TDK was boring, I'm really surprised so many people liked it. First of all, when batman punched a bad guy in that movie, the camera is so shaky, you can't even see who is winning the fight, you just assume batman is winning because he's batman. seriously, TDK is overrated garbage, and yeh the joker was good, but so was jack nicolson
TDK was boring, I'm really surprised so many people liked it. First of all, when batman punched a bad guy in that movie, the camera is so shaky, you can't even see who is winning the fight, you just assume batman is winning because he's batman.motherlovebone
lol why exactly was this such a big gripe for you?
I loved the 1989 Batman movie but I disagree. For me it goes
The Dark Knight > Batman(1989) > Batman Returns > Batman Begins >>>>> Batman Forever (Batman & Robin I hated so much that the amount of arrows required to show that is ridiculous)
that is just going on how I personally enjoyed them, nothing more than that
I loved the 1989 Batman movie but I disagree. For me it goes
The Dark Knight > Batman(1989) > Batman Returns > Batman Begins >>>>> Batman Forever (Batman & Robin I hated so much that the amount of arrows required to show that is ridiculous)
that is just going on how I personally enjoyed them, nothing more than that
testfactor888
I concur 100% with your assessment. Batman 1989 comes close for me, but TDK blew me away the first time I saw it.
The 89 Batman movie is just about the special effects. Its incredibly dated now though. There is very little exposition about Batman at all. Its more about the Joker and some of it is numbingly awful because of how over the top/camp it is. I guess some of the sets still look good but that shouldn't elevate it over the Nolan films because their art designs work for different purposes.
I liked both but if I watch them today, I have to fast forward to much of both movies. They both had their slow moments. When they show the trailers, it's 99 percent batman and when they show the movie, it's 96 percent acting in clothes. Much more action is needed for me.
I love the Dark Knight. Followed by Batman Begins , Batman Returns, then Batman. The Dark Knight was the most cinematic of all the movies. Batman Forever and Batman & Robin don't exist to me.
I prefer 1989 Batman over The Dark Knight... It just sits better with my Batman taste, the plot is a little thin... but the style and music is so authentic. Plus I really got bored with Dark Knight, it was overly long and I don't like Bale as Batman.
I love them both, just as I love both Nicholson's and Ledger's unique and distinct (and equally valid) portrayals of the Joker. I give them both 5/5 stars.
Both were good, but lets be honest, TDK wasn't good because of Christian Bale as Batman, we all know Heath Ledger as The Joker made that movie epic.
KamuiFei
The Joker was the main reason I liked that movie. I also liked Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Aaron Eckhart. Morgan Freeman is always excellent as well. The one thing I do not like about these new Batman's is Christian Bale to be honest. I mean he is not terrible at all but I don't like him in the role that much. Michael Keaton is still my favorite movie Batman
Both were good, but lets be honest, TDK wasn't good because of Christian Bale as Batman, we all know Heath Ledger as The Joker made that movie epic.
testfactor888
The Joker was the main reason I liked that movie. I also liked Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Aaron Eckhart. Morgan Freeman is always excellent as well. The one thing I do not like about these new Batman's is Christian Bale to be honest. I mean he is not terrible at all but I don't like him in the role that much. Michael Keaton is still my favorite movie Batman
I like Michael Keaton and all.. But the guy looked like he was 140lbs, hardly some one that could beat you to death with his bare hands..
Both were good, but lets be honest, TDK wasn't good because of Christian Bale as Batman, we all know Heath Ledger as The Joker made that movie epic.
sSubZerOo
The Joker was the main reason I liked that movie. I also liked Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Aaron Eckhart. Morgan Freeman is always excellent as well. The one thing I do not like about these new Batman's is Christian Bale to be honest. I mean he is not terrible at all but I don't like him in the role that much. Michael Keaton is still my favorite movie Batman
I like Michael Keaton and all.. But the guy looked like he was 140lbs, hardly some one that could beat you to death with his bare hands..
True I just liked the way he carried himself as Batman in the movies. Especially the fight scenes in the beginning of Returns with all the freaky circus guys. Christian Bale always just growls. I understand its a voice enchancer or whatever to hide his true voice and identity but I just don't like it
Usually a movies age does not make my opinion lean one way or another but when you compare the two the 1989 version has not aged well AT ALL. The acting is so much better in TDK, it looks better; the camera work is amazing as is the score. Plus I love Heaths portrayal of the Joker more just because he was far more sadistic and not so campy like Jacks. Sure I know Jack's Joker was actually "funny" but I do not want to laugh at a villain, I want to be scared…there was nothing scary about his Joker he was a living cartoon. Dont get me wrong I like the 1989 version but if I had to choose which to watch it would be TDK all day everyday.
I think this is like comparing apples and oranges.
They both had great Joker performances, butI feel both actors playing Batman played it very differently. Burton and Nolan showed a different kind of world in Gotham. I like them both, but the differences in styization are pretty great. I give Keaton the nod over Bale mostly because the gruff voice Bale uses is annoying and hardly a serious acting choice. We all can make a gruff voice and put on a black suit. Howwe look in it is what makes the different.
Here is my ranking order: Batman>Batman Begins>TDK>Batman Returns>>>>Batman Forever. Batman and Robin is undoubtedly the worst of the series. I'm sure many can agree to that.
Both were good, but lets be honest, TDK wasn't good because of Christian Bale as Batman, we all know Heath Ledger as The Joker made that movie epic.
testfactor888
The Joker was the main reason I liked that movie. I also liked Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Aaron Eckhart. Morgan Freeman is always excellent as well. The one thing I do not like about these new Batman's is Christian Bale to be honest. I mean he is not terrible at all but I don't like him in the role that much. Michael Keaton is still my favorite movie Batmanchristian bale is an awesome bruce wayne.....he's just not a good batman lol
I agree. TDK is okay, but it's badly structured and is about 20 minutes too long.aaronmullan
Badly structured? WHAT?! D: I agree that the camera shakes a lot during fist fights, but everything else is prime. Tim Burton's Batman was a great film for me when I was a kid, but I watched it last year on DVD and found myself facepalming in embarrassment. :( Jack Nicholson's Joker was too comical.
Jack Nicholson's Joker was more comical than Ledger's, but that's because the Joker of the comic books hadn't yet become the abstract, post-modern, uber-ironic Charles Manson type that he seems to be today. Nicholson's Joker is like a darker, more psychotic Caesar Romero. He's funny, but he's also a vicious, murdering bastard. Ledger's Joker is awesome, but Nicholson's Joker is equally valid (especially when you consider that Tim Burton's movie was the first exposure that mainstream audiences had to a darker, grittier Batman outside of the comic books).
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