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I was a big fan of the kitschy camp show of the 1960s when they came out as afterschool reruns. I became more of a Marvel Comics fan than DC in my teens so after my obsession with the Adam West show ended, so did my interest in the character. I did enjoy the Keaton films but that was more just as a movie buff than as a Batman fan. The animated series was great though. Perfect for a non-fan to just enjoy good escapist storytelling.
I watched each of the Nolan films once and while I liked them while watching them, I never felt inclined to rewatching them. I'll catch the new one for sure. Again more as a film buff, and the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed Matt Reeves' Planet of the Apes series, rather than needing to see another Batman movie.
I think at this point, the formula to showing Batman as a gritty, hardboiled crime fighter who is brooding and dark is inescapable. Not surprising since if there's been any superhero that has been burdened with the scars from slipping into campiness, it's him. I think the powers that be are scared to bring any sort of lightness to him for fear of that.
On a side note, I don't understand the love for Joker (the movie).
I watched each of the Nolan films once and while I liked them while watching them, I never felt inclined to rewatching them. I'll catch the new one for sure. Again more as a film buff, and the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed Matt Reeves' Planet of the Apes series, rather than needing to see another Batman movie.
I think at this point, the formula to showing Batman as a gritty, hardboiled crime fighter who is brooding and dark is inescapable. Not surprising since if there's been any superhero that has been burdened with the scars from slipping into campiness, it's him. I think the powers that be are scared to bring any sort of lightness to him for fear of that.
On a side note, I don't understand the love for Joker (the movie).
