The bit with Batman sitting with his elbows on the desk frustrated while bats fly around and dramatic music plays is absolutely hilarious. It's like he's just given up trying to get these bats out of his office and he's just begrudgingly accepting that they're here to stay.
I think Batman Returns has been getting a lot more love recently …feel James should give it an additional half happy meal, wrapped in chains and dripping blood lol
@@somerandolad There were a lot of scenes that still linger in my mind like the opening the nose biting scene and a lot of the dark and twisted Burtonesque stuff in it
Something I liked that my friend coined, is he calls it the Batman Corollary: "The less suited to a Batman role an actor seems to be is inversely proportional to how well they tend to actually do in the role", and he cites Michael Keaton, Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger, Ben Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, and Robert Pattinson as examples of it.
My favorite line from Jack Nicholson was always... "WHY DIDNT SOMEBODY TELL ME HE HAD ONE OF THOSE....THINGS"......one, because of jacks line delivery....and two, because it was completely absurd that the batwing had such a device.....as if Bruce anticipated one day he would need a device for capturing giant balloons lol
Now when you "bring us back to the past", not only do we get to revisit the history of our favorite games, movies, tv, and music... But we get to look back on the history of *Cinnemassacre* itself. In fact, lately it has been a fair mix of both. That's almost nostalgia overload... and I can't get enough! Best "Joker"? Live action: Jack Nicholson, with a big honorable mention to Joaquin Phoenix. Animated: Mark Hamill... hell, he IS "The Joker"! RIP Kevin Conroy... he IS "The Batman"!
I actually agree fully with James on his opinions. The Gotham captured in Burton's vision was what I pictured Gotham to be, and Nicholson's Joker was the clown prince of crime with a signature laugh. Even after, when I saw Jack Nicholson smile, I saw the Joker. That's not to say that the other renditions weren't great but I agree that they felt genuinely more authentic to Batman despite some obvious glaring differences.
I was born in 78 man,ha .from the primitive to the new school,I been there through it all, from gaming to horror films !! cheers sir.keep on keepin on !
I was 10. Batman Returns came out. My mom told me no. My Dad told me to listen to my mother and then took me as soon as she left the house. He liked Michelle Pfeiffer.
Batman is a very versatile character, the guy has ben through everything, silly family comedies and dark and gritty thrillers. I think that is why he is so popular, there is a version of Batman for everyone.
Pretty damn fitting as Im in the middle of the Animated Series blu-ray set for the last couple weeks..In fact I just finished 'Heart of Steel' as I write this now.
I think this is my favorite, Cinemassacre video. The nostalgia, the topic, the passion, the cheesy graphics and funny rating system, it’s just so much fun to revisit.
Fortunately, it appears that since this was recorded that the '60s TV show is now available on both DVD and Bluray. Definitely worth it for those that can appreciate the humor of it all.
Thank you so much for talking about the "Batass shot." I haven't seen this in a long time, but I thought I was just in a fugue state during the movie and hallucinated it.
5:27 update: in 2014, the entire Batman 66 series was released as dvd box set in hd complete with the movie. So now you can :) (Just be ready to play a lot)
BvS is great movie. If you watch the Ultimate Edition you going to understand why is great. But people bashing this movie only because of the theater released version.... sad...sad
@@giannisksanthopoulos4300so.... To get the full experience we need to get a different edition? If someone didn't like the version that was approved for the theatres why on earth would they want to buy the movie again for slight improvement?
I love it when james talks about films because he likes a lot of awesome things and got me interested in checking out underated films or films not enough people talk about
Even though this a super old video that was reuploaded, there was a slight error when he said Mcdonald's cancelled the Happy Meal Promotion for Batman Returns. They in fact did do it, I remember it.
"not using any superpowers" except for endless endurance and stamina to the point of never sleeping, intergalactic intelligence that lets him learn a galaxy worth of information and technology, a healing factor that lets him operate at peak performance despite having every bit of his body that isnt his hands and face covered in scars and every muscle and bone in his body having been cut and ripped and broken at some point and then of course the private wealth that lets him finance both a hall of justice and a giant super space station. very grounded indeed.
The series was released on Blu Ray and DVD a few years ago. I've seen the DVD set for as low as $30 recently. Lee Meriwether was in Return To The Batcave also. She was the waitress.
You completely misunderstood the scene where Batman is flying at the joker with his targets locked. "The joker wanted Batman to prove he would kill him cuz he knew he wouldn't. Then when Batman locked on he couldn't bring himself to actually shoot the joker so he missed on purpose but tried to do it in a way to make the joker think he actually would kill him but the joker knew he was faking and pulled his gun out and shot his plane. Basically the joker knew it would all play out like and Batman let it play out like that thinking he can pull the joker into thinking he was a killer." You were confused by it but it's actually one of the smartest parts of the movie 😭
The Batman Triumphant movie was actually called Batman Unchained. Howard Stern wasn’t scarecrow. The movie never was fully casted, but Nicholas Cage and Brad Douriff where considered. Harley Quinn would appear as joker’s daughter, possibly played by Madonna.
With the inspiration of that old bat horror film, the whole light signal meaning to scare people, they kinda played into that in batman 2022 with the whole 'its a warning line' which is pretty cool.
Pretty spot on. But then again I think we're roughly the same age. Now that some time has passed I also think TDK is a bit overrated and the one after (Dark Knight Returns?) is definitely the worst of the 3 Nolan movies. The Batfleck had potential that was wasted just like the entire Snyderverse, which I'm just not really a fan of beyond a few things. Affleck at least looked cool in the costume and could pull off a Bruce Wayne in looks if not acting chops better than a lot of the others. The newest one was also its own thing which was different, but in kinda a good way. I'd rate it at least as high as Begins or TDK. But in the end Batman 89 is the overall winner for me.
How James rants about Batman Begins being overrated is the same way I rant about the Avengers 2012. I think the Avengers 2012 is good, just not as good as everyone claims it to be. Unpopular opinion, I liked Batman Begins better than the Dark Knight, blasphemy I know.
It's a real pity that we never saw a continuation of the Bat-athon. I would've loved to see what James' opinions were with the other Batman movies, including the animated Batman movies.
They didn't cancel a happy meal promotion! I had all of those toys. It was the batmobile, the penguin in a duck, Catwoman and a purple car, and something else but I can't remember.
You have been able to buy the Batman TV show on DVD for the last 20 years. I own both the DVD and now Blu-ray complete series. Bought at Best buy years ago years ago
I really think Drew Carey was one of the best Riddler's Danny DeVito was one of the best penguins and Adam West's was the best Batman and Arnold Schwarzenegger as mr. Freeze James I definitely agree with you scarecrow is one of my all-time favorite villains it was like a slap in a face when they only gave him like a 10-second shot and Batman's begins
The bit with Batman sitting with his elbows on the desk frustrated while bats fly around and dramatic music plays is absolutely hilarious. It's like he's just given up trying to get these bats out of his office and he's just begrudgingly accepting that they're here to stay.
Lol or he is still waiting on his delivery of Bat-B-Gone.
Batsed.
James needs to give us a Superman-a-Thon to complement this
He did a bat a thon because batman is his favorite superhero.
@@jacobbennett4736ok
RIP Adam West and Kevin Conroy
😊
"There was also Batman vs. Superman but they pulled the plug on that as well."
Let me go back to 2008. Please......
THE MEMORIES!!! Absolutely loved this video when I was younger!
I like how in Batman Forever Bruce mentions Metropolis.
Same!! Do you know if he reviewed The Batman 2022?
@@Pako_equis
I think he did.
@@anubusx Thanks looking it up now
This was originally uploaded in 2008??? Wow..times flies.
I think Batman Returns has been getting a lot more love recently …feel James should give it an additional half happy meal, wrapped in chains and dripping blood lol
It was the most entertaining of the Burton/Schumacher era films.
@@somerandolad There were a lot of scenes that still linger in my mind like the opening the nose biting scene and a lot of the dark and twisted Burtonesque stuff in it
It's one of my favorites from that era.
I like this film just as much as Batman 1989. It’s just darker and more Burton.
@@suneelj93 Batman Forever being more family friendly was just to appeal to the focus groups/studio heads
Something I liked that my friend coined, is he calls it the Batman Corollary: "The less suited to a Batman role an actor seems to be is inversely proportional to how well they tend to actually do in the role", and he cites Michael Keaton, Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger, Ben Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, and Robert Pattinson as examples of it.
"Ever dance with the Devil in the pale Moon light?"
"You wanna get nuts! Come on, let's get nuts!"
"Never rub another man's rhubarb".
My favorite line from Jack Nicholson was always... "WHY DIDNT SOMEBODY TELL ME HE HAD ONE OF THOSE....THINGS"......one, because of jacks line delivery....and two, because it was completely absurd that the batwing had such a device.....as if Bruce anticipated one day he would need a device for capturing giant balloons lol
"Always be prepared. For anything..." Batman, probably.
Now when you "bring us back to the past", not only do we get to revisit the history of our favorite games, movies, tv, and music... But we get to look back on the history of *Cinnemassacre* itself. In fact, lately it has been a fair mix of both.
That's almost nostalgia overload... and I can't get enough!
Best "Joker"?
Live action: Jack Nicholson, with a big honorable mention to Joaquin Phoenix.
Animated: Mark Hamill... hell, he IS "The Joker"!
RIP Kevin Conroy... he IS "The Batman"!
I actually agree fully with James on his opinions. The Gotham captured in Burton's vision was what I pictured Gotham to be, and Nicholson's Joker was the clown prince of crime with a signature laugh. Even after, when I saw Jack Nicholson smile, I saw the Joker. That's not to say that the other renditions weren't great but I agree that they felt genuinely more authentic to Batman despite some obvious glaring differences.
This review feels so pure because it’s about a super heroe pre MCU.
Fuck MCU.
One of my favorite classic James vids. Wish he'd update this with the newer batman movies.
He should. Especially since the Robert Pattinson Batman was so good.
He probably doesn't have the time to
@@user-mq4xp1gq3q nah, it only need to watch 2 movie
I wish he'd do the same for Superman
I was born in 78 man,ha .from the primitive to the new school,I been there through it all, from gaming to horror films !! cheers sir.keep on keepin on !
I was 10. Batman Returns came out. My mom told me no. My Dad told me to listen to my mother and then took me as soon as she left the house. He liked Michelle Pfeiffer.
You're Dad is legend. Mine did the same thing with Jurassic Park.
Both your dad's are legends can't wait to do this with my kids when im a parent
Feels like not so long ago when I waited for these to come up on Spike, and I remember so many of these lines, too...
Happy Holidays James and gang! 🤙
I’ll give it two and a half bat asses! That killed me😂
A classic episode of Cinemassacre!
Howard Stern as Scarecrow. Insane!!!!
Batman is a very versatile character, the guy has ben through everything, silly family comedies and dark and gritty thrillers.
I think that is why he is so popular, there is a version of Batman for everyone.
22:07
That aged well 😂
This was fantastic. I love all of the history of this character.
Yoooo I remember watching this when all that Dark Knight madness was going on in 2008. Thanks for reposting this my man.
RIP to the best Batman Kevin Conroy
Pretty damn fitting as Im in the middle of the Animated Series blu-ray set for the last couple weeks..In fact I just finished 'Heart of Steel' as I write this now.
I'd like to re watch BTAS on hbo max at some point, mostly to honor the legacy of Kevin Conroy.
“When Batman’s flying around in the Nightwing…”
I love how this got uploaded whilst i'm watching Batman The Animated Series
One of my favorite Cinemassacre videos
I think this is my favorite, Cinemassacre video. The nostalgia, the topic, the passion, the cheesy graphics and funny rating system, it’s just so much fun to revisit.
This comment needs more commas 🤔
@@austins.2495 And less up votes
I'm taking this to my grave, Batman & Robin is fucking amazing.
Arnie's Mr Freeze makes the movie!
The 60's Batman Movie was one of the only VHS tapes I had growing up in the 80's. Adam West is still my fav.
Fortunately, it appears that since this was recorded that the '60s TV show is now available on both DVD and Bluray. Definitely worth it for those that can appreciate the humor of it all.
James, you should do a sequel to this video. Bunch of new Batman movies appeared since then.
And 66 is on DVD now. So it needs updating.
bunch? Just 2 of them
@@Carlos94016 At least 3, it you're not counting movies in witch Batman is just supporting character/third level character.
He doesn't have the time to
@@Curt1990 lmao what? Name them. I said BATMAN movies, not movies where Batman is thrown as an extra
Hell yeah, Classic Cinemasscre where it feels raw and real
I'm also in the Adam West camp. For nostalgic reasons. It was on tv when I was as kid in the '80.
Man you know your getting older when you start seeing old images of the Myspace at 27:52
Thank you so much for talking about the "Batass shot." I haven't seen this in a long time, but I thought I was just in a fugue state during the movie and hallucinated it.
12:46 "oh man, that's so funny"
God this is hilarious
The good old days of talented and funny James with a series of honest and well written reviews...
Thanks for preserving this masterpiece! I learned a lot about batman from this video!! Keep it up!
5:27 update: in 2014, the entire Batman 66 series was released as dvd box set in hd complete with the movie. So now you can :)
(Just be ready to play a lot)
"Two of the most well loved superheroes in one film? What a bad idea!"
9 years later... BvS finally comes out and how right you're are.
Nah it was great!
It was a shitshow. "Martha" lol.
Don't forget. Take a piss in a jar and call it Granny's peach tea
BvS is great movie. If you watch the Ultimate Edition you going to understand why is great.
But people bashing this movie only because of the theater released version....
sad...sad
@@giannisksanthopoulos4300so.... To get the full experience we need to get a different edition? If someone didn't like the version that was approved for the theatres why on earth would they want to buy the movie again for slight improvement?
I always know that when cinemassacre covers something it's going to be both entertaining and highly informative. Such a pro!
I love it when james talks about films because he likes a lot of awesome things and got me interested in checking out underated films or films not enough people talk about
Batman Forever was my favorite Batman movie when I was a kid.
I remember watching this video when it was new Classic James is the best james.
27:53 damn I almost forgot that was a thing.
3 Robin Crotches... Thats how i was made!
Even though this a super old video that was reuploaded, there was a slight error when he said Mcdonald's cancelled the Happy Meal Promotion for Batman Returns. They in fact did do it, I remember it.
You can buy the 60's Batman series on DVD in here in the UK
Batman Forever gave me my crush on Nicole Kidman. To this day 😍!
Nostalgia Critic: A 🦇 💳
I still have my video saved on my computer. Always loved it. Thanks for the reupload!
Should do an updated version of Bat-a-Thon up until The Batman 2022
Loved batman all my life never been so excited watching 89 as a kid buying chewing gum cards you name it BATMAN IS COOL that's why he's the best
I know why.. because we grew up on the 60s Batman… and pow the 89 Batman came out!!!
22:08 He prediciated Superman: Dawn of Justice film by Zach Snyder from 2016.
Not really.
Soundtrack for Batman Forever is on another level
We’ll need a Part 2, someday! Just so you could talk about Ben Affleck, Will Arnet, and Robert Pattinson!
You mean Part 4.
I love the Tim Burton Batman movies. They are my favorite version of the character. Michael Keaton is my favorite Batman to the end.
Agreed
The name Batman Forever is a reference to the expiration date of the bat-credit card. Yep
You can get the full adam west 60's tv series on DVD in one complete series.
2008? God I'm getting old!
the penguin scared me more than the joker in batman returns
That movie was legit terrifying as a kid.
James, I love you. But you're so damn wrong about Batman Begins.
Well Damn… this video is exactly how I feel about every Batman adaptation. It even shares my opinion about the Joker.
22:12 well he ain't wrong
"not using any superpowers" except for endless endurance and stamina to the point of never sleeping, intergalactic intelligence that lets him learn a galaxy worth of information and technology, a healing factor that lets him operate at peak performance despite having every bit of his body that isnt his hands and face covered in scars and every muscle and bone in his body having been cut and ripped and broken at some point and then of course the private wealth that lets him finance both a hall of justice and a giant super space station.
very grounded indeed.
Oh, no no no. The 1960s version looks perfect for the 60s. The Tim Burton one looks perfect.
The entire 60s Batman series is now on DVD and Blu Ray. Have fun.
Japanese scientist that creates a weird electrical device that turns people into mindless zombies.. looks at cellphone....
I like this great review keep up the good work.
Nothin hits like pre episode 100 AVGN/cinemassacre
The series was released on Blu Ray and DVD a few years ago. I've seen the DVD set for as low as $30 recently. Lee Meriwether was in Return To The Batcave also. She was the waitress.
You completely misunderstood the scene where Batman is flying at the joker with his targets locked. "The joker wanted Batman to prove he would kill him cuz he knew he wouldn't. Then when Batman locked on he couldn't bring himself to actually shoot the joker so he missed on purpose but tried to do it in a way to make the joker think he actually would kill him but the joker knew he was faking and pulled his gun out and shot his plane. Basically the joker knew it would all play out like and Batman let it play out like that thinking he can pull the joker into thinking he was a killer." You were confused by it but it's actually one of the smartest parts of the movie 😭
The Batman Triumphant movie was actually called Batman Unchained. Howard Stern wasn’t scarecrow. The movie never was fully casted, but Nicholas Cage and Brad Douriff where considered. Harley Quinn would appear as joker’s daughter, possibly played by Madonna.
27:53 OMG, MYSPACE!!!! Talk about a blast from the past!
"It sucked back then and it sucks Forever! I'm Batman."
With the inspiration of that old bat horror film, the whole light signal meaning to scare people, they kinda played into that in batman 2022 with the whole 'its a warning line' which is pretty cool.
Old tv show can be watched on Tubi
Pretty spot on. But then again I think we're roughly the same age. Now that some time has passed I also think TDK is a bit overrated and the one after (Dark Knight Returns?) is definitely the worst of the 3 Nolan movies. The Batfleck had potential that was wasted just like the entire Snyderverse, which I'm just not really a fan of beyond a few things. Affleck at least looked cool in the costume and could pull off a Bruce Wayne in looks if not acting chops better than a lot of the others. The newest one was also its own thing which was different, but in kinda a good way. I'd rate it at least as high as Begins or TDK. But in the end Batman 89 is the overall winner for me.
"Live this, die that"
The irony of the batman vs superman part is amazing
How James rants about Batman Begins being overrated is the same way I rant about the Avengers 2012. I think the Avengers 2012 is good, just not as good as everyone claims it to be.
Unpopular opinion, I liked Batman Begins better than the Dark Knight, blasphemy I know.
We can agree killer croc should have been there instead of penguin
Thanks James 🖤
Batman forever's villains were bad because they did less charismatic versions of the joker. They didn't act like their respective characters.
You could say that the reason the Joker knew Batman wouldn't kill him and that he knew the Batman attacking with the Nightwing was a bluff
They did Bane wrong in Batman and Robin
They nailed the design, but they messed up everything else about him.
I miss old cinemassacre content like this. It's crazy how much better it is than James' newer content.
All of James’s content is fantastic.
It's a real pity that we never saw a continuation of the Bat-athon. I would've loved to see what James' opinions were with the other Batman movies, including the animated Batman movies.
They didn't cancel a happy meal promotion! I had all of those toys. It was the batmobile, the penguin in a duck, Catwoman and a purple car, and something else but I can't remember.
You have been able to buy the Batman TV show on DVD for the last 20 years. I own both the DVD and now Blu-ray complete series. Bought at Best buy years ago years ago
Batman 89- My favorite
Batman Returns- Awesome!
Batman Forever: It was really good, Jim Carrey was excellent as The Riddler!
Batman and Robin- Okay
Two-and-half Bat-Asses!!
That show is on DVD and Blu-ray. I have the dvd edition
This is the content we need
Batman Returns is a great Christmas movie!
I always loved/hated the Penguin.
THE BEST BATMAN EVER WHAT I LIKE THE MOST WAS THE MUSIC WHEN THEY FIGHT.AND I STILL WATCHING BATMAN🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇
I really think Drew Carey was one of the best Riddler's Danny DeVito was one of the best penguins and Adam West's was the best Batman and Arnold Schwarzenegger as mr. Freeze James I definitely agree with you scarecrow is one of my all-time favorite villains it was like a slap in a face when they only gave him like a 10-second shot and Batman's begins