great batman!

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2004)

batman returns is a really great batman movie. i never saw the batman with jack nicholson in it, but that's ok, because if you didnt see that this batman sums it up. michael keaton does a great job as the leading bat, and does manage to maintain a higher glow of male sexuality dripping all over in his batman suit. rumors were that the catwoman was to be played by someone else, but i dont remember the womans name. i saw her on vh1 because she and the director tim burton got into a quarrel about why she wasnt wanted for the role. i saw the woman on the show, and she couldnt have done what michelle did for the role. if the woman who played her in the 60's could have seen her acting, she would have been proud. great makeup on the penguin, (**SPOILER**) especially when he bites off a nose, that was really gross but added to the dramatic effect of the evil hero. the plot, of course, comes from a comic book, and does have some rather stupid points. but, batman was quirky, originally, with all the bat gadgets and stuff. i think all three of them combined in a huge way, making the movie a success. for all you batman fans out there, this is a must see for you. A fair word of warning, ladies, you wont be the same when you see michael running around town in the batman uniform. (A A-)