Compared to the (then) Nightmare Fuel used for the 1989 “Batman” movie directed by Tim Burton, and the sequel, “Batman Returns”, the second half of the saga, “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin” seemed like a breath of fresh air. Yet, most people call them crap.
Between the 2nd and 3rd chapters of Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy, Warner Brothers and Cartoon Network gave us “Batman ~ The Brave and the Bold” (basically a callback from the show with Adam West and Burt Ward) and “Young Justice” (a separate show with a different tone/continuum involving Batman’s partner, robin, and other youths branded “sidekicks” to their disdain); both with color and a variety of heroes (despite Batman getting the top billing in one title). They were cool in their own way, yet most unlike me, despise the element of “Young Justice” with a female character named Meghan exclaiming out of realization “Hell-LOW, Meghan!” (as her way of saying “Oh, DUH” or “Oh, of COURSE”) with a brief pace-palm, and the vast “Ham” and “Cheese” in the “Brave and the Bold” series with lines like “Holy Hammers of Justice, Batman”.
Then there’s “The Dark Knight Rises”, a fine opportunity to see Joseph Gordon Levitt for the first time since “Angels in the Outfield”, versus a story full of moments that get me to think “Should we have one time with everything, but songs, then move on?”
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To Cowabunga and Beyond!
06 Nov 2016, 5:50 pm
