Batman 89 will go down as the bigger classic than TDK
- Thread starter Kill Dat Noize
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They are both dope. But Returns being better? Never heard that kind of talk before
The merchandising for those 90's Batman joints were so much better than the new ones. Those McDonald's ads and collectibles
Remember these shyts?
Tdk is so over rated... Wouldn't be so hyped up if it wasn't for ledgers death... I actually like the one before better.
Batman returns is my iconic batman movie.
Batman returns is my iconic batman movie.
Kill Dat Noize
Banned
89 is obviously the more iconic of the 2, but if someone were to say that returns was better i would entertain the argument. i kinda go back and forth myself.
returns looks better, it's edgier, has more going on beneath the surface, a better love story... and honestly i think you could make the argument that both devito and pfeiffer lived up to jack's joker, ESPECIALLY pfeiffer.
you got girls STILL dressin up as michelle pfieffer's catwoman for halloween. that was an ICONIC performance.
Rapmastermind
Superstar
Yeah, with the significant help of Frank Miller's work. You're not wrong
Look I don't want to take away from Frank, shoot he influenced Nolan's films too. But the point is simple, Batman 89 was MASSIVE, HUGE just as Big as The Dark Knight as far as pop culture impact.
STAN JONES
Fire John Harbaugh
All of those old batman movies are trash
The casting is the only reason they're memorable to me
The casting is the only reason they're memorable to me
Kill Dat Noize
Banned
actually the hype train for heath ledger was in full force months before he died. i know it was a small window of only a short while because he died shortly afterwards, but the buzz for that movie after that first trailer was already pretty fukkin tremendous. heath's death just took it from a 10 to an 11.
now do i believe the movie lived up to the expectations? i don't know, it is hard to say. at the very least i think the movie succeeded in delivering on it's key bullet points.
- it got heath's joker over as an all time iconic villain
- it reinvented the superhero film genre
- it reintroduced the classic batman myth to a new generation and in a big way
and those are the reasons why i believe it is so highly revered, because it delivered on those undertakings.
but as an entity all onto itself, i hesitate to call it a "great" film. i love it, i enjoy it, i stan over it... but objectively speaking it is not an all time great movie. not cohesive enough. not engaging enough. the movie hinges entirely on heath imo.
Uncle_Ruckus
We The North
Which is why I personally like Batman Begins and TDKR better. The bank heist and tunnel/city chase scenes in TDK were stand out though.
no bullshyt...
i already forgot about the last 3 Batmans smh
but ill never forget...
"who are you?!?!
"
"Im Batman
"
i already forgot about the last 3 Batmans smh
but ill never forget...
"who are you?!?!
""Im Batman
"
StraxStrax
I'm selling these fine leather jackets
I'm guessing it's just dumb luck that the script, acting and camera work in Dark Knight are being taught in film schools all over the world
NobodyReally
Superstar
I was with you until you said "fukk Tim Burton"
He don't deserve that. I think TDK is a better batman film, but the '89 version is no slouch. I enjoyed Batman Returns too 
NobodyReally
Superstar
The entire movie is still about organized crime breh. Clean up the city, same as any batman story is.
Harvey's 180 made sense too
Not engaging on what level breh?
spliz
SplizThaDon
Anyone saying Christian Bale was a better Batman than Michael Keaton is smoking crack...and Batman '89 is undeniably the more landmark and iconic film...no question about it...which one u like more is all opinion tho...