Batman Forever (1995)
Tim Burton's first two Batman films are amazing and this third addition to the series is a solid film. Joel Schumacher directed, but Tim Burton was the producer, which I think is what makes it good, as opposed to the laughably wretched Batman and Robin. There are problems, especially with some clunky dialogue, but at the same time, we get wonderful gems such as "The batsignal is not a beeper." Hee! Replacing Michael Keaton with Val Kilmer was a terrible idea, since Kilmer's portrayal of Bruce Wayne is closer to a 2X4 then a real person, but Jim Carrey's Riddler and Tommy Lee Jones's Two-Face more than make up for it. Both of them can be added to that list of actors great at playing villains that I've mentioned (which so far includes Anthony Hopkins, Brian Cox, and Ralph Fiennes). I'll leave you with one question: why do all the buildings in this imagining of Gotham seem to be at least 100 stories tall?
My Netflix rating: 4 stars
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