Still, I'll at least watch this one over the final film in this series. The set design got way too over the top and the actors slowly seemed to stop caring. Conrad Palmisano: Stunts Cricket Rowland: Set Designer Dennis Virkler: Editor Donald O.
Finally, Nicole Kidman's character could have been completely written out of the movie considering she serves no purpose beyond wanting to sleep with Batman.īatman Forever is where the franchise drastically started to become a parody of itself. This Movie Alternate version is a new design with improved artwork. Chris O'Donnell is brought in to play Robin and he does a pretty good job, proving to be not nearly as annoying as he would become in the next installment. set of premium quality cabinet decals for the Batman Forever SEGA pinball machine. He is not the worst person to take on the mantle, but he's not the best. Val Kilmer's turn as Batman/Bruce Wayne was okay at best. While he went a little overboard at times, he still did a solid representation of the iconic villain. Jim Carrey actually did a fun job as the Riddler. He is meant to be a cold, calculating killer something the movie, and actor, clearly forget. Tommy Lee Jones gives an energized performance as Two-Face, problem is the character was never meant to be over the top. As for the actors, they don't fare much better. Instead, we get an odd, neon glowed Gotham City that looks nothing like it used to. The set design that marked Gotham City in the previous two is completely gone by this point. A greatness that would take the franchise a while to reclaim. While Batman Forever is at least tolerable between his directed films, it's still a far cry from the greatness of the previous two.
It holds a special nostalgic feel to me and for that, I can't give it a failing score.īetween a studio mandated lighter tone and some questionable decisions from director Joel Schumacher, the Batman series took a sharp downturn in quality. Chris O'Donnell was an acceptable Robin this time around, as he didn't whine about everything and his motivations were clear.īatman Forever did turn the Batman franchise into a caricature of itself, but I grew up watching it. She was simply there to be "The Girl." She was supposed to be this intelligent psychologist, but she lusted after Batman like a school girl in heat. Nicole Kidman's character made no sense at all. While his interpretation wasn't perfect (his green leotard showed off a little too much of Riddler's question mark), it was fun to watch. Jim Carrey, however, did an enjoyable job with the Riddler. I think Tommy Lee is a great actor but he played Two-Face like a cheap Joker knockoff as opposed to the cool and calculating gangster he is in the comics. His Bruce Wayne is perfect, but his Batman is a far cry from Keaton's. Val Kilmer just doesn't sell the character of Batman. A set of four Carlos Huente costume design prints from the production of Joel Schumachers superhero sequel Batman Forever. This movie is step one, and while it is not a bad movie in itself, it is an awful Batman movie. The instant that Joel Schumacher stepped onto the set of Batman Forever, the franchise began to crumble into oblivion.