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Batman review
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Batman review

Frankly, Batman 89 should not have been as successful as it was but they stumbled onto a great marketing gimmick by releasing a trailer that had some bombastic visuals.  Batman cruising around in a missile shaped Batmobile with guns that pop out of the hood.  Breaking through the roof of a museum in that iconic rubber suit.  When that trailer dropped everyone wanted to see Batman because...damn, this was something new. But this movie really doesn't have a cohesive story.  The fatal flaw is that Burton's actions scenes are quite awkward and spaced out by too many scenes where nothing of interest is happening.  When a fight scene finally happens, Vickie Vale screams, Batman dispatches goons in a few karate moves, and they drive off in the Batmobile.  Later, Batman turns on the TV and sees he has to fight the Joker in downtown Gotham,  The final showdown has a real "Burtonesque" circus feel that is like Beetlejuice with missiles and machine guns.  Finally, the hero and the villain climb to the top of a cathedral where Batman just fights a few more goons and knocks Joker's (toy) teeth out into a pool of blood.  Then he kills the Joker and it's just over.  Obviously the public loves bad ass heroes like Batman and if a movie like this delivers enough action to make people forget about the plot holes, then it's a success.   This movie had enough tricks to pull it off back in 1989, but now it isn't a very pleasant viewing experience.

2/10
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Added by moviemogul99
2 years ago on 29 August 2021 15:12