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Showing Original Post only (View all)Can we admit at long last that Tim Burton's Batman sucks and always did? [View all]
I know that there was a long stretch during which people tried to pretend that it was a good or interesting or even passable film, but perhaps with the span of years we can look at it objectively and identify it as the piece of garbage that it really is.
Some nostalgic fans will protest that it's better than Nolan's Batman Begins, and it's okay to pity these delusional souls. Not only is Nolan's film far superior, but Burton's crapfest would suck even if there had never been another Batman film. Heck, even the Adam West film from 1966 was better.
So on this day of thanks and reflection, let's finally stop lying to Burton and agree once and for all that his Batman was awful.
Thank you for your time.
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Can we admit at long last that Tim Burton's Batman sucks and always did? [View all]
Orrex
Nov 2012
OP
As a long-time (ca. 1957) "World's Finest" comic version fan, I think the emphasis on "dark"
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#5
I really disagree- I like films where the character seem real and relatable,
cecilfirefox
Nov 2012
#20
Hehheh. I stopped reading comics before I turned thirty. :-) Now I just collect the old ones.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#27
Surely you're not describing Burton's film as "operatic, eminently quotable, & gorgeous to look at?"
Orrex
Nov 2012
#18
Only after you admit that you were on a bad trip when you came up with this idea
dr.strangelove
Nov 2012
#33