Batman Returns Movie
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The Bat, the Cat, the Penguin
Returns June 19
Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt to expose Batman in a different light. Earlier however, Selina Kyle, Max's secretary, is thrown from the top of a building and is transformed into Catwoman - a mysterious figure who has the same personality disorder as Batman. Batman must attempt to clear his name, all the time deciding just what must be done with the Catwoman.
| Michael Keaton | Batman/Bruce Wayne |
| Danny DeVito | Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Catwoman/Selina Kyle |
| Christopher Walken | Max Shreck |
| Michael Gough | Alfred Pennyworth |
| Michael Murphy | Mayor |
| Cristi Conaway | Ice Princess |
| Andrew Bryniarski | Chip |
| Pat Hingle | Commissioner Gordon |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Organ Grinder |
| Jan Hooks | Jen |
| Steve Witting | Josh |
| John Strong | Sword Swallower |
| Rick Zumwalt | Tattooed Strongman |
| Anna Katarina | Poodle Lady |
| Tim Burton |
6.80 out of 10 (45953 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Rocket Launching Penguins?? What??
posted on 30 Aug 2009This one I won't dwell on for long. Yeah it came out under a tidal wave of hype. Yeah it too made 100M in 10 days or whatever, a big deal in '92, in a recession year, etc. But it sux. I liked Michelle Pfeiffer as Cat Woman, she was great. I thought Keaton had more of a personality in this. But...Come on. What the $%#$ did they do to the Penguin? Went from a cool FDR spoof to...What was that? Danny DeVito is good. But not in this.Rocket Launching Penguins. Where did they get this? The tons of bats flying outta the huge Xmas tree...I remember that scene too. Walken had little to do but be kinda nasty and shoot at Cat Woman. And get fricasseed at the end too.Overall this is a mishmash I don't miss.** outta ****.
Just as Good as the First!
posted on 24 Aug 2009This movie was just as good as the original Batman. Michael Keaton returns as Batman and this time he has to stop an evil penguin(played by Danny DeVito)from taking over Gotham City. Once again, the evil people or animals were just as sinister as the first movie. I thought that the suicidal penguins were a good idea, but that idea will not appeal to animal lovers. An all-star cast led by Keaton and DeVito were one of the best casts of the late 80's. Danny Elfman created another score with his usual, excellent feeling. The feeling of the film once again fills you with trill and excitement of what is going to happen. This is once again another Tim Burton spectacle. This movie is great to see! I give this film a 9/10.
Visually stunning and stylish
posted on 21 Aug 2009Like Burton's prior entry into the series, "Batman Returns" offers us a story of two clashing forces; in one corner, we have the infamous Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton), who fights crime and swears justice in the vast Gotham city; and in the other corner, we are given the Penguin (Danny DeVito), a deformed, mutant man who lives in the sewers and finds companionship in his web-footed friends (penguins).The best performance comes from Pfeiffer, whose perfect portrayal of Catwoman will make her an even bigger star. Pfeiffer displays a lot of range; her early scenes as the weak Selina Kyle are funny and even touching, convincingly capturing Selina's frustration and emotional repression. At the same time, Pfeiffer manages to make Catwoman a believable tigress, showing impressive skills with athletic martial arts maneuvers in her slinky, skintight black rubber cat suit. With her seductive walk and sultry phone sex voice, Pfeiffer has perfected the good girl gone bad act. DeVito's portrayal of the Penguin is deliriously over-the-top, but the demonic insanity he brings to the role ads a sense of unpredictability to what could easily have become a one-note performance. Christopher Walken also puts in a good performance.Batman Returns is a better film than its predecessor, serving up more action and thrills. Burton keeps things moving at a swift pace, never losing the viewer's interest.
Unlike other follow-ups of the saga this one is artistically and atmospherically superb
posted on 06 Aug 2009What I extremely like about "Batman" (1989) bounces back again in "Batman Returns": schizophrenic characters (in "Batman" there were at least two super-schizophrenics - I shouldn't name them, should I? - but here there are distinctive three of them), enchanting atmosphere (the sets are beautiful, "gothically" menacing, and simply outstanding), cool acting (when I say "cool acting" I mean my absolute inability to poke finger at the characters with disrespect and contempt; quite the other way round: I do respect all the characters here, while they are never goofy, stupid, or over-sentimental), great action scenes (fighting against the hordes of clowns, great acrobatic stunts - I am especially happy with that scene where clowns are jumping onto the Xmas tree and bring havoc to the streets of Gotham, effective explosions, insane killing sprees, etc.), sharp black humour which reminds me of "Hamlet" (remember the trio wild chemistry?), fine music (it is far from being some monotonous junk or over-imposed opera pieces) and tons of other minor "Easter eggs".By the way, I had a chance to watch "Batman Begins" one day - is it supposed to be good? No way, it is clumsy. They ruined the whole concept one more time. Why do people go for those "zero copies"? Wasn't "Batman and Robin" enough? I respect Mr Tim Burton for quitting the "Batman" project after this film. He's done more than enough for making the figure of on-screen Batman legendary. And when you think about comics as the source for the movie, you get the idea: this film is a damn impressive achievement.10 out of 10 - it is as good as the original. Thank you for attention.
The Best Batman movie
posted on 31 Jul 2009The first Batman was great. You'd think it can't get any better. Yet it got. The good thing about "Batman Returns" is, that it's more about villains than Batman himself, maybe. (Some may see the weak point here, but I wouldn't agree with them - it's a matter of personal preference.)The story and atmosphere are wonderfully gloomy and dark. Everything is beautifully grotesque and over-the-top... Which I like a lot. Penguin! Penguin is a great character. Wonderfully played. Or maybe - wonderfully overplayed by Danny De Vito, who is properly mad and unhappy and evil in this role.
Catwoman - can't find any flaw here. She's perfect. Michelle Pfeifer's Catwoman ranges from cute kitten to cunning beast and is just as cat-like and just as sexy as she should be. Christopher Walken is fabulous (as always) and balances on the thin edge between ultimate villainy and self-irony with amazing skill. Michael Keaton does not have so much to do, but when there is something for him to do, he's perfect. Some people miss humor here, but there is some. Very dark and very special though.All in all - perfect movie. 10/10
Dark and gloomy but brilliantly performed low-camp sequel.
posted on 22 Jul 2009A sequel to the 1989 hit, Batman Returns doesn't match up to it's predecessor's standard but is expertly conceived and nicely acted, nonetheless. It's from the darkly imaginative mind of Tim Burton, so don't expect any of the camp or colourful costumes of the original Adam West series to appear here. The film's huge pitfall is that it's not very enjoyable. The backdrop is a dim-lit depressive one, the film doesn't have much of a heart and the overall effect is a rather dull one. The twisted Christmas town-land of Gotham City is hardly uplifting. But still, the film has a lot of good things going for it aswell. `Batman Returns' really captivates in its picture perfect casting. Michael Keaton, reprising his role, is convincing as subtly soft-spoken Bruce Wayne and the dark knight, Batman himself. There's no one else you could envision in the role of the Penguin, other then Danny De Vito and he really captures the role and does a great job of it. Christopher Walken does his usual `mono-psycho schtick' to great reception. But the most impressive is Michelle Pfeiffer as the seductively sassy Catwoman, Selina Kyle. Perhaps her costume is a bit too suggestive, but she's the first love interest to have something important to do with the plot. Her character jumps off the screen with great conviction. Overall, `Batman Returns' isn't quite as good as its predecessor. It lacks the first films action, wit and enjoyability. But `Batman Returns' is very imaginative and the new characters are brilliantly conceived. And it's much better than it's high-camp childish sequels, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. A good superhero movie. 6.6/10.
Getting on with the concept
posted on 16 Jul 2009After the smash hit of the first one, the sequel was inevitable. And maybe it was a necessity of director Tim Burton, but this one takes much of the juice the characters of the first movie had and bets more on the pure sensation and feeling of awe. The point is: this movie has much more action and special effects, thus taking some of the wonder of the first movie, which I don't see as an action film. Even so, this movie is beautiful: the sets are astonishing (as we were used to), Penguin's character is one of the meanest villains in the history of comic-book adaptations, Catwoman is one of the sexier (miles away from Poison Ivy's foolishness, and some moments are genius (the penguins taking The Penguin to his underwater grave, "Meeow" and the bomb explodes in the first showdown between the three protagonists, etc). The score is also a must, a much more spectacular version of the music from the first movie, and a much more produced one. A cool action picture altogether, much more spectacular, but not so deep and a little more violent.
Will, can't blame Burton for trying...I think.
posted on 16 Jul 2009I do not like this movie at all, actually hated it, and this is coming from a loyal Batman fan. Every time Tim Burton makes a movie he constantly tries to remind you that you're watching a "burton film" rather then just a movie, and for Batman Returns, it's just that. I stopped watching this after my love for "Mask Of The Phantasm" came to DVD. Batman is still a homicidal maniac who hasn't been locked up in Arkham yet, speaking of Arkham Aslyum, where is it? Burton just rathered to kill off the criminals rather then adding the influential mad house from the comics. Batman is yet again playing second fiddle to the villains, having the Dark Knight in only about 25 minutes of the movie. Anyways, I'll get to the point. There is a new nutjob running around Gotham...wait? in the sewers? Finally, Killer Croc is introduced to the movies. No, wait....that's not Croc...that's...the Penguin? Burton portrayed Oswald Cobblepot as a sewer mutant freak, with feces on his pajama bottoms, puking black and green mucus from his mouth with an army of penguins with rocket launchers on their backs, marching around the town like nazi soilders from the '40s. The Penguin has always been a sophisticated gentlemen, a rich greedy crimeboss and owns a local dance club. Oswald always only carried an umbrella with him because his father died of pneumonia when he was a kid, and his loving mother didn't want him to catch it. In Batman Returns, his parents hated him, disown him and threw him into a river. Catwoman was shown as a psychopathic terrorist, killing random strangers and blowing up everything in her path when she was thrown out of a window and revived when cats tried to eat her. This movie is poorly plotted. Burton disregards anything he sees in the comic book and makes it his version and to me; that is not the Batman I grew up to love.
If only it could have gone on like this!
posted on 13 Jul 2009A shocker! A sequel that is as good as the first one without being a remake! Both real Batman movies are cartoonishly violent (that is by no means an insult), SF (Science Fiction) comic book fantasies. That's what makes them great. They are intelligent but don't try to shoot for the Oscars or try to satisfy the legions of critics who hate films that are just escapist fare. Batman movies are supposed to a few hours of fun for the legions of innocent Batman fights to protect. Anyway, this film/movie is a blast. The set designs and directing make this film beautiful to stare at for hours. The acting is great-Everyone from Christopher Walken to Michael Keaton turns in a top-notch performancec and would have all been show stealers if they had been without each other's support. Gotham City is a dark and dangerous place where diabolical Penguins can run for Mayor, anonymous citizens scurry fearfully about, and the only person to protect us all is the Caped Crusader. It is up there with Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Blade Runner's LA. The score only makes this movie even better. The directing just makes the atmosphere even thicker. Then there's the neat story: Max Shreck manipulates the Penguin so he could be his power plant that sucks up power (You can never have too much power). Shreck wants the Penguin to become Mayor or vice versa. Then there's Catwoman, who's waging a war of vengeance on Max Shreck. It all boils down to a wonderful scheme of vengeance, what we are looking for in a Batman movie. The characters are great too: Michelle Pfeiffer does a great job as the confused and lonely Selena Kyle and is prrrrrrrr-fect as the leather clad Catwoman. Danny Devito is a great job as the estranged Penguin who takes his anger out on all of Gotham towards the end. Michael Keaton is dark as the Dark Knight and clumsy as the millionaire Bruce Wayne. Plus, there's the sarcasm. Doesn't the Penguin's Mayoral slogan of "BURN BABY BURN!" strike you as, er, sarcastic?
"Batman" meets the dark genere of film noir. But is that good?
posted on 13 Jul 2009I saw the first film, and liked it very much. The hero won, the bad guy was killed, and all was right with the world. Although the set pieces and the matte paintings were very dark, "Batman" still saw the light of day. There was a feeling of happiness, excitement, and euphoria in the first film. That all changed and disappeared without a trace with the release of the sequel, "Batman Returns". This isn't just the darkest film of the "Batman" series. To me, it's one of the darkest and nastiest films ever made. Maybe that's because it was so different compared to it's predecessor. However, nothing good or even slightly euphoric came out of this film whatsoever! It's not a bad film, just a depressing one. Everything that could possibly go wrong or bad happens in this film, because the characters and villains in the film simply choose to destroy themselves and the world as we know it. That is the usual premise for film noir, but "Batman" is(at least I think so) not film noir! As for the characters, they have gone from being potent and evil to just plain vile and disgusting. The Penguin reminds me of Mr. Cresote from "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life", because he's just an ugly, slobbering, and unsympathetic pig. He was raised by Penguins too, which adds to more of the realism(that is, next to none). Catwoman is sexy, but insane in the absolute extreme. It's bizarre that after she fell out of a window, a horde of cats managed to lick her back to life. And how is it that she can survive death because of her 9 lives? It's really weird and twisted! Christopher Walken didn't frighten me, even though he's supposed to, in the role of Max Shreck. He looks like, well, a Tim Burton creation. Everyone is this film is twisted up, minus Batman and Alfred, who unfortunately, have little or no screen time or effects on the other characters. To add to even more surrealism and insanity, this Gotham City looks more like Tim Burton's world. It looked almost(if not exactly) like the world of "The Nightmare Before Christmas". It's not bad, but it's wrong for Batman. At least the first film had skyscrapers that were a little more believable. Don't think that you will come out of this movie feeling happy or glad you spent you time and money on it. It's a vicious and crazy movie about twisted people who, despite Batman's heroic intervention, eventually self destruct physically and psychologically. It's a powerful story, yes, and it does make sense. But if Tim Burton wanted to tell it, why did he use Batman as his storyteller? That is what I think, made the film fall. He had all the characters of the old series, but he had a different story. As a net result, the finished product was incoherent and mean. It's interesting, and worth watching(maybe once). But if it makes you feel depressed and beat, don't say I didn't warn you.
An amazing creepy sequel
posted on 10 Jul 2009If you thought there should have been more Tim Burton style in the first Batman, this has a ton of it. With an all star cast of Michel Keaton portraying batman again perfectly, Michelle Pfiffer as a superb cat woman (much better than the mediocer Halle Berry character), a great creepy performance by Danny Devito, and the great Christooher Walken playing the evil Max Shreck. The story is about two villains. One a seductive secretary dressed up as a cat, and a ghoulish mutant penguin who lives in the sewers of Gotham City. The penguins plan is to become the mayor of Gotham and start some evil plans. The citizens of Gotham feel sorry for the penguin and ignore that he could be dangerous, except for Batman. Catwoman is a weird villain. In fact you don't know if she is a hero or a villain. She blows up a mall but saves a woman from getting mugged. When cat woman and the penguin team up there plan is to frame batman and take over the city. As much as the first Batman is great, I think that this one is a bit better.
Slower and darker than the original, but Tim Burton is still the master of the comic-book-movie genre.
posted on 01 Jun 2009There have been four Batman movies, and only the original was a great movie. The sad thing is: Batman is one of the coolest heros ever, and the movies could have all been outstanding. In Batman Returns, the villains triple up to replace the brilliant Jack Nicholson. So we get Catwoman, Penguin, and stock villain Christopher Walken taking Gotham City by storm and never really seeming all that dangerous. Batman shows up, of course, never really seeming all that impressive. Tim Burton is not great at creating action sequences, but he makes up for it with a very cool look for the sets, the costumes, and the film itself. The movie is mildly exciting at best, but it's beginning to look like a classic next to Joel Shumacker's mediocre Batman Forever and ridiculous Batman and Robin.
Catwoman. Meow.
posted on 29 May 2009I give this film a 10 rating if only for Michelle Pfeiffer's wondrous portrayal of catwoman. As a child growing up, catwoman was an icon for me and Pfeiffer's portrayal was remarkable. Even now, as i am older, the performance still holds up as one of my favorite performances of all time. She didn't just portray one character to perfection but played three. It's remarkable that she can meld all three sides of Selina Kyle together so perfectly. That being said, I enjoyed the film thoroughly. It was much more Gothic and surreal than any other Batman film. I think some scenes may be a little "frightening" for younger kids though, such as the scene where Penguin bites the reporter's nose or when catwoman falls into the greenhouse and starts to scream. I thought Danny Devito did a good job, and Keaton did what the role called for. I especially enjoyed Christopher Walken's Max Shreck. Well I love anything that man does, he's just a howling good time. But back to catwoman. She was just gorgeous, crazed, sexy and stunning. Her whip-cracking, her black eye shadow and pale skin, and her vinyl suit are a perfect combo. Her lunacy makes her all the more sexy. Too bad Halle Berry completely ruined catwoman in the self-titled flop. We'll all remember Michelle as the goddess in the black suit. Meow.
Holy Crap, Batman!!!
posted on 11 May 2009Other then the disastrous Batman And Robin, this movie takes the cake. Batman is yet again just a secondary character to the villains, getting as much time as The Scarecrow did in Batman Begins. In this movie, dumb-witted Tim Burton re-designed the Penguin. He portrayed him very simular to the villain Killer Croc. The Penguin, instead of being a Rich, snobby Nightclub and casino owner, who often supplies Batman with information was turned into a sewer mutant freak puking black and white mucus from his mouth, with feces on his pajamas. Raised and learned English grammar by a bunch of NAZI marching penguins with rocket launchers on their backs who tries running for mayor. While Selina Kyle is pushed out of a window, killed brought back to life by a bunch of cats trying to eat her and becomes Catwoman. But in the comics Catwoman is an ally. Just a sneeky thief. Burton portrayed her as a terrorist. Blowing up buildings and killing everyone in her path. There was no use for even Batman being in this film, he was portrayed as a psycho murderer, Killing petty thugs in his twenty minute cameo scenes. It had no plot at all and was just overly dumb.
pfeiffer dazzles as catwoman
posted on 20 Apr 2009Batman Returns is a film I have loved since I was very young. I first saw it when I was 7 years old and then I didn't know what to think of it. Now 9 years on, I have acquired it and watched it over 10 ten times. The movie blows me away - and it's one aspect only - Catwoman. The movie itself was ok and I wouldn't say the storyline was that great. I like this one the best out of the four films, because it is darker and a much better cast. Christopher Walken is fantastic, Michael Keaton is the best Batman out of them all, Danny DeVito is such a gifted actor and Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the most beautiful and intelligent actresses in movie history. The best aspect of the movie is Catwoman/Selina Kyle played by the very talented Michelle Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer brings wit, intelligence and that bad girl 'thang' in her portrayal of Catwoman. She easily has the best lines and she delivers them perfectly. 8 out 10
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*** out of *****
Bad script, Super Direction, Another sequel...
posted on 20 Apr 2009This batman has a more dark climate and this adds to all characters, most of all on batman. As i said the script is badly written and Penguin is more of a clown, than a villain... O.K Danny devito performs excellent! The best piece of the movie is the very nice Gotham city, the set mainly, the art direction is quite impressive. About the direction, Burton sets the actors well, moves the camera effectivelly well and he is excellent. This film is not in any case, compared with the original. Michele Pfeifer is charming and acts well, she is as well as the comic character. The movie deserves a 7.
Last good Batman sequel
posted on 20 Apr 2009Tim Burton once again delivers a masterpiece with this film! The whole scenery of Gotham City, the special effects, the costumes, etc. Everything was exactly where it should have been. Dark and Gothic, this film was perfect for the Batman franchise. Michael Keaton's portrayal of the Dark Knight was once again great! Michelle Pfeiffer's portrayal of Catwoman in my opinion was PERFECT!! She brought a dangerous yet sexy element to this character, a performance that would be very hard for a different actress to pull off. Danny Devito also gave the performance of a lifetime as the Penguin funny and sinister this too was the perfect choice for this role! Anyone that watches this film will not be disappointed!!
Returns is Superb!
posted on 17 Apr 2009Michael Keaton once again successfully returns as the dark superhero in the much darker and more entertaining sequel, Batman Returns! Batman Returns is notably a lot darker than 89 Batman. Despite this, Returns does return with an astounding supporting cast, great action, jaw dropping sets and strong acting.The supporting cast includes Danny DeVito as the sinister Penguin. Danny gives a dedicated performance but in my opinion is let down sometimes with a few scenes of silly dialogue. Sexy Michelle Pfeiffer is Catwoman. Michelle sizzles as Catwoman and creates an intense and scary atmosphere in every single scene. And finally, Christopher Walken is the evil businessman Max Schrek. Christopher is amazing at what he does and could be at the top of the list as the best Batman villain in the Batman Anthology even though he wasn't in the comics! The amazing fight scenes and the intense atmosphere create a sequel that not only is better than it's predecessor, but the best Batman film to date!
Batman Returns
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