Batman Forever | 
| Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'donnell
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  255 reviews
Sales Rank: 8494
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: 085391510024
ISBN: 0790731002
UPC: 085391510024
EAN: 9780790731001
ASIN: 0790731002
Theatrical Release Date: June 16, 1995
Release Date: May 21, 1997
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When Tim Burton and Michael Keaton announced that they'd had enough of the Batman franchise, director Joel Schumacher stepped in (with Burton as coproducer) to make this action-packed extravaganza starring Val Kilmer as the caped crusader. Batman is up against two of Gotham City's most colorful criminals, the Riddler (a role tailor-made for funnyman Jim Carrey) and the diabolical Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), who join forces to conquer Gotham's population with a brain-draining device. Nicole Kidman plays the seductive psychologist who wants to know what makes Batman tick. Boasting a redesigned Batmobile and plenty of new Bat hardware, Batman Forever also introduces Robin the Boy Wonder (Chris O'Donnell) whose close alliance with Batman led more than a few critics to ponder the series' homoerotic subtext. No matter how you interpret it, Schumacher's take on the Batman legacy is simultaneously amusing, lavishly epic, and prone to chronic sensory overload. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
The Caped Crusader returns to do battle with Two-Face and the Riddler. Also introduces Robin who becomes his partner, while Kidman is Batman/Bruce Wayne's love interest.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: KILMER/JONES/CARREY/O'DONNELL/
Title: BATMAN FOREVER
Street Release Date: 11/14/2006
Domestic
Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
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 Think of it as a big screen remake of the 1960s TV series. May 1, 2009
Nathan B. Blake (Kirkland, IL USA)
This is where the series began to veer off course. After Batman Returns
failed to make the ridiculous amount Warner Bros. hoped it would (it actually did very well), the studio blamed Burton for making it too
dark and violent for the little kiddies. They wanted a lighter Batman that was more family friendy (doesn't that sound stupid?) Well, this is what you get: Cheesy dialogue, sets that are too bright anf flashy for OZ, and a Director who values eye candy (if you can even call it that) over plot. So why did I give this film 4 stars? Two reasons: Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones. The movie is worth seeing for their performances. Also, Chris O Donell is a decent Robin, but I think that story (like most of the Batman saga) will be handled better once they get to it in the current Dark Kmight saga. Warner Bros. got lucky here. There's something worth watching in this film. Unfortunately, the next installment didn't have any redeeming qualities that could save it, and thus Batman died....until 2005, when a much more talented Director showed the world what a Batman movie should be.
Campy, but better than Batman & Robin! March 8, 2009
Manuel F. Varela
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Many people hate Batman & Robin. I hate it.
Instead of Batman & Robin, GET THIS!
It is so much better, you don't have to worry about forgetting what the plot was like in Batman & Robin, two decent villains, the Riddler played the ridicously funny Jim Carrey, Two-Face played by Tommy Lee Jones.
Robin is introduced in the movie. He is a little annoying sometimes but still makes a good sidekick.
Two-Face: This Two-Face is a LOT less scarier than the one in The Dark Knight (incredibly awsome movie). He flips coins to determine the fate of his victims.
Riddler: He worked at Wayne Enterprises, but had his invention rejected, so he started leaving Riddles to Bruce Wayne, and tries to kill Batman for rejecting (he used a mind control device to find out Bruce Wayne is Batman).
Chase Meridian: Someone who meets Bruce Wayne, and tries to help Batman and Robin stop Two-Face and the Riddler
Also, Val Kilmer plays a GREAT Batman, a lot better than George Clooney, but not as great as Michael Keaton.
It is a little campy, just like Batman & Robin. Batman and Batman Returns were very dark compared to this movie. You really don't need this movie to know that Tim Burton's Batman films were dark!
Still, it's a good movie with a good cast: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell, Michal Gough, and Pat Hingle.
Definately buy this over Batman & Robin, but make sure to also buy Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, and MAKE SURE to buy the best Batman film, THE DARK KNIGHT!
 Truly Forever January 21, 2009
William Knights (Ca, USOA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is, without a doubt, the best Batman movie ever. Even The Dark Knight movie (which was great, too), was not quite as perfect as this movie. Val Kilmer was excellent, Chris O'Donell was amazing, Jim Carey was perfect, and Tommy Lee Jones was awesome.
For the defense of Val Kilmer: He was a lot like the Adam West character of Batman. Which isn't bad, honestly. Though the old show was pretty goofy, Adam West pulled it all together. Kilmer and Adam were both pretty straight, very mysterious, and romantic. They were excellent Batmen, or Batmans, or... you get the idea.
And for the defense of Tommy Lee Jones? Tim Burton had his shot at pulling off the Joker. Jack Nicholson could've been a good Joker, too, but he was so freakish and dark, and without a good joke, sadly, that character fell apart. Two-Face was supposed to be serious and... Tim-Burton-Joker-ish, but the writers took to the wacky side of insanity for him. I thought it should've worked the other way, but oh well. At least for THIS movie, it worked.
Now for the Special Features. You got deleted scenes, at least one of which should've been in the final cut. There's also an interesting commentary (first and probably last time I'll say that) from Joel Schumacher. There are bios for certain characters, and... not much else I've gotten around to watching, but yeah.
Over all, it's a high-powered, action-packed movie in a two-disc set filled with tons of exciting extras! Batman truly is FOREVER!
 forever terrible January 9, 2009
Plutonis
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I watched this picture last night on the Family Channel. BF is embarrassingly bad. Compared with the latest two releases (Hollywood's apology for the first four), Batman Begins and the Dark Knight, Forever doesn't hold a candle of any size. It's so over the top stupid and colorful that it resembles the campy Batman TV series of the late 60's. Jones' Two-Face/Dent has little substsnce; Carrey's Riddler is total Carrey, which may annoy viewers; Kilmer's Batman/Wayne is quiet and pretty much Kilmer playing himself. Often the viewer can't suspend disbelief because Batman's stunts are ridiculous. He drives the Batmobile up the side of an apartment building, for instance. I don't know what happened since the first, semi-serious, semi-goofy Batman picture (directed by weirdo elite Burton), but the Forever's director turned the series into something too campy to be believed in. Anyone who's seen Batman Begins and Dark Knight will appreciate my words here, because they ditched all the glitz and camp for a real Batman picture, filled with an oppressively dark atmosphere, sadistically vile enemies, and an actual story that threads its way from Begins to Knight and beyond. I'd skip this flick (and don't even start on Batman and Robin) in exchange for the awesome job done on the series reboot.
BATMAN ON ACID! October 14, 2008
! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
'Batman Forever' had many roadblocks to break through to get made! First off, the studio was afraid to let Burton direct another Batman film fearing it would be so dark, it would appall the general audience. Second this made Keaton uneasy about committing to the new film, so...... enter Joel Schumacher and Val Kilmer(Keaton's lips replacement). The only thing left of Burton in this film is the opening WB logo turning to Dark Knight ala the first two Batman films and the ending at the creepy Arkham Asylum, in between is a lot of Burton imitations,....so maybe the folks watching won't notice...I guess?
Unfortunately, it's impossible not to notice as this cartoon vision of the Dark Knight unfolds into a psychedelic acid laced circus! Two great performances by are next pecking order villains Tommy Lee Jones as Two Face and Jim Carrey as The Riddler. While over the top they both fit the film's cartoon-ish acid nightmare style and make this film better than it is. One villain would have been plenty, but we all know you can't make a third movie without adding way too much of everything!
There is no danger, this is pure fantasy and Batman can do whatever comes to mind, without the aid of his "Batgadgets", although he has many. Surprisingly this film does resemble the Batman comics of the late 40's and 50's, which is a period that I really don't care for. The action is big, loud and campy like the TV show,but not an good. The psychological aspect doesn't work either, but the film is entertaining to a point, in a juvenile way. I could have done without the quick cuts of Batman's nipples, crotch and butt!... What's up with that? I give the film 2 1/2 stars and the 2 disc special edition boost it to 3 stars. It's DVD transfer is excellent and the 2 disc has more than enough extras for this film......now if I can just get through 'Batman & Robin"! ;-b
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