Una obra de arte del cine gótico, una película "que todo el mundo debe ver al menos una vez en su vida" xD el ambiente y la bso curradísimos, el personaje del Joker perfecto con la interpretación de Jack Nickolson, muchas escenas que han pasado a la historia del cine.

The movie that started it all. The first look at a much darker Batman. I mean the costumes and the cars and character is still pretty camp, but Gotham was first shown in a bleak dark way. The story leaves somethings the be desired, but it was definitely an interesting unique look at this franchise.

Batman (1989), directed by Tim Burton, is a dark and atmospheric take on the iconic superhero. With Michael Keaton as the brooding Bruce Wayne and Jack Nicholson delivering a memorable performance as the Joker, the film captures the essence of the graphic novel. Burton’s gothic aesthetic and twisted sense of humor create a unique world that feels both visually striking and faithful to the comic’s darker tone. The movie embraces the graphic novel vibe, with a moody, almost surreal quality that sets it apart from other superhero films. It’s an unforgettable, stylized classic that remains one of the best portrayals of Batman.

Director Tim Burton Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, Robert Wuhl, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Jerry Hall, Tracey Walter, Lee Wallace, William Hootkins. The first of the 'modern' Batman movies, that took more of a serious tone with a gothic and noir type Gotham City. Before this was the movie based on the television show starring Adam West. In this origin story, Gotham City has a new vigilante, The Batman (Keaton), who is helping rid the streets of crime. His main adversary is Nicholson’s Jack Napier who has his own origin story in how he becomes The Joker. I am reviewing this in 2022, having grown up on this film - it has always been a great watch. Now I am a little older and understand the plot a little more, it is quite a bit better than I remembered. Burton's gothic style is beginning to grow here, (he was only 30 when he made this) and there is strong character development - especially in the fact it is our first introduction to Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The haunting music style of Danny Elfman (one of Burton’s frequent collaborators) adds to the dark style of this film, and would go on to work with Burton frequently throughout the next couple of decades. Nicholson is still fantastic as the version of Joker here, and while yes there are erroneous ret-cons to the mythos of Bruce Wayne (Joker did not kill his parents), he is still a wonderfully colourful villain. Both his creation and scenes after his creation have been recreated and referenced in pop culture since then. Some criticisms are that watching today is that some of the graphics seem somewhat dated, however this is to be expected since the movie is 33 years old. 3.5/5

not just the most important comic book film of all time but I've said a lot about this film over the years , but Party Man & Trust are two of the greatest needle drops of all time

Move over Williams and Zimmer - we've got Elfmam & Prince. It may not be the original but it's the OG to me. Waves of nostalgia fuel my enjoyment. From the model work, practical effects, and music to the amazing cast, wardrobe, and overall vibe this is one of my favorites. Nicholson is perfectly unhinged, Keaton is stoic but purposeful, and Billy D Williams is my Harvey Dent. Burton's Gotham is the best, for me, and while there are a few technical aspects that don't hold up today, this honors the campy Batman of the 60s while introducing the brooding and dark bat-verse that we've all grown to love. So much to love and what an amazing run from Burton during this time. Batman 1966 Review 163/500 movies & tv for 2024

The iconic appearance of Batman by Tim Burton at the end of the 80's together with Richard Donner's Superman, laid the foundations of what we enjoy today almost as a new film genre. This particular film is an interesting proposal about a dark and corrupt Gotham, with a very characteristic and defined architecture, both structurally and politically. The initial vibe is a kind of 80s Noir, which, if not for Danny Elfman's heroic and upbeat soundtrack, might as well pass as a mid-50s crime flick. All this Noir vibe is mixed with the enthusiasm of the characters that jump onto the screen in a very theatrical way. The eccentricity of the Joker, kicks our eyes with his prosthetic makeup and his colorful costumes that break the dark and monochromatic scheme of the film. Batman, of course, shows off his toys and gadgets. The film gains strength with its somewhat cheesy spectacularity, but still within the margins of light entertainment. Everything wants to revolve around the dark, the dirty, the grotesque, but it ends up being a pantomime that imitates the manners of the comics from which the film is adapted. While the Batman immediately before this one was far more ridiculous, the decades have not passed in vain to see a natural evolution of the character within the film industry in his long absence. As iconic as this movie is, if we get serious, this installment is still a teen product, with improbable poses and fights, cliché lines, big and exaggerated sets that bring out the best that the 80's had to attract the attention of an innocent and conformist public. In the final act, where the confrontation between Batman and the Joker breaks out, the film shows its real economic credentials, with spectacular action scenes involving the Batmobile, explosions, parades with giant balloons and of course, the final fight. Now, as a bottom line, it must be admitted that the villain of this movie has good things, but also other disastrous ones. He's a good representation of the most chaotic part of the Joker, however, he lacks intelligence and mental quickness. He isn't much of a tactician and never displays a true plan that rivals Batman's intellect. A villain without a real purpose results in a flat film, somewhat tedious and with a very predictable ending. It's true the great advance that the character had in almost 3 decades of absence, as I said, especially in its aesthetics, but if this were a film with another protagonist, it would be one more movie, quite forge

Tim Burton’s style is very uncommon, and it matches very well with the story and with its character, especially with Nicholson’s one. Crazy, sometimes quirky, the Joker is everything you except him to be, and there could not have been a better choice to play him that Nicholson. His performance sometimes reminds about his character in Kubrick’s The Shining. This film is the first successful superhero movie (critically and commercially) and made Batman one of the most iconic fictional character of all time.

8/10 Michael Keaton isn’t the best Batman. Nobody can really beat Christian Bale. And I wasn’t really expecting him to. He’s decent. I’ll take him over Affleck any day of the week. This Bruce Wayne is characterized as a bit of an awkward recluse, and I like it. I think it works for this cheesier type of comic book movie. Like I said in my Spider-Man review, Danny Elfman is the king of these classic superhero themes. His score for this is awesome. The action is fun and entertaining. The Batmobile chase was a standout sequence for me, along with the finale. Tim Burton’s directorial style showcases Gotham pretty spot on. The gothic look he brings to all of his films characterizes Gotham perfectly. Jack Nicholson’s Joker is simultaneously my favorite part of and my biggest gripe with this movie. He’s got the evil laugh and campy one-liners. He’s more comic crazy than actual crazy. And it fits the movie perfectly, don’t get me wrong. He’s just… too good. He vastly overshadows Bruce for the first two acts. By the third act, they have an equal screen presence, but by then it’s too late.

Batman 1989 burst on the scene shattering the box office and rewriting the rules of comic book films with dark characters and high stakes in ways no superhero movie had seen before. Superhero movies of the 70s and 80s were bright and colorful, goofy and optimistic, champions of truth, Justice, and the American Way. Movies like Superman, Supergirl, the original Captain America, and even Adam West’s Batman all fit this vibe and aesthetic, with many overly campy but charming. This made Tim Burton’s darker, more violent Batman a huge gamble. Warner Bros literally sank every last penny they had into the movie as the studio was collapsing and going out of business. A dark superhero film with murder and blood? Michael Keaton? Mr. Mom himself as Batman? It was a massive risk with a tremendous payoff! Warner Bros survived and thrived off the enormous box office profits, and Batman reinvented the superhero genre showing that adults could enjoy superhero movies too. Even though Batman 1989 is a little dated and campy now, it broke every mold when it was released. Michael Keaton proved himself as the incredible star and bankable actor that he is. Jack Nicholson’s Joker stood as the iconic standard for villains for decades. Kim Basinger’s Vicki Vale is still one of the best Batman love interests to date. Tim Burton saved superheroes and movie studios with this dark reinvention of the comic book genre. It’s a true superhero classic.