BATMAN RETURNS: WORSE than we remembered, cursed by nostalgia

We thought Batman Returns was good. As it turns out, Tim Burton's 1992 movie lived in Richard, Thorin, and Monte's minds in rosy nostalgia that simply didn't hold up 30 years later. The terrible writing, plot, and dialogue drags down a film with a large budget, extraordinary visuals, and a good cast. Filled with a strange mélange of campiness and blatant sexuality, the tone completely misses the mark. Furthermore, why would anyone ever make a Batman film with hardly any Batman in the movie?

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