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I don't hate what Arnold did. He worked with the material they gave him for their "toyetic" campiness. But yeah, once is enough.
Ahhhhhnuld's performance was entirely in sync with that which the Batman films had become. That's what they wanted, and that's what they got. Anyone in that last film doing anything serious would have stuck out like a sore thumb - as with the dramatic aspects of Alfred's story in that film. A shame, too, because some fine actors who could have given wonderful performances in the subsequent "serious" Batman films were "spent" and could not now return, unless the current crew figures the older films are far enough back there in the rear-view mirror. Clooney could portray a sleazy politician or businessman quite well, even now. Arnold certainly can play menacing and serious, and now he's capable of adding the maturity factor to it, but a mature guy who's still physically imposing. Uma Thurman ? She is unique, and can present someone who is both attractive yet evil at once. Anywho, I doubt any actors from the past films, even the Nolan serious Batman films, would be brought back in any capacity, even were they interested.
Hugo Strange
Clayface
Maxie Zeus
Hush
Cornelius’s Steark
Deacon Blackfire
Ventriloquist
The court of owls
Man-bat
Jane Doe
I just am shocked as many of the above would feet Reeves creepy horror element
In the film, the Riddler revealed that Thomas Wayne and Falcone were both involved in the murder of a journalist named Edward Elliot, the father of Tommy Elliot aka Hush.
It's also cool that the sequel will likely be set up in a post apocalyptic Gotham City, a theme Reeves already explored in his two Apes films.
Agreed !
The makeup really did not work for me. It made me think of Two-Face rather than Joker, but the fact it was only on the bottom half of the face and vaguely in the form of a smile made me wonder if they were going for Joker or for some other Batman villain entirely that I wasn't thinking of. If the intention was to excite the audience with a Joker cameo, the effect was lost on me. It just made me wonder who the character was supposed to be.
In the US the film bested Homecoming, BvS, Guardians 1, Joker and Aquaman.
I’m quite impressed by this performance since it’s a dark, slow, melancholy 3 hours detective story with little action.
I've been saying that for years now. I'm no Batman nerd but I've played the games and know of the history and there are so many incredible villains that haven't gotten a single screen appearance ever. I'd love to see someone tackle something new and fresh.
Having said that, I've still not seen The Batman but I'm hoping I can check it out in theaters this weekend if it's still playing nearby.
On the way home we were discussing who the villain in the next film could be, although it seemed to tease the Joker with his brief scene with the Riddler, I do wonder if that could be a ruse. Maybe the Joker was caught by Batman in his first year of donning the cape, which is why the Joker is in Arkham.
As has been mentioned by @matt_u the villain Hush would make a great follow up villain to this film. Although the Joker will likely get his turn, it would be refreshing to see Batman go up against a villain that isn't so familiar to audiences.
That's exactly the case. Watch the deleted Joker scene. It's fantastic.
I wonder if the film can reach 800 million BO. Once streaming begins, those numbers go down fast, no? If so, I wonder how profitable the film will have been for WB eventually. Not that I'm that concerned, really. It's an amazing film, and already a critical success. I'm sure there will be more film films in this run. And that's good because I really want to spend some time in this Gotham with this Batman and these villains.
Joker : Batman , Batman , Batman.....how many rivers have you crossed IN America ?
None , as in zero , as in you have never crossed a river IN America ?
Batman , with greek accent : That is correct , Cousin Joker
Now they did the same thing with Joker:
I find these results rather interesting.
I'm a big fan of Pattinson's portrayal personally, as well as Keaton's, but having grown up watching the Animated Series Conroy would be near the top for me insofar as you can count him alongside the live action actors.
Remember that Batman Begins did solid but not spectacular numbers at the box office.The stink from the Schumacher era was still there in 2005 and critical success was more important.After that,people were primed for The Dark Knight and the series went stellar.
True! By the same token, studios seem more eager than ever these days to pull the plug when a film doesn't bring in Avengers money.
Those two scores were amazing (The Incredibles), alas still not seen The Batman so been avoiding this thread for the most part.
With Conroy so high and Romero so low this poll indicates more the age of the people polled than the popularity of the actor's interpretations themselves.
I will say this Newmar, Romero and Gorshin are the only villain actors who could of done the dark serious batman as well as the comedic one.
with West I wonder if he could of done dark and serious
Batman with surfer shorts over his costume-how much darker can it get?
Plastic nipples? ;-)
Yeah, that s insane as well.
Oh wow! I would have said 'no!' if I hadn't seen this lovely image.