The Dark Knight Michael Keaton on TDK

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

This was a GREAT article...haha hes gonna call out Jack about his comments.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Late to the party but lol@ people saying Batman 89 is somehow superior because it was popular in the 80's? It dont matter how much money it made. POTC 3 and the Star Wars prequels made a ton of gwuap, does that make them the best blockbuster films of the past decade? Nope.

Granted B89 was groundbreaking as a blockbuster back then which I stated but the industry has changed so much. BB came out in a slump year for the cinema and still made its money ( 2nd highest grosser of Batman films, inflation be damned) despite no one outside comic book store or the internet really caring. Keep in mind in the 80s, you had like 2 or 3 big blockbusters, so everyone got hyped over just those ( especially if it was gonna be a Batman flick which hadnt been done before). Compare that to this decade (look at last summer) where there's dozens of blockbusters per summer especailly adaption/liscense franchises like comic book movies. There's more competition at the cinema and at home with DVDs and Cable etc.
And like people said, even with all that, Batman Begins is still better revired by fans and critics. I look at this film, the first 2 Spiderman, X-Men and Blade films as well as Sin City as movies that are just as important for comic book movies. So while B89 was pioneering, them other movies encompass the current golden age of comic book films and have surpassed B89 in quality to me. ( yeah there some bad ones too, but this will happen when you have this great influx of films).


How does a "low box office intake" for BB reflect its popularity when its DVD sales and online and offline/mainstream buzz for the sequel destroy that argument? lol....

smh@ these emo goth burtonites

Oh I agree the popularity of the film doesn't make it quality. Brightest Knight's box office argument doesn't stand firm, he's trying to find means to justify his opinion which is something that doesn't need to be done in the first place. I won't pull up box office receipts to try and prove one movie is better than than the other, I'll just use a simple "IMO."

I apologize on behalf of all us emo Burtonites:meow:

 

[Gianakin_]

Yeah, if BO indicated quality, then Transformers is a far better movie than Blade Runner? Nah, I don't think so.

 

[Ryudoz]

Yeah, if BO indicated quality, then Transformers is a far better movie than Blade Runner? Nah, I don't think so.

Indeed. Blade Runner owns Transformers with it's eyes closed and pants down.


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[LexCorp]

But how I wanted to do the third one is what they did in ["Batman Begins"].
I love him

 

[Gianakin_]

Indeed. Blade Runner owns Transformers with it's eyes closed and pants down.

TF doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as Blade Runner.

PS: I know I've mentioned them together twice, but I'm an example to avoid.t:

 

[DV8]

NICE!! At least somebody involved in the original franchise isn't shytting on TDK

 

[Super_Ludacris]

NICE!! At least somebody involved in the original franchise isn't shytting on TDK

Who says they were to begin with? I mean I know Nicholson was kidding around....but who else?

 

[El Payaso]

Who says they were to begin with? I mean I know Nicholson was kidding around....but who else?

Burton also liked BB.

 

[Ibn]

You know,imperfections in the glass cause champagne to bubble...

But of course Begins was flawless and perfect and totally without fault!?
Hahhahahahahahahahahah!!!!

Yea right!

Where the hell did he even say it had imperfections anyway?

 

[dark_b]

OMG beetlejuice -havaii was real ????????????

kevin smith was not making it up. OMG WB what were you thinking???????????????

 

[Commodore Schmidlapp]

Beetlejuice Hawaii= Jason X. Take something out of its element and thats what you get, Jason in space, Beetlejuice in Hawaii

 

[Octoberist]

I love Michael Keaton. How can you not?

For God's sakes, he even says despite the imperfections of the first Burton Batman, he still stands by it.

I never will understand the 'small' backlash on the firs two films. It's small because it's just a loud minority. It's one thing to bash the Joel Shoemucher movies, but to turn back on the entire franchise as a whole? Even Nolan and Bale, with Ledger respects the legacy on what the Burton films did for Batman as a character.

Think about it: Burton a lot for Batman. Was it perfect? No.. But brought the new darker version of Batman to the public (Miller/O'Neil did that to the comics) and it greenlit Batman: The Animated Series.

 

[BatmanFanatic]

Indeed. Blade Runner owns Transformers with it's eyes closed and pants down.



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LOL!!!

 

[BatmanFanatic]

Yah no one can say BTAS didn't rule, and it all kicked off based on BR.

Okay, I guess you could say it, but I wouldn't believe you.

 

[Crook]

I love Michael Keaton. How can you not?

For God's sakes, he even says despite the imperfections of the first Burton Batman, he still stands by it.

I never will understand the 'small' backlash on the firs two films. It's small because it's just a loud minority. It's one thing to bash the Joel Shoemucher movies, but to turn back on the entire franchise as a whole? Even Nolan and Bale, with Ledger respects the legacy on what the Burton films did for Batman as a character.

Think about it: Burton a lot for Batman. Was it perfect? No.. But brought the new darker version of Batman to the public (Miller/O'Neil did that to the comics) and it greenlit Batman: The Animated Series.

Plus, Keaton was the first to start the distinction between the Bruce/Batman voices. The deep, raspy whisper has been carried on ever since.

 

[Nirvana]

Haha, Michael Keaton is a badass, great interview!

 

[Punk&ComicBooks]

OMG beetlejuice -havaii was real ????????????

kevin smith was not making it up. OMG WB what were you thinking???????????????

When it comes to Kevin Smith people either love him or hate him...I may be the only middle man lol, but I dont understand why so many people think Kevin Smith makes up stories...he doesnt

 

[Punk&ComicBooks]

Who says they were to begin with? I mean I know Nicholson was kidding around....but who else?

Was Jack really kidding around? Are u sure?

 

[metropolitanpsy]

although b89 did have its flaws

Batman 89 is still more fun to watch than bb

 

[Redd]

I loved the part when the guy brought up the question about Jack Nicholson.

Keaton is a good guy.

 

[Compi716]

Gotta love Keaton. Honest, funny, and all around the man.

 

[GoogleMe94]

wow, cool interview, thanks alot! keaton rocks. yeah, i think i remember reading an article about hoew keaton wanted to do a prequel type thing with batman, so i guess BB really was what we were bound to get anyway. well, if keaton gave it his stamp of approval, i guess its alright! he'll always be my favorite batman. but did anyone notice keatons voice? he sounds a little different, like higher pitched?

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

wow, cool interview, thanks alot! keaton rocks. yeah, i think i remember reading an article about hoew keaton wanted to do a prequel type thing with batman, so i guess BB really was what we were bound to get anyway. well, if keaton gave it his stamp of approval, i guess its alright! he'll always be my favorite batman. but did anyone notice keatons voice? he sounds a little different, like higher pitched?

yeah, he's getting old

 

[GoogleMe94]

How dare you! Episode III was one of the best blockbusters of the decade!t:

even though the prequels sucked, ROTS trumped batman begins that summer. you couldnt escape it, it was like B89 marketing but for ROTS instead. now THAT was a blockbuster. BB did OK but it was nowhere near blockbuster status. i think ppl just remember it more because it seemed to go good for critics and fans.