Batman Forever Original Dark Opening

[@YousefAlMujeem]

Please excuse the spelling mistakes. English isn’t my first language. I originally edited this video a really long time ago. Way before 2010, much when I was younger.

[@davidaston5773]

At least your spelling had a good reason... film executives and suits don't have a clue. They can't speak any language except profits, ignoring creative people thinking they know better (as with above) and these days (as with everything) image and style over objectivity. And of the audience MUST be idiots...

[@spiderpig9777]

it's okay, most viewers are not english or american

[@YnotNomis]

This movie needs a Directors cut so bad!

[@manlymen552]

Definitely man I feel cheated

[@nicklander3301]

They recently screened the Schumacher cut to some folks such as Kevin Smith. There might still be hope

[@King01Ryan]

Watch the deleted scenes and watch this. Schumacher wanted a dark Batman movie, with a big comic book touch, But WB said, they have to sale BATMAN toys. :( PS: Val Kilmer was a cool Bruce Wayne and Batman.

[@victoriadixon5521]

King01Ryan shumacher said "why does everything have to be so dark"

[@RShadow12]

Victoria Dixon He only said that cause WB wanted him to. The poor man was robbed of his own movie

[@gamersinacontainer]

I used to hate Shumacher until now.

[@knytrydr73]

That's what cartoons are for! LOL

[@bradenhogan2]

lol no, WB fired BURTON because HE wasn’t child-friendly enough. Schumacher was offered the job specifically to do what he did, and he had no problem doing it.

[@FlavioMarceloSousa35]

It's a crime that WB didn't allow Tim Burton to complete his trilogy.

[@thenoirknight5729]

Batman Continues would have been epic. I really do wonder what type of training Burtonverse Bruce Wayne went through

[@Ian-hj4yt]

*Quadrilogy

[@passionatetechnology8306]

Burton didn’t want to make any more Batman movies. The real shame is that all of Schumachers movie wasn’t shown with Bruce’s reasoning for being Batman at the center of the movie. Val Kilmer is great

[@bullymaguire513]

@@Ian-hj4yt actually WB said that the Schumacherverse and the Burtonverse are not connected. They're different universes. RIGHT NOW they are working on a comics series that continues the Burton movies, with keaton's batman suit and the birth of an afro robin.

[@Ian-hj4yt]

@@bullymaguire513 Yeah, i'm hyped for it too.

[@dragonball_z1373]

Watching this movie, it’s easy to forget that Schumacher directed The Lost Boys, and sad to remember that he wanted this to be an adaptation of Batman: Year One

[@anonymouslyunknown4811]

Batman forever is so underrated imo, I really hope we see a director's cut one day

[@eriknelson7077]

Dr. Burton referring Two Face as Harvey actually felt kind of sad. We knew that Harvey Dent was a good man but was forced into a situation that made him turn. Also that “Hell’s in here” line was pure genius.

[@velociraptor4you3291]

Man, makes you wonder, why WASN'T this opening used? It really develops Two-Face even more as the duality-obsessed psychopath that he is and his hatred for Batman with "The Bat Must Die" scrawled on the wall of his Arkham cell in BLOOD. Still, I can't really complain with this movie's opening being the way it is. I grew up watching this as a kid, and for me, it's THE movie that introduced me to the Dark Knight!

[@PuzzleProjectorBlog]

This opening is in the comic book adaptation of this film.

[@velociraptor4you3291]

Puzzle Projector Really? Cool!

[@PuzzleProjectorBlog]

velociraptor4you It is this one: batman.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_Forever_(Comic_Adaptation)

[@velociraptor4you3291]

+Puzzle Projector Thanks.

[@PuzzleProjectorBlog]

velociraptor4you You are welcome. :)

[@Shiirow]

the beginning of his monologue felt like Harvey, it felt like Two Face. Lamenting the random nature of life, of justice. Disillusioned by it all, devoted to the coin flip that seemingly dictates all life. then he started cackling and ruined the moment. I wish we got the first half as the actual two face in the movie and not the joker knock off we got. Tommy could have killed it in that performance.

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[@djohn4904]

No country for old men.... weird ; traded coin flipping villain role for sheriff.. neat

[@BarterTom]

I loved that line “Fortune smiles, another day of wine and roses”. It’s a reference to one of my favourite poems.

[@mrmusickhimself]

What a good start to what could have been a dark, yet entertaining Batman film. The minute Tommy Lee Jones says "Fortune smiles" and channels a family friendly version of Warden Dwight McClusky, the film plummets.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

That was supposed to be in there, he was being sarcastic about it hence why he snarls "Live bait to catch a bat!" afterwards.

[@gameking8809]

While the original version would have clearly been better, I think Forever is not a horrible film at all, just some scenes are silly, but others do well.

[@thewewguy8t88]

i think forever is a very promblimatic movie but i also think returns is problimatic infact i would say batman is problimatic but its more like its just batman doing the batman thing and jack nikcolosion running around like he is the joker when its just really jack

[@Memnoch_the_Devil]

Favorite move when I was a kid, introduced me to Val Kilmer and Nicole Kidman. But even as an adult, I still love the aesthetic of this movie. But as a personal preference I would have liked the dialogue and action to reflect that dark gritty, neon aesthetic

[@rickfrombohemia9550]

@@Memnoch_the_Devil Yeah, I love both Burton's noir and Schumacher's cyberpunk vision of Gotham. It really looks like a comics set in motion, unlike with Nolan.

[@thea-holegamerandfriends6754]

This is one of my favorite Batman movies to watch when I don't want to watch a Batman movie that's too serious

[@rickfrombohemia9550]

@Championship Boxing Why must be everything superclever and serious now? After all, it's just a saga about a rich guy running around in a batsuit and chasing other costume freaks, I don't expect much deep philosophy from that.

[@MilesVideos10000]

I wish Burton could've made another really dark Batman film, especially after the awesome Batman Returns. You did a really good job of replicating what it could've been like.

[@pooooo52]

@@kaicreech7336 no. It Better then Batman and Robin

[@kaicreech7336]

@@pooooo52 That's a low bar.

[@Thespeedrap]

@@Patronic27Productions Maybe youre right but you must not read the comics Burton had something going on but the studios wanted a kids movie.

[@rustyshackleford1040]

A Burtonverse Batman Beyond would be dope.

[@Merdicano]

@@rustyshackleford1040 Probably, but Burton doesn't give one flying dime about Batman anymore, heck, he doesn't even like his own first Batman movie

[@petersecosh7993]

This is before they added the silly Alfred, "shall I pack a sandwich?" line.

[@Schwartzbruder1]

Its crazy. That was solely in the movie because of a McDonald's commercial

[@MrRolyat98]

Schwartzbruder1 I’m sure it wasn’t free. Lol.

[@othyization]

"Can I persuade you to take a sandwich with you, sir? I'll get drive-through." Always wanted to see the deleted scene of Batman at the McDonalds drive-thru.

[@Htownblokhedz]

I'll get drive thru then park my batmobile in chase meridians cave

[@jeremywoods770]

He paid for his drive thru happy meal with his Bat-Visa. Never leave home without it.

[@TheVladMan.]

The Donner Cut of Superman II. ✅ The Snyder Cut of Justice League. ✅ The Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad. The Schumacher Cut of Batman Forever. Two down, two to go.

[@mr.awesomereacts2533]

The Ayer Cut is more probable than the Schumacher cut.

[@TheVladMan.]

Mr.awesome Reacts - Fingers crossed they announce it at DC FanDome.

[@mr.awesomereacts2533]

Vladimir Manosalvas IG: TheVladMan It could be but with the Schumacher cut it will be more complicated to get out since it was made so long ago.

[@TheVladMan.]

Mr.awesome Reacts - And according to them, they’re not even sure if the Batman Forever footage’s still in the Warner Brothers vault.

[@matrixman117edits7]

I would go watch the Batman: Forever Red Book Edition. It edits in the deleted scenes, including this one, and improves the overall tone of the film.

[@SuperJumpReviews]

no lie, this is a pretty badass opening.

[@thewewguy8t88]

it clearly needs a lot of work.

[@michaelcarranza24]

@@thewewguy8t88 like the spelling?

[@dashconsigliere686]

completely changes the tone of the movie ...

[@Merdicano]

@Razh 80 Indeed, plus, my enormous respect on him for apologizing for B&R. That's something you don't get to see with many directors nowadays

[@mnomadvfx]

Hammy as fuck though, not to mention badly shot - most of Alien is more watchable.

[@GManJR75]

That first part with Two-Face and his creepy monologue to the guard. It shows that in a different, darker Batman film he would have been a very good and very intimidating Two-Face. Also with better, slightly more realistic make up.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

This is gonna sound crazy. But there exists a shumaker cut. That WB turned down he was told to lighten the movie up. The rest is history. We've been too hard on him. Rip.

[@Phoenixesper1]

On forever, Maybe..... there is no forgiveness for batman and robin though. Bat credit card.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

@@Phoenixesper1 agreed

[@blairbrown4812]

What's truly sad is that with the passing of Rene Auberjonois, we have been forever denied what may have been a masterful depiction of Jonathan Crane, aka the Scarecrow.

[@Zoloft77]

That's Odo!!!!

[@lucasgomez0721]

This. I know that in this film he's called Dr. Burton as a homage to Tim, but it would've have been so cool if they decided to name him Dr. Crane instead

[@rebajoe]

@@lucasgomez0721 according to Nostalgia Critics Fanscription version of this they wanted Brad Dourif(Chucky) to play Jonathan Crane and to be in the movie.

[@ravemaestro7398]

Ah man wtf! Now I feel for Schumacher, this was great. Anytime a directors vision is tarnished by studios it makes me cry

[@mjwhiteglove2723]

RIP Joel Schumacher

[@pooooo52]

Who was Joel

[@mjwhiteglove2723]

Daniel Zimmer You don’t know Joel Schumacher? Why, he was the director, of course....

[@JohnnyDollar720]

Bruh, he died?

[@Mrdevon3711]

So now a directors cut is very unlikely at this point.

[@nathancruz9172]

3:12-3:15, 3:18-3:25 I really missed him so much.

[@unfazedreview3000]

Release the Schumacher cut WB. You'll make money. Even give it a limited theatrical release!! The nostalgic 90s kids will pay to see this!!!

[@redstreak9430]

I liked Forever but this proves that the movie could have been on par with the first two if it wasn’t for the restrictions WB placed on them.

[@rockinrecords4081]

And now it’s 2020 and WB still hasn’t learned

[@Merdicano]

@@rockinrecords4081 And they really never will. If there's anything I learned legitimately from Teen Titans Go and The Lego Batman Movie, is that WB couldn't care less about whatever they do with DC. They would just rather make fun of their own movies in a self-deprecating manner, almost offensive to a degree, rather than making good movies for the fans and respecting their filmmakers vision. And that toxic environment of WB cutting stuff hasn't even stopped with their other movies as well.

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

"we gonna create, a cool batman movie, with action and dark tone WB: hold right there i want sell toys, so no violence and no dark theme like the another two movies."

[@hummingbirdcity]

...that performed so well. (for the time and genre)

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

Your comment doesn’t make sense.

[@jasonjayawardena8512]

If only it was like how Joel Schumacher wanted it. Let's forgive him for how his two batman films went. He done want the studio wanted as they wanted to make it child friendly and sell toys. If anyone says bad things about his work watch the lost boys and phone booth which I think are good films he made

[@ARealPersonNotABot]

Underrated Batman film. Excellent cinematography, sets, costumes, practical FX, and if they kept some of the darkness, and toned down the goofiness a bit it would be considered a classic.

[@27ShowStopper]

Wayyyyy better intro than what we got. Stupid WB. This movie is no masterpiece but it is enjoyable if you take it for what it is. Batman & Robin is the only unwatchable Batman film and that includes the Adam West film (which I actually love).

[@Ian-hj4yt]

Nope, it's bad.

[@ralphroshia9247]

Most People would agree with you about Batman & Robin except for people who enjoy a movie that's so stupid its funny like me I can enjoy a movie like that movies like Plan 9 From Outer Space Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Superman 4 The Quest for Peace and of course Batman & Robin movies that I can turn of my brain sit back and laugh

[@thenoirknight5729]

Being real, people sleep on the Adam West Batman movie and TV Show. Just excuse it from being on any ranking or list just because it's "campy". It's genuinely a great movie and a great piece of the Silver Age of DC Comic Books

[@patrickbarnes9462]

Kewl alternate opening. Thank you for no Bat-Butt shot. A part of me would still have loved to see Billy Dee Williams's take on Two-Face. Tommy Lee Jones just cut loose here...

[@probot6515]

The original film didn't have an ass shot in _that_ scene.

[@DamienDrake]

Billy Dee Williams was screwed. He would've been great, but I wouldn't wish this incarnation of Two-Face on anyone.

[@matthewbradley-flackett1542]

This movie could have been amazing

[@Xanatos21]

They should have kept this opening in the final cut of the movie. Also, after it shows the "Batman Forever" logo, they should have used the original Danny Elfman Batman opening theme that they used in the first two Tim Burton films (accompanied by the opening credits) and THEN cut to Two-Face flipping his coin.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

A lot of scenes were actually cut from the film or shortened altogether. One particular scene is when Bruce is shot in the head by Dent, originally, Bruce would have suffered amnesia with Dent and Nigma running amuck in Gotham City, with Alfred trying to get Bruce's memories back and he finally does when he shows Bruce the exact Batcave that Bruce fell into as a child during his parents' funeral which would have cut to Alfred and Bruce going into the destroyed Batcave and then Bruce donning the 2nd "prototype" batsuit.

[@acon2253]

@@GenGamesUniverse Hi, here is a link to the petition for the release of the director's cut of Batman Forever: www.change.org/p/warner-brothers-release-the-director-s-cut-of-batman-forever After you sign the petition send it on to as many people as possible and tell them to also send it to as many people as possible. Thanks.

[@Merdicano]

@@GenGamesUniverse There's also a scene going around the web of Bruce standing in front of a giant bat creature

[@jameskit]

Spot on in my opinion, you added the music perfectly and it even went well over the dialogue.

[@CartoonManWhoo]

whoever cut this together needs to make a Dark Batman Forever full cut.

[@duowest642]

I noticed that you used the end music from Batman 89 for Batman's introduction in this scene. Nice!

[@Jones183]

And this right here proves that Joel actually wanted to make a good batman movie if this was actually real.

[@Daniel-zp2pi]

Whoa, that was dark....

[@will-ly4ef]

TIM BURTON STYLE

[@gamersinacontainer]

So dark I couldn't tell what was happening when the doctor entered the room. Still an awesome scene.

[@gamersinacontainer]

@@acon2253 Will do. Thank you!

[@soul71000]

Huh, I can handle worse.

[@philipkempbell7174]

Not.

[@Jean-Paul-Lane-Valley]

That Two-Face monologue at the beginning nails the character, I wonder why the rest of his material in this movie different and bad.

[@BarterTom]

At first I was like “Is that Hugo Strange?” then I thought “No he’s far too pathetic.”

[@jannyherrera4460]

With the Batman and Batman Return’s Score sounds amazing after all.🖐🏻😎👇👇👍👉🏻👍

[@lazyrmc]

Wow, this opening actually feels like a movie

[@macsh6434]

I hope they bring back Tim Burton and Danny Elfman for the Michael Keaton scenes in Flashpoint. 🦇

[@Fettman69]

That was one of the best editing jobs I've ever seen.

[@SpideryFan6]

Wow even the music is eerie. It's the same score to Batman Returns. It's so much better

[@KnoxCarbon]

I really feel like Schumacher's flashier aesthetic would have juxtaposed well with a darker Batman story. If only the studio hadn't gotten cold feet after Batman Returns.

[@antoniovaldespino6650]

Now that all of this unseen footage is coming out, we realize that Joel Schumacher had a darker vision for the film and the ones who screwed it up were the Warner executives.

[@baumer2504]

Doesn't help Tommy Lee Jones was playing Two Face like the Joker.

[@pooooo52]

Still wonder Michael k being the joker not being Batman.nothing wrong with Jack nickelson joker. Thought of it After I watched beetlejuice

[@jamesb16616]

@@pooooo52 Michael Keaton would make a great Joker

[@misternikeair7372]

The music from BATMAN RETURNS... TOP NOTCH 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@bloodrunsclear]

Is that guy in the opening Hugo Strange? :D

[@bloodrunsclear]

andoc THAT'S an interesting idea O_o

[@wolflower]

bloodrunsclear It's a character called Dr Burton (named after Tim Burton) played by Rene Auberjonois.

[@bloodrunsclear]

I figured that out later ^^'

[@wolflower]

Ok, sorry

[@serg1093]

RIP Rene Auberjonois.

[@vezner]

I miss Batman and Batman Returns especially. They were great movies!

[@spudvala]

Miss them? You do realise you can still watch them right?

[@HollywoodJonathan]

Spud Vala lmao @ this comment

[@BJenno]

First one was great. Returns was horrible

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

@@BJenno Nope, Returns was good.

[@xxMisterJxx]

Tommy was the most legit choice to play Dent in the 90s. He even looked like Dent. It’s too bad that turned him into some circus clown when very few actual Two Face moments in between.

[@RLJmusic4life]

You simply cannot be an evil goon unless you have neon lighting on your machine guns.

[@alwaysxnever]

I wish that the Harvey that we got in this monologue was what we got for the entire film. Makes watching Forever harder every time.

[@franklinwatrel1933]

I love the music in this scene.

[@laelenistica9666]

Count Dracula Is the music of Batman '89 and Batman Returns composite by Danny Elfman

[@acon2253]

@@laelenistica9666 Hi, here is a link to the petition for the release of the director's cut of Batman Forever: www.change.org/p/warner-brothers-release-the-director-s-cut-of-batman-forever After you sign the petition send it on to as many people as possible and tell them to also send it to as many people as possible. Thanks.

[@rpprt3]

As much as I love Elfman's scores for 89/Returns, his great music just doesn't seem to fit here in "wacky" Schumacher-land. Shame we didn't get a proper 3rd Batman (there are a few good scenes in it, and with a darker tone, and a few tweaks, it could have worked) and had to wait for it die in 1997, until Nolan resurrected Batman in 2005.

[@honoramongscars649]

If Tim Burton got his way we would have gotten the return of Catwoman (and a good spin-off film), the Riddler played by the great late Robin Williams (it was going to be one of his "serious" roles/good serious roles), Robin played by Marlon Wayans, Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face, Danny Elfman returning to do the soundtrack, Michael Keaton returning as Batman, might have had Brad Doruif as Scarecrow, and it would have been as dark (possilby even darker) as Batman Returns.

[@rpprt3]

+HonorAmongScars Sounds good to me :)

[@mrmusickhimself]

I thought it worked for the opening, but then you get the wacky Jerry Lewis guard and all that other bullshit, and the entire movie falls apart -- doesn't age well at all.

[@Werewolf_Korra]

+HonorAmongScars Worm Tongue as the Scarecrow? now that I've got to see. ... but Jeffrey Combs will always be my favorite scarecrow actor. Although, I prefer his design in the first Arkham Game, and I was first introduced to the character through Cilian Murphy.

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

@@honoramongscars649 Robin being played by Marlon fucking Wayons would’ve been atrocious! What the hell was Burton thinking about casting him as Robin for Batman Continues?

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

If only Batman Forever was a Tim Burton film, but stupid audience members at the time moaned about how dark Batman Returns was, and we ended up with the Schumacher years. I still mourn the loss of a third Batman film made with Tim and Michael Keaton.

[@stardust1289]

What make me even more upset is that there could be a parallel universe with with batman continues.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

Actually it wasn't audience members, it was the tabloids and the film reviewers like Ebert and Siskel gave negative reviews of Batman Returns, so WB sacked Burton but gave him the option to change it to Schumacher.

[@chrispeplinski7306]

Michael Keaton was even offered 30 million to return in forever but didn't like the script and how batmam was sidelined.

[@JHParee]

Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face. That is all.

[@Amigation-if9ds]

Tim Burton dislikes the title Batman Forever.

[@LeonLindProductions]

why oes it say "Tim Burton film" when later we get the scees that Joel Schew....something, filmed.

[@RIDDICK0911]

Because Tim Burton produced it.

[@phantomzone2725]

+RIDDICK0911 He don't get 100% involved at the production. He only approved the choice of Joel Schumacher.

[@RIDDICK0911]

***** Approved Schumacher as director. Hired writers for the first draft. Tim Burton Productions.

[@phantomzone2725]

But Warner still deleted the most awesome and darkest scenes (which would help with the continuity too) and added all that neon lights and lighter style, though it was much better than Batman & Robin.

[@Top_Hat_Man]

@@acon2253 Stop Commenting The Same Comment Many Times!

[@gamemediafan1714]

Everybody kinda seems to forget the fact that Schumacher only directed these films and didn't write them. That's why there's so much bad corny dialogue and campy bullshit. Schumacher actually expressed wanting to do something somewhat darker. Not as much as Burton, but still something serious enough for people to accept. He wanted to do a Batman Year one adaptation that would be a prequel to Burton's films, but the studio said it had to be a sequel. After Batman and Robin, Schumacher wanted to work on a film called Batman Unchained, which would've been a darker story that would've had Harley Quinn and Scarecrow trying to drive Batman insane. But the studio said no. Schumacher wasn't a perfect director, but he has done good stuff. Watch Lost Boys or Falling Down. Both are good movies cause the writers of those films were actually good at their job. These Batman movies.... no. Just shitty writers. And because of that, Schumacher basically had his reputation destroyed by WB. That's how Hollywood works: the studio tries to control the film, and when it bombs, the director/writers take the fall.

[@williamcrowe2576]

Somehow the Arkham Asylum prologue did make its way into the U2 music video "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me". Or rather Twoface's message did.

[@EOSProductions394]

This is a much better opening than we got

[@captinme08]

very nice on this

[@andrewkingham]

Whaaat?! They had *this* and they chose to go with "I'll get a drive thru" Batman?! I'll never understand the movie industry. Btw, is that Hugo Strange or just a generic shrink?

[@GenGamesUniverse]

His name is Dr T Burton (aka Tim Burton)

[@25DoubleDare]

Holy shit! This opening is amazing! This new cut looks promising.

[@chelseaheineman4620]

I love Batman Forever a lot, but I agree that it would be a lot better if they did the beginning like that.

[@AgentQQ8]

Holy shit. I want to rewatch this now.

[@DVDBW]

Nightwing & Batman vs. Harvey "JOKER" Dent & Edward "JOKER" Nigma.

[@colliric]

Actually TakeXero according to the original script, the scene "jumpcuts" to Bruce Wayne's helicopter approaching Wayne Enterprises.... as a news reader is reading a report about the breakout and at the same time talking about how Dent became Two-Face. That scene of cause is in the final film, but they edited the voice over so the scene could be shifted to after the Bank robbery. The "Drive through"(and bank) scene was originally after Wayne leaves that special capsule that led to the Batcave.

[@ceeleewal1257]

2:49 Two-Face's scar changed sides (look at his face when he leans in), then when he pulls back it's how it started.

[@StevenRice]

No, it didn't. That's Tommy lee jones' normal wrinkly face lit in red.

[@LordMalice6d9]

From what I've heard batman Forever was originally going to be much darker than it ended up being.

[@oscaraburto3341]

Not that batman forever was bad, i stilled love that movie, but damn. This opening would have changed the tone and minds of those who didn't like the direction that batman went into after burton stepped aside from directing

[@lucianotecuanapa9853]

It because WB got a big contract to sale batman toys that why they made it kid friendly.

[@alexdarko2217]

Danny Elfman’s Batman theme is forever the best Batman theme!

[@RCFilmsProductions]

Has anyone else noticed that the Batmobile in this movie looks like the Batmobile in Batman Arkham Asylum and Arkham City.

[@SeasideDetective2]

i always thought that opening two-face monologue started out brilliant. that's still one of my favorite lines in the movie. if only jones had tried to keep himself in the zone he had before the "doo-dah" part!

[@GenGamesUniverse]

That's the whole point. When he did that part, he switched from "Harvey Dent" to "Two Face".

[@acon2253]

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[@Itosalix]

Why must the studios misread us? We enjoyed the darkness that we got with 1 and 2. But they wanted to harken back to the Adam West campy version. Nothing against West or the show, it worked for what it was and the time. That's not what wanted. Also (with Nolan's film) making the villain not the true villain isn't a clever twist, it pisses us off. And, you know, we couldn't understand Bane half the time... yeah, that didn't help. ...but they keep doing it!

[@alexmaverick6647]

I like that the doctor still calls him “counselor”

[@mckinleycrain8318]

Much better than the original opening

[@H0n3yMonstah]

Tommy Lee Jones definitely tried to make Two Face too much like the Joker.

[@elijahbrink4596]

Imo, this intro is the only good scene of him. I love his suit though. He could have worked in a movie like this imo.

[@Scoonertuna]

This was edited very well. You show a faithful adaptation of Harvey Dent. Just wish the movie was that faithful.

[@MykelLinden]

Honestly, I wish the movie had had the EXACT same beginning as the novelization. Instead of the guy being tied up on the fan, Dr. Burton tugs him backward and finds his throat slashed, and THEN sees the writing on the wall in blood. But also, a scene even earlier where the soon-to-be-dead guard enters Harvey's cell and the two (three?) of them play a coin toss game for the guard (who was told by Harvey he'd get a million dollars for busting him out) to get two million dollars or nothing. The coin toss is scarred side up, and Harvey slashes the guard's throat, to which Two-Face tells the guard "You gambled, and you lost...two times zero is...zero. Nothing. No money...no life."

[@paulwood1790]

What an awesome opening

[@esk8jaimes]

Wow, that was so much darker!

[@flannelshirtguy]

You can't imageine how angry I was when I found out that the Arkham opening was the original one. That would have made the movie better.

[@carllouisyoung]

When this was released I thought Val Kilmer nailed it.. Most importantly he was able to play Bruce Wayne. Schumacher directing it pissed me off, I wanted it to be dark not neon lighted and I hate they have this need to wait to add Robin to Batman films. I'm so glad Nolan didn't do that. I can understand why Val walked away you don't want to be Batman for 20 yrs and not having any cinematic cohesion to the story telling. This is where Nolan excelled with his three films IMO.

[@Chris-qo4rt]

With all the deleted scenes that exist and cutting off some of the silly and over the top elements whenever possible while also replacing some of the goofy music here and there this could be a pretty solid Batman flick. The potential is there!

[@willyboyx1]

A much improved opening scene than what was released. Think it would take a minor miracle tho for Batman and robin to improve

[@Buzzard061]

Jim Carey didn't mean to but in the end upstaged him. Jim Carey saw him in public and wanted to say hi to his co-star a long while after the theatre screenings. Tommy Lee Jones said he had enough of his buffoonery and has been salty with Carey ever since.

[@seanstoutgamer]

Danny Elfman's score phenomenal as always!!!

[@albertogalvan2444]

Amo este intro perfecto ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mcsthethreequel9557]

Honestly couldn't tell if it was real or not at first. No idea where this has been my whole life!

[@DevilGeneImbued]

You know, come to think of it, Batman Forever had the same issue with its decisions as Justice League has now. They were making an original thought and story, something true to their vision and the material. But they got worried about toys, video games, and merchandizing. They wanted to be as funny as the other guy. The movies don’t do as well because they start with a vision and then circumstances happen and people are too afraid to stray from the norm

[@bluejay22]

I would love for them to release the movie with this opening sequence. It’s a lot better than the 3D credits opening that’s in the movie.

[@HuDaFuK]

@SLPIFan Couldn't agree more. I loved this film as a kid, but now it annoys me more knowing how good it could've been if it had been as dark as it was originally intended.

[@elliotstannard5621]

This film deserves a proper dark cut!!!

[@ROMANEMPIRE69]

This fit the Tim button theme nicely. Instead we got that colorful mess that carried on. 😜

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

Burton*

[@MidnightVCoco]

two face introduction in the film is the only time the movie was serious. WB really can't make good DC movies oh wait they only had to wait more than a decade to make one

[@_danoffx_4757]

The delivery for "Fortune smiles" always kills me

[@arcadeassassin7176]

i think if Joel Schumacher was allowed to make a more serious batman movie it would have been awesome. i think the arkham scenes especially are the closest any batman movie has come to looking like the comics.

[@iAmSantiCruz]

Batman always works when it's dark

[@kyle_is_a_beast3223]

I thought this movie was good it would have been better if it was a little darker though

[@keijijohnson9754]

3:11 Dang that cut was so seemless, it got me thinking Two-Face was beginning to don the cowl for a second.

[@micajohansson1138]

Damn you, Warner Bros. This opening is awesome.

[@emuman09]

Would like to see the director cut but Obviously they messed up with two face in this movie . He doesn't flip the coin till he gets the result he wants that defeats the whole purpose

[@hujan1744]

Awsome video, just one thing i am suprised by is, that when they made the movie, they didn't thought of making the elevator a decoy and let Batman enter throught the window smashed by the wrecking ball. It feels like such a Batman thing to do.