He's gonna play Hugo Strange.
I really find that hard to believe. Ignoring the emoti-war from last page, I'm going to go with the argument that Strange and Nolan's Scarecrow were too alike. If Strange would've been used at any point, it would've been Batman Begins, but we have (and for a good reason) Jonathan Crane. Even down to mindless swarms attacking Bats. That's a Hugo Strange motif, seen in The Narrows as unleashed by a combo o' Scarecrow & Ra's. So, no. It will definitely not be Hugo Strange in my opinion. Though, if I'm wrong you are welcome to take my hat.
They're only comparable on the surface level of "treats Batman like a joke."
The Adam West show had incredibly clever writing and a devilish wit. It was counterculture spoof, performed to a T by its actors. Adam West had the comic timing that most actors only dream of. Compare that to George Clooney, who just looked bored in the role. Arnold got the tone, though, and that does make his performance very fun.
One of it's biggest sins, though, is that there are long stretches of it that are simply boring. Basically whenever Arnold isn't on screen. The motorcycle race has to be one of the longest, dullest sequences in film history.
I agree! In fact, a more BRAVE & THE BOLD-esque Batman movie, directed by Joel Schumacher, would've been great. The only complain I have with
Batman & Robin today is that it could've been much more fun even with all the kitsch. I only realized that the old show was a product of counter-culture and an emblem of parody only recently - and it's that what made me go back to B&R and Batman Forever and I saw all these little recurrences and allusions to the show. On one note it's sad for me because, well, it was much more fun to think that they were all ******ed. The truth is far from it, and much less humorous.
Not to be a nerd about this, but his name is Jean-Paul Valley.
Heh, I'm sorry my bad! I can't believe I made that mix-up... I KNOW it's valley damn it! I must've mixed them up with my OTHER childhood anti-hero - Triple H :P Thanks for pointing this out. No, you are not as guilty of nerdism as I am.
I love the Adam West series. And quite agreed when you said that 'time heals all wounds.'
Really, many of us look back on the Adam west film and the show and love it. We can appreciate how humorous it is. But can you imagine being a serious fan of dark Batman in the 60s? You'd probably be pretty angry with the show. That is how ppl treat B&R now. Give it another decade or so and B&R won't have as many haters just more people who view it as a ridiculous comedy. On the other hand, movies like Catwoman...
But you can imagine Halle Berry's Catwoman going toe-to-toe with Val Kilmer's Batman and we have camp glory!
Dude, the 60's Batman television show is great. People that cant appreciate that show take their love of Batman too seriously. As for Batman & Robin, I hated it at the time, but as time has passed I've come to accept it as a bad movie that is an incredibly hilarious source of entertainment. In retrospect Batman & Robin was the best thing that could have happened to Batman, because after the success of the previous Batman films chances are WB never would have approved a complete reboot if Batman & Robin hadn't tanked.
You misunderstand man, I am not dissing the old show. Or
Batman & Robin. They are each their own interpretations so it fits well into Batman's history on-screen. Joel Schumacher's films were the equivalent of Bryan Singer's revisit of
Superman: The Movie , albeit with a few liberties taken and, surprisingly, a lot darker than the TV show. I agree with the comment that Clooney was no West and was bored at it. If there ever would've been a third Schumacher film (yes neophytes, light thy fiery forks!), I'm almost certain that Kurt Russell would've done the role justice. After
Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the Schumacher films should get at least some approval on SOME LIBERAL level among fans of Batman in general.
Correct. Jean-Paul Levisque is Triple H's real name.
again, my bad.
Now then, let's move on from the euphoric, psychedelic 'City of Peace' that was the Gotham of the 60s and focus on something that's actually relevant to the thread: Tom Hardy.
Am I the only one who's thinking of him as The Charlatan?
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Just sayin.
