Bathia_Mapes: Given those choices I would have picked Ralph Fiennes over all the rest. I certainly wouldn't have picked Val Kilmer to play Bruce Wayne/Batman.

He looks like a bird.

Joel Schumacher casted Arnold Schwarzenegger as a snow cone maker.

So, there's that.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: BAT-DRAINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!

Sun God: Bathia_Mapes: Given those choices I would have picked Ralph Fiennes over all the rest. I certainly wouldn't have picked Val Kilmer to play Bruce Wayne/Batman.

He looks like a bird.

That casting choice is invalid

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener:

hey man I got that AK100 box set in the mail today :)

Ladies and gentlemen... I've traveled over half our state to be here tonight. I couldn't get away sooner because my new cave was coming in at Wayne Manor and I had to see about it. So, ladies and gentlemen... if I say I'm a bat man you will agree. You have a great chance here, but bear in mind, you can lose it all if you're not careful. Out of all men that beg for a chance to fight your crime, maybe one in twenty will be batmen; the rest will be speculators-that's men trying to get between you and the criminals-to get some of the criminals that ought by rights come to your jails. Even if you find one that has gadgets, and means to fight crime, he'll maybe know nothing about fighting crime and he'll have to hire out the job on contract, and then you're depending on a contractor that's trying to rush the job through so he can get another contract just as quick as he can. This is... the way that this works.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener:
Absolute win. LOVED it.

I also considered:

You see this knife? I'm gonna teach you to speak Bat with this farking knife!

alaric3: Like this movie was in any way Kilmer's fault. (Other than him accepting to do it with that script and director.)

I also feel that Kilmer was an adequate Batman.

Jim Morrison was a terrible batman

walrusonion: Jim Morrison was a terrible batman

That wasn't Jim Morrison you idiot, that was rock and roll sensation Nick Rivers playing Jim Morrison

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: The All-Powerful Atheismo: hey man I got that AK100 box set in the mail today :)

ROCK!

Hope you enjoy that hell out of that jazz, amigo. :)


You should get it too, it's pretty slick. First one I popped in was Seven Samurai. I forgot how over the top Mifune is in that movie.

The All-Powerful Atheismo: walrusonion: Jim Morrison was a terrible batman

That wasn't Jim Morrison you idiot, that was rock and roll sensation Nick Rivers playing Jim Morrison
oh ok i always get him confused with John Holmes

The All-Powerful Atheismo: Ladies and gentlemen... I've traveled over half our state to be here tonight. I couldn't get away sooner because my new cave was coming in at Wayne Manor and I had to see about it. So, ladies and gentlemen... if I say I'm a bat man you will agree. You have a great chance here, but bear in mind, you can lose it all if you're not careful. Out of all men that beg for a chance to fight your crime, maybe one in twenty will be batmen; the rest will be speculators-that's men trying to get between you and the criminals-to get some of the criminals that ought by rights come to your jails. Even if you find one that has gadgets, and means to fight crime, he'll maybe know nothing about fighting crime and he'll have to hire out the job on contract, and then you're depending on a contractor that's trying to rush the job through so he can get another contract just as quick as he can. This is... the way that this works.

Welcome to my favorites list.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener:

And wait until you dig into Throne of Blood and see how crazy Mifune is THERE.

Oh I could never forget that one. That's my favorite Kurosawa film easily.

Raplh Fiennes as Batman? I could see it now...

Joker: Batman, let's face it. And I'm not being funny. I mean no disrespect, but you're a coont. You're a coont now, and you've always been a coont. And the only thing that's going to change is that you're going to be an even bigger coont. Just like your coont parents.
Batman: [furious] Leave my parents farking out of it! What have they done? You farking retract that bit about my coont farking parents!
Joker: I retract that bit about your coont farking parents.
Batman: Insult my farking parents? That's going overboard, mate!
Joker: I retracted it, didn't I?

kpottruff: alaric3: Like this movie was in any way Kilmer's fault. (Other than him accepting to do it with that script and director.)

I also feel that Kilmer was an adequate Batman.

Same here.

mooseyfate: Raplh Fiennes as Batman? I could see it now...

Joker: Batman, let's face it. And I'm not being funny. I mean no disrespect, but you're a coont. You're a coont now, and you've always been a coont. And the only thing that's going to change is that you're going to be an even bigger coont. Just like your coont parents.
Batman: [furious] Leave my parents farking out of it! What have they done? You farking retract that bit about my coont farking parents!
Joker: I retract that bit about your coont farking parents.
Batman: Insult my farking parents? That's going overboard, mate!
Joker: I retracted it, didn't I?

LOL I love that movie. Weird mix of comedy and melodrama but still great. Nice one!

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: salmo: Welcome to my favorites list.

Well-deserved, lemme tell ya.

The All-Powerful Atheismo is easily one of my favorite Farkers.



Awww you guys! I just love movies*.

*Michael Bay does not make "movies"

I'd rather see Liam Neeson as Batman

Ralph Fiennes: You want these people?
Liam Neeson: These people. My people. I want my people.
Ralph Fiennes: Who are you? Moses?
Liam Neeson: No. I'm the GODDAMN BATMAN.

In 1989, people freaked out that Micheal Keaton was going to be Batman. At the time he was a famous comedian, so people thought he couldn't be serious enough. And critics thought Tim Burton's involvement meant failure. That movie is the best Batman movie.

The All-Powerful Atheismo: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener:

And wait until you dig into Throne of Blood and see how crazy Mifune is THERE.

Oh I could never forget that one. That's my favorite Kurosawa film easily.

Also, if you haven't seen it, check out The Hidden Fortress. It was one of the major influences behind Star Wars. Mifune plays a cross between Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Epic.

salmo: The All-Powerful Atheismo: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener:

And wait until you dig into Throne of Blood and see how crazy Mifune is THERE.

Oh I could never forget that one. That's my favorite Kurosawa film easily.

Also, if you haven't seen it, check out The Hidden Fortress. It was one of the major influences behind Star Wars. Mifune plays a cross between Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Epic.

Yep, I now have two DVD copies of that one. The influences were obvious, particularly with the 3PO and R2 characters. George Lucas... you broke my heart you thief... you broke my heart!

salmo: Oh I could never forget that one. That's my favorite Kurosawa film easily.

My favourite Kurosawa film is "Ran" which is based on King Lear. Spectacular film.

Sun God: salmo: Oh I could never forget that one. That's my favorite Kurosawa film easily.

My favourite Kurosawa film is "Ran" which is based on King Lear. Spectacular film.

I love your work. King Lear- very funny.

To set the record straight, Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener recommended Throne of Blood (beat me to it, jerk), but I heartily recommend anything that TMLO thinks is cool.

Well isn't this thread just lovely!
Thanks, Farkers!

And now I will dream of a Kurosawa-directed Batman, probably a la Yojimbo, if only for a shot of a dog carrying off the hand of a villain. The Batman is the only honest man in town, I tells ya.

Batman: You're all tough, then?
Riddler: What? Kill me if you can!
Batman: It'll hurt.

DjangoStonereaver: period piece

Sun God: In 1989, people freaked out that Micheal Keaton was going to be Batman. At the time he was a famous comedian, so people thought he couldn't be serious enough. And critics thought Tim Burton's involvement meant failure. That movie is the best Batman movie.

Agreed. Michael Keaton was the best Batman yet.

I second Liam Neeson...

Liam: What I have is a particular set of skills (and billions of dollars in R&D)...I will hunt you. I will find you. And... I will kill you
Evil guy: Good luck
Liam: *spends two hours killing people, doing millions in damage because he's The Goddamn Batman.

/snicker

Ralph Fiennes as Batman?

I am the Batman, and you call me insane. You are privy to a great becoming, but you recognize nothing. To me, you are a slug in the sun. You are an ant in the afterbirth. It is your nature to do one thing correctly. Before me, you rightly tremble - but fear is not what you owe me, Two-Face. You owe me awe.

Why yes, that would have been quite awesome.

Jim Carrey played a decent Joker in that movie, he almost beat Jack Nicholson.

Gah, can we just forget about that abomination of a film. God damn that brain draining set top box.

Kyosuke: Sun God: In 1989, people freaked out that Micheal Keaton was going to be Batman. At the time he was a famous comedian, so people thought he couldn't be serious enough. And critics thought Tim Burton's involvement meant failure. That movie is the best Batman movie.

Agreed. Michael Keaton was the best Batman yet.

I contend that Bale was a perfect Bruce Wayne and a horrible Batman while Keaton was a perfect Batman and horrible Bruce Wayne.

For the context, Jack was perfect as the Joker while Ledger was a unique take on the same character and rightly so perfect when fit within the context of what audiences demanded.

Carry was screwed from the pooch by being in a shiat film despite the fact that he was utterly perfect as the Riddler.

We'll just quietly forget about everything else though.

IdBeCrazyIf: Kyosuke: Sun God: In 1989, people freaked out that Micheal Keaton was going to be Batman. At the time he was a famous comedian, so people thought he couldn't be serious enough. And critics thought Tim Burton's involvement meant failure. That movie is the best Batman movie.

Agreed. Michael Keaton was the best Batman yet.

I contend that Bale was a perfect Bruce Wayne and a horrible Batman while Keaton was a perfect Batman and horrible Bruce Wayne.

For the context, Jack was perfect as the Joker while Ledger was a unique take on the same character and rightly so perfect when fit within the context of what audiences demanded.

Carry was screwed from the pooch by being in a shiat film despite the fact that he was utterly perfect as the Riddler.

We'll just quietly forget about everything else though.

I'll accept no one but Jude Law as Riddler if there will ever be one in the sequel.

kpottruff: alaric3: Like this movie was in any way Kilmer's fault. (Other than him accepting to do it with that script and director.)

I also feel that Kilmer was an adequate Batman.

farscape: kpottruff: alaric3: Like this movie was in any way Kilmer's fault. (Other than him accepting to do it with that script and director.)

I also feel that Kilmer was an adequate Batman.

He was better than Clooney, who I assume knew he was is a pile of crap and mailed in his performance.

I always thought Burton's second Batman was better than the first. Keaton seemed much more comfortable in the role, there was a tad more humor and they managed to pull off three good villians (Christopher Walken was the true main baddie)and while Batman Forever was a pretty big drop off from Batman Returns, it was miles and mile better than the gut wrenching bad Batman And Robin. But like the guy at Marvel said, Batman And Robin was an important comic book movie-it forced moviemakers to actually make good comic book movies, not just throw crap on the screen and assume people will go see it.

Your_Huckleberry: He was better than Clooney, who I assume knew he was is a pile of crap and mailed in his performance.

The sad part is that Clooney could be a perfect Batman, if he were in a decent film. He's got the look for Bruce Wayne, and the voice for Batman.

Still, my dream? Stacy Keach as Dark Knight Returns. He's probably too old to get into that kind of shape, though.

Shia Lebouf would be a great Batman as long as Nickleback did the soundtrack.

//Yeah, I just took you for a walk through hell. That's seriously what it's like down there.