Tim Burton's
Batman Returns was on Turner Classic Movies last night. It had, literally, been years since I had seen it, so rediscovering that gem was rather enjoyable. I especially appreciated DeVito's The Penguin, not just because it was well done, but also because of the visual throwbacks to
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (which, actually, I'm none too fond of. However, respect must be payed to the essential classics, so).
After reading up on the film today, I learned that the franchise was turned over to the ******bag Joel Schumacher after some bad press. Which, actually, made me again realize how very much I hate JS. He is to celluloid as Cancer is to the Immune System. I'll admit
Batman Forever wasn't too bad, but duuuuuuude-
"Batman on Ice" was bad, man. I can remember that even from seeing it in theatres way back in '97! That's not even to make mention of what he did to
The Phantom of the Opera, though that could be blamed more on some über-poor casting choices (Gerard Butler?
), maybe.
(// end rant)
Anyway, yeah. Really enjoyed
Batman Returns, if you've not seen it in a while, it's worth another view.