Batman Returns (1991) Movie Review

Review of the second batman movie

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• batman
• returns
• movie
• catwoman
• penguin
• michelle
• pfeiffer
• danny
• devito
• michael
• keaton
• christopher
• walken

[Angelus22]

I have to say, your views on Catwoman's character development and motivation are incredibly ignorant. She was the victim of sexism under Max Schreck, and her transformation into Catwoman reads as a metaphor of her coming into her femininity. She destroyed the department store as an act of retaliation against her primary oppressor, and her other choices in the film can be directly related to her fight against sexism. She's not a perfect character, but it's silly to reduce her to a "nut."

[NecroVMX]

@Angelus22 You're filling in blanks with information that you think makes sense, there's nothing in the film that actually points to any of that.

[Angelus22]

@NecroVMX So, her treatment as a supplicant and inferior to Max Schreck is not present? As is her (cliched) parody of the slogan "I am Woman, Hear Me Roar." when, in her first act as Catwoman, she rescues a woman about to be raped? Or her manipulation of Batman in their first encounter, preying on his subconscious sexism? Or her overall image, which severely resembles that of a Dominatrix, an archetype of a dominant, sexualized woman? I don't think that I'm filling many blanks on this issue.

[NecroVMX]

@Angelus22 Or you could say Max treated her that way because she's a jerk and Tim Burton has a bondage/leather fetish

[07liberian]

@NecroVMX I hope Phillip Seymour Hoffman desides to play The Penguin in the next movie.

His incredible acting especially his proformance as the villian in Mission Impossible 3, beating the shit out of Tom Cruise. He would be the perfect villian with some fight training.

What do you think ?

[NecroVMX]

@07liberian If the penguin is to be in the movie, I think he'll probably be a minor role, but I couldn't possibly think of a better actor then Hoffman

[cutegirl00179]

This review is shit, this movie ROCKS!

[presleyj1]

This is a excellent movie, just not a good "Bat-Man" movie. I mean, it's a interesting Elseworlds tale. If you like Burton, you'll like it for sure, if not, then maybe not. It's the darkest Batman though. There's a lot that's wrong, but the few things that are right, like the dark tone, etc is unmatched in any other Batman film.

[potterriddle9]

I'd give it a 10/10

[TheKinKyMoFo]

Well said review

[301merlinoboss]

@aMgVbros4aetas Absolutely.

[301merlinoboss]

@aikiliam Except for the mobster thing, yeah lol.

[301merlinoboss]

A ridiculous story...I understand where you're coming from but, it's a comic book movie. Some silliness is par for the course. This movie was still dark as well as interesting and entertaining. It's one of my favorite Batman movies, next to Mask of the Phantasm.

[aikiliam]

Is it me or is the Penguin's origin more like Killer Croc's?

[xJoeEDangerouslyx]

I remember seeing this on opening day. It also happened to be my eighth birthday. My aunt was supposed to go with me, but she went into labor! My cousin Jen was born exactly eight years after me. Interestingly, I don't remember going to the hospital at all, but I remember seeing the flick. I also remember being slightly disappointed because I liked the first movie better. I now really don't like it. It was not Batman to me. B:TAS came out shortly after this, and I liked that much more.

[aMgVbros4aetas]

Best Character in this movie : Max Schreck. Walken steals the enitre movie! = )

[johnnyfive222]

I know you have your opinion. But I have to disagree with you here like a lot of people do. This movie was great and good. But I have to disagree with you respectfully

[deadstrider]

I loved this movie when I saw it first, I thought both movies done by Burton were great especially because the other two batman forever and batman and robin were pretty bad in comparison. This movie had a good lasting effect on many people and honestly you should have given it at least a 7. Hardly any movies live up to their sequels and i have to say this one was pretty damn close.