Batman and Robin
Released: 1997
Rated PG-13 for violence
Cast: George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough
Rating: 3 out of 10
Runtime: 2 Hrs. 5 Mins.
Favorite Quotes: “There is no defeat in death, Master Bruce. Victory comes in defending what we know is right while we still live.” “I hate to disappoint you but my rubber lips are immune to your charms.” “You’re not sending ME to the COOLER!” “Why is it that all the beautiful ones are homicidal maniacs? Is it me?” “Ice to see you!” “What killed the dinosaurs? The Ice Age!” “In this universe, there’s only one absolute… everything freezes!” “If revenge is a dish best served cold, then put on your Sunday finest. It’s time to feast!” “Allow me to break the ice. My name is Freeze. Learn it well. For it’s the chilling sound of your doom” “The Ice Man cometh!”
Summary (from IMDB): Mr. Freeze plans on taking Gotham City hostage by freezing the town into a permanent winter. In the meantime, a new seductive villainous, Poison Ivy, has appeared to cause a rift in the partnership of Batman & Robin. While all this is happening, faithful butler Alfred is dying. Mr. Freeze holds the key to save his life. Enter Batgirl to help save the day.
The Bad Stuff (where to begin?):
- Nipples on the bat-suit? Really?
- They ruined the character of Bane. He is supposed to very well-spoken and charming. They turned him into a goliath that can only say his name.
- Poison Ivy is supposed to be hot, not Uma Thurman.
- Mr. Freeze has the same problem as Bane. He is supposed to be very smart, very well-spoken, and look like a scientist. Instead, they have Arnold.
- Clooney makes a terrible Batman.
- Not only had two main bad guys for Batman to fight, but they added another side villain on top of them.
- Joel Schumacher shouldn’t have been given another chance with a Batman movie.
- Alicia Silverstone sucks. Bad. Her line delivery of, “No, I’ve got you.” is awful, but unbelievably quotable.
- Robin is a huge tool. More in this one than the rest of the movies with Robin in them.
The Good Stuff:
- Michael Gough returned as Alfred.
- George Clooney made a great Bruce Wayne.
- On the IMDB message boards of this movie, someone started a thread entitled “1,000 things you learned from watching Batman and Robin”. It has some pretty funny stuff in it.
Overall, I say watch this movie to appreciate how good the others really are. It is really bad and you will get in a few cheap laughs.
