I Did Not Expect The Twist In BATMAN 1989 (Reaction) 

The acid actually turned Jack's face white. He wears skin colored makeup over top. That's why his face went white when Vicki threw water into his face. Small detail, but I always loved that. So much fun watching you experience this film for the first time! One of my all time favorites.

The "I'm Batman" line was adlibbed by Keaton. It was originally "I am the night."

Brandon- “We get to see him in action right off the bat.” This line made me so happy

Another thing that’s easy to miss is the reason for the smile. If you pay attention, the bullet that Batman deflects actually ricochets through Jack’s mouth/cheeks. You can see a few seconds of the wound before he covers it and trips. The surgeon later on tried to fix the damage but wasn’t entirely successfully due to the severed nerves and thus the smile.

in regards to your question about if that’s Harley- in 1989, she didn’t exist. she was created for Batman: The Animated Series which aired in the 1990s :)

In retrospect, Prince’s “Batdance” is probably the weirdest single ever to reach #1 on the pop charts. 😄

As much as I loved Heath Ledger's legendary performance (which was perfect for what Nolan was setting up), Jack Nicholson's portrayal will always be my favorite.

Batman returns. Michelle Pfeiffer as catwoman is something to see.

Fun fact: Harley Quinn did not make her first appearance in the comics, but in "Batman: The Animated Series" in 1992. She was supposed to be a one-off character, but audiences loved her so much that she continued to appear in the cartoons and she finally made her canon comic debut in 1999.

Brandon finally gets to dance with the Devil by the pale moon light.

The Joker scared the shit out of me as a little kid but I would watch this movie over and over again. I’ve probably been Batman like 6 times as a little kid for Halloween.

“You ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light?” My favorite line out all the Batman movies

Michael Gough and Michael Caine were both 72 when they played the role of Alfred Pennyworth for the first time.

Tim Burton really puts his mark on Batman Returns. Can’t wait for you to react to that one.

Keaton is criminally underrated.

Tim Burton was inspired to cast Jack Nicholson as the Joker after seeing him in 'The Shining'. Felt that he was the perfect choice

6:25---Oh, there was a HUGE controversy of Michael Keaton being cast as Batman, largely because he was best well-known at the time for comedies like MR. MOM; they pretty much assumed Tim Burton was making a very "Comedic Comic" movie similar to the 60s TV show. Kinda amazing as most fans today consider Keaton the "BEST BATMAN" (outside of Kevin Conroy, who did Batman for the classic "Animated Series")

Michael Keaton one of the best to portray the character

Loved this movie! Gotham city looked so great in the burton one’s!

This score is iconic and ties together both the movie and the super popular Animated Series that was stylistically inspired by Burton’s movies. To date, that TV series is one of the best representations of the comic Batman in many opinions.

"this town needs an enima!" one of the best movie quotes ever.

It actually makes me happy Brandon hasn’t seen all these movies, getting to see someone enjoy them for the first time is wonderful, especially from someone who comes across genuine rather than those who jump up and down like 5 year olds. If I may sir, can I recommend ‘The Crow’ to you? It’s one of my fav films ever and a 90’s cult classic that had mad cultural impact at the time. It’s also famous for being the film Brandon Lee (son of Bruce) tragically died filming, and every crow film since has been ‘cursed’ with someone dying on set.

I still can't get over how many iconic films Brandon hasn't seen!

Harley Quinn hasn't been created yet. She comes from Batman: The Animated Series, which started after this movie.

I know the more recent iterations were good, but there is just something about this one. "You ever dance with the devil in the pail moonlight?" has been stuck in my head since I saw this in the theatres at eleven. The soundtrack is fantastic too.

I remember the MASSIVE hype around this movie before it came out and I thought "well it can't live up to all this" It did and then some! Danny Elfman music, Tim Burton direction, can't go wrong!

This is actually the truest version of the Joker, he doesn't do what he does for political reasons or some anarchist manifesto, he does what he does because he finds it hilarious.

"Is that Harley Quinn?" Harley Quinn wasn't even a character that existed when this came out. She debuted in the Animated Series that came out a few years after this movie.

Okay it's official. Brandon had never seen a movie before starting RU-vid

2:29, Jack Nicholson as the Joker is the best Joker I've ever seen, people say it's Heath Ledger, but for me it's Nicholson.

I heard after Keaton was announced for the role, hardcore comic fans were throwing a fit over the casting, as he had just done Beetlejuice the year prior, and they didn't trust Keaton would do Batman justice. I think the rumor is the studio stepped up the schedule of the trailer release, to show a taste of: yes, he can do a serious Batman justice, and quelled the naysayers. He certainly did crush it.

I'm grinning ear to ear, Joker style, watching this. This movie was one that helped shape my childhood.

I love how the thumbnail is always an authentic true reflection of how Brandon feels about the movie overall, no clickbatish business. #Respect

"Never rub another man's rhubarb" 😂 what a line! Nicholson definitely became the blueprint for all the subsequent Jokers.

Batman Returns is amazing!! Michelle Pfeiffer is the perfect cat woman.

Jack Nicholson is easily the best Joker I’ve seen in a movie. His laughter, mannerisms, facial expressions, and line delivery are unparalleled.

Michael Keaton is easily my favourite Batman, and he's my favourite Bruce Wayne by a country mile. Edit: Also this is imo the best Gotham has ever looked on the big screen, this and the sequel just looked amazing, 100% oldschool Tim Burton, and 100% Gotham. Edit 2: And the Batmobile... come on! Nothing even comes close the this version.

Cant believe people were in uproar about Michael Keaton at the time. He nailed this.

Yeah, that old batmobile was the coolest ever, had it as a bigger matchbox car once as a kid in the 80s (maybe it was even the earlier version 🤔), it has been able to shoot some kind of bolt or so, played with it for years.

I grew up watching this movie! Its my favorite BATMAN movie. BATMAN, Michael Keaton, will be coming back to the DCEU in the upcoming Flash Movie next year. I'm glad they brought him back. They are also bringing back Batfleck, as well.

Burton's Batman is incredibly nostalgic for me; I've always loved the Gotham setting & Elfman's score in this film + casting of Keaton & Nicholson is just epic. Love the reaction!

What I love about this version is how the cinematography and set design really mirrors the Adam West series/movies. It has the same style of framing.

Brandon: "Ah, the tray was for protection!" Lloyd Christmas: "But Bruce...what if he shot you in the face?"

When Jack Nicholson met Heath Ledger in full costume and character on the set of Dark Knight, Jack said he was terrified.

Wow. You just made me appreciate this movie even more. The way you are so positive and optimistic about every scene and respect all the artistic decisions in such a good way is fully commendable.

Fun fact: Harley Quinn wasn't created until 3 years after this movie for the animated series...she actually started in the cartoon before any comic or movie.

BATMAN RETURNS is my favorite. I think the story is that after the massive success of Batman 89, the studio gave him a lot more freedom on the sequel… and it shows in the best way.

Pretty cool, Wayne tells Vicki he knows her from her work photographing Corto Maltese, the same place that the current Suicide Squad goes to.

" I'm Batman " classic line

I never noticed it until now, but I love how they re-used most of the score (minus Prince's bits) for The Animated Series.

MIchael Keaton is still the best movie Batman as far as I'm concerned. He's the only one who was able to express all of the levels of Bruce Wayne and the difference when he becomes Batman through his eyes.

Hell yeah!!! I grew up watching the Burton films, are you doing Batman Returns aswell??

Danny Elfman’s score for Batman (1989) may be my personal favorite film soundtrack of all time!

RIP PRINCE, you absolute genius 💜🖤

I used to watch the 66 reruns when I was really little but Batman 89 came out when I was 9 and I was hooked from then on. This movie literally started a revolution.

You've got to watch batman returns and then ideally stop. Danny devito is an excellent penguin

Nicholson is and will always be the greatest Joker of all time. I love Phoenix, Leto, and Ledger as well, but Jack is unmatched til this day.

I didn’t realize this was a Tim Burton piece, that actually explains a lot.

Despite what the last fifteen years of movies has told you, The Joker does not wear makeup.

Nothing better than one of your favorite youtubers reacting to one of your all time favorite movies of all time

Personally, I liked Batman Returns more. Love how dark it was for it's time.

I'd like to think vicki vale was taking her war photos after the events of the suicide squad. Fun fact, the painting joker stops Bob the goon from hacking with his knife is Francis bacon's "a study of beef". You cant imagine how awesome the summer of 1990 was after this movie dropped and getting to go to six flags to ride the batman rollercoaster. Final note, Brand Xssssssssssss.

After this movie came out, Bob Kane, creator of of Batman (with Bill Finger, but there's a story there), went on record saying he WISHED he had thought of Joker being the guy who killed Batman's parents.

I love how with Nicholson’s Joker you could tell there was a few screws loose with the guy before he even became “the joker”. It’s almost like falling into the acid was just the final tipping point

The aesthetics and music of this movie is perfect for Batman. This mixed with Ben Affleck’s look and fight scenes would be the perfect Dark Knight adaptation.

I always found it interesting how Keaton and Nicholson has similar looks. Both with the same receding hairline, both with those menacing eyebrows. Keaton could have made a great joker in his own right. I think the best actors to play Batman can play both Batman and joker. Imagine Bale as the joker. He’d be insane.

What many fans may not know is that Nicholson made a genius move when negotiating his Batman contract that ending up making him an extra-large fortune. Nicholson's standard fee to star in a film was $10 million, huge money in the late 1980s. He agreed to play The Joker for only $6 million, but on the condition that if the film did well, he would get a percentage of the profits. This extended beyond box office too, also covering merchandise related to his character. Batman grossed $411 million worldwide on a $35 million budget, and that's before even figuring in huge sales of Joker toys and other merchandise. While Nicholson has never revealed exactly how much cash he made off playing The Joker, it's confirmed to be somewhere north of $60 million, with Nicholson biographer Marc Eliot estimating that the actor actually walked away with closer to $90 million. That's a whopping $194 million when adjusted for inflation. It still stands as one of the most substantial actor paydays in Hollywood history.

23:48 Bruce says "Let's Get Nuts!." Prince says the same thing in the song "Let's Go Crazy!" -- Prince also did all the songs for the Batman soundtrack. 🤫

Biggest movie of the 80s. Jack Nichelson just kills it as Joker.

Batman Returns next please. See Devito kill it.

I was 8 years old and saw this in theaters. At that time while comic book readers already had "The Dark Knight Returns" and other badass Batman stories, the character's presence to the general public, and certainly to kids, was Super Friends and Adam West. This movie floored me. That final pan up with the Danny Elfman score blaring, arriving at Batman standing on the ledge looking out over the city to the Bat Signal...man. I cried. I had never seen anything so awesome in my life.

Batman Returns is the crown jewel in this series

The movie still holds up in my opinion! I feel Brandon has seen even less movies than I have at this point lol

Love this movie! Honestly, I always hated when people compared Heath Ledgers Joker to Jack Nicholson’s. They really are two different animals, and both performances were perfect for the movies they were in. People forget how scary Jack’s Joker could be. He struck a perfect balance of being whimsical and menacing at the same time, which honestly, is more true to the character

Oh yes, now I remember. The Joker was dancing to a Prince song, Prince did the soundtrack and was actually dating Kim Basinger (Vicky Vale) at the time. I believe she was in one of his videos. Yeah, that was a weird time.

This is my favorite Batman movie still. The Noir feel and having Joker as a mobster is really fitting and true to the original stories. Today's Jokers are largely based on the 80s type and is good but this Joker is my favorite outside of Mark Hamils who also is a crime boss and as a kid I always saw both Jokers as similar and played into each other well.

FYI: Harley Quinn didn't exist when this movie came out. She is actually an original character from the Batman animated series. She was never in a comic book before then.

this movie would SLAP in B&W

The chemicals bleached his skin white and colored his hair green (one of the more common origin stories in the comics). He's actually taking the makeup OFF when he's wiping his forehead in the boardroom, and it comes off when she splashes him with water in the museum. (Also, just fyi, when he shot Batman and it ricocheted, it went through his face and severed his nerves, which is why he's permanently smiling.)

My favourite Batman movie, and one of my favourite movies in general. Grew up with this gem. I'm glad you enjoyed it my dude.

Batman was the first movie I watched on BluRay when I got my PS3, but I was still using an old CRT television at the time so the movie played in black and white. It suited they movie really well, though it did make it look like nothing was wrong with Joker after the acid 😅

Oh... we're going back to the classics I see...

The fact that that particular Batmobile survived that big of an explosion at point blank raing kinda shows it has the most durability of any Batmobile ever.

I’ve seen this movie 1,000,000,000 times when I was a kid Still my favorite Batman movie of all time

Good ups. Superhero type film that gets no love. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985, Fred Ward and a super monk)

4:40, that line, "You are my number 1 guy," means that "you screw with me one more time ,I'll have you killed." Well, Jack did, by sleeping with his boss's wife.

Keaton and Nicholson will always be my Batman and Joker. I LOVE this movie, it's the most quotable. "Let me tell you about this guy I know Jack, mean kid, bad seed, hurt people..." "I like him already!" 😂 The gadgets, the vehicles, how intimidating batman is Keaton was awesome. And Nicholson was in his element too. Iconic scenes.

Best Batman/Bruce Wayne, Best Joker, Best Alfred, Best Batmobile, Best Batplane (or whatever you'd call that), Best Gotham... now go watch Batman Returns for Best Catwoman and Best Penguin :D And I do mean it... some people could argue that Heath Ledger is better Joker and I'd say they're close (I still prefer Jack Nicholson) but Catwoman and Penguin? No hands down, both beat the old tv series, the cartoon, the comics and (in case of Catwoman) the movie versions. Period. Also, this movie was my childhood. I had it recorded on vhs and watched it daily... DAILY... for MONTHS! I have about 90% of it etched in my memory.

I haven't seen this in decades! Looking forward to what you think of it

you should react to Batman Returns too! i think the sequel is just as good as this one

I was 15 when this movie came out, and social media back then wasn't at all as it is today, but the main hype about this movie was how careful the studio tried to be in making sure no photos of Batman looked like got out. That the first time you actually see this Batman in that rooftop scene, and back in '89 and it's the first time you see him, when he did that spread out his cape thing, it was awesome and scary at the same time.

The lego Batman nostalgia from the theme just makes this 10x better

Jack Nicholson is naturally creepy 😨😨😨

Well, you gotta do "Batman Returns" now too! 😁I always liked it even more so than the original so, I'd be curious how you'd rank it.

"Hello Vinny! It's your Uncle Bingo! Time to pay the check." *kills a man* God I love this film.

I love that you went into this ready to have a good time. So many people reacting to this now after such a long time are just ready to tear into it for being old. Thats what makes you one of my favorites brother 🤘

You should check out “Super 8”. It’s a really good, under-appreciated movie with lots of emotion. The characters and their relationships and interactions with each other are the best parts. It’s actually a lot like Stranger Things. In fact, I’d even say it probably inspired it.

Brandon, my man, *so psyched* you finally saw "Batman '89" 😃My favorite RU-vid reactor reacting to one of my favorite films, life is good 😎 Definitely essential viewing for every cinephile. I'm a huge fan of Burton's Batmans, I consider them to be infinitely better than the Nolan trilogy; Nolan's films are ok, but I do think they're vastly overrated (I know that's a controversial opinion to have, but I stand by it). Burton's Batmans have true artistic value, and unlike Nolan's films these ones legitimately feel like a comic book come to life - Burton's films necessarily maintained the campy comic-book aesthetic while blending it with gothic surrealism and elements of dark fantasy, whereas Nolan's films are so much weaker by comparison because he unwisely chose to ground the Batman universe in minimalistic realism, which was a mistake. "Batman '89" has it all - the best Batman (Keaton), the best Joker (Nicholson; no disrespect to Heath Ledger, but Nicholson will always be the most iconic portrayal of the character), the most memorable musical score (Danny Elfman), and if you're planning to react to the next ones I'm definitely looking forward to your reaction to "Batman Returns," which I personally think is the best Batman film ever made.

The Suicide Squad reference! Bruce Wayne says he recognized Vicki Vale's work she did in Corto Maltese. Didn't realize that was a DC location they'd ever mentioned before outside of the new Suicide Squad

The Tim Burton Batman movies are the best ones.