, I'd blame the writer and director of "Batman and Robin."

So, George Clooney Batman is disliked because he isn't dark and brooding? Who knew adults took fictional characters wearing pajamas so seriously.

Oddly enough, Batman&Robin was my favorite of them first 4 movies as a kid.

Remember mad magazine poking fun At him for ruining batman. They wrote a story about it while At the bottom people were throwing stuff at him.

. 99 for those cups back then going $4.95 nowadays 😭😭😭🤣🤣😂

I’m still kinda mad my dad threw out my copy of this movie

Okay guys, hear me out: George Clooney Batman Vs. Jared Leto Joker

George Clooney would make a great Batman NOW. If he got swole as fuck and actually tried to act, he'd make a good older Bruce Wayne/Batman on like an adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns. I always thought if I was old enough when Batman and Robin came out, and you'd have told me George Clooney would play Batman, I'd have said it was perfect casting.

Robert Patterson-" hold my beer"

Someone posted about how the Schumacher films were parody movies in the Burtonverse Gotham

His was my first batman and why I didn't care much for Batman I mean I didn't dislike the movies (everyone else did but the puns and mcds toys got me) but I saw Clooney as Batman and didn't care much for him and assumed he was an exact representation of the characters of Batman/Bruce Wayne, I was very young back then but now i'm more open to the other representations of the bat the flaws and psychology are welcome, event though I still kind of would want a comedic batman, in this day and age here's enough misery though that kind of batman no longer fits.

Why was this video uploaded twice?

Being said that, as you said, he was a good Batman in a bad movie, and it is VERY easy to be "the worst Batman" when no one cares about Batman, as you said. Also, timing was important. I mean, I'm not blaming Mr. Joel Schumacher (R.I.P.) BUT 1 Why payin' tribute to a TV show, 30 YEARS LATER?! Because obviously, both Schumacher's movies were a tribute to the 1966 TV show, and its "campy" atmosphere, but in a modern way 2. Why payin' tribute to a 1960s TV show, after Tim Burton (and Michael Keaton) already set a certain standard for Batman to be dark...and you come back to the 1960s?!

george clooney needs to make a cameo on the flash movie

Awesome video 😎👍 I just act like this movie doesn't exist 🤔

I actually liked Clooney as Batman. He seemed more mature and level headed. It was the god awful writing and direction they took with the film that made it seem bad.

I'm sorry, I refuse on principal to believe that George Clooney was the Batman when Christian Bale took up the role.

Amazing outro!

I've never noticed the head bobble, but since you've mentioned it, I can't unsee it😂 Batlo Brown

It's like all the actors especially arnold schartz and clooney just played their cringe selves.

" HI , PETER GRIFFIN , SECOND BEST HOMER "

He was, till The Batman.. Robert Smith holds the title now, oh sorry, I meant Patterson, or did I?

I always felt there was no division between Bruce and Batman, it was just Bruce in a batsuit,also for a character who's meant to be in the shadows that car was very over the top

It wasn't the fault of Clooney. He looked really good in the suit but everything else from the script, direction and set design. All of that looked like a cartoon and made the film terrible.

I'm hoping that at the end of The Flash Ezra Miller gets stuck in the Clooneyverse.

4 views 8 likes, nice