| Batman Robin | | Cast : | Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney | | Director : | Joel Schumacher | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 20, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | October 21, 1997 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 30, 2005 | | Summary | Other reviewers forgot a couple of things...... | Content
 | This was the film that I thought had killed the Batman franchise completely, untill Chris Nolan and Christian Bale got a hold on it that is!!!
This film was OTT campness, OK so was the TV series from the sixties aswell but that was the 60's, this was not what I expected of a modern Batman. All the darkness of the character was dropped in favour of cheesy one liners, bat visa cards and bat nipples? The only saver of the film was that Alicia Silverstone and Uma Thurman gave you something to focus on and to blank out the terrible parts of the film. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | Batman and Robin | Content
| I knew this movie was in trouble from the opening credits when Arnold got billing over Clooney and O'Donnell. Not all bad though, and alot better than much of the stuff that passes for action films these days, but it could have been alot better if the "suits" at Warner Bros. had kept their hands off the script. Clooney is actually a very good Batman and the rest of the cast delivers, but the script and storyline are a mishmash obviously lumped together to create a rather large commercial for action figures and movie merchandise. This really could have been a much, much, better film. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 24, 2005 | | Summary | Why do so many people hate this movie? It rocks! | Content
| This film did not get the respect it deserves. George Clooney was excellent in his role as Batman. And Chris O Donnel played a great Robin. I also thought Alicia Silverstone was a beautiful chick and played the best Batgirl anyone could. Arnold Schwarzzenger did a splendid job as Mr. Freeze. I especially loved the huge ice gun. It was awesome. Whoever played Bane did a heck of a job, too. He was cool, muderous, scary, and beast-like, just like any respectable Bane should be. Even if he was stupid, that was minor and he still was able to kick a lot of butt. And boy, was Poison Ivy ever sexy and evil! She did great as a plant controller and a lover girl. She also was just hot. Don't listen to those who can't see the good of this film. See it if you can. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 17, 2005 | | Summary | Abysmal | Content
| This is a film made by people who interpret the Batman mythology as nothing more than a noisy, flourescent spectacle, occasionally intercut with obligatory scenes of saccharine moralizing to provide some semblance of a "story". But, this is really just a movie about dressing up in flamboyant costumes and doing flamboyant things, and then talking about how important all of this flamboyance is. It's also about puns. Lots and lots of puns. If this is what excites you about comic book/superhero tales -- if this is all you believe they can offer -- then this movie is for you. If you can only engage fictional fantasy universes, such as the Batman universe, on the most superficial levels of bright, flashy kineticism, then your minimal investment in this movie may likely be rewarded. If you often find yourself defending movies you like to friends, family, and co-workers by saying, "Hey, it's just a movie!", then you'll be quite satisfied with Batman & Robin, because it is very much just a movie.
Although it may also be possible to enjoy Batman & Robin as a kind of low brow parody of the genre, all those sugary scenes about family and trust are delivered with such absurd conviction that they belie any claim that the movie is meant to be a parody only; the filmmakers are actually quite serious when they portray a whining sidekick named Robin who is upset that he doesn't have his own Robin-symbol to be flashed in the sky.
So, it's really just back to the flashing colors. I think this is the most flourescent movie I have ever seen. I'm all for bold colors in film/photography to evoke certain moods. But, I think there's a difference between saturation and flooding. Tim Burton's Batman movies made good use of strong, often super-saturated colors (The Joker's wild purple and green themes, for instance). The Schumacher movies look quite different, however, especially this one. Batman & Robin is often awash in garish Slurpee-tones; entire scenes are bathed in harsh blues, greens, and reds. It's not just the character's costumes, or bits of the set. The whole frame is often completely drowned in gaudy monotones that become almost uncomfortable to watch after a while. Again, this sort of technique makes it nearly impossible to engage in the drama of the film on any level other than pure spectacle.
All of this might have been OK, however, were it not for the endless problems related to the plot, the acting, the dialogue, and characterizations (most of which are addressed in the other reviews here). At the core of these problems is Batman himself, and it's not George Clooney's fault. This "character" was simply written to be utterly dull by being utterly perfect. This version of Batman is meant to inspire pure adulation. Gone completely are those pesky issues of duality that haunt Bruce Wayne/Batman, the endless doubt and uncertainty as to whether or not he really is a "hero" for what he does. Gone are those tricky issues of justice vs. vengeance. This is a PG-James Bond in a batsuit.
Thankfully, a movie called Batman Begins has been released, which puts those more complicated themes very much at the center of the Batman drama again. Batman Begins is fascinating for all of the reasons Batman & Robin was not. The greatest contribution Batman & Robin likely made to the series was to teach all future Batman filmmakers how not to make a Batman movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 13, 2005 | | Summary | What the hell happened to Batman | Content
| Well, Batman has hit an all time low with this film. There are so many things wrong with this film that it is to much to list. But this piece of filmaking crap actually did some things right, they arent major things done right or the movie would have been decent. one thing that i liked was some of the things Arnold did with Mr. Freeze, it showed how much he cared for his wife and the thing he makes in the prison which is a nice touch to Freeze. The other thing i liked was Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy. She played the part well to bad it wasnt in a better movie. George Cloony plays a crappy Batman, he doesnt even have a dark Batman voice. And Chris O' Donnel plays a whiny and annoying Robin who just wont shut the hell up. I dont recommend this shame on the Batman series but watch it if you just have to see all the Batman movies. |
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