Let's talk Batman 1989

**Barkworm** · 05-23-2023, 04:31 PM

Since most of the discussion in the Flash thread seems to be about the 1989 Batman film, let's have a thread of its own for it.

How old were you when you first watched it? I was too young in 1989 to go see it so the first time I watched in was on television in 1991 or 1992. I had listened to an audio play version of it before so I kind of knew what to expect but the actual film blew me away. The way Batman kicked people's asses was the most badass thing I had ever seen.

Favourite and/or most memorable scene? Apart from the opening scene and basically every scene with Batman in it, the scene that genuinely scared me as a kid was the one where the Joker electrocutes Rotelli. Nicholson's performance - although reminiscent of Cesar Romero - amazed me.

Least favourite scene? I wrote about this in the other thread, the "You wanna go nuts?" scene is dumb. It doesn't make sense for Bruce to provoke Joker that way, Keaton is pretty hammy in it and the Joker's "Devil in the Moon" line comes out of nowhere.

Although Burton completely winged the cathedral scene, I always found it super exciting and entertaining.

Overall favorite memory of it? Without a doubt the soundtrack. Elfman's later work can sound like a parody of himself but his Batman theme is one of the greatest ever.

IMJ wrote about the impact the film had and I can see why it did. Interestingly, in Germany it supposedly bombed, probably because the 60s Batman show was first released here in the 1980s and people expected something completely different.

I still love the film, I guess I'm one of those 1980 boomers, lol.

05-23-2023, 04:31 PM	#1
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	Let's talk Batman 1989 Since most of the discussion in the Flash thread seems to be about the 1989 Batman film, let's have a thread of its own for it. How old were you when you first watched it? I was too young in 1989 to go see it so the first time I watched in was on television in 1991 or 1992. I had listened to an audio play version of it before so I kind of knew what to expect but the actual film blew me away. The way Batman kicked people's asses was the most badass thing I had ever seen. Favourite and/or most memorable scene? Apart from the opening scene and basically every scene with Batman in it, the scene that genuinely scared me as a kid was the one where the Joker electrocutes Rotelli. Nicholson's performance - although reminiscent of Cesar Romero - amazed me. Least favourite scene? I wrote about this in the other thread, the "You wanna go nuts?" scene is dumb. It doesn't make sense for Bruce to provoke Joker that way, Keaton is pretty hammy in it and the Joker's "Devil in the Moon" line comes out of nowhere. Although Burton completely winged the cathedral scene, I always found it super exciting and entertaining. Overall favorite memory of it? Without a doubt the soundtrack. Elfman's later work can sound like a parody of himself but his Batman theme is one of the greatest ever. IMJ wrote about the impact the film had and I can see why it did. Interestingly, in Germany it supposedly bombed, probably because the 60s Batman show was first released here in the 1980s and people expected something completely different. I still love the film, I guess I'm one of those 1980 boomers, lol.