Amph ITT...I'm Batman (Discussion)

What a pity.

 

Not the finest moment for Batman, but The Riddler did one of the finest ever performances of Jim Carrey which, to date, remains unrivaled in the franchise's history

 

Still ticked we never got David Tennant as Riddler.

 

I'm not because we ended up with Kilgrave. I think it's far less likely he would have taken that role if he had played both The Doctor and Riddler. Jokes aside, I loved Jim as the Riddler but I am curious as to what Robin Williams would have brought to the role.

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Penguin is another I would have liked to have seen.

 

The Titans Deathstroke is pretty great. Esai Morales does a great job of making him very cold and clinical while also having a family he cares about. Titans is mostly a mess but whenever it focused on Deathstroke it was pretty stellar.

 

Starring Harvey Dent as the Joker and Jim Carrey as Jim Carrey

 

My vote would be for Jim Rash as the next live action Riddler. I really like his VO work in the Harley Quinn animated show.
For Harvey, my mind goes to James McAvoy as I love his acting in Split and I think he could pull off the dual personalities really well.

 

Yeah, but would he want to play another comic book character after playing Professor X?

 

I'm not sure. Chris Evans was Human Torch for 2 movies and went on to be Captain America for 6+ movies.

 

And got burnt out on playing Cap for 6 movies.

 

Jules, it’s fancasting, let it be

 

I thought Frank Gorshin's turn was far better, every bit as unhinged as Carrey's, but also menacing when need be.

On a related note, acting students ought to study the Burton and Schumacher flicks: the former demonstrates how to properly chew the scenery, while the latter demonstrates how not to.

 

Oh, I was focused on live-action. BTAS definitely featured the best iteration of The Riddler; hell, it had the best iterations of every character.

 

The ensemble acting in the Burton films is questioning.

By 'ensemble', I mean the crowds - especially those gathered of the Mayor's speech.

 

Is this a good thread to hop into and cite Batman Returns as the best Batman film?

If I really had to rank them, my ranking would probably look something like this...

Batman Returns
The Batman
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Batman
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
The Dark Knight Rises

The two Burton films' Gothic madhouse take on Gotham is just so incredibly up my alley, and I really love all of the grime and sleaziness that comes along with The Batman's neo-noir take on the material (I've been waiting for a proper detective story Batman movie for a long time). Batman Begins edges out The Dark Knight for actually putting a Gotham with a sense of style that isn't just Chicago on screen, otherwise I'd rate the two about the same.

I haven't seen the 60s film but I intend to soon. I also haven't seen the Snyder films and... I'm not sure if I ever intend to.

 

Batman Returns is great! I love both of Burton's movies. And the 1966 Batman is an absolute joy. So goofy, so campy, so fun, and like everyone else I took it completely serious as a kid.

 

How many Batman threads are there?!

 

The Burton movies are great to remember a time when Batman villains looked and behaved like the things they were named after instead of just loosely based on something in order to be grounded.

 

Were we really missing a time when hissing like a cat was the extent of Catwoman’s characterization?

 

Well no, Selina should have a good character development in addition to that kind of thing (and a whip).

So should Penguin, but he also should have a gadget umbrella and preferably a long nose