"I think they cast him according to the chin" Funny he said that...considering that Schmaucher did come out and say that he cast George Clooney after drawing a Batman cowl over Clooney's publicity photo.
Poison Ivy was meh, when she was seducing people, it was perfect just like the comics, ignoring some pretty stupid jokes. i hate this movie, but i watched it with friends recently and it was pretty fun to trash the movie with friends
John Pugh "A BAAAAAAAAT CREEEEEEDIT CAAAAAAAAAAARDDD????!!!!!! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!" - Nostalgia Critic Every time I see the shot of that credit card, I immediately think of Nostalgia Critic and his outburst towards that prop. :D Though I have to admit, Siskel and Ebert did a great job trashing that movie to smithereens, too. Even if you didn't see the reviews given by them or NC, if you watched this movie on its own, I think you'll be very bored. (Thank god for Christopher Nolan bringing the movie franchise back to its feet in 2005.)
I mean this was trying to be the sixties and during the sixties this would be more acceptable but to succeed after the 1989 batman which was dark we expected this one to do the same. What a let down
that's because Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert we're not backlashers hater and yelling movie critics like we are today. but they still did not like the movie they said
Bruh both of them make charming crowdpleasers and both of them were burn out in halfway on their career 🗿🗿🗿 (Why im responding anyway, guys who made this comments are probably dead af)
I have a nostalgic love for this movie because it got me into Batman when I was a little kid and it was a the first movie I ever watched in a theater back in the day. But it's a horrendous film though, but I can get some entertainment from this film. It had great potential but it never had a chance to be made the right way. It's a shame because the freeze storyline is always great.
I think this film was trying to be more like the 60s Batman TV series , that series was hilarious , where as this film was so bad that they had to barricade the doors to stop people from leaving the cinema .It still makes me cringe.
They are too kind to this film: the effects look like a billion dollars spent at WALMART. Such ugly, plasticky, gaudy production. Mr Freeze's suit was made by professional armorers and cost a million dollars alone and it looks like trash. Ebert's right though: a huge pinball machine is EXACTLY what this film looks like.
I wish I could've seen this movie in theatres with my father. We watched this movie so much and enjoyed it together. We also tried looking for a Batman toy with nipples but we never found one.
Despite Burton's gritty and really dark Batman films, I (though slightly young) do remember people not taking super hero movies too seriously, and so they expected (maybe even liked) the cheesiness and bad dialogue of super hero movies in that era. I think when X-Men came out in 2000 people began to once again want more darker and "realistically", grounded in some sort of reality type of super hero movies. And yeah obviously Batman Begins came out and delivered and the rest is history. These movie ratings can shift with the era. I always say a movie like Batman v Superman might have gotten a 3 or 4 from people like S&E back in the day.
What was Joel Schumacher thinking? I need more money. I have an idea. Why don't we make another Batman movie but instead of actually trying to make it good, let's try to use it to sell toys. Yeah. And for no reason at all, let's throw in some bat-nipples. Oh, and let's take Bane, and turn him into Poison Ivy's bitch. Let's also make the villains say shitty puns throughout the movie. Shitty puns don't get old and annoying, right? Let's also have Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze team up even though their goals are completely different. And why don't we make Poison Ivy's death the most anti-climactic death ever? And for the final battle, let's give Batman, Robin, and Batgirl the ugliest costumes possible. Yes, perfect movie. Oh, and another thought. Let's call it Batman and Robin even though Batman and Robin already met and Batgirl's in it. Yep. That seems accurate enough.
Clifford Shafran Schumacher wanted to do Year One but Warner Bros told him no because they didn't want anymore negative press from parents over the darkness and sexual themes of Batman Returns.
Who would you cast today as Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy? My choice would be Bryan Cranston as Mr Freeze and Jessica Chastain as Poison Ivy. That would be excellent casting.
Watch it like it's a high budget comedy and you'll come to appreciate the film, i guarantee it! That's how I chose to watch The Day after Tomorrow and it worked itself out pretty well.
I don't think you can blame Joel Schumacher cause if he was allowed by the studio to make a dark Batman movie he most definitely could. Schumacher was the guy who made "Falling Down" and "8MM"
WB came in on day one and said 'Make this movie toy-centric...' This whole thing was D.O.A. and no one could save or even salvage it. Pity Schumacher got so much hate for it.
See, for ME, the 60's-based movie was Batman Forever. It had the colors, the characters, the design style, and Robin even yelled out "Holy rusted metal, Batman!" That line pretty much sealed the deal for me as the 60's based film. Even though the batsuit had nipples, I'm willing to look past that.
Harley Ryder That was one throwaway line that - at the time - was winking & knowing, and to me - at the time - was funny...you know, as opposed to 2 fucking hours of overproduced shite that tried all at once to be slick, action-packed, AND campy the entire way through. Not even a contest here.
Joel Schumacher did Phone Booth (2002), Falling Down (1993) and Flatliners (1990).....so I over-look the stigma this movie put on his name. Besides he was under strict orders from WB to make this movie kid-friendly. Plus I am really not heavily into Batman anyway. Rest well Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
It’s bloated and absurd, but knowingly so. It’s fun, but it depends on a very forgiving audience to go with it. Check your brain/intellect at the door. I disagree with Gene’s critique of Joel Schumacher’s overall talent. Schumacher was, perhaps unwisely, tailoring Batman And Robin to play like big budget Adam West Batman products.
Funny how Ebert now like the other films after seeing this one, change of heart for Batman Returns after Batman and Robin and I totally agree with Siskel, first 10 mins, decent and then we continue with the Saturday Morning Cartoon from the 70's after 3 polished to shiny films, Clooney is a joke only beaten out by Silverstone who refused to act or attempt an accent for her "British Character" who we assume is truly from England since the film never clears that up, I only gave a damn about Alfred dying, Uma Thurman was eye candy in this and nothing more, Mr. Freeze was awful, Batgirl's origin was forced beyond forced so fast that the Power Rangers revealing the White Ranger looked professional compared to this, Bane was in this...I guess, the doctors screaming was annoying, The sets was Museum, Ballroom and an Observatory, woo-hoo? Batman having an actual bank account anywhere is the dumbest moment ever put to film, I know Bruce Wayne is rich and Batman himself has to be rich to afford these gadgets he makes but any government agency letting a vigilante open an account while masked is mind boggling, the greatest action scenes in this entire film involves Batman surfing a dinosaur tail and Robin surfing on rooftops and both skysurfing, that's why this bombed before the toys were included but at least the soundtrack kicked ass, still play that from time to time for Seal and Bone Thugs, this was never a 2 stars, it was never a 1 star
'Doctor's screaming' You mean Dr. Jason Woodrue? Which, this is actually pretty damn funny is that he's played by John Glover... who was the voice of the freaking Riddler in the god-tier Batman cartoons of the 90s!
Joel Schumacher made the mistake of thinking that Batman being a comic book = funny (he actually said that- I wanted to reach through the screen and punch him). He devolved Tim Burton's brilliant film franchise which was dark and gritty back to the campy 60's Adam West TV show with it's bright colors, angled shots, and stoooopid puns. What a disappointment this movie was. Were it not for Christopher Nolan, Batman on the big screen would have remained buried thanks to this mess.
Gosh this movie is shit gosh!!! George Clooney was a shit Batman and Mr. Freeze and Bane were misrepresented. Now Ben Affleck is gonna be the next Batman
gr8 darklord True good point Ben Affleck was the only good part of Batman v. Superman and Jeremy Irons. Gosh talk about wasted potential and missed opportunity Zack Synder should stop directing DC movies. I am scared of how the Justice League movie is gonna turn out. Oh well at least Marvel has a slate of many awesome upcoming movies and Captain America Civil War was badass and epic!!!!
gr8 darklord Yep it baffles my mind that DC fans are still optimistic about the Justice League movie if Synder is gonna direct it again the movie is in trouble. Batman v. Superman was a wannabe epic movie. Captain America Civil War was epic. Gosh The Avengers 3 is gonna be awesome since the Russo Brothers are directing it
Actually, Thurman's Batman was the worst part of the movie. If you knew anything about the character, you'd know that Ivy isn't nearly as selfish, slutty (She's seductive and sexy, but not slutty) or evil. I can't decide if this film is "so bad, it's good" or just really, really bad.
I was bored out of my mind watching the movie, story was awful & action sequences are dull but the effects dazzling. Cast members were terrible, xcept Uma Thurman as poison ivy, she should've made everyone scratching. Give it 👎 🌟 1 star means hate the film. Not only on my list of worst-bad superhero movies all time but worst movie all time in general along with Superman 4.
Ebert gave this movie two stars. The same rating he gave the first two Batman movies by Burton and half a star less than he gave Schumacher's previous Batman Forever. What movies was he watching?? I think the first Batman has aged badly (though Jack Nicholson is great) which would justify the two stars, but Batman Returns is way better than the first and third, and the third is light-years better than this one. I really don't understand his reasoning. I know he didn't like the star ratings, but hell...
Seem to remember some people walked out of the theater on this film; and this was a highly anticipated paparazzi (undercover) - spy in the set - (true story) anticipatory thrill ride. Some of the unbelievable FX just didn’t work. Am a big Schwarzenegger fan so zip could be biased slightly because I actual believe _Hercules in New York_ was a funny film and don’t think Clooney was the problem in the film. In retrospect, Arnold may have been the wrong choice here.
Honestly, this movie is definitely bad, but I really don't think it's one of the worst films ever made. I agree with Ebert in that it deserves two stars, no less.
i was honestly liking the movie until Poison Ivy entered. I was able to put up with the ice puns, but then having ice puns AND plant puns... i couldn't take it...
To be honest, I've never thought it was the worst movie ever. Yeah sure, given the fact that it's supposed to be Batman, not to mention Batman following the Burton movies and the Bruce Timm animated series, everyone expected something far darker and more intellectually interesting than basically a high budget version of the 60's tv show without the laughs. And by all accounts, it IS a bad movie, maybe even terrible, but worst ever? I don't think so, at least it was intentionally goofy and silly.
Yes, Batman and Robin is a dumb dumb movie. It has rushed editing, the acting was forced and over the top, you feel its length and get board, the characters were treated badly, what it did to the source material was beyond insulting, and overall, it was never taken seriously. But, to me, I'm not a hard core Batman fan, in fact I don't care about Batman all I care for are the villains, Batman and Robin is more of a guilty pleasure. In fact, it's my favorite guilty pleasure.
I'm a troll cuz we disagree on what's a good movie? Seriously get over yourself. All the young skinny jeans wearing fanboys wanna c is dark and fucked up. Yall think that darkness equals good. There is no such thing fun and happy anymore. Look at the latest versions of superman and batman, they are like a depressed teenager, guess thats why you like em so much. Think christ for The Avengers, that was just awesome
I remember seeing this movie as a kid and loved it, but now that I've seen it as an adult, it was TERRIBLE for the following reasons: 1st, George Clooney makes a good Bruce Wayne, not Batman. 2nd, it was way too colorful like the original "Batman" series. 3rd, the CONSTANT ice jokes from Arnold Schwarzenaggar trying to be Mr. Freeze. 4th, Robin's dialogue sounding like a child's tantrum. 5th, A BAT CREDIT CARD!!! RAPE MY CHILDHOOD WILL YOU!!!!!!
Thumbs way down for Batman And Robin by me. The overblown Hollywoodized image, the tedious one liners that led to some very bad acting, the dumb gags that often appeared in the action scenes, the villains weren't interesting, everyone in Gotham City looked cartoonish or nightmarish, and the action scenes (lethal motorcycle race included) were downright boring. Blame director Joel Schumacher for this tripe. You meant to entertain Joel? Go back to window dressing.
This film deserves no stars at all it should be banned from ever being viewed I was in best buy and saw a batman DVD box set I picked it up, but once I saw this film in it put the shit back down. You couldn't give me this movie for free my cousin had the VHS we used it for target practice with our bb guns back then.
I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if Adam West liked Batman and Robin. It was straight in line with the campy, ridiculous, wisecracking Batman he used to make. The problem is, somewhere along the line they forgot to make a good movie... West's version was actually much, much better.
Ho I love this film for all the wrong reasons. Its a bad, bad, bad movie. However it transcends bad and becomes hilarious. The films pretty much a big budget version of the camp live action series which (in retrospect) is also hilarious.
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Film. I honestly can't BELIEVE how bad this film was. To this day I think it was just made as a "Super group film"(Lot's of high profile actors,at the time with no idea of a script or charterer development)
@MrMovieBrat Yeah, that's sad. Nolan took the camp out of Joel's work but turned into a sad and pathetic character devoid of fantasy and filled with boredom. I hope this new batcrap movie is his last!
look little they take into account what most people THESE days do - they dont mention the cartoonish buffoonery like the gonzo sound effects or terrible puns or fucking NEON nightmare set design.
It kind of pains me to see people slag off this film as I used to love it when I was a kid... it's only when I grew a sense of quality(?) about films that I realised how bad it is...
All the Batman movies were awesome except for one was Batman & Robin was horrible. George Clooney played Batman was a joke. Bane was a henchman for Poison Ivy was lame.
He's right. Schumacher did cast Clooney because of the chin. And only the chin. He drew the cowl over his face on a From Dusk Til Dawn ad and thought THIS GUY!!!
@duanescot I don't recall any Friday The 13th nor Batman movie being full of CGI. You obviously are just being a snob or haven't seen any of the actual movies.
I mean if I wanted to watch the sixties batman I'd watch the series or the movie on DVD, at this time I was expecting a lot more and this movie was such a disappointment And as a batman fan I was upset not necessarily at Joel Schumacher but the studios greedy ass who told them to do this.
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"I think they cast him according to the chin"
Funny he said that...considering that Schmaucher did come out and say that he cast George Clooney after drawing a Batman cowl over Clooney's publicity photo.
Their critique was far too kind.
I agree
Siskel and Ebert were able to keep a calm mood when reviewing bad films, if you want epic rage, go watch the Nostalgia Critic's review of the movie
Too bleedin' true I think the general public and audiences are more serious and more of critics than these two!
iKillerZombie I came from there
Seconded
" YOU'RE NOT SENDING ME TO THA COOOOOOLAH"
lol
Yeah they didnt get mr freeze right.
He apost to be a tragic character
Hahahahaha
“CHILL OUT!!!”
Oh God all the ice puns...🤦🏻♂️🙄🤣
I think Gene Siskel would've loved The Dark Knight Trilogy
No doubt about that
Probably. Ebert said we finally got the Great Batman movie when Christopher Nolan took over.
Maybe. Ebert was more a fan of those. Siskel really liked the Tim Burton entries.
Poison Ivy was meh, when she was seducing people, it was perfect just like the comics, ignoring some pretty stupid jokes.
i hate this movie, but i watched it with friends recently and it was pretty fun to trash the movie with friends
The film that killed the comic book film genre
Bando Calrisiian nearly killed it
@@michaelugwueke6312 and Batman Begina revived that franchise
@@imperfect_dan7519 Spider-Man & X-Men came before
The first Blade came out the same year as this I think. And the genre was still alive and well in Japan
gee, i dont blame them. i mean, A BAT CREDIT CARD? REALLY? OF ALL THE STUPID IDEAS YOU COULD COME UP WITH!
John Pugh "A BAAAAAAAAT CREEEEEEDIT CAAAAAAAAAAARDDD????!!!!!! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!" - Nostalgia Critic
Every time I see the shot of that credit card, I immediately think of Nostalgia Critic and his outburst towards that prop. :D
Though I have to admit, Siskel and Ebert did a great job trashing that movie to smithereens, too. Even if you didn't see the reviews given by them or NC, if you watched this movie on its own, I think you'll be very bored. (Thank god for Christopher Nolan bringing the movie franchise back to its feet in 2005.)
I mean this was trying to be the sixties and during the sixties this would be more acceptable but to succeed after the 1989 batman which was dark we expected this one to do the same. What a let down
***** nah....
it was a bowl blockage of the film industry.
They were way too kind on this movie.
that's because Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert we're not backlashers hater and yelling movie critics like we are today. but they still did not like the movie they said
Agreed. This movie was epic. As in epically awful. Chris O'Donnell actually made Burt Ward seem tough and cool. " HOLY PILE OF SHIT!"
Gene didn't have a single positive thing to say about it. But he still gave it 2 stars.
"Tim Burton is another level of filmmaker than Joel Schumacher." Well put, Gene.
Bruh both of them make charming crowdpleasers and both of them were burn out in halfway on their career 🗿🗿🗿
(Why im responding anyway, guys who made this comments are probably dead af)
"When the butler is the one thing that we respond to because he may DIE!?! THATS SOME SAD COMMENTARY!!!"
😆😆😆😆😆😆
I have a nostalgic love for this movie because it got me into Batman when I was a little kid and it was a the first movie I ever watched in a theater back in the day. But it's a horrendous film though, but I can get some entertainment from this film. It had great potential but it never had a chance to be made the right way. It's a shame because the freeze storyline is always great.
they are talking to much, here's my review, "It was a piece of shit." there its over.
I think this film was trying to be more like the 60s Batman TV series , that series was hilarious , where as this film was so bad that they had to barricade the doors to stop people from leaving the cinema .It still makes me cringe.
Combining 60s campiness with 90s edginess
Both the TV show and film are very cringing
They are too kind to this film: the effects look like a billion dollars spent at WALMART. Such ugly, plasticky, gaudy production. Mr Freeze's suit was made by professional armorers and cost a million dollars alone and it looks like trash.
Ebert's right though: a huge pinball machine is EXACTLY what this film looks like.
No
" tasteless bore" couldnt have said it better myself
I love how Ebert brought up the fact the main focus of the 90 Batman films emphasized on the villains more than the heroes.
uma thurman and alfreds dying line were the best parts of this movie
So Ebert gave this the same rating as Gladiator? Definition of bullshit
Gene Siskel would've loved The Dark Knight
I wish I could've seen this movie in theatres with my father. We watched this movie so much and enjoyed it together. We also tried looking for a Batman toy with nipples but we never found one.
"STAY COOL, BIRD BOY!"
2 stars is too generous to this crap, which had killed the franchise until "Batman Begins" was released.
Despite Burton's gritty and really dark Batman films, I (though slightly young) do remember people not taking super hero movies too seriously, and so they expected (maybe even liked) the cheesiness and bad dialogue of super hero movies in that era. I think when X-Men came out in 2000 people began to once again want more darker and "realistically", grounded in some sort of reality type of super hero movies. And yeah obviously Batman Begins came out and delivered and the rest is history. These movie ratings can shift with the era. I always say a movie like Batman v Superman might have gotten a 3 or 4 from people like S&E back in the day.
What was Joel Schumacher thinking?
I need more money. I have an idea. Why don't we make another Batman movie but instead of actually trying to make it good, let's try to use it to sell toys. Yeah. And for no reason at all, let's throw in some bat-nipples. Oh, and let's take Bane, and turn him into Poison Ivy's bitch. Let's also make the villains say shitty puns throughout the movie. Shitty puns don't get old and annoying, right? Let's also have Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze team up even though their goals are completely different. And why don't we make Poison Ivy's death the most anti-climactic death ever? And for the final battle, let's give Batman, Robin, and Batgirl the ugliest costumes possible. Yes, perfect movie. Oh, and another thought. Let's call it Batman and Robin even though Batman and Robin already met and Batgirl's in it.
Yep. That seems accurate enough.
Exactly! Schumacher is nothing but a money-grubbing hack. Oh, and don't forget the BAT CREDIT CARD!!!!!
Clifford Shafran Schumacher wanted to do Year One but Warner Bros told him no because they didn't want anymore negative press from parents over the darkness and sexual themes of Batman Returns.
E rendiamo Batgirl una copia di Robin di "Batman forever" ragazza ribelle. XD
Who would you cast today as Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy?
My choice would be Bryan Cranston as Mr Freeze and Jessica Chastain as Poison Ivy. That would be excellent casting.
Watch it like it's a high budget comedy and you'll come to appreciate the film, i guarantee it! That's how I chose to watch The Day after Tomorrow and it worked itself out pretty well.
I disagree, pretty much every other movie Joel Schumacher has made was better than Tim Burton's output
To this day, the ONLY movie I have ever walked out of. I still don't know how it ended and I really don't care.
I stayed for the whole movie and I don't know how it ended either.
Arnold is the best thing about this movie. He knows his character is terrible and campy so he just embraces the puns.
I miss these guys,I miss this show! :(
2 stars? They went easy on this movie.
6/10 for me
Batman & Robin - The straw that broke that camel's back!
Two stars is too generous.
Rest in Peace, mr. Ebert. May the great movie theater in the sky always have enough pop corn and only 5 star movies.
👍
Siskel & Ebert the dynamic duo of cinema.
"Why do we fall? So we learn to pick ourselves up."
I don't think you can blame Joel Schumacher cause if he was allowed by the studio to make a dark Batman movie he most definitely could. Schumacher was the guy who made "Falling Down" and "8MM"
Hardly an impressive resume.
Despite the impertinent comment above, i kinda agree tbh. Lost Boys the goat
WB came in on day one and said 'Make this movie toy-centric...' This whole thing was D.O.A. and no one could save or even salvage it. Pity Schumacher got so much hate for it.
Those movie aren’t that good so the problem was in large part probably the director.
Agreed, but even if it was up to him, would he have even wanted to make a dark movie?
R I P
Alicia Silverstone's career
But George clooney wasnt hurt at all😂
Although I agree that this movie sucks, I wouldn't call it "boring." I actually think it's highly entertaining... just really dumb.
See, for ME, the 60's-based movie was Batman Forever. It had the colors, the characters, the design style, and Robin even yelled out "Holy rusted metal, Batman!" That line pretty much sealed the deal for me as the 60's based film. Even though the batsuit had nipples, I'm willing to look past that.
Harley Ryder That was one throwaway line that - at the time - was winking & knowing, and to me - at the time - was funny...you know, as opposed to 2 fucking hours of overproduced shite that tried all at once to be slick, action-packed, AND campy the entire way through. Not even a contest here.
Joel Schumacher did Phone Booth (2002), Falling Down (1993) and Flatliners (1990).....so I over-look the stigma this movie put on his name. Besides he was under strict orders from WB to make this movie kid-friendly. Plus I am really not heavily into Batman anyway.
Rest well Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
Falling Down is legendary, can't believe he directed that movie especially considering he was gay.
R.I.P. Joel Schumacher
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This is one of the worst movies of all time.
I couldn't say it better!
I still think that spot belongs to North! Or Stop or my mom will shoot.
Kursix I liked it when I was a Lil kid! in the late 90s or early 2000s but! when I became more mature I realized its garbage.
bdr
I agree. Joel Shumacher should be banned from directing any more superhero movies.
What about Hulk, we are just talking about Superhero movies, there are worst ones
It’s bloated and absurd, but knowingly so. It’s fun, but it depends on a very forgiving audience to go with it. Check your brain/intellect at the door. I disagree with Gene’s critique of Joel Schumacher’s overall talent. Schumacher was, perhaps unwisely, tailoring Batman And Robin to play like big budget Adam West Batman products.
So bad it killed both Siskel & Ebert
Sick joke. Funny... but sick.
niceguy60 hahahahahaha
2:17 Can you magine them reviewing Man of Steel?
"Chris Nolan is another level of filmmaker than Tim Burton" No arguing that. RIP both
Nolan sucks
R.I.P Joel Schumacher!
It’s cute that Gene thinks Poison Ivy should make people itchy.
Roger Ebert was too mean to the Tim Burton Batman movies, and too nice to the Joel Shumacher Batman movies. 'Nuff said.
Batman & Robin was just a bad dream Kevin Conroy had. His description was so vivid, it was as if we saw it as a movie...
If Batman and Robin hadn't been such a failure maybe they would have been a 5th film
+Luke Beck I think it was good this movie killed the franchise for some years otherwise we may not have gotten Nolans version
+Frankie Gino the nolen films of the worst can't believe people actually like them so pathetic
They were obviously setting up for a sequel with addition of batgirl
Funny how Ebert now like the other films after seeing this one, change of heart for Batman Returns after Batman and Robin and I totally agree with Siskel, first 10 mins, decent and then we continue with the Saturday Morning Cartoon from the 70's after 3 polished to shiny films, Clooney is a joke only beaten out by Silverstone who refused to act or attempt an accent for her "British Character" who we assume is truly from England since the film never clears that up, I only gave a damn about Alfred dying, Uma Thurman was eye candy in this and nothing more, Mr. Freeze was awful, Batgirl's origin was forced beyond forced so fast that the Power Rangers revealing the White Ranger looked professional compared to this, Bane was in this...I guess, the doctors screaming was annoying, The sets was Museum, Ballroom and an Observatory, woo-hoo? Batman having an actual bank account anywhere is the dumbest moment ever put to film, I know Bruce Wayne is rich and Batman himself has to be rich to afford these gadgets he makes but any government agency letting a vigilante open an account while masked is mind boggling, the greatest action scenes in this entire film involves Batman surfing a dinosaur tail and Robin surfing on rooftops and both skysurfing, that's why this bombed before the toys were included but at least the soundtrack kicked ass, still play that from time to time for Seal and Bone Thugs, this was never a 2 stars, it was never a 1 star
great review
@@hothotmeat thanks it's easy when I'm motivated 😂
'Doctor's screaming' You mean Dr. Jason Woodrue? Which, this is actually pretty damn funny is that he's played by John Glover... who was the voice of the freaking Riddler in the god-tier Batman cartoons of the 90s!
Everything I hate about this movie is in the Nostalgia Critic's review.
@3:05 Roger is like "I didn't" he also gave the Tim Burton movies 2 stars xD look at his face!
Joel Schumacher made the mistake of thinking that Batman being a comic book = funny (he actually said that- I wanted to reach through the screen and punch him). He devolved Tim Burton's brilliant film franchise which was dark and gritty back to the campy 60's Adam West TV show with it's bright colors, angled shots, and stoooopid puns. What a disappointment this movie was. Were it not for Christopher Nolan, Batman on the big screen would have remained buried thanks to this mess.
Now, all that Nolan needs to do, is to bring Supergirl back on the big screen.
ThePoreproductions No. He doesn't. Not even a little bit.
Bob Schneider Hey, if he could do it with batman, he can possibly do it with supergirl.
RIP, Joel Schumacher
My dad fell asleep when he and I went to see this movie.
"Another Saturday night and they ain't got nobody"
How on Earth this movie made more money at the box office then Shawshank Redemption
Gosh this movie is shit gosh!!! George Clooney was a shit Batman and Mr. Freeze and Bane were misrepresented. Now Ben Affleck is gonna be the next Batman
to be fair, affleck did a good job.
gr8 darklord True good point Ben Affleck was the only good part of Batman v. Superman and Jeremy Irons. Gosh talk about wasted potential and missed opportunity Zack Synder should stop directing DC movies. I am scared of how the Justice League movie is gonna turn out. Oh well at least Marvel has a slate of many awesome upcoming movies and Captain America Civil War was badass and epic!!!!
+Jacob Duran I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!!!
gr8 darklord Yep it baffles my mind that DC fans are still optimistic about the Justice League movie if Synder is gonna direct it again the movie is in trouble. Batman v. Superman was a wannabe epic movie. Captain America Civil War was epic. Gosh The Avengers 3 is gonna be awesome since the Russo Brothers are directing it
gr8 darklord Yep they are geniuses at both action and superhero movies
Did Siskel pay for his ticket with a Bat Credit Card?
Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were too nice to give this film 2 stars out of 4. At best, the film deserves 1 star out of 4.
Pin Ball Machine idea ruled:)
Think I'm watching a review of a Transformers movie...
This was the transforms movie of the 90's
This movie is the worst movie of all time
Actually, Thurman's Batman was the worst part of the movie. If you knew anything about the character, you'd know that Ivy isn't nearly as selfish, slutty (She's seductive and sexy, but not slutty) or evil. I can't decide if this film is "so bad, it's good" or just really, really bad.
I was bored out of my mind watching the movie, story was awful & action sequences are dull but the effects dazzling. Cast members were terrible, xcept Uma Thurman as poison ivy, she should've made everyone scratching. Give it 👎 🌟 1 star means hate the film. Not only on my list of worst-bad superhero movies all time but worst movie all time in general along with Superman 4.
I didnt like Joel Schumacher's
Batman movies batman forever and batman & robin but i like Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan batman movies...
Ebert gave this movie two stars. The same rating he gave the first two Batman movies by Burton and half a star less than he gave Schumacher's previous Batman Forever. What movies was he watching?? I think the first Batman has aged badly (though Jack Nicholson is great) which would justify the two stars, but Batman Returns is way better than the first and third, and the third is light-years better than this one. I really don't understand his reasoning. I know he didn't like the star ratings, but hell...
This movie is funny bad.
Seem to remember some people walked out of the theater on this film; and this was a highly anticipated paparazzi (undercover) - spy in the set - (true story) anticipatory thrill ride. Some of the unbelievable FX just didn’t work. Am a big Schwarzenegger fan so zip could be biased slightly because I actual believe _Hercules in New York_ was a funny film and don’t think Clooney was the problem in the film. In retrospect, Arnold may have been the wrong choice here.
2:41 "These villains are not really up there with Jack Nicholson..." Agreed! "...Danny DeVito..." Yep! "...Tommy Lee Jones..." Absol... wait, what?
Two Stars hmm??? I guess they were in a really generous mood
I agree with Gene, although one point he forgot to mention about the action, IT FREAKIN SUCKS!!!!
It is man! There is better action in the 60s show! Hell I've probably seen better action watching Sesame Street then this stinker!
MrMeathead812 Thank you! I've seen better acting in a mentos commercial!
Let's go even further I've seen better action in sesame street hell I even seen better action when I flush my god damn toilet after taking a shit!
MrMeathead812 true
Honestly, this movie is definitely bad, but I really don't think it's one of the worst films ever made. I agree with Ebert in that it deserves two stars, no less.
1 Star for Alicia! That's it I can't give you anything else
i was honestly liking the movie until Poison Ivy entered. I was able to put up with the ice puns, but then having ice puns AND plant puns... i couldn't take it...
The plot of this movie was nonexistent
Could be a worst Batman adaptation? Well, Christopher Nolan would go beyond that with The Dark Knight Rises
Gene used the word "lissome," meaning thin, supple, graceful. :)
To be honest, I've never thought it was the worst movie ever. Yeah sure, given the fact that it's supposed to be Batman, not to mention Batman following the Burton movies and the Bruce Timm animated series, everyone expected something far darker and more intellectually interesting than basically a high budget version of the 60's tv show without the laughs. And by all accounts, it IS a bad movie, maybe even terrible, but worst ever? I don't think so, at least it was intentionally goofy and silly.
Yes, Batman and Robin is a dumb dumb movie. It has rushed editing, the acting was forced and over the top, you feel its length and get board, the characters were treated badly, what it did to the source material was beyond insulting, and overall, it was never taken seriously. But, to me, I'm not a hard core Batman fan, in fact I don't care about Batman all I care for are the villains, Batman and Robin is more of a guilty pleasure. In fact, it's my favorite guilty pleasure.
I'm a troll cuz we disagree on what's a good movie? Seriously get over yourself. All the young skinny jeans wearing fanboys wanna c is dark and fucked up. Yall think that darkness equals good. There is no such thing fun and happy anymore. Look at the latest versions of superman and batman, they are like a depressed teenager, guess thats why you like em so much. Think christ for The Avengers, that was just awesome
I remember seeing this movie as a kid and loved it, but now that I've seen it as an adult, it was TERRIBLE for the following reasons: 1st, George Clooney makes a good Bruce Wayne, not Batman. 2nd, it was way too colorful like the original "Batman" series. 3rd, the CONSTANT ice jokes from Arnold Schwarzenaggar trying to be Mr. Freeze. 4th, Robin's dialogue sounding like a child's tantrum. 5th, A BAT CREDIT CARD!!! RAPE MY CHILDHOOD WILL YOU!!!!!!
Thumbs way down for Batman And Robin by me. The overblown Hollywoodized image, the tedious one liners that led to some very bad acting, the dumb gags that often appeared in the action scenes, the villains weren't interesting, everyone in Gotham City looked cartoonish or nightmarish, and the action scenes (lethal motorcycle race included) were downright boring. Blame director Joel Schumacher for this tripe. You meant to entertain Joel? Go back to window dressing.
Superman 4 > Batman 4
This film deserves no stars at all it should be banned from ever being viewed I was in best buy and saw a batman DVD box set I picked it up, but once I saw this film in it put the shit back down. You couldn't give me this movie for free my cousin had the VHS we used it for target practice with our bb guns back then.
I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if Adam West liked Batman and Robin. It was straight in line with the campy, ridiculous, wisecracking Batman he used to make. The problem is, somewhere along the line they forgot to make a good movie... West's version was actually much, much better.
Ho I love this film for all the wrong reasons. Its a bad, bad, bad movie. However it transcends bad and becomes hilarious. The films pretty much a big budget version of the camp live action series which (in retrospect) is also hilarious.
Like Robot Chicken says, Joel Schumacher is history’s greatest monster
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Film. I honestly can't BELIEVE how bad this film was. To this day I think it was just made as a "Super group film"(Lot's of high profile actors,at the time with no idea of a script or charterer development)
A BAT CREDIT CARD?!?
@MrMovieBrat Yeah, that's sad. Nolan took the camp out of Joel's work but turned into a sad and pathetic character devoid of fantasy and filled with boredom. I hope this new batcrap movie is his last!
They didn't hate it so much...Siskel...I'm disappointed and nothing to say about Ebert, he has poor taste in movies
look little they take into account what most people THESE days do - they dont mention the cartoonish buffoonery like the gonzo sound effects or terrible puns or fucking NEON nightmare set design.
It kind of pains me to see people slag off this film as I used to love it when I was a kid... it's only when I grew a sense of quality(?) about films that I realised how bad it is...
All the Batman movies were awesome except for one was Batman & Robin was horrible. George Clooney played Batman was a joke. Bane was a henchman for Poison Ivy was lame.
i saw him in person on a private movie screening.. cool to see him among the public on seeing a movie... movie sucked but glad to see Ebert..
He's right. Schumacher did cast Clooney because of the chin. And only the chin. He drew the cowl over his face on a From Dusk Til Dawn ad and thought THIS GUY!!!
@duanescot I don't recall any Friday The 13th nor Batman movie being full of CGI. You obviously are just being a snob or haven't seen any of the actual movies.
Forever wasn't as bad as people say.... that's what I always think after seeing B&R
I mean if I wanted to watch the sixties batman I'd watch the series or the movie on DVD, at this time I was expecting a lot more and this movie was such a disappointment And as a batman fan I was upset not necessarily at Joel Schumacher but the studios greedy ass who told them to do this.
He's being sarcastic. I know it can be hard to tell sometimes when reading comments.