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Batman & Robin (1997)
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10/03, 6/08
6/08:
Quick! What's the first thing that comes to your mind about Batman & Robin?
If you said, "The nipples," then yep...you're correct. Fans of the franchise have universally voted Batman & Robin as
the worst Batman movie of all time. It's hard for me to disagree.
I shouldn't be surprised because Joel Schumacher is the director. He goes overboard with the use of colors. I can
imagine him trying to decide for each scene: "What color should I use? Is red good? Or yellow? How about a pitch of orange and
some purple? I feel blue. No! Yes! No! More green! No! More yellow!"
Who in his right mind thought Alicia Silverstone and Chris O'Donnell had the acting chops or belonged in a blockbuster film?
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman are terrible, too. Replacing Val Kilmer with George Clooney is an improvement, but he's
hopeless as ever because there are two approaches to his character: be cute and show off his Cary Grant look.
The villains are boring by going through the motions. As always, the good guys win and the bad guys lose, and the world is a
one big beautiful place. Meanwhile, the action stunts are over-the-top ridiculous. It's no longer about who can perform them
realistically but who can pull off the sickest death-defying move of the day.
All in all, I'll never forget the nipples.