I love how you were talking about your dad taking you to watch the movie and not saying how much he hated the movie😂my father has had a few of those experiences too
My biggest memories of this movie back when it was originally released have nothing to do with the movie itself. I was ten at the time and, about a week or so after it came out (it might've even been the opening weekend), my Sunday School class went to Six Flags Over Georgia. Needless to say, it was being advertised up the yin-yang there, with billboards, commercials on every monitor you came across (I can still remember the announcer saying, "The Bat, the Best, the Bold, the Beautiful, and... the Cold,"), and such. I remember seeing a Batman stunt-show, as well as my cousin trying to talk me onto a Riddler-themed rollercoaster, the Mind-Bender, which I refused to ride, making him throw a tantrum. And then, late in the day, I threw up, likely because I got overheated. I never have and I never will eat funnel cakes ever again. So, that's what Batman & Robin means to me... that and it's a piece of shit. The last time I watched it, I was braindead the entire time.
I love Stuckmann and Flick Pick's tag team hilariosity review of this movie and I've watched it way more than the movie itself🤣🤣🤣 great video as always
Freeze and Ivy are actually my two favorite villains and I'm still waiting for someone to do them justice, but it seems like no one wants to touch them with 60 feet pole because of this movie.
As terrible as this film is, I still have nostalgia for it cause it was my second batman film. Haven't rewatched it since the early 2000s though so maybe I will hate it like everyone else seems too🤣 Surprised you didn't slam on how they massacred Bane and just turned him into a masked henchman Would love to see Mads Mikkelson get a shot at Freeze😄 Great video Cody! Can't wait to see your thoughts on 2022!
I was 20 when it came out. I didn’t want to see it. The trailers looked terrible. But a buddy was insistent we go see it, so we did. We spent almost the entire runtime cringing. The only time we had any entertainment value was towards the end when Bane is placing explosives and burps out “BOOOOOOOOOMB”. I don’t know why, but that broke us; we just started laughing uncontrollably.
@@bigkmoviesandgames Not nearly like there had been with Batman 89 and Batman Returns. Forever was not universally beloved by any means, and another change in Batman was setting off warning bells. I'd say "cautiously hopeful" was the mood.
@@bigkmoviesandgames Forever's reputation has been greatly exaggerated. At the time, it wasn't hated. It was just "alright", so I think the hope was B&R would be also "alright", and maybe Clooney would be better. Nope.
Your bit about the "missing TH-camr" was comedy gold!! Great video as always Cody, this whole review series has been the best thing on TH-cam by far!!💯💯
I must admit, this & Batman forever are kinda guilty pleasures for me. Even as a kid, i knew this film was pretty goofy & over the top. Pretty bad but an entertaining movie, & Uma was a smokeshow in this film
I grew up on reruns of the Adam West show so personally this movie wasn't bad to me. Definitely not the worst comic book movie ever made. Plus Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze is pure enjoyment! 🍿
14:01 If the 2 thugs from the 89 film had been confronted by the George Clooney Batman instead of being scared shitless like with the Michael Keaton Batman they'd have burst out laughing.
I was the same way Cody. Batman forever was my favorite movie as a kid. I had all the toys i had posters. Then when this movie came out and i saw Arnold was in it my mind exploded. I still have love for these movies.
Another good review. Just like Batman Forever, it's definitely the bottom of the barrel. In fact if Burton's third and final Batman were to happen, we wouldn't have even gotten this. Everything about this movie is awful and it is a toy commercial. The only good thing we've ever gotten out of this movie in general was your intro 😆 funny as hell. I will say, though I don't think Clooney at all was good in the role or even fit in the role, his reason for his performance as Batman / Bruce Wayne makes total sense. He says he purposely got away from the dark side of Batman because at this point in his life, he's in his forties and he has billions of dollars, he has cool gadgets, a mansion, a butler, can date any woman he wants, and best of all, he's Batman. Then he stated something along the lines of he doesn't need to be brooding or have anybody feel sorry for him. He wanted to portray somebody who clearly moved on from his trauma and I respect his explanation but it still is no excuse for how horrible the performance was.
3:20 sums it up perfectly 😂😂😂 agreed though, it’s so corny and terribly written that you can still have a good time watching it. plus Arnold as Mr. Freeze is just comedic gold 🤣
I think that you really summed it up in saying that you really need to be a kid (or at least a big kid) to enjoy this movie. I was 15 when this hit theaters and I remember even back in '97 thinking it was my least favorite of the Batman movies. I enjoyed it enough at the time but it was the only Batman movie that I didn't go out and buy on VHS. I caught it on TV a few years later in my late teens and all of the campiness, corny one-liners and shameless merchandising was absolutely cringe inducing. I haven't watched it since.
I think a grounded version of both Freeze and Ivy would be great to see. With the long runtime of the Reeves Batman, they could pull off both in one movie.
I loved this movie as a kid (I was eight years old when it came out). My brother and I saw it in theaters, we each had t-shirts, the toys, the junior novella that had pictures in the center of it, and even trading cards. It was also the first movie that introduced me to George Clooney and Uma Thurman. As an adult now and still have a little nostalgia, I do consider Batman and Robin the worst.
I was 9 when it came out. I can relate to this video a lot. I liked it through my 9 year old lens, but as time past I could see how awful it really was. I'm so sorry that Bob Kane died with this being his final Batman movie to see. He must have been traumatized to see how bad these films got down the line later on.
I remember some weird product advertisements for this movie I saw all these commercials that were saying enter into a sweepstakes to win a free batmobile lol 😂
10:52 Their mistake with Freeze was trying to combine the campy mad scientist with a cold gimmick version from pre BTAS comics and the 60's show with the tragic animated series one who wants to save Nora. Which makes him spouting ice puns in this nonsensical because why would a guy who hates that he can't survive in normal temperatures be cracking snow and ice jokes?
I loved it as a kid but I see now how bad it is I still love Uma Thurman as Poison ivy my first childhood crush and I still enjoy her performance I want Poison ivy in a new Batman movie
You're right about the positives. The scene where Bruce and Alfred just talk has some really good dialogue and emotion and I get a little choked up when he tells Alfred he loves him. Legitmely a great scene and one of the better character scenes in any of the pre Nolan Batman movies. This is a much more complete film than a lot of the worse of the genre and it's a pretty fun time if you have some popcorn and just want some dumb fun.
Ima keep it 100% real. This was my absolute favorite Batman movie as a kid. Had the Batmobile toy with the extendable blades to cut Poisin Ivy's vines and absolutely begged my mom to rent this and Scooby Doo on Zombie Island every time we went to the local video rental store, Silver Screen Videos. As an Adult, this video is still a guilty pleasure of mine despite knowing how awful it is. Think the only Batman movie i liked even close to this was the Adam West Batman Movie. Hate if you must, i don't care
No hate. You kept it real and said "hey I was a pissy pants kid" The hate comes when people try to become critics and write pseudo - intellectual word salads about why it was good. Oh and in this day and age, call you a homophobe for not liking it because Schumacher is gay smh. Everyone has a guilty pleasure, I unironically like The Cable Guy lol.
I laughed after realizing you literally said nothing about Bane in the movie except for that one joke, but it’s understandable because they literally just had him be Ivy’s bitch the whole movie 😂 Also I have to kinda disagree on Arnie cast as Mr Freeze, because I feel like with the right script and the right director, and if he took a more dark approach to the character, then I think Arnie would make a great Freeze
Such a great review! There is actually one good villain in this movie and that is Dr Jason Woodrue, the mad doctor that made Poison Ivy. So funny! Also that terrorists gathering is so funny
That intro is awesome! Thanks for doing that btw at 0:02, 🍑 just adds to your creativity Cody! Yeah nostalgia is what brings me back to these Schumacher movies but they aren't good at all. Ah to be 7 yrs old and thinking this was the best film ever!
If they were trying to appeal to kids then they failed spectacularly. It's almost insulting to say this movie was made for kids when we had BTAS and Mask of the phantasm and Sub Zero at the time which felt way more mature despite being animated
That intro 🤣👌 Yea nostalgia is the only thread of a hair this movie holds on by. Although in the documentary on the bluray sets Joel Schumacher said these are supposed to be in the same vain as the 60s campy colorful Batman. Which i can see and it makes sense, at least Forever kept it that plus some darkness, Batman and Robin just threw in a newspaper factory into the dumpster fire to fuel that shit
Campiness is fine if it's done well, which it was in the 1966 show - but it wasn't in this movie. It's not unwatchable, but it's still the worst of the major Batman movies.
I actually prefer this to forever. It's bad but I find it way more entertaining. I also love michael goughs alfred performance. his speech he gives bruce about how death and chaos and chance is ultimately unstoppable at the end of the day and bruce acknowledges that even he can't stop it is my favorite part of the film.
@@bigkmoviesandgames I could agree but as a younger fan,can't say there's as many signature scenes from the Burton movies between them that stand out to me. But that's just me.
@@jordansweet8054 I can agree that it's a more touching bruce and alfred scene than anything in the burton films. But michael Keaton and michael gough had good chemistry and worked well together as well. My favorite scene with them was in batman when alfred is telling vicky about giving bruce riding lessons when he was a kid and the 3 of them have a sweet moment together. Honestly though it's apples and oranges you're opinion is just as valid because despite my feelings on batman and robin, Clooney and Gough had great chemistry as well. Alfred saves that film from being a complete farce and all his scenes are fantastic.
@@bigkmoviesandgames I can agree. I rewatched the movie a month or 2 ago and that scene did make me smile. Good to hear some positive notes about this set of movies.
A couple things. Firstly, there’s the part where Batman tells Mr. Freeze he could “save the man his wife once loved.” Um what? There was a whole subplot of Mr Freeze’s wife being Alfred’s ex that was abandoned. Secondly, the line “This is why Superman works alone.” I dug that. Everyone says “oh so they’re in the same universe as Superman?” I always took it as meaning “no, but Superman is a comic character in their universe like he is in ours and people will use him in figures of speech and whatnot like in ours.” I made this meme of George Clooney saying that to send people when they get on my nerves lol
1:54 The tie in game for this was even worse than the film. The fighting controls were awful, the map was confusing, apart from going to the museum at the start it gave you no indication of where to go and the clues you needed were hard to find. Driving either the Batmobile or Robin or Batgirl's bikes sucked since no matter what the Freeze henchmen trucks were always faster. And everything is on a time limit for some reason.
I remember being 9 when The Dark Knight came out and one of my cousins showed me this movie and said that it was a fun movie when she was a kid, and after watching it I remember specify saying, a movie made for kids as a kid, this movie sucks. I'll never forget it
I absolutely loved this movie when I was a kid. I was 8 when it came out and had all the merch. It's my favorite bad movie, and I can still watch it today and laugh at the perfect storm of shit it churned out.
I love looking back on movies I thought were so amazing as a child. Only to grow up and realize, “sis…… why????” Although I will say, even at age 9 when I first saw it I knew this movie was terrible. Also early reviews of The Batman are so promising! I can’t wait to see your review.
You are right about George Clooney. He actually did win a best supporting actor Oscar for Syriana. He is a good actor but here he had to have done this movie for the paycheck. In his defense, he knows he sucked in it also and bags on the movie and his acting to this day.
A flaw I noticed is it’s very unbelievable that characters don’t recognize Batman is Bruce Wayne because he never modified his voice to be different than Bruce Wayne’s voice.
I was 6-7 when this came out. I had all the toys, all the action figures, dolls, cups ect…I watched this in my room all the time I fucking loved it. Parents just kept quiet. Now I know why lol
Again, like Batman Forever, this movie was from my early childhood. I was 4 when it came out and remember Mr. Freeze, Batman and Robin. Completely forgot about Batgirl and didn't even realise Bane was in this movie until after TDKR came out.
I’ve always found it weird that they did so many costume changes for toys yet not of the toys look like the ones from the film. The poison Ivy figure looks nothing like her.
1) The problem with this movie isnt that its a silly kids movie. Lego Batman was a kids movie. Heck look at how many Pixar films are still enjoyable as an adult. The problem is that it is a BAD kids movie that just exists to sell toys, and even kids can tell that. As a kid I felt like this was "Just another batman movie". 2) Anyone who says this is the worst comic superhero movie doesnt know what theyre talking about. Supergirl movie.
I was about fifteen when this one came out, so I knew all along exactly what it was. My brothers and I certainly laughed at all of Arnold's one liners, but it wasn't because we enjoyed it.
Patrick Stewart is the ONLY person who should have been cast as Freeze. I never understood the "make a movie to sell toys" thing. Has Batman had a problem selling toys EVER? Did the other three Batman movies not manage to sell toys? I don't get why they dumbed down the movie to sell toys when I'm pretty sure I remember a shit ton of toys being released for the other movies as well. Not to mention happy meals and glasswear, etc. Plus, what kid wasn't watching the Batman movies in the first place? You had the movies, the animated series, and the animated movies. I'm pretty sure the kid angle was covered.
Can’t wait for your review for The Batman. I’m with you, this film was great when I watched it as a 9 year old in ‘97. Not so much a few years later ha. But still nonetheless a so bad it’s entertaining type film for sure.
I was 18 when I watched this just two months from beginning my senior year in high school. In all honesty I enjoyed it very much then and still enjoy it today. This along with Batman Forever were the first two Batman movies I saw as they were out during my teenager years. Years later I would watch Batman and Batman Returns. I have since grown to enjoy The Dark Knight Trilogy which was made after this disaster.
I completely love this movie. I loved it as a kid and I appreciate it even more now. It was trying to be 60s Batman in the 90s. It was a comedy not to be taken seriously. The great thing about Batman is that there are so many different types of ways to do the characters.
That intro was gold 🤣🤣🤣🔥 💯
That intro was great. Even as a kid I didn’t understand why they opened it that way.
I love how you were talking about your dad taking you to watch the movie and not saying how much he hated the movie😂my father has had a few of those experiences too
My biggest memories of this movie back when it was originally released have nothing to do with the movie itself. I was ten at the time and, about a week or so after it came out (it might've even been the opening weekend), my Sunday School class went to Six Flags Over Georgia. Needless to say, it was being advertised up the yin-yang there, with billboards, commercials on every monitor you came across (I can still remember the announcer saying, "The Bat, the Best, the Bold, the Beautiful, and... the Cold,"), and such. I remember seeing a Batman stunt-show, as well as my cousin trying to talk me onto a Riddler-themed rollercoaster, the Mind-Bender, which I refused to ride, making him throw a tantrum. And then, late in the day, I threw up, likely because I got overheated. I never have and I never will eat funnel cakes ever again.
So, that's what Batman & Robin means to me... that and it's a piece of shit. The last time I watched it, I was braindead the entire time.
I love that you cover so many genres. Been watching for a couple years and your entertainment is never dull. Keep up the good work, Cody :)
Brandon Its my second week, for me with Cody and Sean I dont miss a video now Cody and Sean both KICK ASS :)
Had a very bad day today but that intro made it a bit better.
I love Stuckmann and Flick Pick's tag team hilariosity review of this movie and I've watched it way more than the movie itself🤣🤣🤣 great video as always
It's probably the best, most thought out, and well, hilarious review for this movie too.
I've seen reviews of this movie more than the film itself.
Ikr🤣🤣
Me too! I watch it from time to time and it’s absolutely hilarious.
For sure like that’s iconic , and yeah it’s so so memorable too
Freeze and Ivy are actually my two favorite villains and I'm still waiting for someone to do them justice, but it seems like no one wants to touch them with 60 feet pole because of this movie.
I like them in this film a lot
They already gave them justice in Batman: The Animated Series.
As terrible as this film is, I still have nostalgia for it cause it was my second batman film.
Haven't rewatched it since the early 2000s though so maybe I will hate it like everyone else seems too🤣
Surprised you didn't slam on how they massacred Bane and just turned him into a masked henchman
Would love to see Mads Mikkelson get a shot at Freeze😄
Great video Cody! Can't wait to see your thoughts on 2022!
Cody you did not!!!😂😂😂 Wow that intro was amazing!
I was 20 when it came out. I didn’t want to see it. The trailers looked terrible. But a buddy was insistent we go see it, so we did. We spent almost the entire runtime cringing. The only time we had any entertainment value was towards the end when Bane is placing explosives and burps out “BOOOOOOOOOMB”. I don’t know why, but that broke us; we just started laughing uncontrollably.
I must ask because I was only a little kid when it came out. But was there any hype for the film among the general public before it came out?
@@bigkmoviesandgames Not nearly like there had been with Batman 89 and Batman Returns. Forever was not universally beloved by any means, and another change in Batman was setting off warning bells. I'd say "cautiously hopeful" was the mood.
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That's interesting. I figured forever being such a tonal shift had fans weary so I get the cautiously optimistic vibe.
Bane was predicting the film's failure in the film itself. "BOMB."
@@bigkmoviesandgames Forever's reputation has been greatly exaggerated. At the time, it wasn't hated. It was just "alright", so I think the hope was B&R would be also "alright", and maybe Clooney would be better. Nope.
The intro I never knew I needed 👌
This is my favorite review you’ve ever done. This was fuckin hilarious 🤣
Your bit about the "missing TH-camr" was comedy gold!! Great video as always Cody, this whole review series has been the best thing on TH-cam by far!!💯💯
I would like to see a new version of Scarecrow personally just because that's gotta be one of my favorite Batman villains.
My all time favorite guilty pleasure right here. So awful and yet so fun all at the same time
Where did you find that clip of Arnie saying how good the script was that is gold 🤣🤣🤣
I must admit, this & Batman forever are kinda guilty pleasures for me. Even as a kid, i knew this film was pretty goofy & over the top. Pretty bad but an entertaining movie, & Uma was a smokeshow in this film
Same for me as well as TMNT 3
Arnie getting paid 1 million dollars per minute of screen time in this pos is probably the most gangster shit of all time.
Cody leach that was an awesome intro suit up made me Absolutely laugh 😂
Your Arnold impression.
Spot on. You could do dubbings of his voice for animated movies.
I grew up on reruns of the Adam West show so personally this movie wasn't bad to me. Definitely not the worst comic book movie ever made.
Plus Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze is pure enjoyment! 🍿
Fantastic review my god that intro was hilarious
14:01 If the 2 thugs from the 89 film had been confronted by the George Clooney Batman instead of being scared shitless like with the Michael Keaton Batman they'd have burst out laughing.
12:09 this has to be one of the most funniest stints you have ever done
Nice intro Cody! I love your creativity for your intros
“Goddamn you couldn’t afford some ice? Its water, its free” 😂 love your content dude
I was the same way Cody. Batman forever was my favorite movie as a kid. I had all the toys i had posters. Then when this movie came out and i saw Arnold was in it my mind exploded. I still have love for these movies.
One of the best reviews, hilarious intro lmao.
Another good review. Just like Batman Forever, it's definitely the bottom of the barrel. In fact if Burton's third and final Batman were to happen, we wouldn't have even gotten this. Everything about this movie is awful and it is a toy commercial. The only good thing we've ever gotten out of this movie in general was your intro 😆 funny as hell. I will say, though I don't think Clooney at all was good in the role or even fit in the role, his reason for his performance as Batman / Bruce Wayne makes total sense. He says he purposely got away from the dark side of Batman because at this point in his life, he's in his forties and he has billions of dollars, he has cool gadgets, a mansion, a butler, can date any woman he wants, and best of all, he's Batman. Then he stated something along the lines of he doesn't need to be brooding or have anybody feel sorry for him. He wanted to portray somebody who clearly moved on from his trauma and I respect his explanation but it still is no excuse for how horrible the performance was.
3:20 sums it up perfectly 😂😂😂 agreed though, it’s so corny and terribly written that you can still have a good time watching it. plus Arnold as Mr. Freeze is just comedic gold 🤣
I think that you really summed it up in saying that you really need to be a kid (or at least a big kid) to enjoy this movie. I was 15 when this hit theaters and I remember even back in '97 thinking it was my least favorite of the Batman movies. I enjoyed it enough at the time but it was the only Batman movie that I didn't go out and buy on VHS. I caught it on TV a few years later in my late teens and all of the campiness, corny one-liners and shameless merchandising was absolutely cringe inducing. I haven't watched it since.
I think a grounded version of both Freeze and Ivy would be great to see. With the long runtime of the Reeves Batman, they could pull off both in one movie.
Cody Leach giving the people what they want, a batman and robin ass shot in the intro! Legit made me burst out laughing
I loved this movie as a kid (I was eight years old when it came out). My brother and I saw it in theaters, we each had t-shirts, the toys, the junior novella that had pictures in the center of it, and even trading cards. It was also the first movie that introduced me to George Clooney and Uma Thurman. As an adult now and still have a little nostalgia, I do consider Batman and Robin the worst.
11:53!!! Finally! That scene was hilarious “these are clearly the two that sprang Freeze” while watching them literally spring Freeze
And even though it's clearly Bane in the hat and trenchcoat Gordon still doesn't know who it is. The Jim Gordon in these films is the worst.
Clooney did win 2 Oscars: one as a producer, and the other as an actor.
I was 9 when it came out. I can relate to this video a lot. I liked it through my 9 year old lens, but as time past I could see how awful it really was. I'm so sorry that Bob Kane died with this being his final Batman movie to see. He must have been traumatized to see how bad these films got down the line later on.
I remember some weird product advertisements for this movie I saw all these commercials that were saying enter into a sweepstakes to win a free batmobile lol 😂
It's so ICE to CHILL and watch your COOL review of this ICEBERG of a movie.
CHILL!
…CHILL!
CHILL!
10:52 Their mistake with Freeze was trying to combine the campy mad scientist with a cold gimmick version from pre BTAS comics and the 60's show with the tragic animated series one who wants to save Nora. Which makes him spouting ice puns in this nonsensical because why would a guy who hates that he can't survive in normal temperatures be cracking snow and ice jokes?
I loved it as a kid but I see now how bad it is I still love Uma Thurman as Poison ivy my first childhood crush and I still enjoy her performance I want Poison ivy in a new Batman movie
You're right about the positives. The scene where Bruce and Alfred just talk has some really good dialogue and emotion and I get a little choked up when he tells Alfred he loves him. Legitmely a great scene and one of the better character scenes in any of the pre Nolan Batman movies. This is a much more complete film than a lot of the worse of the genre and it's a pretty fun time if you have some popcorn and just want some dumb fun.
Turning his head constantly was something that George Clooney was known for back then.
Ima keep it 100% real. This was my absolute favorite Batman movie as a kid. Had the Batmobile toy with the extendable blades to cut Poisin Ivy's vines and absolutely begged my mom to rent this and Scooby Doo on Zombie Island every time we went to the local video rental store, Silver Screen Videos. As an Adult, this video is still a guilty pleasure of mine despite knowing how awful it is. Think the only Batman movie i liked even close to this was the Adam West Batman Movie. Hate if you must, i don't care
No hate. You kept it real and said "hey I was a pissy pants kid"
The hate comes when people try to become critics and write pseudo - intellectual word salads about why it was good.
Oh and in this day and age, call you a homophobe for not liking it because Schumacher is gay smh.
Everyone has a guilty pleasure, I unironically like The Cable Guy lol.
I hear you! I Love this movie even today.
A BAT CREDIT CARD!!!!
That intro 😅😅😅😅😅🤣🤣💀
Your channel has been doing very well lately. Happy to see that especially since you’re a full time TH-camr now
I'm a '93 baby and I have either fond or decent memories from watching it on repeat with my brothers. I'm almost afraid to watch this as an adult...
I laughed after realizing you literally said nothing about Bane in the movie except for that one joke, but it’s understandable because they literally just had him be Ivy’s bitch the whole movie 😂
Also I have to kinda disagree on Arnie cast as Mr Freeze, because I feel like with the right script and the right director, and if he took a more dark approach to the character, then I think Arnie would make a great Freeze
8:31 It's just a loop of Dick Grayson saying either "You'll never trust me Bruce" or "Ivy loves me not you and you're just jealous."
The bit where Batman picks up frozen Robin and it looks like he weighs about five pounds is hilarious.
1. (0:00-0:13)
*Glorious*
2. Batman and Robin in 6 words:
*What the fuck is this movie?!?!*
Such a great review! There is actually one good villain in this movie and that is Dr Jason Woodrue, the mad doctor that made Poison Ivy. So funny! Also that terrorists gathering is so funny
Oh my god the intro had me in stitches 🤣
That intro is awesome! Thanks for doing that btw at 0:02, 🍑 just adds to your creativity Cody! Yeah nostalgia is what brings me back to these Schumacher movies but they aren't good at all. Ah to be 7 yrs old and thinking this was the best film ever!
Definitely for kids. I was 6 when I got this on vhs. I can’t even count how many times Ive watched this film lol
If they were trying to appeal to kids then they failed spectacularly. It's almost insulting to say this movie was made for kids when we had BTAS and Mask of the phantasm and Sub Zero at the time which felt way more mature despite being animated
That intro 🤣👌 Yea nostalgia is the only thread of a hair this movie holds on by. Although in the documentary on the bluray sets Joel Schumacher said these are supposed to be in the same vain as the 60s campy colorful Batman. Which i can see and it makes sense, at least Forever kept it that plus some darkness, Batman and Robin just threw in a newspaper factory into the dumpster fire to fuel that shit
Campiness is fine if it's done well, which it was in the 1966 show - but it wasn't in this movie. It's not unwatchable, but it's still the worst of the major Batman movies.
I actually prefer this to forever. It's bad but I find it way more entertaining.
I also love michael goughs alfred performance. his speech he gives bruce about how death and chaos and chance is ultimately unstoppable at the end of the day and bruce acknowledges that even he can't stop it is my favorite part of the film.
That's a legitmely excellent scene. It gets the characters right in ways even the Burton movies never quite did.
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I think burton captured alfred and bruce better than Schumacher but that scene was great.
@@bigkmoviesandgames I could agree but as a younger fan,can't say there's as many signature scenes from the Burton movies between them that stand out to me. But that's just me.
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I can agree that it's a more touching bruce and alfred scene than anything in the burton films. But michael Keaton and michael gough had good chemistry and worked well together as well. My favorite scene with them was in batman when alfred is telling vicky about giving bruce riding lessons when he was a kid and the 3 of them have a sweet moment together. Honestly though it's apples and oranges you're opinion is just as valid because despite my feelings on batman and robin, Clooney and Gough had great chemistry as well. Alfred saves that film from being a complete farce and all his scenes are fantastic.
@@bigkmoviesandgames I can agree. I rewatched the movie a month or 2 ago and that scene did make me smile. Good to hear some positive notes about this set of movies.
A couple things. Firstly, there’s the part where Batman tells Mr. Freeze he could “save the man his wife once loved.” Um what? There was a whole subplot of Mr Freeze’s wife being Alfred’s ex that was abandoned. Secondly, the line “This is why Superman works alone.” I dug that. Everyone says “oh so they’re in the same universe as Superman?” I always took it as meaning “no, but Superman is a comic character in their universe like he is in ours and people will use him in figures of speech and whatnot like in ours.” I made this meme of George Clooney saying that to send people when they get on my nerves lol
1:54 The tie in game for this was even worse than the film. The fighting controls were awful, the map was confusing, apart from going to the museum at the start it gave you no indication of where to go and the clues you needed were hard to find. Driving either the Batmobile or Robin or Batgirl's bikes sucked since no matter what the Freeze henchmen trucks were always faster. And everything is on a time limit for some reason.
I'm surprised this didn't actually get a "fuck this movie" rating, it's like the perfect candidate for that lmfaoo
Your my favorite movie reviewer, keep up the great work man, I look forward to your review of The Batman
I have the soundtrack of this in my car, the reason why I got that soundtrack? Two words: SMASHING PUMPKINS.
The fuckin intro got me geekin 😂😂😂
Bat credit card.
Some of the most fun I've had watching your reviews. This was fantastic.
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Mr. Freeze should get his own cooking show: "you have eleven minutes to thaw the bird." 😂
I remember being 9 when The Dark Knight came out and one of my cousins showed me this movie and said that it was a fun movie when she was a kid, and after watching it I remember specify saying, a movie made for kids as a kid, this movie sucks. I'll never forget it
Best intro ever
Keep up the awesome content Cody!
I absolutely loved this movie when I was a kid. I was 8 when it came out and had all the merch. It's my favorite bad movie, and I can still watch it today and laugh at the perfect storm of shit it churned out.
I love looking back on movies I thought were so amazing as a child. Only to grow up and realize, “sis…… why????”
Although I will say, even at age 9 when I first saw it I knew this movie was terrible.
Also early reviews of The Batman are so promising! I can’t wait to see your review.
I LOVE your Arnie imitation - and, in defence of this (truly awful) film, I will only say that it's a perfect kiddies' movie; not so much for adults!
18:21 If you did a collab with Nostalgia Critic when you mentioned A BAT CREDIT CARD!!!!!!! he would've went on a murder spree
Like the robbery joke 🤣
Were you Heisenberg inspired?
From the hat and glases
What killed the dinosaurs- THE ICE AGE!!!!!!!🥶🤣
You are right about George Clooney. He actually did win a best supporting actor Oscar for Syriana. He is a good actor but here he had to have done this movie for the paycheck. In his defense, he knows he sucked in it also and bags on the movie and his acting to this day.
A flaw I noticed is it’s very unbelievable that characters don’t recognize Batman is Bruce Wayne because he never modified his voice to be different than Bruce Wayne’s voice.
I was 6-7 when this came out. I had all the toys, all the action figures, dolls, cups ect…I watched this in my room all the time I fucking loved it. Parents just kept quiet. Now I know why lol
That face changing bit was hilarious 🤣
Again, like Batman Forever, this movie was from my early childhood. I was 4 when it came out and remember Mr. Freeze, Batman and Robin. Completely forgot about Batgirl and didn't even realise Bane was in this movie until after TDKR came out.
I’ve always found it weird that they did so many costume changes for toys yet not of the toys look like the ones from the film. The poison Ivy figure looks nothing like her.
1) The problem with this movie isnt that its a silly kids movie. Lego Batman was a kids movie. Heck look at how many Pixar films are still enjoyable as an adult. The problem is that it is a BAD kids movie that just exists to sell toys, and even kids can tell that. As a kid I felt like this was "Just another batman movie".
2) Anyone who says this is the worst comic superhero movie doesnt know what theyre talking about. Supergirl movie.
17:57 Omg I have never laughed so much 😂😂
Great Review! Brings back so many memories this film
Yeah, let me watch those Batman movies again....... OMG!!!!
I was fucking dying here. I had to pause the video and recompose myself.
A BAT CREDIT CARD * SCREAMS *
Everything from riddler all the way to the bat girl from batman forever to batman and robin
I would definitely prefer to see a new, grounded version of Mr. Freeze since he’s my favorite Batman villain thanks to Batman: The Animated Series
This was one of your most entertaining reviews in a while bro. Loved it!
Fun fact, I saw this movie in theaters and the same night I saw Tyson bit Holyfield’s ear off.
I was about fifteen when this one came out, so I knew all along exactly what it was. My brothers and I certainly laughed at all of Arnold's one liners, but it wasn't because we enjoyed it.
Patrick Stewart is the ONLY person who should have been cast as Freeze.
I never understood the "make a movie to sell toys" thing. Has Batman had a problem selling toys EVER? Did the other three Batman movies not manage to sell toys? I don't get why they dumbed down the movie to sell toys when I'm pretty sure I remember a shit ton of toys being released for the other movies as well. Not to mention happy meals and glasswear, etc. Plus, what kid wasn't watching the Batman movies in the first place? You had the movies, the animated series, and the animated movies. I'm pretty sure the kid angle was covered.
This is one of the funniest reviews you have done yet. 🤣🤣
Thanks for the laughs Cody with the scene starting 12:10 with it being obvious it’s the same person.
Can’t wait for your review for The Batman.
I’m with you, this film was great when I watched it as a 9 year old in ‘97. Not so much a few years later ha. But still nonetheless a so bad it’s entertaining type film for sure.
It's funny how forgiving we can be of the 60s Batman with Adam West, as ridiculous as it was, and this movie just crosses the line into pure garbage.
I was 18 when I watched this just two months from beginning my senior year in high school. In all honesty I enjoyed it very much then and still enjoy it today. This along with Batman Forever were the first two Batman movies I saw as they were out during my teenager years. Years later I would watch Batman and Batman Returns. I have since grown to enjoy The Dark Knight Trilogy which was made after this disaster.
I completely love this movie. I loved it as a kid and I appreciate it even more now. It was trying to be 60s Batman in the 90s. It was a comedy not to be taken seriously. The great thing about Batman is that there are so many different types of ways to do the characters.
12:09 🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so hard at this!! Awesome! Very cool review!