DC Films

I forgot about The Batman as I suspect did Britesparc. But again, hardly a rich and layered performance. It’s not a character that’s ever really been deeply explored cinematically. Nolan came closest but all of them lean into the villains over Wayne/Batma. Which again is completely understandable.

I don't get the appeal of The Batman. Yes it's gritty and real...but that's not what I want from these films.

The idea of making a more detectivey Batman is something that’s worked well in the comics and should have been a legit angle for a new cinematic take. But going down the “Seven” route just meant it felt extremely derivative. If it had been more of a noir thing it could have been really cool.

I liked The Batman, but to me, the problem was that they went with the angle “hey, what it Batman WAS The World’s Greatest Detective™️?” and then had him miss the most basic of clues that targeted him and only him. It was so terribly done.

Seen a few interesting threads on Twitter about Gunn apparently going for the golden age Superman costume. If it were to have that kind of aesthetic then that would really be interesting. People seem to be kicking off about this.

This is all on Twitter so IT MUST BE TRUE!

Leave R Batz alone!

The Batman is a pretty decent film. It’s just doesn’t quite carve out its own place. They’ve committed to both a trilogy and an HBO series of The Penguin so it might grow into itself. There’s plenty there to work with.

Solid film. Didn't need the final 30 minutes with the flooded City though.

Definitely one of the best shot comic book movies.

Batman Forever gave us the anecdote about Tommy Lee Jones telling Jim Carrey that he "could not sanction his buffoonery".

And after about 1998, nor could the rest of the world

I liked it and it had a lot going for it. It certainly has flaws but I like the ambition and risks it took as well as being pretty decent.

It’s not the Nolan films but it was interesting and I do like that tone of film. Hopefully the sequel builds well on it.

I thought The Batman was very good, I just felt it was too similar to what had come before. Most aspects of it I prefer to the Nolan films - a better car, a better suit, a Batman that doesn't kill - but it just felt derivative, and the whole idea of The Riddler as sort of John Doe-esque serial killer has been discussed in fandom so much for the last fifteen years that it seems cheesy and hackneyed.

Basically, almost every aspect of the film was excellent, but at the same time almost every aspect of it I felt was unoriginal. And it was an hour too long. So I never know quite what I think of it.

He had a lot of potential but was given a Bruce that wasn't even close to being the world's greatest detective.

But the best part of his performance was seeming like he didn’t want to be doing any of it which doesn’t sound like he was acting.