darknight7
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Bale and Keaton had the biggest contrast between the characters Batman/Bruce Wayne. Bale - the sly, charming, cocky Bruce Wayne - the extremely intense in your face, yet stealth, Dark Knight. Keaton - was the goofy, Bruce Wayne with a bit of a dark side - his Batman was a calm, yet intense portrayel of The Caped Crusader.
I disliked Kilmers Batman. He wasn't tough enough. His voice as Bruce Wayne was pretty much exactly the same as Batman. As Bruce Wayne, it was almost like he was a depressed man, trying to cover up the fact that he wanted to cry all the time, and doing a poor job of hiding it. His voice was just as rough as Batman as it was as Bruce, that raspy sound. Sadly he had the looks for Bruce, but not the expression. The only time I felt that Kilmer was the least bit cool as Batman...was the ending, when he was in the sonar suit. It made him look very big and intimidating.
Clooney was another one who was pretty much the same as Bruce and Batman. And in my opinion had the ability to do a good job, but just...didn't. (See 'From Dusk Till Dawn')...and you will understand why I say he can be a badass.
West, obviously a Batman to many. That is what he is known for. But obviously in my eyes, not the coolest Batman.
It's sad that Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin turned out so terrible. In my opinion, if Tim Burton didn't make the Penguin so grotesque, WB wouldn't have felt the need to tone down the darkness with the next films. Which would have given Schumacher the chance to direct a decent Batman. Joel has actually made some well done movies such as:
PhoneBooth
A Time To Kill
The Lost Boys
The Phantom of the Opera
Flatliners
Falling Down
Anyways...that's not what this discussion is about. But if Joel was able to do an intense Batman, I think he could have.
Best Batmen: Bale, Conroy, Keaton
--dk7
I disliked Kilmers Batman. He wasn't tough enough. His voice as Bruce Wayne was pretty much exactly the same as Batman. As Bruce Wayne, it was almost like he was a depressed man, trying to cover up the fact that he wanted to cry all the time, and doing a poor job of hiding it. His voice was just as rough as Batman as it was as Bruce, that raspy sound. Sadly he had the looks for Bruce, but not the expression. The only time I felt that Kilmer was the least bit cool as Batman...was the ending, when he was in the sonar suit. It made him look very big and intimidating.
Clooney was another one who was pretty much the same as Bruce and Batman. And in my opinion had the ability to do a good job, but just...didn't. (See 'From Dusk Till Dawn')...and you will understand why I say he can be a badass.
West, obviously a Batman to many. That is what he is known for. But obviously in my eyes, not the coolest Batman.
It's sad that Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin turned out so terrible. In my opinion, if Tim Burton didn't make the Penguin so grotesque, WB wouldn't have felt the need to tone down the darkness with the next films. Which would have given Schumacher the chance to direct a decent Batman. Joel has actually made some well done movies such as:
PhoneBooth
A Time To Kill
The Lost Boys
The Phantom of the Opera
Flatliners
Falling Down
Anyways...that's not what this discussion is about. But if Joel was able to do an intense Batman, I think he could have.
Best Batmen: Bale, Conroy, Keaton
--dk7