Batman (1989)

This was a very solid batman story. If the fight sequences were a bit faster-paced, it would fit right in with the Arkham games. It’s gritty and gothic but has some of the campy quirkiness of the Adam West version. The thing that held it back was that it was a 2-hour movie that really felt like one. A well-paced 2-hour superhero movie should feel like an hour and a half. This leaned in the other direction. Still a great movie and a must-watch for Batman fans. Jack Nicholson played an amazing Joker. It was the perfect balance of quirky and crazy. It was so good, it just needed slightly better pacing.

Story - 15%

Characters - 16%

Pacing - 12%

Spectacle - 16%

Entertainment - 17%

Total score: 76%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here