This project is intended to improve Batman Returns to be a little more in line with how these characters have usually been portrayed throughout history.
Batman Returns is a difficult movie for me to get out my feelings on. I have a like/dislike feeling for this movie. Like Tim Burton’s first movie, I like this movie for what it is and how it feels like a gothic tragedy. However, there are a lot of very goofy and weird elements that take me out of it. I do wish both films, especially this one, focused more on the character of Batman/Bruce Wayne, as it is clear Burton was more interested in the villains. This is really a Tim Burton movie than it is a Batman movie.
This edit mainly focuses on strengthening the flow of the film, as well as doing its best to trim away and unnecessary elements that Burton strayed too far from. I once again used Double ‘O’ Productions’ VFX work in a loving way to fix up any errors found within the film.
I present the second of my Batman edits, which still remains mostly the same to the original film.
The primary video source will be from the original Blu-ray release. The entire film has been color corrected.
Added in my name as an editor during the opening credits, as well as lovingly borrowing Double ‘O’ Productions’ addition of Bill Finger’s credit.
Lovingly borrowed a shot from Double ‘O’ Productions that fixes a shot of the Penguin looking at his pocket watch.
Added in a shot of a full moon prior to the first shot of Wayne Manor.
Removed Batman setting the devil clown on fire.
Lovingly borrowed shots from Double ‘O’ Productions that removes the subtle line around the wall that Batman pulls out with his grappling gun.
Cut Selina using the taser on the clown.
Moved Selina returning to her apartment prior to Shreck’s deal with the Penguin.
Trimmed away the cat nibbling on Selina’s fingers.
Trimmed away Selina shredding her stuffed animals.
Removed a very brief frame on the TV Bruce is watching at Wayne Manor.
Lovingly borrowed a shot from Double ‘O’ Productions that fixes a wobbly gravestone the Penguin walks by.
Moved Catwoman saving the woman from the mugger prior to the Penguin visiting his parents’ tombstone.
Removed the shot of Bruce walking to Shreck’s building for better pacing and a tighter transition to his business meeting.
Removed Bruce’s “Thanks” to Selina.
Trimmed some of the awkward confusion of Bruce recognizing Selina as Batman.
Trimmed away the bomb attached to the clown, removing the ticking sounds.
Moved Catwoman breaking into Shreck’s department store prior to Batman’s first encounter with the Red Triangle Circus Gang.
Removed the cop’s surrendering dialogue to Catwoman.
Removed the sequence of Batman killing the strongman with the bomb.
Lovingly borrowed a shot from Double ‘O’ Productions that replaces Catwoman’s stunt double’s face with Michelle Pfeiffer’s.
Cut the Penguin making a bat hand puppet.
Trimmed away Catwoman bathing herself like a cat.
Removed Selina commenting on what the News reported on Catwoman.
Removed the Ice Princess asking what the sonar batarang is.
Trimmed away Bruce mentioning kissing Selina.
Removed Catwoman screaming and breaking the greenhouse’s glass.
Removed the close up shot of the old lady.
Cut Bruce mentioning Alfred letting Vicki Vale into the Batcave, since that’s no longer in my edit of the original movie.
Trimmed away Bruce doing a record scratch on the CD.
Removed the scene of Bruce making his mind up on going to Shreck’s party.
Muted the Penguin reading out Batman’s letter.
Lovingly borrowed a shot from Double ‘O’ Productions that fixes the error of Batman’s eye makeup disappearing.
Trimmed down Shreck shooting Selina.
Removed a wide shot of the generator exploding, as you can see Selina and Shreck’s stunt doubles step off set.
Cut Catwoman from the final shot. It would also be great if someone who knows VFX could remove her from the shot.
Added an acknowledgement credit to Double ‘O’ Productions, replaced Siouxsie and the Banshees’ song in the end credits with more work from Danny Elfman, and updating the Warner Bros distribution logo at the end.