(Replying to this post from the “[fill in the blank] Just Died!” Thread:
(Don’t even mention Chris Nolan, those films aren’t Batman or even comic book at all.)
They aren’t‽‽‽‽‽
No, they aren’t. I actually like TDK as a movie (Though there are still some problems in there), but it still isn’t a true representation of Batman as far as I’m concerned. And none of Nolan’s films are good comic book movies. Everything about them is realism-driven, which just makes it worse when something unrealistic happens, and even aside from that, I don’t want a comic book movie that tries to distance itself from being a comic book. If you like them, that’s fine. I much prefer the wonderful comic book world of Burton’s films.
I can understand thinking that the first Burton Batman movie was a true representation of Batman, but Batman Returns? Batman Forever‽ Batman and Robin‽‽‽ Bat nipples? Bat credit card‽‽‽‽ Sorry, but I’ll take the any of the Nolan films over the final 3 of Burton era easy.
Batman Forever and Batman and Robin aren’t Tim Burton films, they’re Joel Schumacher films, and they suck. And as for Returns, I don’t see how it isn’t a good Batman film. I don’t think it’s quite as good as Batman, but I think it captures the same rendition of the character that the first film did, and it’s definitely just as comic book oriented as the first film. It’s true that there is a lot more “Burton-y” stuff in it, but I don’t think that’s a negative by default.