This did get me thinking about what my favorite Batman films
are. I mean, the Dark Knight has had a crapton of films released in over the
years, live-action and animated. He’s been on his own, hanging with teams,
fighting Joker, flirting with Wonder Woman, teaming up with reptiles, fighting
Superman, fighting Joker, sleeping with Batgirl, fighting Joker, in Victorian
era Gotham, and last but not least, FIGHTING THE JOKER. I think I sense a bit
of a pattern. So, here are my favorite Batman movies. Even though he has a lot,
I’m stopping at 13-ish. I’m mainly including primarily solo Batman films here,
but I do have a couple of exceptions. First, here are some honorable mentions:
- The Dark Knight Rises – Yeah, this didn’t make it to the main list, so take that, Nolanites! Now, this isn’t a bad movie, but I can’t throw it on the list. While it was the ending of Nolan’s trilogy and had good things with it, I couldn’t vibe with it. Heck, it took me almost eight years to see it again! I’ve seen the other two many more times than that! It just felt phoned in at times. Whatever spark those first two movies had wasn’t here. I also wasn’t a fan of some plot points and other things (those dang hilarious voices). Overall, it’s not bad, but it’s not that good.
- Batman and Robin – This one goes without saying. It was the first Batman film I saw in theaters. While I can find a lotta joy in Batman Forever, I can’t with this one. While I do like a little camp with Batman, this one took things too far for me. It’s not one of the worst movies ever though. It has a couple of good things like the subplot with Alfred. Also, Alicia Silverstone looked nice in that costume… hey, it’s true! As for everything else, meh. I can accept it as a comedy, but nothing more.
- Batman (1966) – I wanted to at least mention the original 1966 Adam West movie. It’s one that I honestly haven’t seen a lot of. I do need to see it in its entirety one day, but even if I did, it would probably still be in the mentions.