Nostalgia

[Cyrusbales]

i watched BR last night, i have a review if anyone cares, lol.

 

[Superwoman Prime]

Go ahead and share your BR review!

 

[Cyrusbales]

Batman Returns,was Tim Burton’s immensely successful ‘Batman’, based upon Bob Kane’s character which featured in DC comics. Securing a fabulous cast, with innovative director Tim Burton still at the helm, it seemed like it would recapture the magic of it’s predecessor, although Burton had something a little different in mind.

Christopher Walken is one of the leading business men in Gotham city, with the emergence of the grotesque ‘penguin’ man, the two set up a new agenda for the city. Soon, Michelle Pfeiffer comes on the scene as ‘Catwoman’. Batman is now caught in the mix and must prevent Gotham playing host to severe crime yet again.

One of the most unusual elements of this film is the colour palette, which actually holds a great deal of vibrancy, showing the nature of the source material from certain era’s of the comic’s publication. Costume design is remarkable, all the central characters have amazing appearances which are then backed up by wonderful performances, which are the highlight of the film. Danny DeVito(Penguin), Christopher Walken(Max Shreck), Michelle Pfeiffer(Catwoman) and Michael Keaton as the central role all show great ability in representing these unusual and highly enigmatic characters.

Use of the camera is also expert, using subtle framing to convey extra qualities of the character and develop some mild humour. The sensationalist fantasy element is allowed to breathe strongly throughout, creating something detached from realism by some way, yet still grounded enough for the audience to enjoy.

The biggest fault of this movie is the writing, which unfortunately has some dire moments. Whilst the general level of dialogue is high, certain moments within the screenplay leave the audience confused as to why a scene was ruined in such a way, differing from how the characters and tone have been established.

Whilst the narrative itself is far from dark and brooding in places, it does give it an extra edge of abnormality and develops a unique charm about the whole film. Set design at some stages could do with a bit more work, for whilst it feels trapping and claustrophobic, it pulls away from the central issues and moods set up by the narrative by having an out of sync backdrop.

Overall, this film is highly different from it’s predecessor, more of a colourful fantasy, with more splashes of humour and less sombre notes. The movie is entertaining, and has many merits as a piece of cinema, yet the writing does let it down. However it is certainly worth watching and for the performances alone are wonderful. Definitely deserving of a watch.






BTW, someone just atacked me for my batman review in another thread?

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

Nice reviews Cyrusbales

 

[Mr. LOL]

I feel like a child everytime I watch B'89. It was just so much apart of my early childhood life. I love it unconditionally.

 

[Cyrusbales]

Nice reviews Cyrusbales

Thanks, I have lots of various reviews saved on my comp, if you want my opinion a particular film, let me know, I may have reviewed it!

 

[SHADOWBAT69]

The nostalgia is just an added bonus of watching 89 for me. As I watch the film I cant help but be reminded of that summer and the first time I watched it on the screen. I was 16 when it came out, so I was old enough to know if I actually liked the movie or not, which I did and I feel the same way about it now, if not more so, than I did in 1989.

 

[money]

You probably know, but just giving you heads up about the new b89 doc on you tube that bof has a link to on their news page. its cool!!!

 

[SHADOWBAT69]

You probably know, but just giving you heads up about the new b89 doc on you tube that bof has a link to on their news page. its cool!!!

Yeh, I have it on DVD, it was put up on youtube by one of my bros on the BOTB afew weeks back. I put up a thread about it with a link also. BEFORE BoF.lol

Its a cool doc. with some interesting behind the scenes footage as far as the production.

 

[echostation]

Having seen both side by side, to me Begins is definitely the better film... but not by much.

Batman 89 really stands out in Keaton's performance as Batman (didn't care for his Wayne), I preferred Katie Holmes over Vicky Vale (lesser of two evils for me) and loved Caine as Alfred more so than the original guy and overall I felt the performances in Begins were better.

That said, 89 has better sets, far better music, and i loved the overall look, feel and cinematography of the film... but to me I still enjoyed and like Begins more, but not by much