In the first of a new segment of editorials, called A Look Back I will look at movies that were once the champions of their franchise, but have now been relegated to the history books as products of their time, eclipsed by superior films in its series or pieces of forgotten memory.
First I’ve decided to look at Batman Returns, the 1992 follow up to Batman and the last film in the series directed by Tim Burton, in it the Dark Knight faces off against three villains, The Penguin played by Danny Devito, Catwoman impressively played by Michelle Pfeiffer and businessman Max Schreck played by Christopher Walken.
Now prior to Christopher Nolan’s batman films, this one wasn’t too bad, an okay film but not a great one by any means, looking back however, the film is a complete mess, the storyline meanders, it doesn’t handle its three villains well and the film has the look of a large soundstage and backlot, Nolan’s films alluded to earlier, have a much better storyline, its use of multiple villains is the best of any film in this genre and it looks more real, with its use of soundstages minimal.
Foresight some have said is an interesting thing, and Batman Returns does not hold up 17 years after its release, now some may still have a fondness for the film, but it is clearly been bettered by far superior work.
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