Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 23, 1989
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ZerpnosMar 4, 2017
Zamanına göre düşünecek olursak eğer, Joker ve Batman tanıtımı açısından yeterli bir filmdi. Aksiyonu ve diğer durumları için söylenecek pek bir şey yok. Ortalama bir filmdi.
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SonicHD7May 31, 2017
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformedHaving witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself "The Joker" (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger). Expand
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flylexMay 21, 2017
Tim Burton finally showed that a superhero movie could have a darker and more adult tone, in addition to showing a more serious and bitter fun of the batman very different from the version shown in the series of 1966, the ambiance of gothamTim Burton finally showed that a superhero movie could have a darker and more adult tone, in addition to showing a more serious and bitter fun of the batman very different from the version shown in the series of 1966, the ambiance of gotham city is perfect is dark , Somber, cloudy and with a nostalgic tone mainly for the readers of the old HQs. The film has a good frame and does not use cuts in these, the special effects are very outdated to evaluate today and the soundtrack is classic and Perfect for the movie, Michael Keaton is adventurous as batman has all the qualities to be idealized as the best actor for the character but that does not happen lack cunning, charisma, loneliness and bitterness for him to be the ideal bruce wayne, Jack Nicholson this great As a joker, he really is a crazy pisicopata and deserves the clown clown of crime already Kim Basinger is in the movie to serve as a loving pair for the bruce wayne and endowment in danger in the hands of the jo Ker the film still has many errors in the script, mainly in what is said the convictions of the batman, and the first two acts are a bit tiring doing with spectacular third act.note 76 Expand
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LillieyMay 28, 2017
This is my favorite Batman movie ever. The perfect blend of comic book movie and modern film making. Michael Keaton is excellent as both Bruce Wayne and the caped crusader. A
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CoreGamer1408May 2, 2023
Unlike the timeless Batman Returns this one is more dated and rough looking. That being said this has plenty of cool Batman moments and lots of fun Joker scenes. This version of the Batman does have a high body count. So this is the BatmanUnlike the timeless Batman Returns this one is more dated and rough looking. That being said this has plenty of cool Batman moments and lots of fun Joker scenes. This version of the Batman does have a high body count. So this is the Batman you really wouldn't want to mess with as a criminal. Expand
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spacebear1Dec 11, 2017
Tim Burton's Batman was a film that changed future live action Batman films. This was the first dark live action Batman film. Michael Keaton was amazing in his role as the Batman as was Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The characters were great,Tim Burton's Batman was a film that changed future live action Batman films. This was the first dark live action Batman film. Michael Keaton was amazing in his role as the Batman as was Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The characters were great, the story was great, and the Batmobile was just awesome. My rating would be 8.7/10 Expand
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amheretojudgeNov 17, 2018
there is real ruggedness in here..

Batman Burton's taken on the cape crusader of the Gotham city is much more practical and grounded than it claims to be. Don't get it wrong, it has its weak moments and it gets cheesy at times with its
there is real ruggedness in here..

Batman

Burton's taken on the cape crusader of the Gotham city is much more practical and grounded than it claims to be. Don't get it wrong, it has its weak moments and it gets cheesy at times with its cheap gadgets and tacky physical sequences that is clearly off putting, but amidst all these outdated thrills lies a stunning performances, a performance so mesmerizing that it has the potential to carry off the entire movie. There is real ruggedness in here, mano-y-mano as Nicholson calls it, and it's that humane emotion that makes it more gritty and smart. The screenplay is tightly packed that keeps offering twists and turns in this cat and mouse chase until it grows mature and fiddles with character's emotions.

The conversations are pragmatic but the dialogues are cinematic, they demand attention through it especially Nicholson's ideologies that are expressed through monologues and one liners that may or may not crack you up but it surely is palpable to the bold decisions the character makes. It might be gullible, but it also keeps you thoroughly busy in its crime world, from fake advertisement to press news and from cutthroat politics to slick agendas that keeps flipping like a coin, it is immensely enthralling to encounter a good old protagonist-antagonist striking their horns on screen.

Aforementioned, Nicholson is the heartbeat of this case, he is hilarious, intriguing, impressive, at times predictable but not scary as he should have been. Keaton as Batman is over chewing stuff and other supporting cast fades away in front of Nicholson's cynical laugh. Burton needs to up his game whilst pulling off heist and explosions, the fighting sequences could have easily been convincing. Batman works as far as it is a political drama as soon as it starts paying its due to the comic book fans, it dips vigorously down.
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bw14916Jan 28, 2018
Batman is good movie that while bringing Batman closer to the Nolan films, still has a good amount of campiness. The Joker in particular is very over the top, but it suits the character well. Batman is also portrayed well, with Bruce WayneBatman is good movie that while bringing Batman closer to the Nolan films, still has a good amount of campiness. The Joker in particular is very over the top, but it suits the character well. Batman is also portrayed well, with Bruce Wayne being tortured, but it is far more subtle than most adaptations. There is a change made to Batman's backstory that while making the conflict more personal isn't very necessary, and is just an unnecessary change to Batman's lore. Overall though this is a very good installment in the Batman franchise. Expand
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LoletinAlexisSep 24, 2018
The limitations of that time, the deficient combat and the main plot affect negatively.

However, it is a very complete and well made movie, with a well-acted Bruce Wayne, a perfect Batman (despite the ironic performance thanks to his limited
The limitations of that time, the deficient combat and the main plot affect negatively.

However, it is a very complete and well made movie, with a well-acted Bruce Wayne, a perfect Batman (despite the ironic performance thanks to his limited hood) and the best Joker (based on the comics) that it has existed.

In definitive, a great Batman movie and a great Tim Burton movie.
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CTHReviewsMar 8, 2018
While Keaton isn't that convincing as Bruce Wayne, Vicki Vale is pretty useless as a character, the pacing can drag, and Batman seems to always be on top of things, Tim Burton's Batman is still an okay superhero flick that changed the genre,While Keaton isn't that convincing as Bruce Wayne, Vicki Vale is pretty useless as a character, the pacing can drag, and Batman seems to always be on top of things, Tim Burton's Batman is still an okay superhero flick that changed the genre, allowing us to take them more seriously. Expand
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FilipeNetoFeb 17, 2018
This movie is the film adaptation of the comic-strip where Batman was born. Directed by Tim Burton (who became famous at this time thanks to this film and "Edward Scissorhands"), has Michael Keaton (in the title role) and Jack Nicholson (asThis movie is the film adaptation of the comic-strip where Batman was born. Directed by Tim Burton (who became famous at this time thanks to this film and "Edward Scissorhands"), has Michael Keaton (in the title role) and Jack Nicholson (as the villain Joker) among others talented actors. But in this movie the actors weren't well, they simply failed to adapt to the way Tim Burton, a sui generis director, wanted the film.

In fact, in this film (and in the following sequels), Tim Burton has shown that knows nothing about comics, and his love for his personal way he understands cinema is greater than his ability to adapt comic strip for cinema. Merely copying one thing to another?! A film that is comic-strip is not a movie nor a comic-book! The interpretation of the characters is too stylized, the costumes are too unrealistic, the cinematography is too dark and the absurd scenarios are worthy of an Orwellian dystopia. Everything has been thought to refer the public to the comics and strengthen the dystopian character of the city where the story takes place. Thus, as in the comics, Batman is the product of reality where he lives: a good and noble man who uses the violence to brings justice where it fails, turning perversity against the perversity he fights. Still, it's a comic-book Batman, not a cinema Batman, and the film doesn't even tries to bridge's the gap between reality and comics, something that surely would make the film more interesting.

Mr. Burton, who want a comic-book buys it, who is going to the movies normally expects to see something different...
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mecheng03Mar 9, 2019
Michael Keaton is the GOAT as an actor (the only one I know to pull off full ret**d) and Tim Burton nailed it which lots of movies are trying to imitate but never really pulled it off. This is the best Batman to date.
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DerekReideMar 29, 2019
Of course, if it's a Tim Burton movie, it's got to be given a dark aura around it. And I think this movie needed Tim's directing. So they did well.
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AGuyFromGothamOct 19, 2019
Great Movie.
Jack Nicholson's Joker And Michael Keaton's Batman is Amazing.Other Actors Are Very Good To.I Love This Movie.Music,Script,Acting.Just Perfect
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Sierra-117Dec 6, 2020
A few days ago I watched Tim Burton’s 1989 classic take on the much loved "Caped Crusader" for the first time, and whilst it initially left me feeling a tad underwhelmed, I’ve only grown fonder of the film the more I’ve thought about it. IA few days ago I watched Tim Burton’s 1989 classic take on the much loved "Caped Crusader" for the first time, and whilst it initially left me feeling a tad underwhelmed, I’ve only grown fonder of the film the more I’ve thought about it. I would be lying if I said it didn’t have its fair share of problems; Jack Nicholson may be a fantastic joker but there are way to many scenes of him just scheming, the pacing is at times extremely poor and the final showdown feels like a failed attempt to replicate Roy vs Deckard in Blade Runner, however a great deal of these issues are negated for me by the unique and alluring atmosphere that Burton has created. The huge dystopian sets of Gotham City’s urban environments and the sickening green & brown colouring ooze with style, and accompanied by Danny Elfman’s chilling score they completely absorb me into the dark and demented metropolis that Batman is fighting to save.
Whilst some of the daytime sections can feel a bit dull without them, they are ultimately carried by the great performances from Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger and especially Michael Keaton, who is not only my favourite character in the film but my favourite iteration of Bruce Wayne period. Whilst most actors have gone for a more extreme approach to the character (Christian Bale is ultra charming and Ben Affleck is overly moody), Keaton feels far more human. Sure he’s a charming millionaire (or billionaire I don’t know), but especially when taking to people he can be a complete goof. There’s a perfect moment where he’s trying to tell Vicky that he’s the Batman, but he can’t seem to phrase it right and makes several attempts, before he’s conveniently saved by the entrance of the joker. Just moments later is possibly my favourite scene in the film where Bruce tries to intimidate the Joker by indicating that he’s going to lose through a short story, smashing some furniture and shouting “YOU WANNA GET NUTS!? Let’s get nuts...”. There’s something about Keaton’s delivery, and his chemistry with Nicholson that makes this moment so magical to me, and I really wish they had more interactions throughout the film. Jack Nicholson is also great, but unfortunately I do have a few minor gripes with his character. First of all revealing that he was Bruce’s parent’s killer seemed completely unnecessary to me. It made for slightly raised stakes but ultimately it just came out of nowhere and didn’t need to be included. Secondly, and you can say I’m nitpicking here, but I really don’t like how they choose to remove his makeup for some scenes. It just makes it hard for me to take his loud and jokey personality as seriously. Also, whilst Nicholson is fantastic there were one or two times when I thought he was just ever so slightly overacting. I’d say my biggest problem with the film is they it feels like Bruce Wayne/Batman is only a side character. It’s almost as if he has only half the screen time that the joker has, and in a film titled 'Batman' that is a little bit of a problem. In the end, despite all of its flaws I am a big fan of Tim Burtons Batman. It may not be as obviously brilliant as something like Nolan’s 'The Dark Knight' but in my opinion it is still one hell of a movie.
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RobwinzApr 19, 2020
Holy **** this movie is amazing. The first thing which I think is pretty good about this movie are the actors, Michael Keaton does a brilliant performance as Batman and Bruce Wayne in this movie. Also, the Joker who's played by Jack NicolsonHoly **** this movie is amazing. The first thing which I think is pretty good about this movie are the actors, Michael Keaton does a brilliant performance as Batman and Bruce Wayne in this movie. Also, the Joker who's played by Jack Nicolson does a fantastic job at playing the role of the joker, he has to be one of my favourite live action jokers. Finally, I think there is some good camera work during this movie when it's either Batman using his gadgets to take down the villains or if it's the Joker attacking people, either way they get some great camera shots of these scenes happening and it adds quite a bit to this amazing comic book movie. Expand
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Tez555Jul 4, 2020
I've never been a massive fan of the older Batman movies and recently me & the mrs decided to rewatch all the Batmans and honestly, so far this is possibly the worst. OK technically it's a better film (obviously) than Batman & Robin, but thisI've never been a massive fan of the older Batman movies and recently me & the mrs decided to rewatch all the Batmans and honestly, so far this is possibly the worst. OK technically it's a better film (obviously) than Batman & Robin, but this was just so slow and felt like a REALLY old movie. I mean, at this point Die Hard, Predator, Terminator & Aliens had all come out, but this feels like a film from 10 years before them. Some of the FX are laughable, it has that weird gun sound effect that no gun has ever sounded like that sounds like a 60's action film. It's not bad, it just feels sooo dated. Expand
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Sosmooth1982Dec 10, 2022
There will never be a greater batman or movie ever. The original is still the only good batman movie out there. They keep trying but they had it right the 1st time, and they messed it up now.
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movielover28Jul 13, 2020
Sure, this is a good movie, but if you compare it to any of the Dark Knight Trilogy entries it is nothing.
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Onlyclassicvg1Jan 15, 2021
A fantastic film, with an interesting plot, and the joker has some laughs, but the sad part is, it's only third best in terms of the top (and only) 5 Batman movies. Here, I'll give you the Batman movies in order of the best to the worst withA fantastic film, with an interesting plot, and the joker has some laughs, but the sad part is, it's only third best in terms of the top (and only) 5 Batman movies. Here, I'll give you the Batman movies in order of the best to the worst with the score I give them. 1. Bat Expand
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Toasty87Jul 12, 2020
Very very good acting and casting by all would recommend to everyone I know.
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CRoger013Dec 31, 2020
This is a great Batman movie! I like the 1st, 2nd and 3rd! But the 4th one was bad and horrible
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TRANSFORMERSFANMar 12, 2021
one of the best movies from 1989 in my opinion! i like the first 3 batman movies!
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BleedingJesterJun 30, 2023
its a great movie and its one of my favorite versions of Gotham in general in fact how Gotham is portrayed is the main reason I love this movie as great as Keaton and Nicholson are

but this is not normal Batman cause he straight up kills
its a great movie and its one of my favorite versions of Gotham in general in fact how Gotham is portrayed is the main reason I love this movie as great as Keaton and Nicholson are

but this is not normal Batman cause he straight up kills people in this movie but despite that its still one of my favorite takes on the characters of Joker and Batman
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HikayeciAug 6, 2022
Filmi acaba ilk batman filmi nasılmış diyerek az önce izledim. Açıkça söylemeliyim ki güzel bir film. Filmin sevmediğim 3 yanı oldu: Birinci olarak oyunculuklar çok yapay geldi, ikinci olarak görsel efektler çok iyi değildi (1989 yılı birFilmi acaba ilk batman filmi nasılmış diyerek az önce izledim. Açıkça söylemeliyim ki güzel bir film. Filmin sevmediğim 3 yanı oldu: Birinci olarak oyunculuklar çok yapay geldi, ikinci olarak görsel efektler çok iyi değildi (1989 yılı bir filme göre çok kötü değil fakat günümüze göre kötü), bir de finalini çok beğenmedim. Onun dışında güzel bir filmdi. Sanki 2008 de çıkan Dark Knight, ve 2022 de çıkan The Batman'ın birleştirilmiş 1989 versiyonu gibiydi. Expand
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HeroicAge616Nov 1, 2021
Batman has the actors, atmosphere, and music down, if not a stellar script.
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TeshanJan 28, 2022
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssttttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppppiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
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DarkwingSchmuckMar 3, 2022
With rock solid performances, stellar art direction, a genuine sense of fun, and an iconic score by Danny Elfman, Tim Burton's classic still holds up today as terrific pop entertainment.
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BoiWeiMar 22, 2022
Pretty great movie with some amazing set pieces and scenes. Batmobile reveal, Batman crashing through the ceiling window and the final showdown on top of the gigantic cathedral are as iconic as it gets.
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HappyliveMay 7, 2022
zamanına göre güzel işleyiş konu ve dokusuyla kendine hayran bırakan yapımdır
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ingloMay 8, 2022
A really fun experience. While it fails to really capture the character of Batman, Nicholson's performance makes this film incredibly engaging. Keaton also gives an excellent performance.
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BrokenChildJul 12, 2022
Batman (1989) is a classic movie and it is pretty solid. Although it isn’t the best Batman movie and it isn’t anything special, the movie is still very unforgettable and Michael Keaton did a decent job at playing Batman and the story isBatman (1989) is a classic movie and it is pretty solid. Although it isn’t the best Batman movie and it isn’t anything special, the movie is still very unforgettable and Michael Keaton did a decent job at playing Batman and the story is pretty solid too. Expand
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AmateurfilmVWRSep 1, 2022
Probably one of my favorite Batman movies of all time, Burton did an incredible job with this film and bringing "The Gotham Knight" to the big screen. It also can't be understated how good Michael Keaton is as Bruce Wayne and Batman, heProbably one of my favorite Batman movies of all time, Burton did an incredible job with this film and bringing "The Gotham Knight" to the big screen. It also can't be understated how good Michael Keaton is as Bruce Wayne and Batman, he really plays both sides incredibly well despite being known as a man of comedy at the time of accepting the role. Jack Nicholson was just incredible as well, though his Joker is more of a gangster gone mad than a truly unhinged clown as you might know Heath Ledger's iconic performance or Mark Hamill's adaption of the character. The CGI and special effects obviously don't age well but even then, Batman is a classic. Expand
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coywowJan 30, 2023
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. astronomically mid. its not a bad movie at all, not a big michael keaton fan at all Expand
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alerikandersonMay 1, 2023
Another Tim Burton classic that I still love and still a great superhero movie
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