I was born in 81, so in 89 when this was released, I was just about to turn 8 and we went to go see it. I was so excited, it was on a Sunday and I had school the next day. So being out late on Sunday was something that never happened. I was still playing with the Kenner super powers toys. So untill I got the updated figures I played out the movie with my blue and grey batman, my joker and my blue batmobile. Then a couple of months later I got some of the toybiz figures for my birthday. On Halloween I went as Batman in my very awesome homemade costume. Then come that Christmas I got some ninja turtle stuff, the batmobile and the batwing. And lastly in the stocking was the Batman VHS! I bet I watched that movie 5 times that day. Thank you for sharing your story and sparking my memory.
Same here! July of 81 so for my 8th bday I saw Batman with my dad who was a pastor. I remember him telling me not to say that when joker called him a gruesome son of a bitch. 🤣
We're almost the same age and for me was the same, my parents weren't rich and I never had all the Masters, Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles or complete collections and I always had to choose one or two 😅 When I had to choose a Batman toy from the 1989 movie toys I chose Bruce Wayne that can turn into Batman! That was cool! Never had the Batmobile but in return my parents bought me an Ecto 1!✌🏻
To me still 'THE' Batman movie. Awesome Batman, awesome Joker, awesome Batmobile, etc. Great director, great casting for the roles, great cast, etc. Friggin' Awe-some collection JS.
Anton Furst (Production Designer) deserved the Oscar for Batman. The car and Batwing were just amazing in design. The car in the film seemed as if it had a life of its own
I remember coming home from school and stashed behind an armchair was the toybiz 1989 Batmobile with Batman in the cockpit covered with the Batmobile’s shield. Thanks Mom
Batman 1989 is the greatest film ever made; I love every second of this movie. I've been obsessed with it since 1990. I love everything and Michael Keaton became a god to me, just like Robert Englund when he portrayed Freddy Krueger
I never comment on RUclips videos but this is one of the best I’ve ever seen. I was born in 1983 too and my dad finally let me watch this in 1992 before Returns came out when I was out of school with a broken arm. Great memories and what a nostalgia trip. Thanks man!
This was great! I was a young mom at that time and hunted down those action figures with equal tenacity. You just brought back all these fun “I was a mom in the late ‘80s and ‘90s” memories, so thanks!!!! I honestly think I had just as much fun raising kids in the ‘90s as my kids had being raised in the ‘90s!
You have accomplished my childhood dream. Thank you so much for letting me go back to those years for a few minutes - this entire video was like walking through treasured memories once more. (Even had that Halloween bucket from McDonalds that you spoke of. Ha ha.) If I ever see a Hungarian Batman, I will send him your way. You have my word.
1989 was my first visit to the US and it was all about Batman, I saw the movie in New York just a few days after the release .... It's kind of special for me too.
Wow you stirred my memory. I had the Toy Biz version. My grandma bought it for me at the BX, because K-Mart was sold out... had the Toy Biz Batmobile too!
I vividly remember seeing Batman (1989) in the summer after I graduated high school at Midnight on the day it released (so technically the day before) and being blown away by Jack Nicholson's Joker, and especially by Michael Keaton's Batman. Thanks for this awesome look at your collection of cool memorabilia!
I was 8 or 9 when this came out and let me tell you, the marketing for this movie was next level. I had a significant amount of the trading cards, making-of magazines, Batdance was on the radio in constant rotation, the NES game was blowing up. I never saw any of the toys but fuck me I was hyped for the movie, I already knew almost everything about It. We only had a dilapidated old drive in theatre, and it re-opened and closed again within the perfect window to show Batman at its release (the last movie it showed was Return of the Jedi, for which the poster was up on the ‘Now Showing’ board for most of my childhood). My mum sent me with one of her younger co-workers (who also introduced me to Bill & Ted), we watched it on a massive screen with the sound coming through the car’s FM radio. What an experience.
I’m dumbfounded by the people who thumbed this down 😆 this is incredible! I was just 4 years old when Batman came out, but I remember the pandemonium lasted for years! I was obsessed with the art on the VHS case and kept it for ages. I think it’s where my obsession for gold/black came from. Those catalogs are giving me some serious nostalgia. Wow! Thank you for sharing!
I feel you, i recently bougbt a Neca batman 1989 figure of the nintendo version Batman. what i love tho is that the box it comes in looks just like the oldschool Batman nes box.
I still remember the night my parents surprised me with the ToyBiz Batman play set. They didn't have a lot of money, but they knew that I loved Batman and was absolutely gutted that I was too young to see it in the theaters. I've been gifted a lot of cool stuff in my life, but I think that still takes the cake as the best present/surprise I've ever gotten. Thanks for this trip back to the 80s, Justin.
Its so weird, I was born in 87 and I remember having batman, the batmobile, Robin and the Joker, but definitely don't remember receiving them like you do
Good video! Made me very nostalgic. I think it is great that you could also share your toys with the younger generation. The "collector" in me wants to preserve everything, but playing with toys is what brings back the magic we felt as kids.
Man! You showed me how wonderful this film is. I watched already the very first trailer from 1989 without music. And that showed me why people was so hyped. But now, now I see it clearly. Watching you telling this story is the coolest documentary ever
Justin, this must be one of the coolest and most enthusiastic videos about Batman 1989. I was 12 back then and lucky enough to go to the cinemas with a friend to see it the first time. This movie made a huge impact on me and it's still one of my favorite movies of all time. Great collection you have there.
Great collection!!! I was 13 during the summer of 89. One of the greatest summers for movies. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the Future 3, Dead Poets Society, Do the Right Thing and of course the long awaited Batman!!!! Saw it opening day at the 11:30am showing Friday morning!!! Ended up seeing it in the theater about 3 times. Still one of the best Batman films.
Best RUclips video ever. I saw BATMAN at age 3, first movie I ever saw in the theater. You captured perfectly the excitement over this movie for us kids. We took this movie SO insanely seriously - it was real to us.
I was born in 1990 and this was one of the first movies I can remember watching and instantly obsessed. Had a lot of those toys you showed off. Seriously used to watch this all day everyday as a kid and honestly still watch it at least twice a month and watching it now while watching this video. This was such a great video. Bringing back memories
I was 9 year old when this movie came out, I had some little money to buy the album with plenty of stickers and it was one of the best things in my childhood.
My aunt got me the VHS for my birthday back in December of '89. I was four. My parents were a little apprehensive to let me watch a PG-13 movie, but knew they'd come off as the bad guys for giving the tape back. Watched it and was hooked. Owned all the figurines, including Bob the Goon!
I watched our Batman VHS tape thousands of times but I honestly think I played the Batman soundtrack on cassette tape in my walkman nonstop for at least a year. Prince did an amazing job coming up with fun songs I just loved it so much. Favorite part of the Bat Song was "Stop the press who's that, Vicki Vail" That's quite the sweet collection my friend pretty cool. 🥰👊👍
This movie is a masterpiece in my opinion- it felt epic back then and feels epic to this very day. This film has to be at the top of my list and the only film I've watched hundreds, if not thousands of times. Loved the 1st Blade film too, but this film is gold to me
I was born in 89, so the Kenner line of toys was where my obsession started. But I still love the Toy Biz line for what they were. Edit: Forgot to mention how awesome your collection is. Love it, brother👍👍
WOW I love this video so much......I was an 8 year old kid when this glorious piece of film/comic history came out, so the massive amount of everything Batman during this time period was just an amazing time to be alive!! Like you said, I knew Batman mostly from reruns of the the Adam West show, as well as the Super Friends cartoon and subsequent Super Powers figure. This took my kind of passive interest in Batman to an entire other stratosphere of fandom!! So cool to see stuff like the catalogs/magazines and whatnot that I always saw references to, but never actually owned. I still have all my old '89-'90 Batman toys, and I was fortunate to have they entire ToyBiz collection, as well as a large chunk of the Kenner Dark Knight Collection growing up. Sooooo many memories of not only playing with those figures with my friends, but the hunt to find all that stuff in stores!! I remember that looooong search for the actual Batman ToyBiz figure, that was pretty much non-existent in any store in the bay area. My best friend went on vacation and somehow found a store with them somehow in stock, and his parents bought one for both of us....THAT was up and above the call of our friendship!! hahaha..........anyways man, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I think I'm gonna dig out all my '89 Batman related stuff.......
Great video! I got my mom to buy me the VHS from Costco. She let me watch it once and said it was too violent. Then she sold it to one of her co-workers.
Thank you for sharing this with us, Justin! Lots of fun to relive the 89 Batman. I'll need to watch it as well this weekend and introduce my 10 year old to it. We'll see what she has to say...
Can I just tell you that this video totally tugged at my heart strings, Man. Great video. Great explanation of that entire time. I was 11, but very much were you were with Batman. Thanks for this. I yell laughed like 5 times. Lol.
I was just as into the 80's V mini-series & tv series collectibles as you are with Batman. It's great to see you're still so into your collection! I had to let my collection go a few years ago. But I do like the idea you shared about remaking an old collection. Maybe I will do it again in the future. Thanks for the idea.
The only themed birthday I’ve ever had was a Batman birthday in September 1989 for my sixth birthday. Also born in 83. This was such a huge movie! Thank you for showing your collection. Recently bought the movie on dvd and had my kids watch it. Such a classic.
My favorite episode by far! This episode hit me in the most profound way!!! Batman 89 is very special to me as well, it introduced me to Batman and comics. It was also the last movie my mom,dad,brother, and myself watched in the theater together. Very well made sir, glad you made this. I completely relived my child hood through this! I had the exact same toys as you and I had that disgusting cereal and bank as a child 😆
Such a great upload and brought back so many memories from my own childhood. I was 8 years old and visiting my grandparents in NYC when the film hit theaters. I remember the Batman logo and Joker imagery being everywhere I went. I distinctively remember my parents ordering me a Batman figure and driving me up to Toys “R” Us to pick it up when it came in. Also remember driving up to Blockbuster with my dad and picking up a VHS copy of Batman which they had also pre-ordered. I visited my grandparents the summer of 1990 and instead of Batman, it was Warren Beatty‘s Dick Tracy that was everywhere!
As a kid who mostly has grown up with just toys and is now growing up with technology I am always impressed with how intricate toys are. Seeing your enjoyment of these toys and hearing the stories makes me smile ear to ear.
89 was like the best year ever all the greatest movies came out then. I still remember seeing an exclusive preview for Batman 6 months before it came out in June on Entertainment Tonight. The Excitement was loaded and I just couldn't wait Batman was explosive and massive when it came out you could feel it peaking months before. Toys were sold out and you had to wait for an action figure when I finally got mine I got 2. I still have my Batmobile, my Michael Keaton Batman and Joker all from 89. Love the toy catalogs.
My son was born in 1980. I remember buying the video for me. Not so sure he was even interested. You brought back lots of memories. I lived in CA at that time. Moved near Anaheim in '91. My favorite store was Best.
Awesome! As a fellow 'Batfan' lol I was enthralled. I enjoy seeing a person's passion for a movie or character. We all know that feeling of connection to our childhood memories through our love of toys.
Such a great video! Thank you for opening up and not sparing us any details. Also, regarding 59:11, I believe the headsculpt of that first Batman bootleg is a downscaled version of the 14" Batman Returns figure by Kenner. /watch?v=lIaI_Jk5lgw
I have a dearly loved and treasured Batman The Animated Series Batmobile. Its paired with like the one closest authentic colored Batman animated series figure.
This is sooo cool!!! So glad you have such amazing collection. 1989 Batman is a very special movie. A classic!! I was too young to watch it at the movies when it came out too. I had to wait for the vhs as well haha. I was blown away and fell in love with MK haha😄. Ps: I love your channel so much and your content. You have a super cool energy and narrative. Luv it!😁👍 I spent all quarantine watching your videos. Thank you. Much love for you & Ali from Puerto Rico😋✌💜🌴🌺
Wow! Nostalgic feels. as you went through I went down a checklist of what I had. Batman, the bat wing, the posters, the cereal, the books, the frisbee, the magazines... and yes, the Holo shirt
That’s a pretty awesome Batman collection Justin and it’s funny how my parents wouldn’t let me watch that movie too. It’s crazy that you posted this video during DC Fandome which is crazy also that Keaton Batman is coming back on the big screen.
Very cool collection Justin. I wish I would have kept some of the stuff from my childhood. It probably would have been worth a lot these days. But, back then we didn't have the Internet and sports cards, coins, rocks and stamps were the only things you heard people collected. BTW, I grew up on Walnut St. and went to Betsy Ross elementary in the 70's.
Man, I really loved this video! I’m a sucker for a toy collection, man! I’m a Transformers guy, myself. I remember when these figure came out. I don’t remember ever owing any of the Toy Biz and Kenner figures from the 1989 film, but I definitely remember going to Walmart one day after school and getting the Batman Returns Arctic Batman figure. This is an awesome collection, my friend!
Hey Justin! If you look at the adds for the 89' Batman costume that is me. Back then I worked for Morris Costumes and we had the license to distribute the costume. I remember we were waiting for Burton and Keaton to give us the thumbs up . As soon as we did they grabbed me to put on the costume for the pictures. Good times. Nice collection my friend.
I can't believe I watched all of this video. I usually save comments for the end of the video. But you drug my down memory lane with you and so many memories came back. I think that's why I like collection toys from my childhood. I didn't have many friends, no siblings till I was older. And it's amazing at the memories that I have when I hold or look at my very small collection. Not memories of playing with them necessarily, but other memories, stuff like grandma's house, or doing something with my dad.
Fantastic collection. I was lucky enough to visit the ‘Gotham set/street’ at Pinewood before they knocked it down. We were told not to take photos (but we sneaked a few). This is still my favourite Batman film ever. Nicholson was awesome !!!!! 🦇🦇🦇
Love the commentary. This brings so much memories. I grew up in Peru so many of these toys didnt make it there. My grandparents lived in the USA so once they brought once of the JC penny catalogs and i would gawd all over the Batman and Ninja turtles lines, specially the vehicles that i never seen in real life. So for a while thats all i had the pictures.
Awesome collection my friend. I have a lot of 89 Batman collectibles as well. I do have the mobile from the video stores as well as many other things that you have.
Getting ANY Batman action figure is an event for me. I truly feel you, Batman is the best when it comes to movies and toys. I’ll never forget that one Christmas where under the tree, was a huge LEGO Batcave and a huge Batmobile.
Man I been watching this video over the week and I have to say I'm very surprised on how dedicated you are. As a fellow collector myself I love seeing this collection and hearing childhood memories! Very awesome video man!
Sweet Batman collection man, I was born in 1982 so I was right there. Saturday morning cartoons and all that good cleanish entertainment. The good old days for sure. Did you like the Dark Knight ¿ ws awesome i though
Your video made my day! I was born in 82 and saw 89 Batman on summer vacation in Oregon, at old Egyptian theater. when I was obviously seven. When we got the VHS I watched it every day on summer vacation. A friend of mine gave me a model that he built of the Batmobile. I played with that thing even though you’re not supposed to LOL. To this day (just turned 38… ) I still have 89 Batman dreams sometimes… Sadistic joker type stuff… I’m pretty sure I can quote the entire movie. Favorite movie ever. Kind of feel like I was raised by those characters LOL Course Batman returns was dark too and scary. The clowns, for a 10 year old. My mom dropped me off by myself to see that one in our small town in California. Lodi.
The 3rd smaller WB catalogue was actually a day one movie theatre hand out. I still have mine. They gave everyone on opening day that catalogue and a batman logo movie cup. Bravo on video . Amazing
I was super stoked for this movie and when it came out the whole event was special beyond words sitting in the cinema i knew this was special still an awesome movie my number 1 batman film ❤️
I love this Video!!! 1989 was the year I was born (Just turn 31 on Friday) and I love this movie. The first time I watched BATMAN: 1989 was with my father when I was 7 or 8 years old, I was scared but this was the first time I found out who Batman was. (I just got the LEGO BATMOBILE in the mail last week). Jurassic Park is my favorite movie as a kid and now I'm collecting everything from Jurassic Park: Toys, Movies, Posters, Trading Cards, etc. Thank you for sharing your collection!!!
Renting vcr on weekend yup!!! But we didn’t know what target was back then :/ I miss the old jcpenny catalogs. I just dreamed of the toys I couldn’t have. As usual, Justin brings us lots of joy!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Love this! I was born in 93 but Batman was and always has been my favorite superhero so I ended up with a lot of these toys growing up. Now that I’m collecting them again, I really wish I would’ve never gotten rid of mine 😅
I really enjoyed your story and experience...it was a magical time for movies and toys. I had just graduated from College when this movie came out but I loved ALL of the hype surrounding this movie...loved the toys too which must have inspired my huge collection that would come later. The franchise was so cool. Thanks for sharing....such a cool video bc you clearly had caught the bug like many of us did at the time. I’m still obsessed. Thanks again!!!
this is one of the greatest action figure RUclips videos I ever seen !, great job ! the passion makes the magic of this video !!!! I want to see more !!!
I was in my mid 20's and married I dragged my wife, mom and grand mother to see this epic film ,the 60's 70's I was a huge tv Batman fan and 1989 film just blew my mind I purchased a few items kept them for a while and over the yrs I slowly let it go but I still think the Tim Burton film still to this day is my most favorite one ,ur video is awesome thanks for ur big share
i myself have a bag full,once TWO bags full,(condensed now) of BATMAN,BATMAN RETURNS collectors stuff..WOW..loved pulling my glow in the dark frisbee out along when you showed yours,mine still glows as well,i had that bat mobile with canopy,and a whole line of BAT MOBILES in a collection but got ride of them in a move ,and i have my copy on VHS,now on DVD.
Hey Justin,... I do remember ‘BEST’. Wow,... haven’t heard that store mentioned in forever! My parents used to shop there when we were visiting Bellingham Washington. 😃 Memories 😃😃😃
Damn ! You got my holy grail! I wanted the Batmobile when I was a kid. But my father blessed me with the Original Batwing! On my birthday! I saw Batman in theater when I was a kid!! Michael Keaton is my favorite Batman. Respect to you Justin! 🙌🏽
Well, you totally nailed it for me! And I feel the same way about all those movies! 89 Batman holds many special memories, even for a little girly-girl like I was, since it was the 2nd movie I ever saw in theaters too! (also after 'Little Mermaid'. I was 4) And I promise, I'll buy a hat or something someday. Thanks for making 2020 go down a bit easier for us!
Its fun to watch and hear your obsession with Batman. I too loved that movie. It brings back memories of my obsession with Star Wars. I appreciate all your videos, especially on my chemo days. It helps to bring smiles to my face when I feel my worse. Thank you!
“Where does he get those wonderful toys?”
I was born in 81, so in 89 when this was released, I was just about to turn 8 and we went to go see it. I was so excited, it was on a Sunday and I had school the next day. So being out late on Sunday was something that never happened. I was still playing with the Kenner super powers toys. So untill I got the updated figures I played out the movie with my blue and grey batman, my joker and my blue batmobile. Then a couple of months later I got some of the toybiz figures for my birthday. On Halloween I went as Batman in my very awesome homemade costume. Then come that Christmas I got some ninja turtle stuff, the batmobile and the batwing. And lastly in the stocking was the Batman VHS! I bet I watched that movie 5 times that day.
Thank you for sharing your story and sparking my memory.
Same here! July of 81 so for my 8th bday I saw Batman with my dad who was a pastor. I remember him telling me not to say that when joker called him a gruesome son of a bitch. 🤣
Getting a toy which wasn't a birthday or christmas was a HUGE deal for me too, didn't happen often but when it did boy it was magical 👌👍.
Now we just need to get Michael Keaton to sign all of that.
If his hands don't get tired
the signature would just be a blemish. like drawing a moustache on the mona lisa
We're almost the same age and for me was the same, my parents weren't rich and I never had all the Masters, Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles or complete collections and I always had to choose one or two 😅 When I had to choose a Batman toy from the 1989 movie toys I chose Bruce Wayne that can turn into Batman! That was cool! Never had the Batmobile but in return my parents bought me an Ecto 1!✌🏻
To me still 'THE' Batman movie. Awesome Batman, awesome Joker, awesome Batmobile, etc. Great director, great casting for the roles, great cast, etc. Friggin' Awe-some collection JS.
Anton Furst (Production Designer) deserved the Oscar for Batman. The car and Batwing were just amazing in design. The car in the film seemed as if it had a life of its own
I remember coming home from school and stashed behind an armchair was the toybiz 1989 Batmobile with Batman in the cockpit covered with the Batmobile’s shield. Thanks Mom
Batman 1989 is the greatest film ever made; I love every second of this movie. I've been obsessed with it since 1990. I love everything and Michael Keaton became a god to me, just like Robert Englund when he portrayed Freddy Krueger
I never comment on RUclips videos but this is one of the best I’ve ever seen. I was born in 1983 too and my dad finally let me watch this in 1992 before Returns came out when I was out of school with a broken arm. Great memories and what a nostalgia trip. Thanks man!
This was great! I was a young mom at that time and hunted down those action figures with equal tenacity. You just brought back all these fun “I was a mom in the late ‘80s and ‘90s” memories, so thanks!!!! I honestly think I had just as much fun raising kids in the ‘90s as my kids had being raised in the ‘90s!
This brought a year to my eye. I lost my mother a year later but she took me to see Batman in theatres in 1989
Wanted to just watch this for a few mins an I ended up watching the whole thing in 1 go! I feel like a little kid again!!
Justin, Oz is my Gotham. I totally get what you're feeling, and I'm 58 years old. Thanks for sharing your impressive collection. I loved every minute!
I just love your enthusiasm I have never seen the movie so you giving me time capsule back to 1989
You have accomplished my childhood dream.
Thank you so much for letting me go back to those years for a few minutes - this entire video was like walking through treasured memories once more.
(Even had that Halloween bucket from McDonalds that you spoke of. Ha ha.)
If I ever see a Hungarian Batman, I will send him your way. You have my word.
1989 was my first visit to the US and it was all about Batman, I saw the movie in New York just a few days after the release .... It's kind of special for me too.
Where were you from
This was so wholesome. Loved spending this hour diving into this nostalgia.
Same this video was amazing, this is my favorite Batman movie ever.
Wow you stirred my memory. I had the Toy Biz version. My grandma bought it for me at the BX, because K-Mart was sold out... had the Toy Biz Batmobile too!
I vividly remember seeing Batman (1989) in the summer after I graduated high school at Midnight on the day it released (so technically the day before) and being blown away by Jack Nicholson's Joker, and especially by Michael Keaton's Batman. Thanks for this awesome look at your collection of cool memorabilia!
1989 was a really great year. Batman was out on VHS by Christmas along with the Sega Genesis launch.
This was a perfect film for me and must have watched it over a thousand times or more. The movie will never date or die in my opinion
I was 8 or 9 when this came out and let me tell you, the marketing for this movie was next level. I had a significant amount of the trading cards, making-of magazines, Batdance was on the radio in constant rotation, the NES game was blowing up. I never saw any of the toys but fuck me I was hyped for the movie, I already knew almost everything about It. We only had a dilapidated old drive in theatre, and it re-opened and closed again within the perfect window to show Batman at its release (the last movie it showed was Return of the Jedi, for which the poster was up on the ‘Now Showing’ board for most of my childhood). My mum sent me with one of her younger co-workers (who also introduced me to Bill & Ted), we watched it on a massive screen with the sound coming through the car’s FM radio. What an experience.
I’m dumbfounded by the people who thumbed this down 😆 this is incredible! I was just 4 years old when Batman came out, but I remember the pandemonium lasted for years! I was obsessed with the art on the VHS case and kept it for ages. I think it’s where my obsession for gold/black came from. Those catalogs are giving me some serious nostalgia. Wow! Thank you for sharing!
I feel you, i recently bougbt a Neca batman 1989 figure of the nintendo version Batman. what i love tho is that the box it comes in looks just like the oldschool Batman nes box.
I still remember the night my parents surprised me with the ToyBiz Batman play set. They didn't have a lot of money, but they knew that I loved Batman and was absolutely gutted that I was too young to see it in the theaters. I've been gifted a lot of cool stuff in my life, but I think that still takes the cake as the best present/surprise I've ever gotten. Thanks for this trip back to the 80s, Justin.
Its so weird, I was born in 87 and I remember having batman, the batmobile, Robin and the Joker, but definitely don't remember receiving them like you do
Not going to lie. This might be one of my favorite videos. The nostalgia!!!
Good video! Made me very nostalgic. I think it is great that you could also share your toys with the younger generation. The "collector" in me wants to preserve everything, but playing with toys is what brings back the magic we felt as kids.
I was -4 that year, oh how I wish I could go back in time and actually experience 1989 itself
Man! You showed me how wonderful this film is. I watched already the very first trailer from 1989 without music. And that showed me why people was so hyped. But now, now I see it clearly. Watching you telling this story is the coolest documentary ever
Lol. Good to see someone as nerdy about Batman toys as I was when I was a child. It’s a weird connection...but I’ll take it.
Oh my god you have returned me into that time thank you great collection great job doing this video you ve me feel younger again?
Justin, this must be one of the coolest and most enthusiastic videos about Batman 1989. I was 12 back then and lucky enough to go to the cinemas with a friend to see it the first time. This movie made a huge impact on me and it's still one of my favorite movies of all time. Great collection you have there.
Great collection!!! I was 13 during the summer of 89. One of the greatest summers for movies. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the Future 3, Dead Poets Society, Do the Right Thing and of course the long awaited Batman!!!! Saw it opening day at the 11:30am showing Friday morning!!! Ended up seeing it in the theater about 3 times. Still one of the best Batman films.
Best RUclips video ever. I saw BATMAN at age 3, first movie I ever saw in the theater. You captured perfectly the excitement over this movie for us kids. We took this movie SO insanely seriously - it was real to us.
I was born in 1990 and this was one of the first movies I can remember watching and instantly obsessed. Had a lot of those toys you showed off. Seriously used to watch this all day everyday as a kid and honestly still watch it at least twice a month and watching it now while watching this video. This was such a great video. Bringing back memories
I was 9 year old when this movie came out, I had some little money to buy the album with plenty of stickers and it was one of the best things in my childhood.
My aunt got me the VHS for my birthday back in December of '89. I was four. My parents were a little apprehensive to let me watch a PG-13 movie, but knew they'd come off as the bad guys for giving the tape back.
Watched it and was hooked. Owned all the figurines, including Bob the Goon!
I watched our Batman VHS tape thousands of times but I honestly think I played the Batman soundtrack on cassette tape in my walkman nonstop for at least a year. Prince did an amazing job coming up with fun songs I just loved it so much. Favorite part of the Bat Song was "Stop the press who's that, Vicki Vail" That's quite the sweet collection my friend pretty cool. 🥰👊👍
Amazing collection. Will watch this multiple times just to admire it 💯
This movie is a masterpiece in my opinion- it felt epic back then and feels epic to this very day. This film has to be at the top of my list and the only film I've watched hundreds, if not thousands of times. Loved the 1st Blade film too, but this film is gold to me
Well said and I totally agree!
It’s got a ‘timeless’ quality about it - Burton created a modern cinematic masterpiece - a work of art!!
I was born in 89, so the Kenner line of toys was where my obsession started. But I still love the Toy Biz line for what they were.
Edit: Forgot to mention how awesome your collection is. Love it, brother👍👍
WOW I love this video so much......I was an 8 year old kid when this glorious piece of film/comic history came out, so the massive amount of everything Batman during this time period was just an amazing time to be alive!! Like you said, I knew Batman mostly from reruns of the the Adam West show, as well as the Super Friends cartoon and subsequent Super Powers figure. This took my kind of passive interest in Batman to an entire other stratosphere of fandom!! So cool to see stuff like the catalogs/magazines and whatnot that I always saw references to, but never actually owned. I still have all my old '89-'90 Batman toys, and I was fortunate to have they entire ToyBiz collection, as well as a large chunk of the Kenner Dark Knight Collection growing up. Sooooo many memories of not only playing with those figures with my friends, but the hunt to find all that stuff in stores!! I remember that looooong search for the actual Batman ToyBiz figure, that was pretty much non-existent in any store in the bay area. My best friend went on vacation and somehow found a store with them somehow in stock, and his parents bought one for both of us....THAT was up and above the call of our friendship!! hahaha..........anyways man, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I think I'm gonna dig out all my '89 Batman related stuff.......
Great video! I got my mom to buy me the VHS from Costco. She let me watch it once and said it was too violent. Then she sold it to one of her co-workers.
Thank you for sharing this with us, Justin! Lots of fun to relive the 89 Batman. I'll need to watch it as well this weekend and introduce my 10 year old to it. We'll see what she has to say...
Can I just tell you that this video totally tugged at my heart strings, Man. Great video. Great explanation of that entire time. I was 11, but very much were you were with Batman. Thanks for this. I yell laughed like 5 times. Lol.
I seriously enjoyed this! Thank you Justin for sharing your 1989 Batman collection with us :D
I was just as into the 80's V mini-series & tv series collectibles as you are with Batman. It's great to see you're still so into your collection! I had to let my collection go a few years ago. But I do like the idea you shared about remaking an old collection. Maybe I will do it again in the future. Thanks for the idea.
The only themed birthday I’ve ever had was a Batman birthday in September 1989 for my sixth birthday. Also born in 83. This was such a huge movie! Thank you for showing your collection. Recently bought the movie on dvd and had my kids watch it. Such a classic.
I had all these figures, vehicles and toys. I'd bring back the 80s in a heartbeat if that was possible.
My favorite episode by far! This episode hit me in the most profound way!!! Batman 89 is very special to me as well, it introduced me to Batman and comics. It was also the last movie my mom,dad,brother, and myself watched in the theater together. Very well made sir, glad you made this. I completely relived my child hood through this! I had the exact same toys as you and I had that disgusting cereal and bank as a child 😆
Such a great upload and brought back so many memories from my own childhood. I was 8 years old and visiting my grandparents in NYC when the film hit theaters. I remember the Batman logo and Joker imagery being everywhere I went. I distinctively remember my parents ordering me a Batman figure and driving me up to Toys “R” Us to pick it up when it came in. Also remember driving up to Blockbuster with my dad and picking up a VHS copy of Batman which they had also pre-ordered. I visited my grandparents the summer of 1990 and instead of Batman, it was Warren Beatty‘s Dick Tracy that was everywhere!
As a kid who mostly has grown up with just toys and is now growing up with technology I am always impressed with how intricate toys are. Seeing your enjoyment of these toys and hearing the stories makes me smile ear to ear.
I love how excited Justin is when he talks 89 Batman! Excellent Collection, so cool!
89 was like the best year ever all the greatest movies came out then. I still remember seeing an exclusive preview for Batman 6 months before it came out in June on Entertainment Tonight. The Excitement was loaded and I just couldn't wait Batman was explosive and massive when it came out you could feel it peaking months before. Toys were sold out and you had to wait for an action figure when I finally got mine I got 2. I still have my Batmobile, my Michael Keaton Batman and Joker all from 89. Love the toy catalogs.
Love this video. It's great having a story behind your hunt for batman really makes the nostalgia more vivid
That was fun! Thanks for sharing your collection!
My son was born in 1980. I remember buying the video for me. Not so sure he was even interested. You brought back lots of memories. I lived in CA at that time. Moved near Anaheim in '91. My favorite store was Best.
Awesome! As a fellow 'Batfan' lol I was enthralled. I enjoy seeing a person's passion for a movie or character. We all know that feeling of connection to our childhood memories through our love of toys.
89 Batman is the best version of Batman. Awesome film, awesome character and vehicle designs, and amazing musical score.
Such a great video! Thank you for opening up and not sparing us any details.
Also, regarding 59:11, I believe the headsculpt of that first Batman bootleg is a downscaled version of the 14" Batman Returns figure by Kenner. /watch?v=lIaI_Jk5lgw
I have a dearly loved and treasured Batman The Animated Series Batmobile. Its paired with like the one closest authentic colored Batman animated series figure.
This is sooo cool!!! So glad you have such amazing collection. 1989 Batman is a very special movie. A classic!! I was too young to watch it at the movies when it came out too. I had to wait for the vhs as well haha. I was blown away and fell in love with MK haha😄. Ps: I love your channel so much and your content. You have a super cool energy and narrative. Luv it!😁👍 I spent all quarantine watching your videos. Thank you. Much love for you & Ali from Puerto Rico😋✌💜🌴🌺
The quick change Bruce Wayne is my favorite. I even have a long sleeve t-shirt with the same print on it as the action figure.
Wow! Nostalgic feels. as you went through I went down a checklist of what I had. Batman, the bat wing, the posters, the cereal, the books, the frisbee, the magazines... and yes, the Holo shirt
That’s a pretty awesome Batman collection Justin and it’s funny how my parents wouldn’t let me watch that movie too. It’s crazy that you posted this video during DC Fandome which is crazy also that Keaton Batman is coming back on the big screen.
Very cool collection Justin. I wish I would have kept some of the stuff from my childhood. It probably would have been worth a lot these days. But, back then we didn't have the Internet and sports cards, coins, rocks and stamps were the only things you heard people collected. BTW, I grew up on Walnut St. and went to Betsy Ross elementary in the 70's.
Man, I really loved this video! I’m a sucker for a toy collection, man! I’m a Transformers guy, myself. I remember when these figure came out. I don’t remember ever owing any of the Toy Biz and Kenner figures from the 1989 film, but I definitely remember going to Walmart one day after school and getting the Batman Returns Arctic Batman figure. This is an awesome collection, my friend!
Hey Justin! If you look at the adds for the 89' Batman costume that is me. Back then I worked for Morris Costumes and we had the license to distribute the costume. I remember we were waiting for Burton and Keaton to give us the thumbs up . As soon as we did they grabbed me to put on the costume for the pictures. Good times.
Nice collection my friend.
I can't believe I watched all of this video. I usually save comments for the end of the video. But you drug my down memory lane with you and so many memories came back. I think that's why I like collection toys from my childhood. I didn't have many friends, no siblings till I was older. And it's amazing at the memories that I have when I hold or look at my very small collection. Not memories of playing with them necessarily, but other memories, stuff like grandma's house, or doing something with my dad.
Fantastic collection. I was lucky enough to visit the ‘Gotham set/street’ at Pinewood before they knocked it down. We were told not to take photos (but we sneaked a few). This is still my favourite Batman film ever. Nicholson was awesome !!!!! 🦇🦇🦇
Love the commentary. This brings so much memories. I grew up in Peru so many of these toys didnt make it there. My grandparents lived in the USA so once they brought once of the JC penny catalogs and i would gawd all over the Batman and Ninja turtles lines, specially the vehicles that i never seen in real life. So for a while thats all i had the pictures.
I swear you just described my childhood! Love it brother thank you for taking me back!
Thanks for sharing your love for Batman 89 Collections. I too a fan of the movie too!
Awesome collection man and cool to look back on this!
Awesome collection my friend. I have a lot of 89 Batman collectibles as well. I do have the mobile from the video stores as well as many other things that you have.
Getting ANY Batman action figure is an event for me. I truly feel you, Batman is the best when it comes to movies and toys. I’ll never forget that one Christmas where under the tree, was a huge LEGO Batcave and a huge Batmobile.
Man I been watching this video over the week and I have to say I'm very surprised on how dedicated you are. As a fellow collector myself I love seeing this collection and hearing childhood memories! Very awesome video man!
Your whole story gave me a major nostalgia overload 🤯 I can definitely relate !
Not many that can keep me tuned in for an hour, but Justin can pull it off pretty easily. Thanks
Sweet Batman collection man, I was born in 1982 so I was right there. Saturday morning cartoons and all that good cleanish entertainment. The good old days for sure. Did you like the Dark Knight ¿ ws awesome i though
I actually refused to watch the Dark Knight for like a year cuz no body could beat Jack, but I digress I was epic as they get.
Your video made my day! I was born in 82 and saw 89 Batman on summer vacation in Oregon, at old Egyptian theater. when I was obviously seven. When we got the VHS I watched it every day on summer vacation. A friend of mine gave me a model that he built of the Batmobile. I played with that thing even though you’re not supposed to LOL. To this day (just turned 38… ) I still have 89 Batman dreams sometimes… Sadistic joker type stuff… I’m pretty sure I can quote the entire movie. Favorite movie ever. Kind of feel like I was raised by those characters LOL
Course Batman returns was dark too and scary. The clowns, for a 10 year old. My mom dropped me off by myself to see that one in our small town in California. Lodi.
Man seeing all of the 89' merch brought back memories, I was 11 when the summer of 89' exploded with bat-mania,very awesome summer
The 3rd smaller WB catalogue was actually a day one movie theatre hand out. I still have mine. They gave everyone on opening day that catalogue and a batman logo movie cup. Bravo on video . Amazing
Cool video Justin!! Thanks for sharing your Batman Collection. Love your videos.
I was super stoked for this movie and when it came out the whole event was special beyond words sitting in the cinema i knew this was special still an awesome movie my number 1 batman film ❤️
I love this Video!!! 1989 was the year I was born (Just turn 31 on Friday) and I love this movie. The first time I watched BATMAN: 1989 was with my father when I was 7 or 8 years old, I was scared but this was the first time I found out who Batman was. (I just got the LEGO BATMOBILE in the mail last week). Jurassic Park is my favorite movie as a kid and now I'm collecting everything from Jurassic Park: Toys, Movies, Posters, Trading Cards, etc. Thank you for sharing your collection!!!
Renting vcr on weekend yup!!! But we didn’t know what target was back then :/ I miss the old jcpenny catalogs. I just dreamed of the toys I couldn’t have. As usual, Justin brings us lots of joy!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Love this! I was born in 93 but Batman was and always has been my favorite superhero so I ended up with a lot of these toys growing up. Now that I’m collecting them again, I really wish I would’ve never gotten rid of mine 😅
I really enjoyed your story and experience...it was a magical time for movies and toys. I had just graduated from College when this movie came out but I loved ALL of the hype surrounding this movie...loved the toys too which must have inspired my huge collection that would come later. The franchise was so cool. Thanks for sharing....such a cool video bc you clearly had caught the bug like many of us did at the time. I’m still obsessed. Thanks again!!!
this is one of the greatest action figure RUclips videos I ever seen !, great job ! the passion makes the magic of this video !!!! I want to see more !!!
Amazing collection! I only had a few figures and I never was able to get a Batmobile. Thanks for showing off your Batman loot!
I was in my mid 20's and married I dragged my wife, mom and grand mother to see this epic film ,the 60's 70's I was a huge tv Batman fan and 1989 film just blew my mind I purchased a few items kept them for a while and over the yrs I slowly let it go but I still think the Tim Burton film still to this day is my most favorite one ,ur video is awesome thanks for ur big share
i myself have a bag full,once TWO bags full,(condensed now) of BATMAN,BATMAN RETURNS collectors stuff..WOW..loved pulling my glow in the dark frisbee out along when you showed yours,mine still glows as well,i had that bat mobile with canopy,and a whole line of BAT MOBILES in a collection but got ride of them in a move ,and i have my copy on VHS,now on DVD.
Hey Justin,... I do remember ‘BEST’. Wow,... haven’t heard that store mentioned in forever! My parents used to shop there when we were visiting Bellingham Washington. 😃
Memories 😃😃😃
Damn ! You got my holy grail! I wanted the Batmobile when I was a kid. But my father blessed me with the Original Batwing! On my birthday! I saw Batman in theater when I was a kid!! Michael Keaton is my favorite Batman. Respect to you Justin! 🙌🏽
Well, you totally nailed it for me! And I feel the same way about all those movies! 89 Batman holds many special memories, even for a little girly-girl like I was, since it was the 2nd movie I ever saw in theaters too! (also after 'Little Mermaid'. I was 4) And I promise, I'll buy a hat or something someday. Thanks for making 2020 go down a bit easier for us!
I have the miniature catalog.. they handed them out at the movie theaters that played the Batman movie.. Still have it to this day!! 😄
Its fun to watch and hear your obsession with Batman. I too loved that movie. It brings back memories of my obsession with Star Wars. I appreciate all your videos, especially on my chemo days. It helps to bring smiles to my face when I feel my worse. Thank you!
Yes!! I was waiting for this video. This is awesome! 1989 Batman was very prominent in my young life. Thanks!