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Batman Forever: The Retro FAQ
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Batman, upon learning Dr. Chase Meridien has become horny for Bruce Wayne. Seriously, (Screenshot: Warner Bros.)
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, and things must be desperate here because I just watched Joel Schumacher’s first Batman movie,
Batman and
Batman Returns was derided when it was released in 1995 as being too silly. However, recently, the even sillier sequel
There are many, many reasons 1995 s
Batman Forever is hard to watch by young nerds who’d been delighted by Tim Burton’s first movies. For them, it was crushing disappointment that the first superhero movie franchise that wasn’t solely aimed at kids was devolving into the silliness of the campy ‘60s show. Now people are coming around on Schumacher’s
Batman & Robin for that same reason, but
Batman Forever is caught in between. It’s a natural evolutionary step from Burton to
B&R, but it’s trying to be brooding and campy in the same movie, and those are canceling each other out. So