Comments on: Eric’s Bad Movies: ‘Batman & Robin’ (1997) http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:02:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: osrevad http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-150451 osrevad Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:16:44 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-150451 Not wanting to see the entire movie, I recently watched the Preview of this abomination. I don't know anything about lighting or cinematography, but EVERY shot was PAINFULLY obviously on a badly lit sound stage. There's nothing wrong with sound stages, but they made it look awful on a consistent basis. Am I just crazy, or is the whole movie really like that? Not wanting to see the entire movie, I recently watched the Preview of this abomination. I don’t know anything about lighting or cinematography, but EVERY shot was PAINFULLY obviously on a badly lit sound stage. There’s nothing wrong with sound stages, but they made it look awful on a consistent basis. Am I just crazy, or is the whole movie really like that?

]]> By: Pumpkin http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-150264 Pumpkin Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:58:22 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-150264 In addition to the bulging nipples, he also appears to be wearing a codpiece. In addition to the bulging nipples, he also appears to be wearing a codpiece.

]]> By: Rob D. http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-150092 Rob D. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:21:40 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-150092 Eric, your brother seems like a smart guy. Eric, your brother seems like a smart guy.

]]> By: Jette http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-150042 Jette Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:35:27 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-150042 We were at the gym last night and I got on the cardio machines, which face several big TVs, just as "Batman and Robin" was starting to play on a cable station. The gym TVs have no sound, but closed-captioning is enabled. I have never had such a hilarious gym experience, watching the first 20 minutes of this movie with the captioning on. Mr. Freeze would say something and the captions would display, "Ahhh!" which was obviously said in an Ahnold-y voice, and the dialogue was even worse when you read it and didn't hear it. I kept giggling and disturbing my neighbor on the cardio machines, but it was my husband and he just shook his head and turned to watch CNN. So much fun, but I probably couldn't have stood more than 20 minutes. (Clooney looked very cute when not wearing the nipple suit, though. Mmm. But why make pre-Poison Ivy'd Uma look like Carol Burnett's janitor character?) We were at the gym last night and I got on the cardio machines, which face several big TVs, just as “Batman and Robin” was starting to play on a cable station. The gym TVs have no sound, but closed-captioning is enabled. I have never had such a hilarious gym experience, watching the first 20 minutes of this movie with the captioning on. Mr. Freeze would say something and the captions would display, “Ahhh!” which was obviously said in an Ahnold-y voice, and the dialogue was even worse when you read it and didn’t hear it. I kept giggling and disturbing my neighbor on the cardio machines, but it was my husband and he just shook his head and turned to watch CNN. So much fun, but I probably couldn’t have stood more than 20 minutes. (Clooney looked very cute when not wearing the nipple suit, though. Mmm. But why make pre-Poison Ivy’d Uma look like Carol Burnett’s janitor character?)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-149924 Sarah Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:11:10 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-149924 The quip's from "Batman Forever" when they go the Riddler's island/lair thingie. I actually kinda liked that movie as a kid when I watched the Animated Series after school everyday. The Animated Series, however, is still good after all these years. The quip’s from “Batman Forever” when they go the Riddler’s island/lair thingie. I actually kinda liked that movie as a kid when I watched the Animated Series after school everyday.
The Animated Series, however, is still good after all these years.

]]> By: Ampersand http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-149918 Ampersand Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:15:23 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-149918 The cable channel TNT is running B&R right now. They're calling it a "new classic." Apparently TNT has very loose definitions of both the word "new" and the word "classic." John Doe, some friends and I watched this movie a few months ago with the Rifftrax on. It made the experience slightly more palatable, but a pig with lipstick on is still just a pig (or some other folksy aphorism like that). I can't believe that they had so much money and so much talent working on this movie and it still turned out to be so utterly terrible in every way. This has got to be one of the highest ratios of money-to-crap in movies. For those of you bulking up on your movie trivia for your next appearance on Jeopardy, Wikipedia informs me was that Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota, had a bit part as an Arkham Asylum guard. So despite the fact that the movie is crap-tastic, it's got a lot of brawny governors in it. This is the last paragraph in my comment, I promise. The cable channel TNT is running B&R right now. They’re calling it a “new classic.” Apparently TNT has very loose definitions of both the word “new” and the word “classic.”

John Doe, some friends and I watched this movie a few months ago with the Rifftrax on. It made the experience slightly more palatable, but a pig with lipstick on is still just a pig (or some other folksy aphorism like that). I can’t believe that they had so much money and so much talent working on this movie and it still turned out to be so utterly terrible in every way. This has got to be one of the highest ratios of money-to-crap in movies.

For those of you bulking up on your movie trivia for your next appearance on Jeopardy, Wikipedia informs me was that Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota, had a bit part as an Arkham Asylum guard. So despite the fact that the movie is crap-tastic, it’s got a lot of brawny governors in it.

This is the last paragraph in my comment, I promise.

]]> By: John Doe http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-149915 John Doe Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:44:33 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-149915 Rifftrax for this is pretty funny, for the first hour or so. Of course, I don't think there are many people who want to watch B&R just for the pleasure of riffing it. If you watch it for the camp only, then maybe you can stand it. Over The Top, on the other hand, is hilarious with or without rifftrax. But I recommend rifftrax anyway because those MST3K guys are so clever. "Is his name Hawk or Hawks? They keep changing it on us." Rifftrax for this is pretty funny, for the first hour or so. Of course, I don’t think there are many people who want to watch B&R just for the pleasure of riffing it. If you watch it for the camp only, then maybe you can stand it.

Over The Top, on the other hand, is hilarious with or without rifftrax. But I recommend rifftrax anyway because those MST3K guys are so clever. “Is his name Hawk or Hawks? They keep changing it on us.”

]]> By: B http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-149913 B Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:32:07 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-149913 Batman & Robin made me laugh once, at least once intentionally. I found Robin's 'Holy Rusted Metal, batman' quip to be funny. Or was that from Batman Forever? Batman & Robin made me laugh once, at least once intentionally. I found Robin’s ‘Holy Rusted Metal, batman’ quip to be funny. Or was that from Batman Forever?

]]> By: Chris http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-149885 Chris Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:43:02 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-149885 Hilarious! Eric said: "...the Batsuit has nipples. Why would this be? Is it to accommodate Clooney's own nipples? Are they so protuberant that they create discomfort when squeezed into an unnippled Batsuit? I'm guessing Clooney tried on the original costume the first day and was like, 'Wow, how did Val Kilmer ever fit into this thing? Does he just not have nipples?!,' and the costumers had to make alterations. Meanwhile, all of Hollywood began whispering about George Clooney's bulging nipples." Just hilarious! Hilarious!

Eric said:
“…the Batsuit has nipples. Why would this be? Is it to accommodate Clooney’s own nipples? Are they so protuberant that they create discomfort when squeezed into an unnippled Batsuit? I’m guessing Clooney tried on the original costume the first day and was like, ‘Wow, how did Val Kilmer ever fit into this thing? Does he just not have nipples?!,’ and the costumers had to make alterations. Meanwhile, all of Hollywood began whispering about George Clooney’s bulging nipples.”

Just hilarious!

]]> By: RUBR NIPS 4EVR http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/07/17/erics-bad-movies-batman-robin-1997/#comment-149884 RUBR NIPS 4EVR Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=901#comment-149884 I almost punched my monitor when I saw you give a bad review to B&R. I almost punched my monitor when I saw you give a bad review to B&R.

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