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Every Batman Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best. When people argue about which version of Batman is best, the debate usually boils down to a preference between Adam West’s fun- loving TV version; Tim Burton’s nervy, bizarro treatment; and Christopher Nolan’s elegantly somber reboot. Folks who try to bring up Joel Schumacher’s abominations are politely shown the door.) But those arguments tend to forget another Batman who made his way to the big screen almost 2. Blu- ray edition. That, of course, would be Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, a feature- length version of the popular Batman: The Animated Series that aired on television during the 1.

Some have argued that Mask of the Phantasm isn’t just the great forgotten Batman movie but also the greatest of all Caped Crusader films. Watch Ladygrey Torent Free. We decided to weigh the film against the other Batflicks that have come our way over the last 5. Adam West’s Batman movie and other recent features like Batman: The Killing Joke, The Lego Batman Movie, and (dear god in heaven) Batman v Superman. First, some quick bits of housekeeping. For this list, we decided to forgo the 1. Batman serials. Also, direct- to- video Batman animated movies didn’t count.

And, finally, we dispensed with any films in which Gotham’s champion is merely a supporting character — so that disqualifies The Lego Movie and Suicide Squad. What we’re left with is 1. Batman movies — six of which we think are at least pretty darn great, and two more that we’d happily rewatch right now. This list was compiled by two people who think Batman is the best of all superheroes.

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We’re grateful that (for the most part) he’s been represented so well at the multiplex. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2.

Sheesh, where to start? How about the fact that Batman — whose whole existence is based on not killing people — just mows people down with Batmobile machine guns and bombs like it’s nothing? Or the glum tone of relentless, thudding dipshittery? Or Jesse Eisenberg’s manic, what- in- the- world- is- he- doing Lex Luthor? Or the Martha thing? Yeah, it’s probably the Martha thing.) It’s not Ben Affleck’s fault that this movie is so terrible and deadening, but his morose, glowering, joyless Batman has to serve as its public face regardless.

This is worse than the worst of the Joel Schumacher movies because, at their worst, those were just dumb and cheesy. This is an all- out assault on the senses and the soul: It makes you feel bad for liking Batman, or movies, at all. Batman & Robin (1. Give Joel Schumacher this: When he makes a calamity, he goes all the way.

Find great deals on eBay for batman mask and batman costume. Shop with confidence. · Batman fans have been hoping to get a Batman Mask of the Phantasm Blu-ray release for years, and now Warner Archive is finally coming through for them. As far as animated films are concerned, Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm is a film that has really stood out for me. I remember watching this one several times as a kid. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (also known as Batman: The Animated Movie) is a 1993 American animated neo-noir superhero mystery film featuring the DC Comics character.

The costume designer turned filmmaker has often been at his best at his boldest: Think of the feverish angry- white- guy character study Falling Down or his relentlessly stripped- down war drama Tigerland. But for his second Batman film, Schumacher’s worst impulses took over. Yes, Batman & Robin really is as terrible as you’ve been told: a witless, hyperactive, childish cavalcade of terrible action sequences, campy performances, and unfunny lines. Worse, it’s all delivered with a petty impertinence, as if cast and crew want you to know how little they think of the material. Because Arnold Schwarzenegger was, deservedly, lambasted for his wooden portrayal as the pun- spouting Mr. Freeze, history has forgotten how equally disastrous Uma Thurman is as the awkwardly slinky Poison Ivy.

When Batman & Robin opened in the summer of 1. L. A. Weekly’s Ella Taylor observed, “There’s so much happening in the movie that it feels like nothing is happening at all.” Honestly, nothing happening at all is preferable to sitting through this monstrosity.

Batman: The Killing Joke (2. The famously polarizing Batman comic book lost quite a bit in the transition to theaters. It has all the hallmarks of the popular Batman: The Animated Series, including Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker, but the desire to darken the film up to an R rating took the character a step too far. This is basically Batman’s version of Logan, only animated and without the emotional resonance. The film also makes the strange decision to add a prologue for Batgirl, one that isn’t in the comic, in which she and Batman have sex. Is that something you want? Here it is: The whole thing has a nastier vibe than you might want from your animated Batman movie.

Hamill taking the Joker into scarier places has its appeal, but not enough. Batman Forever (1. Imagine a world in which Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, and Nicole Kidman were all in a movie together. And U2 and Seal both had big hits on the soundtrack. It happened 2. 2 years ago … in the live- action Batman movie that’s probably least remembered. Watch Little Paradise Online Hitfix.

Other Caped Crusader films were bigger disasters, but Batman Forever’s grandest failing is how disposable it is. Taking over for Michael Keaton, Kilmer plays Bruce Wayne as a faintly put- upon hero, battling not just supervillains Two- Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey), but also the lusty advances of a psychologist (Kidman) who wants to get under his Batsuit. Now most fondly known as the less- terrible Joel Schumacher Batman flick, Batman Forever is what happens when this inherently somber property decides to loosen up and have some fun. But — and this is important — it’s devoid of the smarts and impish wit that distinguishes a few lighter Batman movies higher up on our list. The only thing worth saving from this listless enterprise is Carrey’s go- for- broke portrayal — it’s a cackling, inspired performance of joyful dementedness that desperately needed a Burton or a Nolan to give it true epic force. Batman (1. 96. 6)Made as a sort of promotional transition between the TV show’s first and second seasons, this is basically a long episode, albeit one that makes sure to get all the villains together.

The Joker, Riddler, Penguin, and Catwoman — played by Lee Meriwether, rather than Julie Newmar, who had a scheduling conflict — band together to create “The United Underworld,” and, of course, the Dynamic Duo tries to stop them. This doesn’t particularly expand the show’s canvas, and it mostly just keeps that same wacky tone that Adam West & Co.

In the wake of West’s death in June, there was a renewed appreciation for the innocence and fun of this era of Batman, and while we’ll confess to being more interested in Batman’s dark side, rather than his campy side, it’s impossible to deny that this Batman is fun. The Lego Batman Movie (2. The Lego Movie was a kaleidoscope of fizzy pop- culture jokes and giddy, frenetic action sequences. And Will Arnett’s tongue- in- cheek portrayal of the oh- so- dark Batman was one of its consistent pleasures. Darkness! No parents!”) The spinoff film is a full- on spoof of the Caped Crusader’s big- screen legacy, mocking all the different Batman iterations.

Most specifically, though, it targets the brooding ethos that was at the heart of the Dark Knight trilogy — and, by extension, eviscerates the poisonous self- importance of Zack Snyder’s lumbering, atrocious Batman v Superman. Sure, that’s a one- joke premise, but The Lego Batman Movie ends up being surprisingly dexterous, as director Chris Mc. Kay and his bevy of screenwriters attack our modern glut of superhero movies from every angle. Meta to the max, The. Lego. Batman Movie rewards all of us nerds who have wasted so much of our lives obsessing over Batman minutiae, throwing in nods to obscure villains and costumes from the Adam West series and the 1.