The Best BatmanMovie EVER

Rating: 10/10 (30 August 2008)

I'm an enormous comic book geek, and I've aways had a fascination for the darker comic book characters like Spawn, The Spectre, Deadman, and Batman. My favorite visual manifestations of the dark knight always lean towards the dark and exaggerated work of Kelley Jones, Sam Keth, Norm Breyfogle, or Ted McKeever. Tim Burton's Batman films (espescially this one) are the closest of the 6 Batman movies to capture this aspect. Unlike The Dark Knight(in which Heath Leger doesn't steal the show, he IS the show), the best performance in the whole film is Micheal Keaton's incredible Batman/Bruce Wayne. He really nails it as the caped crusader. From the subtle humor of Bruce Wayne to the dark brooding as Batman.But the supporting cast is excellent. Danny DeVito is absolutely brilliant as the Penguin. The film's portrayal isn't exactly true to the comics, but the Penguin is usually pretty lame with a bad origin and the Burton update is much more fascinating than to ridiculous comics version. As for Catwoman, sexy has a new name. Michelle is spellbinding as the Catwoman and I positively love that costume.When I draw Catwoman, she's always in a costume similar to the one in this film. The shiny leather and stitches are way cooler than the purple spandex in the comics. Also note the Batmobile, by far the best Batmobile ever. I love how much style Burton brings to the movie. The villains(DeVito,Pfeiffer,and Walken) all have a silent movie quality to them which is great. The Gotham City in the film is way more stylish and original than the other films.Danny Elfman's score is incredible and the costumes are some of the best I've ever seen. If you're a Tim Burton fan, see it. It really is one of his best. If your Batman fan, see it. As I've already said it's the best Batman yet.