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Batman & Robin (1997) Rank 5 Reviews
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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
And You Thought It Was Safe
kids-in-mind.com
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Movie Ram-blings
DVDTalk - Anthology (Francis Rizzo III)
Movie Criticism for the Retarded
7M Pictures (Chris Alexis)
IMDB.com
What we get is an offering filled with ingredients that don't necessarily compliment each other or ingredients that get completely lost in the mix. And that's too bad, because the movie begins with a terrific punch as we are introduced to two developing ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Grant Watson)
First, some personal history. I grew up from a very early age as a tremendous fan of Batman. He was my favourite character in the animated series "Superfriends". I read his comics at every opportunity. When the "Superman" movies were in the cinemas I ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Grant Watson)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Also placing this score one step above the previous one is
the more dramatic (and sometimes choral) handling of the stomping title
theme. From the scene in which the costumes are being strapped on (including
those famous padded ass shots) to the ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
BeyondHollywood.com
It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Movie: Reader Review
THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW
The Sci-Fi Movie Page
Fanzing Magazine
The World's Greatest Critic (J.C. Maçek III)
Movie Magazine International (Monica Sullivan)
Because it stars my favorite "Batman" ever, "Batman and Robin" is, for this viewer, the most enjoyable entry in the series to date. Adam West gave a camp quality to the character, Michael Keaton turned him into a bit of a psycho & Val Kilmer injected him ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Movie Magazine International (Monica Sullivan)
B. Fatt & Lazy Movie Reviews
Nashville Scene (Noel Murray)
The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Many are the woes cast upon the world through the slimy fingers of Joel Schumacher, yet none so egregious as to inflict mortal wounds upon anyone who would watch his ultimate masterpiece, Batman & Robin. Since its release, B&R have joined other flicks ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
DVD Anmelderen - Batman Collection
Rambles: Tom Knapp
Two-Disc Special Edition, DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
A colorfully clunky costumed romp, BATMAN AND ROBIN is the most lighthearted of the Batflicks. Though not nearly the camp classic that director Joel Schumacher (A TIME TO KILL, BATMAN FOREVER) obviously intended, the movie that Frank Miller fans love to ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
"Batman smells -- Robin laid an egg." I couldn't get these words to the famous "Jingle Bells" parody out of my head while watching what might be the worst mega-budget fiasco of the decade. By this point in the Batman franchise, it appe ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Metroactive (Richard von Busack)
Steve Baker's Film Reviews: Barfly Magazine
UTK Daily Beacon (Paul Parson)
Salon.com (Robin Dougherty)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Jiminy Critic Review
DVDActive (Dustin McNeill)
While I may not have entirely hated the feature, the only supplement this DVD has to offer me is the director commentary. I appreciate that Warner Brothers took the time to give this film the special edition treatment for those who wanted it, but ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at DVDActive (Dustin McNeill)
Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
I finally got my chance to see the second of Joel Schumacher's "Batman Lite" movies. Schumacher, after taking control of Warner's big budget franchise in 1995, pronounced that he would make Batman a less dark character on-screen. Of course, ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Jerry Saravia)
The "Batman" movie series has approached the mentality of the campy Adam West TV series of yesteryear: stupid and juvenile. "Batman and Robin" is a bad film; wholly uneven and one-dimensional unlike the previous "Batman" films that relied so much on ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Jerry Saravia)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
By the way, depending on your intestinal fortitude, you may want to stick around for the credits. The second song that plays over the credits — Gotham City by R. Kelley (AKA Love Theme from Batman & Robin?) — is really awful. It’s so bad that ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
DVD Verdict (Dave Johnson) - Special Edition
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency - Diagnosis from the Examining Room
New York Times (Janet Maslin)
As played by Uma Thurman, Poison Ivy is perfect, flaunting great looks, a mocking attitude and madly flamboyant disguises. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Empire Magazine (Neil Jeffries)
Both plot and audience attention span stretch to breaking point. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Empire Magazine (Neil Jeffries)
Anchorage Press (Erick Gransaull-Clark)
Batman & Robin : une critique
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Pointless, plodding plotting; asinine action; clueless, comatose characterization; and dumb dialogue. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Like most sequels, Batman has lost steam after three. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
FilmLand Web (Robert Konop)
Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
El Tiempo Latino (Jennice Fuentes)
sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Warner Bros, we got a problem. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Cincinnati Enquirer (Margaret A. McGurk)
For all its star power and stylish toys, it never really rises above the level of a Saturday morning cartoon. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Cincinnati Enquirer (Margaret A. McGurk)
IMDB.com
This is the fourth in the gigantic film series and the second from director Joel Schumacher. It's also the fourth worst in the series (and second worst from Joel). The series has been declining since its stunning debut, followed by the almostasstunning ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
This movie had a lot going for it: familiar characters (namely, Batman and Robin), somewhat familiar characters (Poison Ivy, Dr. Freeze, and Batgirl), famous actors (Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, and Chris O'Donell), famous actresses (Uma ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Batman is back, this time not only saddled with Robin, but Batgirl as well, and facing some of the series' most lightweight villains to date. Unfortunately, the caped crusader gets no help this time from the filmmakers. A truly awful script and some ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Yes, it's true. The first big action set piece to splash across the screen in this summer's installment of the Batman franchise is a choreographed hockey match. "It's the hockey team from hell!" Robin cries. In no time flat, he and the cowled crusader ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Batman & Robinis too much. Literally.From the second film on, the Batman movies have evolved into the Hollywood equivalent of the lazy man's load. Instead of carrying a few engrossing plot lines and a couple memorable characters, the ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Because of my love for the world of Batman, I went to Joel Schumacher's ``Batman & Robin'' with real anticipation. I got thrilled all over again by the Gothic towers of Gotham City. I was ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Batman and Robin moves at a dizzying pace, yet goes absolutely nowhere. Somewhere
between the quarter and mid-point of this film, things turn repetitious and tedious. We see
basically the same fight scene re-enacted three or four ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
IMDB.com
George "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" Clooney is the latest in the neverending series of actors to slip on the cowl and he's really not too bad at filling in the rubber suit. He looks good: much better than Michael Keaton who was surprisingly ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
Sci-Fi Weekly (--)
There's a new bad guy in Gotham City, and his name is Mr. Freeze (Schwarzenegger). Freeze is stealing large, perfect diamonds to power a devilish weapon that would freeze everything. Do-gooders Batman (Clooney) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) have their ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Sci-Fi Weekly (--)
Boxoffice Magazine (Susan Lambert)
Repetitive, slow and surprisingly messy. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Susan Lambert)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
IMDB.com
Copyright (c) 1998 by Joe Barlow. This review may be freely distributed as long as ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES are made and this disclaimer remains attached. It may not reproduced for profit without the written consent of the author. If you have comments or ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
IMDB.com
I think maybe it's time for the Batman series to be put to rest. Not only has the first two films' unsettling insight into what it would really take for someone to make himself into a "superhero" been abandoned, but this one throws any lingering realism ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
IMDB.com
The ads for "Batman And Robin" scream "the event of the summer is here" and that's the problem. The producers were apparently so intent on creating a spectacle that they forgot to put an actual movie inside of it. "Batman And Robin" is 126 minutes of ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
"Batman smells -- Robin laid an egg." I couldn't get these words to the famous "Jingle Bells" parody out of my head while watching what might be the worst mega-budget fiasco of the decade. By this point in the Batman franchise, it appe ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
IMDB.com
I had never thought that an entry in the modern incarnation of the BATMAN feature film would approach this level of campiness, but in many instances BATMAN AND ROBIN nears, and at some point even exceeds this standard. This is a disasterously bad film, ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Such is the case with "Batman and Robin," proof positive that only a select few movie series can survive past a third installment without going stale. Director Joel Schumacher (who reinvented the series in 1995 with "Batman Forever") pours on the same ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Such is the case with "Batman and Robin," proof positive that only a select few movie series can survive past a third installment without going stale. Director Joel Schumacher (who reinvented the series in 1995 with "Batman Forever") pours on the same ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
IMDB.com
To most clearly and thoroughly address all that is wrong with this Batflick, I will first review the film character by character:Bruce Wayne/Batman (George Clooney): Clooney has gone on record that his aim in taking on the role of Batman was to wipe off ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
And how did he infiltrate Wayne Manor's impenetrable security system - Alfred Pennyworth - to become the next Batman? I suppose Alfred - in seeing no less than three Batmen pass through his hallowed halls (Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney), simply puts it down to ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Palo Alto Online (Leonard Schwarz)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Burton's Batman was capable of snapping criminal spine -- Schumacher's is a sissy lib who believes in redemption, if not the possibility of rehabilitation. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
filmcritic.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
This fourth episode in the Batman series isn’t a movie so much as a theme park. It wasn’t scripted so much as run through the Hollywood script mill, where every line of dialogue is reduced to a catchphrase. “Allow me to break the ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at filmcritic.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
Palo Alto Weekly (Leonard Schwarz)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Schumacher has said that he wanted to 'put some "comic" back in comic book,' but he forgets what comic book he's dealing with--Batman, which is a 'comic' book in name only. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Alfred posits, "For what is Batman if not an effort to master the chaos that sweeps our world? An attempt to control death itself." Okay, fine, but we get this and dick jokes? ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
IMDB.com
It is unfortunate that this film, even with it's surprisingly strong box office has succeeded in doing what Warner's thought Tim Burton would do with the franchise. Kill it. Joel Schumacher's "BATMAN & ROBIN" is loud, colorful, action packed, and ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
Bullz-Eye.com
The makers of the “Spider-Man†movies have so far been very smart, but while their role model is clearly the first “Batman,†it would do them good to watch “Batman & Robin†again too, as ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
The worst superhero movie ever made? Sitting through this heap of poopsy will drive you batty. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
This third sequel to the 1989 smash hit is about Batman learning to trust his new partners, while fighting three new villains. The script is as lame as it gets: the dialogue is dumb, the Bruce Wayne scenes are cheesy and there isn't anything original. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mike Borzumate)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Joe Barlow)
Jan-Willem Swane (Jan-Willem Swane)
eFilmCritic
I have NEVER walked out on a movie, even this one, but Batman and Robin made me want to soooo bad. With stunning dialogue like, "Hi Freeze, I'm Batman." and "Everybody chill!" how could you NOT think of asking for your money back? The opening fight scene ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at eFilmCritic
IMDB.com
The third Batman movie, BATMAN FOREVER, which felt like it went on forever, had the misfortune to have been directed by Joel Schumacher. Schumacher appears to turn control of his action pictures over to the special effects department, and he takes an ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
IMDB.com
In 1990s audience could witness the steady decrease of quality in Hollywood movies. This was due to studio executives seeing that in this modern world hype and successful marketing was more important than quality of products. Joel Schumacher, director ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at IMDB.com
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
I've just spewed in my mouth. I knew that would happen as soon as I typed the title. How anyone can even mention this nauseating abomination is beyond me. Rushed into production – due to the success of Batman Forever (1995) – Batman & Robin was ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
I've just spewed in my mouth. I knew that would happen as soon as I typed the title. How anyone can even mention this nauseating abomination is beyond me. Rushed into production – due to the success of Batman Forever (1995) – Batman & Robin was ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
ERIC: My problem with it is that it is SO over-the-top, and SO silly, that it's not even fun to watch. The previous movies managed to have a decent balance of goofiness and reality, with some legitimate humor -- "The iceman cometh" ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)
We should put Schumacher in a room with R. Kelly's useless 'Gotham City' song playing at him over and over again until he wets himself and promises never to do it again. ...read the complete Batman & Robin movie review at Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)
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