Author Topic: who was the best Batman? (Read 3954 times)

bigmc · « **Reply #25 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:37:17 PM »

Bale - no contest

jaejonna · « **Reply #26 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:46:09 PM »

Adam West...

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Fury · « **Reply #27 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:02:55 PM »

Definitely Bale.

Mars · « **Reply #28 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:03:51 PM »

keaton, but maybe because the movie made huge impact at me when i was a kid.

hench · « **Reply #29 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:12:28 PM »

I think Keaton
Adam west was apparantly riled up that he wasn't asked to play batman in the movie version

Mars · « **Reply #30 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:16:30 PM »

Quote from: Earl1972 on August 24, 2009, 01:22:38 PM

val kilmer

but it's hard for to think of beetlejuice as batman

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lol

The Ugly · « **Reply #31 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:20:22 PM »

Bale is goofy with his Dirty Harry Batman voice, but in Christopher Nolan's hands the franchise
is f'n gold.

kiwiol · « **Reply #32 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:24:47 PM »

Quote from: Mars on August 24, 2009, 02:03:51 PM

keaton, but maybe because the movie made huge impact at me when i was a kid.

Keaton plays the part of Bruce Wayne well, cause he's a good actor. But physically, he's less impressive than the guy who places 37th in a PDI contest. Which is why I can never see him as Batman - guy looks like he'd barely crank out 4 reps with 135 lb on the bench

As wooden as Bale can get at times, he still pulls off some stuff very well and looks and plays a much better Batman (and Bruce Wayne), IMO.

Matterhorn · « **Reply #33 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:25:06 PM »

Clooney all the way !

swilkins1984 · « **Reply #34 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:30:21 PM »

Bale is my favorite but Michael Keaton was awesome too especially in 1989 Batman. I will say 1989 Batmobile and Jet were my favorite. Val Kilmer is a great actor but Joel Scuhmacher was a bad director who brought in all the neon and nipple suits. The only thing Schumacher did right was Kilmer and mega hot at the time Nicole Kidman.

hench · « **Reply #35 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:36:03 PM »

spot on.
Keaton abandoned the franchise because of creative differences with the director, he wanted to stay dark but scuhmacher wanted to cartoony, bad move! Keaton left at the right time

Quote from: swilkins1984 on August 24, 2009, 03:30:21 PM

Bale is my favorite but Michael Keaton was awesome too especially in 1989 Batman. I will say 1989 Batmobile and Jet were my favorite. Val Kilmer is a great actor but Joel Scuhmacher was a bad director who brought in all the neon and nipple suits. The only thing Schumacher did right was Kilmer and mega hot at the time Nicole Kidman.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #36 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:36:41 PM »

Quote from: Shredder66 on August 23, 2009, 05:38:57 PM

Christian Bale..

swilkins1984 · « **Reply #37 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:39:03 PM »

Quote from: hench on August 24, 2009, 03:36:03 PM

spot on.
Keaton abandoned the franchise because of creative differences with the director, he wanted to stay dark but scuhmacher wanted to cartoony, bad move! Keaton left at the right time

I heard they offered Keaton over 20mil for "Forever" but he still wouldn't do it. Thats holding on to your dignity right there. I would have sold out haha

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #38 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:39:50 PM »

Quote from: swilkins1984 on August 24, 2009, 03:39:03 PM

I heard they offered Keaton over 20mil for "Forever" but he still wouldn't do it. Thats holding on to your dignity right there. I would have sold out haha

I would have sold out for 5k...

Meso_z · « **Reply #39 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:42:33 PM »

BUTTMAN

swilkins1984 · « **Reply #40 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:43:21 PM »

Quote from: RPF on August 24, 2009, 03:39:50 PM

I would have sold out for 5k...

Ain't like Keaton is crankin out the hits lately though...

hench · « **Reply #41 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:45:56 PM »

I'm sure he's enjoying his millionaire lifestyle and chilling

Quote from: swilkins1984 on August 24, 2009, 03:43:21 PM

Ain't like Keaton is crankin out the hits lately though...

brooklynbruiser · « **Reply #42 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:53:16 PM »

Keaton had great eyes in the suit and pulled off the coldness and style of Batman well. His Bruce was awkward in I'm-rich-and-have-people-do-things-for-me way. Funny.

Kilmer had a great voice, but his body was looking terrible in the topless shot.

Clooney is a cool guy, but his Batman had too much weird homoerotic stuff going on to sell me on it.

Bale is the kind of actor that does such outlandish roles that it's hard to judge him. His Batman is okay, but doesn't do anything positively or negatively for me. He doesn't bring anything new to the role.

In the end, it's a combo of director, writer, and actor that makes the Batman character great. Burton/Hamm/Keaton FTW.

hench · « **Reply #43 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:54:52 PM »

here is keaton banging out some curls

Quote from: kiwiol on August 24, 2009, 02:24:47 PM

Keaton plays the part of Bruce Wayne well, cause he's a good actor. But physically, he's less impressive than the guy who places 37th in a PDI contest. Which is why I can never see him as Batman - guy looks like he'd barely crank out 4 reps with 135 lb on the bench

As wooden as Bale can get at times, he still pulls off some stuff very well and looks and plays a much better Batman (and Bruce Wayne), IMO.