Movie: "Batman Forever" (1995)

I must say this wasn't as perfect as the first two movies. I'm not sure if it's the fact that Joel Schumacher has taken over the director's wheel (even if he's still around somehow, name mentioned in the credit roll), or just the wheel of time. The mid-90's, with [to date] special effects impressing most teenagers around. This was not as amusing as the first movies. It's sort of the same layup as before, one Batman, one "batgirl", and one or more crooks to be caught. However, Michael Keaton isn't to be seen anywhere. Val Kilmer is Batman, and it's not quite the same to me. I remember when me and my fiancé watched 'The Salton Sea', and she told me about Val Kilmer being a man of almost mid-age, whose had plastic surgery up to his nose throughout the years. I must say, I started getting the creeps from there.

Here, in one scene where Batman is suiting up, a noticeable close-up on his rear behind, a tight little ass is what you get as he pulls up the rubber zipper. Gash, felt like the whole thing had somehow turned rubbish. Not sure whether it's just my imagination, but it doesn't feel right anymore.

Also, this time Nicole Kidman plays the psychiatric doctor who secretly fancies the mysterious night-bat. The first evil crook is Harvey Dent (Tommy Lee Jones), formerly side-kick of a crime boss; but now having his face deformed since the boss thought he'd been bad somehow. Acid attack, yeah. Half Harvey's face is mutilated, giving him the wicked nickname "Two-Face".

The second crook is science researcher Edward Nygma, played by Jim Carrey. Nygma has been working on an invention, connecting one's mind to a television box, which would enable "live" television in form of 3D things - literally - jumping out of the screen. However, his invention lacks support from multi-millionaire Bruce Wayne, who thinks playing with the human mind is too risky. I must say, Carrey's character is the most entertaining. Here, he freaks out, since he had once looked up to Bruce Wayne, thinking that the major head of the firm he's been working with is the one who would finally make his dreams come true. Here, when he gets rejected, he loses it and turns to someone else. The Riddler is born.



Also, here is where Batman's traditional sidekick - Robin - comes into play. Young Dick Grayson is running a freaky circus show with his brothers. When he loses them, suddenly being all alone, without anyone to rely on, he's saved by the arms of Bruce Wayne, or should I say Batman.

Too freaky effects, the melodramatic noir feeling of the first two films are not to be seen, plus some Bat stunts (like jumping from roof tops without even using the cape) seems a little bit far out the edge. However, it's Batman, hr..

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