Monday, March 12, 2012

Batman

When I think of Batman, I think of Michael Keaton.  When I think of Joker, I think Jack Nicholson.  My sister and I loved 1989's movie simply named "Batman."  It was one of the very few movies that we actually wore out.  We even brought the movie to our babysitters house to watch with our friends. (Nowadays babysitters probably wouldn't let you get away with watching or bringing that)

I have watched the newer version, The Dark Knight, and I liked it okay.  I just like this movie better, it might be because this movie was part of my childhood.  I liked how crazy the Joker was.  He drove damsel Vicki Vale, absolutely crazy.  Vicki Vale was Bruce Wayne's love interest in this movie.  She was a photographer for the local newspaper.  She was an alright character, she wasn't really that strong of a woman.  She screamed a lot in this movie, I'm not kidding.  My dad even warned the babysitter that she screamed a lot, lol.

Michael Keaton, to me, was an amazing Batman.  He was very mysterious, quiet, and stayed in the shadows. Isn't that how Bruce Wayne and Batman are supposed to be?

Jack Nicholson's Joker was a wild card.  He took over the city putting poison is hygiene items.  He took over Gotham City's parade.  He promised to give away money, so of course, pretty much the whole city's population showed up.  He ended up releasing gas and to make matters worse, the money he was giving away was "Joker Bucks".   He also had a sidekick named Bob, he didn't say much, but I'm always a little sad when the Joker shoots him :(

I also really loved the soundtrack.  Danny Elfman did an amazing job!  I used to be obsessed with Lego Batman, I was pleasantly surprised that they used most of the music from the soundtrack of this movie.  On a side note:  A GameStop employee told me that they were coming out with Lego Batman 2.

I for got to mention, they looked awesome!!!  I also liked the movies version of the Batmobile, its very sleek.  The new Bat tumbler, or whatever it's called is also pretty badass.