Batman (1989 film)

88 Ratings: 3.4

The 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character and directed by Tim Burton.

Thanks to the ambitious vision of director Tim Burton, the blockbuster hit of 1989 delivers the goods despite an occasionally spotty script, giving the caped crusader a thorough overhaul in keeping with the crime fighter's evolution in DC Comics. … see full wiki

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Cast: Kim Basinger, Jack Nicholson, Michael Gough, Michael Keaton, Pat Hingle, Jack Palance, see all

Director: Tim Burton

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Date: June 23, 1989

MPAA Rating: PG-13

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review by Stephanie_Smith19. December 12, 2010

Batman (1989 Film)

Stephanie's Favourite Films: Batman While some people may not agree with me, I think that this is the best Batman film. Granted, I love the Nolan films, and they are definitely their own creations, but this film just seems like the more traditional film, and sometimes, the traditional way is the best way to go. The joker overshadows batman a lot, and in some ways I don't like that, because in most of these cases, less is more. The casting is great, the story is … more

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review by smurfwreck. September 26, 2010

posted in Love of Comics & Graphic Novels!

My balloons. Those are my balloons. He stole my balloons!

I was at the perfect age when Batman came out, 12, which was not so young that the movie was over my head and not quite old enough to start being jaded about adaptations. More personally, I was also a year into collecting comics pretty heavily so I felt like I was at the forefront of the entire comic industry boom that literally blew up overnight after the release of this flick. This film also marked another turning point in my life as it was what was bouncing around my head right before … more

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