Batmans – IGN Movie Rating

By Matt Fowler

While Ben Affleck confirms that he has hung up his cloak and hood and that he will no longer play Batman, the moment has come to light up Bat's signal again, to call all Black Knights and determine who is the best. Batman movie is really.

That they appear only once as a Crusader with Caped or in a full trilogy, these stars all have the honor of wearing the cape and hood of the true protector of Gotham. Whether it was a lively outing, a colorful madness, or a vengeful take on the vengeful vengeance, the following actors breathed life, for better or for worse, to Bruce Wayne and his disguised alter ego. (And a note: we do not include here the Batmen from the old movie series, because the movie series are not really movies.)

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Fans were enthusiastic when George Clooney was announced to replace Val Kilmer by following Joel Schumacher on Batman Forever. Clooney was very excited about NBC emergencies and had proved that he was a powerful action hero in From Dusk Till Dawn. We did not know that Batman & Robin would be the worst episode of the Batman series of the 80s / 90s (and of all decades actually) and that Clooney himself would actually bad than Batman in her. It's one thing to be the best part of a horrible movie, but Clooney was not a saving grace. Years later, he will always apologize for having "ruined Batman" – although he is not the only one responsible. Batman & Robin has gone to great lengths to create a mess of nipples and cartoons.

Val Kilmer, the strong jaw, was the first Batman of director Joel Schumacher, for a mixed film of a movie, Batman Forever, which was a both dark and half-extravagant attempt to make the franchise more suited to children. With the Kilmer relay, the (modern) franchise attempted for the first time to make Batman a secondary character / background in his own film. Unfortunately, that meant Bruce Wayne of Kilmer had to basically forget why he was Batman. Yes, in the film, Batman implied a dream of which he had finally become the buried memory during the night when he had decided to become a vigilante disguised as a bat.

"Darkness, no parents!"

As an epic character from the movie LEGO Movie, the heroic heroic hero of action and action obsessed with the tragedy of Will Arnett finally got his own derivative film. Intelligently exploring some of the character's most famous themes, the film addresses both Bruce Wayne's deep-seated desire to drive back friends and family for their own protection and Batman's almost symbiotic relationship with The Joker. Arnett's comical performance and a fun scenario combined to create a memorable, character-driven animated adventure.

Ben Affleck, already very famous, entered the costume as part of DC and Warner Bros. & # 39; try to revive a vast cinematic universe with the second film of a franchise. After Tim Burton's films and Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, the feeling was that you could now easily ignore Batman's origins (though we had this Crime Alley flashback) and make it exist as an already established character. little developed. And in most cases, it worked, mainly thanks to Affleck's sarcastic and dark vision of Bruce and Batman's understandable resentment against Superman.

When the comedic actor established, Michael Keaton, was chosen to play Batman in Tim Burton's dark and semi-Gothic film, the fans were caught in a tumult. Well, as much tumult as there could be before Internet. Later, however, after two films, fans could hardly imagine that anyone else was playing the character at the announcement of Keaton 's release. That says a lot about the actor of this list who probably did the most with the least. Keaton managed to create a vital and memorable Batman despite the fact that he sometimes felt like a supportive character in films that cast huge spotlight on the villains and their respective home stories.

Adam West was best known for playing Batman on television, but the 1966 Batman movie in the series featured Batman from West and Burt Ward's spray (and a few drops of Bat-Shark Repellent) against everyone. their main opponents – Catwoman, Riddler, Joker and Penguin – are an essential camp classic. For a generation, the West and the warm, generous nature of the 1960s show were Batman's ultimate catch. This is the tone and style that Joel Schumacher has tried and failed to evoke with his two films (especially with Batman & Robin). Only the beloved West and its deliciously dry delivery could succeed that.

The most complete movie trip on Batman (although you may have problems with the way the story ends or with the voice "SWEAR TO ME!" From Batman) is in the fascinating trilogy and based on Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman. In almost direct response to the previous franchise's inability to properly focus on Batman itself, Nolan films have delved deeply into Bruce's origins and motives, even going as far as to devote a whole film to his transformation into Caped Crusader. a better Bruce Wayne than a Batman, but his tormented self supports self-hatred and guilt, with a strong desire to stop becoming a hero once he feels like if Gotham was in good hands, designed for an iconic performance.

Kevin Conroy, with his deep, solemn voice acting alone, has worked to create one of Batman's most iconic and old-fashioned performances to date. Batman: The animated series lasted more than 80 episodes in the mid-90s and represents, for many, an almost perfect representation of the Black Knight and his enemies. The series gave us two films, one of which, Mask of the Phantasm, released indoors, and allowed Conroy to express the character in other series of the animated universe from DC – until Batman: The Brave and the Bold, in 2010. (as a guest). Conroy also announced Batman in three of Arkham's four games, once again proving the fact that, for most fans, he was and remains the definitive voice of the character.

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Note: This story has been updated to reflect the news that Ben Affleck is leaving the role.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook on Facebook.com/MattBFowler.