Batman Forever (UK)
Courage now, truth always...
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 115 mins
Retail Price: £9.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Riddle me this, riddle me that, you`ll find adventure on the wings of a bat!
Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face), Jim Carrey (the Riddler), Nicole Kidman (Dr. Chase Meridian) and Chris O`Donnell (Robin) star in the third spectacular film in Warner Bros.` Batman series. Joel Schumacher directs and Tim Burton co-produces this thrill-ride of a movie that thunders along on Batmobile, Batwing, Batboat, Batsub and bold heroics. Hang on!
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Production Notes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Arabic
Directed By:
Joel Schumacher
Written By:
Akiva Goldsman
Janet Scott Batchler
Lee Batchler
Bob Kane
Starring:
Drew Barrymore
Nicole Kidman
Jim Carrey
Tommy Lee Jones
Val Kilmer
Casting By:
Mali Finn
Soundtrack By:
The Edge
Larry Mullen Jr.
Elliot Goldenthal
Adam Clayton
Bono
Director of Photography:
Stephen Goldblatt
Editor:
Dennis Virkler
Costume Designer:
Bob Ringwood
Ingrid Ferrin
Production Designer:
Barbara Ling
Producer:
Peter MacGregor-Scott
Mitchell E. Dauterive
Tim Burton
Executive Producer:
Michael E. Uslan
Benjamin Melniker
Distributor:
Warner Bros
Your Opinions and Comments
The plot is not the best but it does keep the interest. The action is pretty well orchastrated but looks dated when you compare it to movies like spider-man or daredevil. The whole of Gotham City is created rather well and the sets are full of colour and detail. The acting, it must be said, is rather unspectacular. The actors all seem to breeze through their roles with maybe the exception of Chris O Donnell, who gives a fine debut as Robin. Sure enough the plot can limit the acting a bit but even so there was just no real effort was put into it. Though I am an admirer of Val Kilmers movies, I have to admit that I prefer Michael Keaton or even George Clooney as the caped crusader. There was a good line in the movie where Robin says "Holy" something that brought a smile to my face as its parodying and is referential to the dialogue from the old Batman TV series. I just recently found out that this region 2 edition is cut 1m 38s by the BBFC, after hearing which I am dissapointed.
The picture is nice and clean. The movie is not very old and doesnt show many signs of it. The visuals are very good and the sets of the movie, I have said earlier, are very colourful and glitzy. The sound is very clear and loud DD 5.1. Surrounds used well but is nothing really special. A good quality soundtrack. Extras, you can assume there is nothing useful on this disc. Very poor indeed I wish I could dock points for this and go into minus. This is criminal.
Overall a good action flick from Joel Schumacher that does deserve to be seen. Whilst the dvd is presented well, there is a clear lack of extras. If you still want to buy the disc, I suggest you get the Uncut Region 1 or Region 4 editions.