BATMAN RETURNS
Starring:
-Michael Keaton
-Michelle Pfeiffer
-Danny DeVito
-Christopher Walken
Directed by: Tim Burton
Screenplay Credits: Daniel Waters
MPAA Rating: PG- 13 - brooding, dark violence
The first thing you'll notice about this movie is that the cast is absolutely huge. We're following a ton of stories here, most notably the ones related to animal people: Batman, Catwoman, and the Penguin.
And although I love cats, Danny DeVito, and Michelle Pfeiffer (in that order) I wasn't feeling my movie. Not only is this my least favorite of the older Batman films, it's my least favorite Tim Burton work. His influence is certainly everywhere, but it isn't as polished as most of his other films.
When the Penguin emerges from the sewers to seek vengeance on the parents who abandoned him, he learns that they've already bit the big one. Lucky for him, Mack Shreck (Christopher Walken, not to be confused with Shrek Shrek) is easily coerced into helping him find fame and fortune in Gotham City, and Shreck helps Penguin run for Mayor.
Meanwhile, lonely loser Selina Kyle has discovered her bosses' secret plans to drain Gotham City's energy (comic book plotline, much?). Shreck doesn't want to take a chance with Selina, so he throws her out the window of the tall office building. She looks pretty dead when she lands, but all these cats come running out of the alley to lick around on her and SUDDENLY she wakes up with a personality disorder.
The Batman/Catwoman feud and the Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle love story make for interested contrasts, but they certainly don't live up to their full potentials. The best scene in my humble opinion is the one where Bruce and Selina are making out and they keep accidentally bumping up against the war wounds they themselves gave each other. AND YET THEY DON'T FIGURE IT OUT RIGHT THEN AND THERE!
Hilarious.
I'm convinced that the people of Gotham City are all mindless idiots and Bruce Wayne is a man of normal intelligence who just happens to have a butler and gobs of money. Everybody in the city is an idiot buffoon except for the outlandish villains and the original emo kid - Batman.
All in all, it isn't a terrible movie, but it will give you one of those Saturday morning cartoon-type feelings. It does reinforce my belief that Superman is the far superior super hero.
Sorry, Chris Pate.
FINAL GRADE: C-
Off in search of my parents,
M. Penguin
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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What I didnt like was that they make Shrek the main villian and make him smarter than the super villians. I dont want regular criminals to be smarter than the super villians.
ReplyDeleteI do like when Shrek shoves her out the window cause Walken is funny. And I like when he says later if she messes with him, he'll drop her out a higher window.
My favorite part is either the Penguin controlling the car and Batman cant get is device to work right, "Ok now Im a little worried" or when they throw stuff at the Penguin during his speech: "Why do people always bring eggs and tomatoes to a speech" Why do people do that?
Obviously, crowds bring eggs and tomatoes in anticipation of chucking them at someone's head. When you consider the alternatives, it could be much worse. Imagine potatoes or watermelons flying at you.
ReplyDeleteI like the higher window line too. Nobody can deliver a mildly comical threat like Mr. Walken.
I've never thought about Max being smarter than the others, but you're right, he is! I don't like that either.