Batman / Batman Returns (DVD)

The best part of this set is that it doesn't include the horrible movies by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin). You don't have to stain your DVD collection with those horrid movies. Batman (1989) is the BEST Batman movie EVER made. Batman was reinvented from campy Adam West Batman to dark stoic and brooding Michael Keaton Batman; plus, Keaton is the best Batman to date. Keaton is to Batman what Sean Connery is to Bond. Jack Nicholson's Joker is creepy, funny, and the best interpretation of the character to grace the big screen. The movies is the ULTIMATE Batman VS Joker movie; it is what the movie centers on. The gothic set designs by Anton Furst were amazing. The score by Danny Elfman was weaved superbly throughout the movie. In Short, Batman (1989) is one of the most influential superhero movies of all time and for good reason [only second to Superman (1978)]. The director Tim Burton, Elfman, and Michael Keaton return for Batman Returns; there second and last collaboration on the character. Catwoman portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer was excellent (best part of the movie). However, the Penguin takes some getting used to (You almost wish Daniel Waters [the writer] tried less to make him a perverted freak), and Max Shrek seems like a waste of space; you almost wish for an amalgamation of those two characters in order to slim down the story. The movie is waaay better than anything Joel Schumacher put out afterwards, but unlike Batman (1989) this is more a Tim Burton movie/production (Think: Edward Scissor Hands). It is still visually gothic and beautiful, but the story is not as cohesive as Batman (1989); but no Batman movie has ever been. However, It is still one of the best Batman movies EVER made. The best live action BATMAN movies to date: 1). Batman (1989) 2). The Dark Knight (2008) 3). Batman Returns (1992)