Batman Forever

Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher. A stand-alone sequel to the 1992 film mh:greatestmovies:Batman Returns and the third installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series, it stars Val Kilmer, replacing Michael Keaton, as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle. It was followed by Batman & Robin.

Plot
Batman must stop Two-Face and the Riddler from extracting confidential information from the citizens of Gotham City with their creation. Meanwhile, he gains a sidekick, Robin, after his family was killed by Two-Face, and he also meets and develops feelings for Dr. Chase Meridian which makes him question if he should remain as Batman or have a normal life with her.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Executive meddling, after mh:greatestmovies: Batman Returns made less money than expected and being deemed too dark and inappropriate for children, director Tim Burton was replaced by Joel Schumacher and there were many changes made to the script. The real reason why it changed so that Warner Bros could make it lighthearted and less dark.
 * 2) As a result of the meddling mentioned above, Gotham City went from a dark, depressing, and serious city to an overly bright, colorful, and goofy city with neon colors that hideously feel out of place.
 * 3) Inconsistent tone, with the film trying to be dark like the Burton films, but more happy and colorful to appeal to children, not to mention, while Batman and Batman Returns were dark and depressing, they at least had a slight amount of camp which is used to fit the character personalities very well.
 * 4) Val Kilmer's performance as Batman is very bland and uninteresting compared to Michael Keaton's from the previous two films.
 * 5) The villian portrayals feel like a downgrade from the two previous films. Jim Carrey feels like an odd casting choice since he was known for only doing comedy films at the time, something Batman isn't thought of to be, and especially Tommy Lee Jones who does a horrible job playing Two-Face in general, and is seen as a complete ripoff of the Joker by many viewers.
 * 6) *Not to mention Two-Face is especially out of character when he flips his coin until he gets the result he wants which the character never did in the comic books.
 * 7) *His reason for getting revenge on Batman is absurd. Since Batman didn't stop a criminal from pouring acid all over Two-Face while in the courtroom, Batman has to pay the pay for it, yes really.
 * 8) Plot hole: Why would Batman even randomly appear in court in one part of the film?
 * 9) Dr. Chase Meridian is a creepy and cringey love interest, as unlike Vicki Vale, she is extremely effective towards Bruce, not to mention, her inappropriate feel makes this film hypocritical.
 * 10) There's a scene where Batman says that he's never fallen in love before, which makes this film seem like it's trying to retcon the previous 2 films for no good reason.
 * 11) Bruce Wayne adopting Dick Grayson after his parents die doesn't make much sense; he's a fully grown man, he's perfectly capable of taking care of himself.
 * 12) The suits of Batman and Robin have nipples, which is very unnecessary. Another scene where we see a zoom in of Batman's buttocks is also unnecessary.
 * 13) During one scene, The Riddler grabs his crotch which is hypocritical since this movie was supposed to be more kid friendly.
 * 14) Some of the dialogue feels phoned in.
 * 15) While the CGI looks pretty good, it tends to look a little bit fake and also unrealistic, even for 1995 standards, like the scene where the camera pans onto Gotham City, the CGI looks a lot like the scene was made using clay, That's because it was made by the now defunct Pacific Data Images (PDI) who would later become a animation studio for DreamWorks Animation until 2015 after the huge flop of The Penguins of Madagascar.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The action scenes are still nicely done.
 * 2) The cinematography is beautiful.
 * 3) Val Kilmer still does a better job as Batman than George Clooney did in Batman & Robin.
 * 4) Elliot Goldenthal's score is neat.
 * 5) Arkham Asylum finally makes an appearance in the Batman film series
 * 6) Robin finally makes an appearance in the Batman film series, and Chris O'Donnell gives a good performance as the character.
 * 7) As mentioned, despite being campy, it does have some dark moments.
 * 8) Jim Carrey still does a good job playing The Riddler even if he's an odd casting choice.
 * 9) Some emotional and heartbreaking moments, like the death of Dick Grayson's family and Bruce Wayne telling the story of how he became Batman.
 * 10) It still manages to be like an actual Batman movie, something its successor definitely didn't even attempt to do which many viewed as a campy toy commercial rather than even a movie.
 * 11) The movie still has a great soundtrack such as one scene involving The Riddler where "Bad Days" from The Flaming Lips was heard playing in the background. The ending credits also contained "Hold Me, Kiss Me, Thrill Me" from U2.

Trailer
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Behind the Scenes
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Reviews
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Reception
Batman Forever received mixed reviews from critics and fans alike. It has an approval rating of 39% based on 64 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads "Loud, excessively busy, and often boring, Batman Forever nonetheless has the charisma of Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones to offer mild relief". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.

Trivia

 * A cut dubbed "The Schumacher Cut" has yet to exist.
 * It spawned the "It just raises too many questions" memes.
 * This and Batman and Robin are discredited in favor of the Batman ‘89 comics set after Batman and Batman Returns, confirming that Batman Forever and Batman & Robin are in their own continuity.