Batman Forever (1995) - Movie Reaction - First Time Watching 

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This movie is bizarre AF but you end up appreciating it for what it is...especially after you've seen Batman & Robin.

"Edward, please. Who is Batman?" "BEN AFFLECK!" "Okay, he's crazy."

Fun fact: Even though Harvey Dent was recast in this universe, Billy Dee Williams eventually did get to be Two-Face in The LEGO Batman Movie!

Trivia time: The only two actors who remained throughout all 4 of these films are Michael Gough as Alfred and Pat Hingle as CommissionerGordon.

This was my very first Batman movie I saw as a kid, when it was on VHS, so it still holds a very special place in my heart as a lifelong Bat-Fan.

Batman Forever is a good underrated Batman movie but I still love the Burton movies better.

The character at 33:59 is Gossip Gerty, who also appears in the Batman & Robin. She is played by Bob Kane's wife Elizabeth Sanders Kane.

The cast, cinematography, music and production design are all stellar for this movie.

It was a good movie back then... and now is an interesting movie with interesting topics. Batman Forever is still in my heart.

Drew Barrymore was at the peak yet tail end of her bad girl period. She was no longer troubled in life but most of her characters in the early 1990s were rebels and vixens. She also had a pictorial in a certain popular magazine early that year. By the end of the decade, she had wholesome young leading lady characters in a few hit movies, and then really went big with "Charlie's Angels."

as a person who saw this in theaters as a kid, i can say the hype about this movie was great. I loved it when it came out. McDonalds even sold limited edition glass cups. of course i bought one :D

Fun Fact: The reporter with the glasses at the party is the wife of Batman co-creator Bob Kane. 🦇

While I think both of the villains were pretty goofy, Val Kilmer made a very good Bruce/Batman EDIT - Also, I don't think Nicole Kidman has ever looked more beautiful than she did in this movie :)

I watched this so many times as a kid, when I think of Gotham I think of this design and soundtrack

These kids are cute. The "holey rusted metal" joke went clear over their heads. Lol.

It makes him laugh that Two Face stole cell phones, but we must remember that it's a 1995 film, probably filmed in 1994, at the time cell phones were luxury items only for the rich, they were worth a fortune. Robin's joke on the metal island is a reference to the 1960s television series with Adam West and Burt Ward: Robin always spoke like this in the series.

Can't wait for your reaction to the next one with George and Arnie😬🦇

This movie actually has probably my favorite depiction of Gotham on the big screen. To me, it’s the perfect mash up of that 1930’s-40’s noire atmosphere with a in the near future 90’s grunge if that makes sense lol.

It's crazy to think that this movie was supposed to dive into the psyche of Val's Bruce Wayne and I would've loved that. But I love this movie still

Keep in mind when you watch movies from the 90's that CGI was still in a transitional period. While used, it wasn't used as extensively as it is now. So, often times, when you say, "the CGI has held up well," you may be referring to practical effects, animatronics, and composite effects that were at their peak development. There was definitely some CGI in this film, but a lot more of it was practical than you probably think.

Fun reaction! I think you both would have a blast with the original 1966 movie.

I love this movie, it's batshit insane 😅

People really be trashing this movie. I really enjoy Tim Burton's batman movies but this was a fresh new take and as a 12 year old kid all the way to young adulthood batman forever was the one for me. Seriously underrated batman performance.

I have such a soft spot for this movie as it was my first exposure to Batman in any medium. I love Keaton Bats the best but Val Kilmer did a commendable job trying to do an earnest portrayal of Batman/Bruce Wayne. Really hoping you guys finish off the Bat-Anthology with Batman & Robin. I think you guys will enjoy the ridiculousness punched up to a 100.

So just a little correction these films are not connected to the Burton verse. Last year the Burton movies had a comic books series called Batman 89 featuring a few comic issues diving into the events post Batman Returns. These comics use the likenesses of the Burton actors with Michael Keaton returning as Batman along with Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman and Billy Dee Williams as Two Face. It also features Anton Furst Gotham City from the Burton movies as well fitting with the art direction of Burton films. These comics act as the third Burton movie the film we would've gotten if Burton stayed on and was allowed to direct his idea of a sequel. They also feature a whole different Robin as well so the Burtonverse has it's own origin for Robin and Michael Keaton's Batman to the one we see in this film. So when you go into the Flash film just pretend that Forever and Batman & Robin never happened in relation to what Michael Keaton's Batman has went through. While Batman Forever is seen is it's own timeline where events maybe happened similar to that of the Burton movies but with different actors, different depiction of Gotham, and some returning faces. Same goes with Batman & Robin which I think has nods to Batman Forever while Batman Forever has nods to Batman Returns. So yeah in the eyes of WB these films are all connected but years later in the eyes of DC the Burtonverse is it's own thing while Batman Forever and Batman & Robin exist outside of this. I really do like this film though the art direction is amazing and Neo Gotham looks great very Art Deco mixed with Neon Vegas and alot of 1940s elements such as the retro police cars and the vehicles used by Two Faces men all giving it a very timeline Animated Series look. It does look more like Metropolis at times with all the Art Deco than Gotham but its really cool design nontheless. This is my personal favourite versions of Gotham when they dive into the timeless look and feel something we saw in the Burton films and also the Batman Animated Series. The movie is less dark as well going for a more campy feel but to the background of a more gothic Gotham City than the Sunny West Coast setting depicted in the 1966 Batman Adam West show. Would've loved more of a mix of darkness meets camp but it's fun to re-watch.

LOL! The nipple suit was a BIG controversy back then too. 🤣 Love that you commented on that. I haven't watched this movie since it came out. At the time, it just wasn't the "gothic" feast I was used to from Tim Burton. I thought Tommy Lee and Jim did well but it was definitely a shift for me. Thoughtful critiques, as usual.

2nd worst Bat movie (after the subsequent B&R). When i saw this in the theater, and the first scene was a fast-food comercial.(an apology to McDonald's after they dropped merchandising from the previous movie) I knew i was in trouble. Most ridiculous Batmobile too. Awful.performance by Jones. If you like this, youll like Batman 66 too.

As infamous as the bat-nipples are today, at the time the idea was to create a suit that reflected human anatomy more. Thus they modeled the suits on Greek and Roman statues.

8 years actor Kevin Smith made a commentaries covering the Tim Burton/ Joel Shumacher Batman movies. In the Batman Forever commentary the part where Dick Grayson helps Batman out of the dirt would've been a much more emotional moment if Dick was a 9 year old kid.

This was the funniest film of the series! Batman and Robin next plz!!!

Jim Carey still holds the heavyweight belt for his portrayal of The Riddler

One thing I have said since the first time I saw this movie.. When he chases Two-Face into the sewers.. the shot of Batman's face, with the flames behind him... and the music... EPIC! And if you had a problem with Batman's nipples in this movie... just wait till you see them in Batman and Robin!

The fight choreography received massive criticism when this came out (I saw it in theaters). This was part of the cancer known as “‘mtv music video style fight editing” era of the 90s where you couldn’t follow what was going on with it’s unnecessary zooms, quick cuts, and capturing a 3 sec fight choreo from 7 camera angles. This style would infest other action films until the matrix (1999) ushered in a far superior era of fight choreo, borrowing much from Hong Kong cinema.

Honestly, I think this movie is underrated. It gets a lot of flack from comic book movie fans, but I really enjoyed it. With the exception of the bat-nipples, I thought it had a good balance of light-hearted cheekiness + darkness. Yes, in hindsight, Two-Face was not an accurate representation, but if you can get over that and just see him as an original villain, then the movie still works well. I thought Chris O'Donnell was a great Robin. At the time, I bought the comic book that was based on this movie. I still remember how pleasantly shocked I was Nicole Kidman was in this movie. I love her!

You guys might be the first people I’ve ever seen actually like Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face 😂.

Awesome!!! I watched both of your reactions to Tim Burton's Batman films, and now I get to see y'all dive into the Joel Schumacher's films and the infamous Batman & Robin.

When you guys are going to watch The Mask and Ace Ventura of Jim Carrey's movies?

Batman Forever was the first Batman movie I saw in a theater. I remember it so vividly. I'll admit that I love this movie probably more than I should. I remember in the early days of the internet, I read about 40 minutes of footage that would have completely changed the film and I always wanted to see it. When the Blu ray came out, I finally got to see them and it was true. Recently I read that Kevin Smith had seen the infamous "Schumacher cut" and I'm still dying to see it. And I'm not gonna lie...the lighting in this movie is pretty epic lol As for our old friend Billy Dee Williams, perhaps if Tim Burton had directed and Robin Williams had been cast the Riddler, Billy would have fit right in.

The animated series of the 90s did a MUCH better origin for Robin AND Two-Face.

Woah unexpected reaction! 🦇 Used to own the BF Soundtrack! 💿

Damn, man. I forgot all about how this whole movie is what it feels like to chew 5 Gum.

This movie has the sexiest Batman, the thirstiest female character, and the most extra villains 😂 I was a kid at the time this movie was released, and I remember every malls were adorned with Batman stuff, especially Batman Forever merchandise. It was beautiful 😂😂😂

(At 6:35) except it's actually "weighing" him down, because believe it or not that suit is actually… heavy.

The most 'comic-booky' of all the movies, so much fun!

37:46 Is that because he got...FIRED UP?? 😆

This wasn’t that bad of a movie but it was borderline. Jim Carey was too over the top. There was no enticing storyline. The Burton movies were much more story driven from Bruce after all these years it turns full circle that he would come face to face with his parents killer the Joker. In returns the Catwoman story was sensational with her being this lowly timid woman to this ferocious femme fatale. The penguin from being thrown away by his parents to become this criminal mastermind. In this movie they were just there everybody stayed the same throughout the whole movie. Now Batman and Robin that’s something else can’t wait til y’all react to that one.

You should check out Val Kilmer in The Saint.

Wait, Maverick’s ex wants Iceman?! 😮😉

This takes me back to the movie trailers in’95. Very exciting for a 9yr old boy back then. I miss those days

I believe that Val Kilmer played a great Batman

I was always disappointed by Two-Face in the film. They never really play up his dual personality until the very end, and otherwise, he's just a Joker clone. Jones had so much more to give that role than what we got. This film and the next (Batman and Robin) are still "kind of" in the Burton Batverse, but also kind of not. Think of them as a very similar, but slightly different reality with a lot of parallels.

27:36 Apparently Robin knows the ancient art of Wash-Fu! Lol🧽 🥋

Most glamorous Batman movie around

Back then it kinda felt like the Terminators and Aliens movies, after the second one they did their own goofy thang and go freakin bonkers. also really funny and awesome people still discovering the batnips : P

Great reaction 🔥💯

In defense of the nipples on the bat suit … lol So I had always heard that Joel Schumacher wanted the batsuit to resemble those old Greek statues, which of course were always made with incredible physiques and had nipples on them. It’s the reason why there’s these MASSIVE statues in Gotham now. The imagery is meant to make Batman seem like an Ancient Greek god or myth, instead of a man in a suit. It’s still weird by modern standards … but regardless I don’t even notice the nipples anymore when I watch the movie. It just … doesn’t matter lol

Next Batman & Robin

@28:00, 36:28, 43:54, 44:05, 51:10 😂

I saw this in theaters I was 12 then and at that time liking comics wasn't "cool" in my age group (in 1994 I proudly wore a maximum carnage t shirt for picture day and one kid said it was childish) but i didn't care. It was cool to see Robin he had his own comic book series at that time (Tim Drake as robin) and ran from 1993-2009. I loved the Nightwing reference. Grayson become Robin in April of 1940 in Detective comics 38 and would stay as robin untill "the new Teen Titans 39" in February 1984 when he quietly quit as Robin forever. In Issue 44 of the same title in July 1984 Grayson would become Nightwing and has stayed as Nightwing since. He has even been batman himself after Bruce recovered from Bane breaking his back and for awhile after Bruce "died" in the mid 2000s

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I watched that movie in theatre when I was a teenager. Cant wait to see both of ur reaction for next batman movie with arnold schwarzenegger(ice man), and poison ivy.

Thanks for the reaction! Sadly not many make reactions on this one. Would love if you would make one for "Batman & Robin" as well!

The bullet grazed mostly Bruce's eye

Jim and Tommy hated each other on set..Tommy hated how Jim played riddler they haven't work together since

Her eyelashes are beautiful and I don't normally care about that kind of stuff but good job.

Billy Dee Williams was in the 1989 Batman.

I saw Batman forever in theaters in 1995. This is a good movie but do not watch Batman and Robin. My favorite Batman is 1989.keaton.

Batman Forever is my favorite Batman movie. Jim Carey Is one of the best live action Batman villians IMO. I knkw people dont like it. But i enjoy this so much, good action, comedy , suspense, and new character additions. The THEME SONG IS AMAZING AS WELL. TOP 5.

Actually... Joel's last name is pronounced like "Shoe Mocker". I should know, HE WAS MY MOM'S COUSIN!!!

When Robin accidentally crashes into the bat cave and looks up to see Alfred dramatically standing there, I was really hoping Alfred would look him in the eye and say, "Yes...I am Batman." 😂

Tommy Lee Jones actually HATED working with Jim Carrey on this movie. Tommy is a real serious guy, & Jim isn't. They were NOT compatible off camera

Just subbed up to your channel. This is great stuff. Look...DON'T go on to "Batman And Robin", it's not fun like this one, trust me on this....

I actually hated Tom Lee Jones portrayal of Two-Face in this movie. That was my biggest complaint. But with how it was written idk if he could have played him more seriously. Also Tom Lee Jones absolutely hated working with Jim Carrey 😂

I hate this movie so much 😂 Jim carey & Tommy Lee Jones are too annoying to make it enjoyable. Batman Returns & Batman 1989 are far superior. More Dark & serious better then stupid campy & neon with garbage writing.....

Some people say this movie gets a bad rap. And i call them morons. LOL. Seriously though, as a huge fan of the first two as a kid, this was a huge step down from the Burton/Keaton films. I'm not a Jim Carey fan, but he did a decent job as the Riddler.. But all the rest of the casting was just not good.... Kilmer, O'Donnell, Barrymore, TL Jones...all were miscast, and the style was just too goofy and colorful. I wish Schumacher had brought more "Lost Boys" into this film.

What is TLJ doing?

Someone probably mentioned this already, but Joel Schumacher's vision for this movie was rather different than what we got. He wanted to go for a more psychological approach, to open Batman up and see what makes him tick. The studio got antsy about this after _Batman Returns_ and nixed most of the planned psychological aspect. I believe the opening was also recut to get to the action faster. I think the initial scene order was "open on Arkham Asylum where it's discovered Two-Face has escaped, then the scene with Bruce Wayne meeting Edward Nygma, seeing the Batsignal, THEN suiting up and the bank robbery"

Originally the opening scene was going to show where Harvey escaped from Arkham. Big fan of the whole series. I do like this one, came out when I was a young teen. Do wish Burton & Keaton came back but WB as you know now wasn’t happy with Burton & Keaton wanted more money & didn’t really care to do it without Burton. Yes they paid off Billy Dee to get out of his contract. Funny Tommy didn’t like working with Carey(originally was going to be Robin Williams as Riddler). Marlon Wayans was contracted to be Robin & since they didn’t use him he still gets checks for it lol There is a comic adaptation of a story that takes the place of this movie written by the original writers and features Billy Dee as Two-Face & Marlon as Robin

Mind-blowing fact - Tommy Lee Jones who played for Two-Face and Jim Carrey who played for Edward Nygma, Riddler, both of them did not get along. Jim Carrey was actually trying to be a gentleman and trying to be funny, Tommy Lee Jones was getting annoyed by him it got to the point where he became frustrated by Jim Carrey. During the Batman Forever premiere Jim Carrey said "Working with Tommy Lee Jones kinda like training a German Shepherd for the police".

When this movie came out it was met with a great big... well.. people either really liked it or hated it.. was like no middle ground. It was good enough to have people hyped up for the next movie... which was a complete abortion. They made it campy like the 1966 TV show and people either appreciated it or they didn't. Perssonally I liked it. It was a fun film. Kilmer, Carrey and Jones were enjoyable. Plot was paper thin.. Kid playing Robin can't act to save his life.

I hope that you eventually watch "Batman and Robin". It is the worst Batman movie, and another Batman film would not come out for eight years. Without "Batman and Robin" there would be no Nolan Trilogy.

When the studio picked Michael Keaton, it wasn't well received because he was a goofy comedian, and not physically imposing. It's kind of like if they'd picked Tom Hanks, who also started off as a skinny comedian.

Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey hated each other during shooting. Even after production Jones was hostile against Jim Carrey.

While Tim Burtons Batman centered on the Dark Gothic theme tailor for Burtons style, Director Joel Schumachers Batman Forever was actually a cinematic take on the Batman 60's Televisions series. Batman/Bruce wayne played by Val Kilmer remained much on the same accord as Michael Keatons interpretation of the characters, but placed in a more cartoonish world. This direction completely through viewers off as they were akin to the prior Dark Gothic style. This mis direction continued with the next film Batman and Robin which sunk the film franchise, until Christopher Nolan took a more realistic approach to the character, creating a crime drama rather than just a superhero movie.

i think Jim Carrey was at times, channeling Frank Gorsham's Riddler from the 1960s Batman tv show and when he said, Batman? in an old man voice near the end, he was impersonating Lord Fog from the 60s tv show, a scottish? vilain

So glad you guys liked this. I LOVE Batman Forever!

Jim carrey stole this movie, I think he should of been joker in this film with that crazy comedic energy he brought, imagine that energy pumped into the joker character, still though Jim killed it as Riddler. It’s still one of my favourite depictions of the riddler ❤

"She is not using the pillow?" Ha HA you said that and not questioning why she was naked under the sheets lol. But seriously great reaction. I have a special place for this movie. It maybe weird as fuck but I still enjoy it. My first batman movie in the theater when I was a kid with my dad. I still love it even for it's wackiness.

This was enjoyable. Tim Burton killed it and made way better movies. But this movie did have some good performances. But the next one is ridiculously bad. Like 2 out of 10 bad. But it does make sense to watch it just to have it in your bag of watched Batman movies.

JUST BECAUSE ITS NEW IDEA DOESNT MEAN ITS A GOOD ONE!! THIS WAS SO CARTOONY AND CHILDISH AND OVER THE TOP REDICULIOUS. GREAT IF YOUR A 4 YEAR OLD!!🙄🙄🙄

Batman 89 and Batman returns - Great movies Batman forever - Decent movie Batman and robin - Bad movie After re watching batman and robin for the first time in about 15 years you see how bad it is and how much better batman forever is in comparison. Would love you guys to react to the batman 1966 movie with adam west, thats a fun camp batman being intentionally funny and goofy.

Billy Dee Williams returns as Two-Face but its in an animated movie I'll leave that veg as to not spoil what one.

I genuinely think Batman 3 is underrated! I loved this movie when I was little. Batman 4 shouldn't exist though I won't argue with that.

Here's a useless fact about this movie - Tommy Lee Jones could not stand Jim Carrey while filming this movie

Tommy Lee Jones hated Jim Carrey when they were filming this. Jim has a couple crazy stories about it on RU-vid

Fun Fact: If u read the original Batman Forever first draft you're know everything from the final film was re-edit and some scenes were left out like the giant bat y'all saw coming at the Riddler, it was a whole sub-plot which was connected to the black book but WB cut it cause it was too dark but it's still online with extra deleted scenes. And the reason Val Kilmer Batman doesn't kill cause in Bob Kane and Bill Finger first run in Batman debut he did and when Robin appear he stopped killing and that's why Keaton Batman killed in the first two Batman movies.

Jim Carrey Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, when ace found out he had to rescue a bat and found out that Ace hates bats. and five months after Batman Forever. the Riddler is Ace Ventura 😲

Tommy Lee Jones apparently HATED working with Jim Carrey on this; their personalities clashed badly. At one point Jones went up to Carrey and said something along the lines of "I cannot sanction your buffoonery."

On Set Tommy Lee Jones hated Jim Carrey. Carry said he never stated a reason, he just did. Propably because being played against the wall. Jones is a very talented actor himself and then outshadowed by a hyperactive comedian... Maybe that was the reason. For my personal taste i like the way they eliminated the Burton look. But the whole movie is way too comical after the delightfully dark first two movies. I wonder what Burton would have done with the same setup.