Rank Every Theatrical Bat Film from Best to Worst

[GremlinZilla89]

1. Batman Begins 10/10
2. Batman Returns 9/10
3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 9/10
4. The Dark Knight Rises 9/10
5. The Dark Knight 8/10
6. Batman 89 6/10
7. Batman 66 6/10 (I like this film, it's just a little too long for me and it gets old fast. It's tone is much better suited for TV)
8. Batman Forever 5/10
9. Batman and Robin 3/10

 

[Comics N' Toons]

It seems that most people either prefer Batman 89 or The Dark Knight (2008) as their favorite films.

 

[CountOrlok]

It seems that most people either prefer Batman 89 or The Dark Knight (2008) as their favorite films.

And most people put the 'campier' Batman films last. Interesting, since the more colourful Batman films are much closer to the comic book origins than the more serious films.

 

[Comics N' Toons]

I'm not sure I see how the more colorful films are closer to the comics origin. Explain????

 

[Doctor Octopus]

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Batman Begins
4. Batman 1966 movie
5. Batman 1989
6. Batman Returns
7. Batman Forever
8. Batman and Robin

 

[Cain]

The Dark Knight
Batman
Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
Batman: The Movie
Batman Forever
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman & Robin

 

[Uncle Radiation]

And most people put the 'campier' Batman films last. Interesting, since the more colourful Batman films are much closer to the comic book origins than the more serious films.

The comics have been everything from gothic detective mysteries, to crazy sci-fi adventures, to grim urban noir, to generic superhero action.

 

[Kane52630]

Indeed.

 

[Uncle Radiation]

1. The Dark Knight (2008) - A truly great film, a landmark and an instant classic.
2. Batman (1989) - A tour de force, a mesmerising arthouse blockbuster.
3. Batman Returns (1992) - Wonderful Kafka-esque nightmare with unforgettable performances.
4. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - A true modern epic, a worthy conclusion to the trilogy.
5. Batman Begins (2005) - A stunning, back-to-basics origin story.
6. Batman Forever (1995) - Pop art meets pop psychology, hugely entertaining.
7. Batman the Movie (1966) - A (too) long episode of the TV show, but the performances and visuals are wonderful.
8. Batman & Robin (1997) - Great sets, costumes and cinematography - shame it has little else to offer.

 

[CountOrlok]

The comics have been everything from gothic detective mysteries, to crazy sci-fi adventures, to grim urban noir, to generic superhero action.

I'm talking about the comics from the 1940s. They could get pretty campy.

This, for example, from DC Comics #122 (1947):

Something like that would be right at home in either Batman 1960s tv show (actually, it was) or a Schumacher Batman movie.

 

[Comics N' Toons]

but that's not comic book origins. The origin only happened in 1939 and was expanded upon through the decades.

 

[CountOrlok]

1940s is much closer to 1939, than say, 1980s.

 

[Uncle Radiation]

1940s is much closer to 1939, than say, 1980s.

Well I don't think anyone would argue with that, but it doesn't alter the fact that the comics have been both bright and colorful and dark and gothic over the years.

 

[Uncle Radiation]

I'm talking about the comics from the 1940s. They could get pretty campy.

This, for example, from DC Comics #122 (1947):

Something like that would be right at home in either Batman 1960s tv show (actually, it was) or a Schumacher Batman movie.

Yeah, but look at the very first Batman story, The Case of the Chemical Syndicate - some of that made it into the 1989 Batman movie.

Or maybe the first Joker story, where the Joker announces who he's going to kill beforehand, ala The Dark Knight.

Also, those comics from the 40s you mention are not campy. They are simply bright and colourful stories for children. Campy means doing something over-the-top but with a straight face.

 

[CountOrlok]

That's because children read comic books. And those children of the 30s and 40s grew up and demanded more adult stuff. Hence, the 70s onwards we get darker and grittier material. Adults can still enjoy it because of the camp factor. A man who dresses up as a bat and fights crime isn't meant to be realistic, and played straight you can see how silly it is. Same thing with a criminal who looks like a clown.

 

[Lord]

The Dark Knight
Batman/ Batman Returns
Batman Begins
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman: The Movie

I don't care about the importance of Batman: The Movie, i just find it terribly boring, i actually find more entertainment value in Batman & Robin.

 

[Ipodman]

Best - Batman Begins (The movie that made me love Batman)
Batman Returns
Batman
Batman: The Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman & Robin
Batman Forever

 

[Travesty]

Mask of the Phantasm
B89
Batman Begins
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
The Dark Knight
B66
Batman and Robin






The Dark Knight Rises

 

[shauner111]

TDKR is the same as TDK you troll.

 

[Cain]

^ Yes because everybody has to share the same opinion

 

[B:TAS]

1 TDK (My favorite movie of all time) 10/10
2 Batman Begins 10/10
3 TDKR 9.75/10
4 MOTP 9.5/10
5 Batman 89 7.5/10
6 Batman The Movie 7/10
7 Batman Forever 6/10
8 Batman and Robin 3/10
9 Batman Returns .5/10

 

[Travesty]

.5

 

[shauner111]

^ Yes because everybody has to share the same opinion

Are you serious? How is it opinion, if TDK and TDKR have the same suit lmao!? How does one seperate TDKR suit as being worse than TDK's when it's the same suit?

 

[The Joker]

Are you serious? How is it opinion, if TDK and TDKR have the same suit lmao!? How does one seperate TDKR suit as being worse than TDK's when it's the same suit?

Shauner....this is not a Bat suit thread. It's a ranking of the movies thread.

 

[Travesty]

I guess Shauner has to redo his list?