Batman Returns (1992)

9 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Mixed up

A Customer from London, England, 30th May, 2006

I thought I was ordering Batman Begins not this kite. Avoid.

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5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Batman Returns

wolfenchild from from Croydon, England, 9th February, 2004

The bat is back!

Michael Keaton returns as the caped crusader in this 1992 sequel to Tim Burton's 1989 apadaption of Bob Kane's superhero. This time, Batman faces off against the twisted Penguin AKA Oswald Cobblepot (Danny DeVito) who emerges from the sewer with the help of corrupt city official and corporate villain Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) and tries to take over Gotham by running for Mayor and using his gang to bring Gotham to it's knees. If this wasn't enough, Batman also has to try and fend his way through the seductive claws of Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) whose dual personality tries to seduce and destroy the Dark Knight.

In all, this is a decent sequel however I feel it lacks something that makes it as good first film. While DeVito does a good job as the disgusting Penguin, I don't feel there's any real chemistry between him and Batman, whereas in the original there was real history between the Joker and Batman. And really, the Joker was a better villain than Penguin. The relationship between Catwoman makes up for this slightly, although I don't feel it was developed as well as it could have been. It feels almost like a sidenote.

However, this is still a decent, fun (yet dark) film and worth watching even if it isn't as well done, and Burton takes Gotham down another twisted path like the previous movie.

It makes you wonder what the next movie would've been like had Burton been allowed to continue the franchise. Instead, Burton was removed and it was handed over to Joel Schumacher.

Oh dear.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Batman Returns!

A Customer from Surbiton, England, 21st August, 2006

Yes, thats exactly what it is, Batman does return in this classic comic remake. I remember watching this as a youngster and enjoying the Penguin & Catwoman getting in amongst the action but watching again, there actually wasnt as much action as I remember. Best for the youngsters who are into comics, but still a classic comic anyway, 3/5.

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3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Far too many cliche's

A Customer from London, 29th June, 2006

I usually love Tim Burton's work, but not this time. the plot was too far fetched and so predictable. The acting too trite and even the camera work was less than inspiring. Too silly to be a decent film, give this one a miss.

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Batman Returns

A Customer from Stoke-on-Trent, 28th August, 2009

I watched this in the cinema. Excellent film although a better Batamn should have been picked

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Poor

FarrukhsHoney from , 2nd July, 2009

Not the best of the Batman films ive seen

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OMG!!

butterflysting from , 11th April, 2009

Just amazing. 2nd best batman. 1st is The Dark Knight

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Why oh why was Burton removed i ask you?

Karen931 from , 18th August, 2008

Well this is a good sequel to Batman staring Micheal Keaton again. This was Burton's last stand as director mores the pity, but we werent to know at the time of the disasters to follow in The Batman series. The Penguin was frankly vile and Catwoman was right on the mark, dark villians were exactly as they should be and Batman was brooding and dark....just as we liked him!!

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