A good, solid sequel

Rating: Null/10 (20 June 2000)

Michael Keaton dons the mask of the Dark Knight for the 2nd and
sadly the final time in this rip-snorting sequel to the 1989
monster hit.
Batman comes to the aid of Gotham City when a gang of costumed
freaks ravage the town during the Christmas season, not knowing
a shady, demented figure is behind it all. This person, known as
the Penguin (wonderfully played by Danny DeVito) plans to take
over the Gotham political structure and to corrupt it,
obviously. Helping the Penguin is Catwoman (the great Michelle
Pheifer), a once meek secretary turned deadly scourge with the
reflexes of, well, a cat! Batman has his hands full dealing with
not one treacherous foe, but two!
This rendition of the modern Batman movies is the last of the
good versions because it was under the stylish direction of Tim
Burton. Under his view, the first two Batman films looked grim
and menacing. But with the 2nd and 3rd sequels, they become
somewhat too colorful and cutesy. I prefer the first two Batman
films because they had the feel of how Batman's personality and
environment was. He was still burning with rage after his
parents' murders, and therefore, his personality had a seething
touch to it. Michael Keaton was the ideal Batman because he had
that dark, sinister image that fit both Bruce Wayne and Batman.
Val Kilmer was mediocre as the hero, and George Clooney was
decent as Batman as well, but we should all stick Michael Keaton
as the one tru