Adam West was a good Batman, but I couldnt watch him for 90 minutes, even the Batman TV movie. The original Robin made me cringe, but Chris O'Donnell plays a great Robin, he was so hot. And Alfred is the best, the old Alfred I mean.
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Adam West was a good Batman, but I couldnt watch him for 90 minutes, even the Batman TV movie. The original Robin made me cringe, but Chris O'Donnell plays a great Robin, he was so hot. And Alfred is the best, the old Alfred I mean.
I've not seen Batman Begins but i did hear good things about Bale in the role but i still think Keaton (specially in Batman Returns) was the best Batman. Orginal actors of a series of movies always seem to be the best. Like Sean Connery was the best Bond by a mile, but Pierce did do a good job also. Paul Walker in the Fast & Furious movie was great. I mean take a look at Indiana Jones, could anyone play the role of Indiana Jones better than Harrison Ford?Originally Posted by John_912
Yeah that's true Michael Keaton and Tim Burton were the original Batman and they are the best...But I think Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan are a close second and deserve credit for it. Also the new Alfred might be even better than the old Alfred.
Also, the new Alfred, it's Michael Kane, of course he's going to be awesome!
I'll shut up now...
I didn't like Adam West as Batman I thought his performance was just as bad as George Clooney's performance.
At least it's forgiveable since it was the sixties. And to his credit, Clooney admits that Batman & Robin was the single worst movie he's ever done and that no one should see it.I'm almost shocked at how many people are saying that the Tim Burton movies were the best. Says a lot about how many here have actually read a comic with Batman in it. Burton really didn't seem to get the character of Batman or Bruce Wayne to me, whereas Batman Begins nailed it.
That said, I prefer Superman. Everyone who says Superman is a one dimensional character is only looking at one aspect of him; Superman (and usually just refer to the tired argument of him being too powerful). Superman's a fascade for the rest of the world; the living representation of all that's good in everyone. A living icon meant to inspire others. Clark is also something of an act; he has to constantly restrain himself, and hide his powers to protect those around him from both the dangers of his life as Superman, and himself to an extent. Imagine how bad things would be if Clark got angry and lost control for an instant. He's never truly able to be himself with anyone other than those who know his secret. There's a lot of depth in the character, especially when you read something by writers who truly get him. Go read some well written Superman stories (Kingdom Come, Secret Identity, Red Son, and many others) and tell me he's a boring character lacking depth.
And anyone who want's to make the claim that Batman is smarter, well, he probably is more intelligent, however Clark is well above average intelligence as well. The reason most people mistake him as being far less intelligent than his heroic peers is because he rarely needs to use his intelligence to win a battle. Why come up with some harebrained scheme for foiling some bank robbers when super speed and invulnerability get the job done quickly and easily? Batman needs to use every ounce of his intelligence because it's the only tool he really has.
They also had a batman movie in the 60's or 70's.
Batman begins makes burton's batman movies look like kiddie films.
It didn't feel like a Batman movie to me because it was based on the live-action Batman tv show so in my opinion that kind of made everything predictable.
Oh ok I guess you're right. It's just that I love batman being so old and as a comic collector I just snap when some one says the original batman when they referr to the 80's but it is as old as the 30's....
I understand though. It's cool. I like burton's batman movies. Well there are two batman types as you know. The dark knight and batman as he is now. I think Burton was enormously helpfull in starting off the dark knight. So I see where you are coming from.
Batman - a hero by choice. I don't consider someone to be a real hero if they're only being a hero because they have supernatural powers that an extremely few other people in the world have, if any.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
Lets face it, superman would win no matter how hard we wanted batman to slam his ass on the curve. In terms of personality, batman batman batman.
both of em suck! SPIDERMAN ALL THE WAY!
I like Spider-Man but he's always the under dog whenever he's thrown into a fight. In the movies Spider-Man got his ass kicked by the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and I'm going to go out on a limb here and say he'll get his ass kicked by Venom too in Spider-Man 3. By the way I never asked which super hero would win in a fight I asked which super hero do you guys LIKE BETTER Batman or Superman...Spider-Man or any other super hero is out of the question.:rolleyes2
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I prefer batman over superman because Superman is like the Man-of-Steel and is supe invincable. He didn't have to do any work for his powers, just be born.
Batman on the other hand has to work to keep his well "Powers"
and he was played by adam west.
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Batman, by far, has a better, more layered personality, his comics seemed to hold more story and meaning than the Superman ones I read, and there's something about him roaming the city at night, out of the spotlight, that appeals to me. Superman comes off as an over-gentleman-like character that unwittingly shows off his grandeur by doing everything in broad daylight, for everyone to see.
Whatever, Batman has a darker, more complex character, and that scores more points with me than a god sent from Krypton from way out where...
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Considering Batman and Batman Returns are my two favorite movies of all time, I'm going with Batman. He is just too cool and had a more interesting background and personality. I like the fact that he is the dark knight. Plus, I've never been a Superman fan. He always seemed lame to me.
Well why don't we ask the two superheroes themselves? Here's what they have to say:
Hi! I'm Superman. My power is that I AM INVINCIBLE. No one can beat me. My only weaknesses are a super rare material that's nigh impossible to get ahold of, and occasionally some alien will be able to put up a good fight or something. I even died at one point...but it's okay because I came back to life so whatever. No one can stop me, ever. Also, I am incredibly lame and boring. And I stink. Mostly because I poop myself a lot.
Hi! I'm Batman. I'm way better than Superman for more reasons than I care to mention. Thank you.
That settles it.
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