Batman Forever - Nostalgia Critic

[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@clgameguys9393]

Finally

[@santarosa393]

Please later this year review the Simpson's movie 2007

[@jarrodedson5441]

Channel Awesome Happy Valentine's day nostalgia critic...how is ur day going and yr the best at these videos..and keep up the good work...ur the best

[@clgameguys9393]

Notification squad

[@justice_art89]

Channel Awesome can you review how to train your Dragon

[@TheSarge1911]

This is sexual harassment and I don't have to take it. Priceless

[@NefariousDreary]

And I was just watching that episode of nostalgic commercials before watching this lol

[@toad2456]

10:50

[@dilfasriel6354]

"Oh no you di-idn't"

[@celeboria]

I remember when this movie came out, many people, including myself, didn't even primarily watch because it was a Batman Movie, but simply because Jim Carrey was in it. The man simply owned and defined the 90s.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Couldn’t have said it better myself. After I saw Ace Ventura: Pet Detective when it came out I was totally hooked on Jim Carrey

[@YSL8704]

Yeah

[@High_Priest_Jonko]

The man ruins everything he touches. he is a plague

[@djmocha7]

Same here. We should start a club. Hahaha

[@CadDriftarus]

I didn't get to watch a lot of 90's Carrey outside of the Mask, and only discovered all the classics in the last few years, but I do have a semi-annual Carrey bingefest from the 90's through the 2000's.

[@POLE7645]

Well, I gotta give the movie this. Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones are both better Jokers than Jared Leto.

[@marquis911]

POLE7645 Would it be pushing it to also include Eisenberg?

[@JargonMadjin]

Now I'm imagining Jim Carrey casting as Joker

[@onhold1706]

Mona Teasley The funny thing is I could actually see that.

[@XanderPGK]

POLE7645 yeah

[@LazyCharms]

Alright, grab your pitchforks folks. I actually didn't think Jared Leto was that bad as the Joker.

[@jgreg3596]

RIP Joel Schumacher. Say what you will about his Batman movies, he was still a great director of other movies and a great person overall.

[@mrflamram9966]

Yeah he was still a great and lighthearted man may he rest in peace

[@TrelarysVT]

Wait, Joel Schumacher passed away?

[@Howard_T_Duck]

You definitely can’t say that they weren’t entertaining with their goofy ness

[@haraldemerson7496]

He did at least apologize for these movies.

[@hypnoticskull6342]

He was a nice guy The nipples were a nice touch

[@hunterwilder9665]

Technically, Riddler DID make his name up. His real name is Edward Nashton, but he changed it to Nigma to better suit his alter ego

[@justafan3335]

That is actually comic book accurate

[@liamcullins]

That’s a relatively new thing, though. Edward Nashton didn’t become his name until 2013.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@liamcullinsit was featured even in Arkham Asylum from 2009 dude

[@minutemuse]

Jesus, I'd forgotten (read: repressed memory) how thirsty Dr. Meridian was for that Bat D. For fuck's sake _Harley_ is a more professional psychiatrist- pre and post-Joker!

[@Mr3DLC]

minutemuse that's bad when you bring in Harley into the mix

[@Poever]

As an 8 yo when I first saw it, I didn’t read it as thirst, but I did find it oddly hot

[@paigelively6264]

What if she turned out to be Harley?

[@xgray2012]

minutemuse Tell me about it.

[@xgray2012]

Paige Lively *shivers!!* That would be scary.

[@patrickkanas3874]

Tommy Lee Jones could've actually made a good two face if he wasn't written so cartoonish and the tone was darker

[@blakeadamson1576]

True.

[@doryanburlison6998]

@@nel-sunstudio330 I think it was because he looked at the script for this movie and said "Oh f**k no I ain't doing this bullsh*t". Honestly I'm surprised Tommy Lee Jones wanted to do it.

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

Honestly if you look at the first scene, his introduction, for the first couple of seconds he plays a really good two face, if he played the entire role like that it would’ve been really good

[@tykamen5588]

I honestly think that he would've a been good a joker

[@LadyOnikara]

Most of the time, I'm thinking he disliked Jim Carrey so much, he was trying to out-crazy him. That's VERY hard for even skilled actors like Tommy Lee Jones to do.

[@thedevilsadvocate788]

"Why the mouth open?" "THEY FORGOT TO DRILL HOLES FOR THE NOSTRILS IN THE MASK!" "... Makes so much sense I am embarrassed. And so should the costume maker be."

[@ilyasbasuki3207]

The worst part of this movie was Tommy Lee Jones trying to out-Jim Carrey Jim Carrey himself.

[@Overlord81]

I totally agree! Tommy Lee was DREADFUL! I think he's worst than Schwarzenegger in my opinion. With Schwarzy it was more a miscast problem: if you hire Schwarzy you get...well...Schwarzy, but if you hire Tommy Lee Jones you can get something better than this trash! I don't know what he was thinking! You know how some good actors go on a "don't give a crap mode" because they know the movie is gonna be garbage...BUT, when the WORST part of that garbage it's YOU, yeeeah, you must rethink about it. Maybe he was drunk the entire time, I don't know.

[@wjzav1971]

Seeing how Tommy Lee Jones usually plays straight and serious, maybe he saw this as a chance to go freaking insane for a change.

[@tompor561]

Ilyas Basuki A shame really. I think he could've made a great Two Face

[@gabrieleriva651]

There are some anedoctes told by Carrey on how much TLJ hated him on the set and outside.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

It's because his son convinced him to take the part, he didn't know much about Batman.

[@nicholasbrown6875]

Missed opportunity at the end there Doug. The Red Lobster should have scuttled away going "WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP". I am truly disappoint

[@HeilRay]

Someone will edit it in.

[@rhydean693]

I was thinking crab people, crab people, crab people.

[@ivanakum61]

I like Carrey's Riddler but Tommy Lee Jones could have a made a great dramatic Two-Face, a stern DA/violent gangster who blames Batman for his condition. Also I'm still irked by the name: This should have been "Batman & Robin" and the next movie should have been called "Batman 4ever"

[@melvert33]

The idea of Batman sitting quietly in court in full costume is just hilarious!

[@mew10521]

I guess so

[@rsine100]

That's how it was in the first, original, Two Face story. Back when he was Harvey Kent. Batman took the witness stand.

[@Bartman1989-i2z]

@@rsine100 Harvey Kent?

[@rsine100]

@@Bartman1989-i2z Yeah. That was his original name when the character made his first appearance back in the 40’s.

[@harrywoodland4078]

Your honor as justice I must say we find the defendent guilty

[@KoichiSaito625]

31:02 I'm surprised Critic and the Geek didn't say "The Riddler had Batman choose between the horny woman or his whiny Dick, only to save both because you can't keep one without the other."

[@ashleytripp8111]

You know that Val Kilmer actually voiced Moses in the Prince of Egypt. And Prince of Egypt should be regarded as one of the best movies DreamWorks ever made.

[@RealRussellJones86]

That I agree

[@nicholasgoodard5746]

Correction, one of THE BEST movies EVER made period. Edit: Some grammer corrections

[@GrieverSSBU]

Even as an Atheist I love that movie.

[@hunterhall1575]

How did I never hear it till now?

[@LynnE507]

I love that movie.

[@WhiteRoseSamurai]

"I've never been in love before." Vicki: Beg pardon? Selina: Am I a joke to you?

[@thewerewolff7248]

WhiteRoseSamurai it’s even weirder since they reference catwoman in the movie

[@johnellison2861]

Joker: Bats how could you...

[@thewerewolff7248]

TheBatgamer What are you 8?

[@thenerdterminatortnt8466]

And Vicky vale: am I a double joke to you

[@livclark8154]

Julie Madison: You nocturnal son of a BITTCHHHH!

[@ChrisMolyneaux93]

For all the problems this movie has, the neon green cyberpunk aesthetic of the visuals is really something to behold. R.I.P. Joel Schumacher

[@obiwankenobi9141]

It’s not Batman, but it still looks cool.

[@johnnyzero8853]

Or shall we say it has Decopunk aesthetics

[@boomstickcritique902]

This movie was alright perfectly fine enjoyable movie has a messy script but it was fun from nearly start to finish if not compared to the darker Batman movies by itself the movie is a decent film.

[@NoahDaArk]

5:39 I find it hilarious how the Critic calls The LEGO Batman Movie “the finest of art forms.” And I agree with him

[@dr.strangebat9397]

Agreed. We never forget Lego Batman in our hearts.

[@mr.muffin7609]

same

[@Thatonegirl989]

Noah Da. Ark I just watched that movie today, it's so great.

[@AnthonymarioOrozco]

I didn’t really like it all that much even though Batman and LEGO are my two favorite things but I see why people like it

[@Grim_Sister]

Lego movies ARE the highest of art forms. All who say otherwise simply never saw a Lego movie

[@evanswensen8168]

I think that Riddler would be better portrayed in the movie if he were the Mad Hatter instead. I could totally see Mad Hatter doing the things that Carrey does in this movie, minus the riddles.

[@rorylumley4727]

The riddles are very shoe horned in.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

I agree with that.

[@insertusername130]

Perhaps in the new Batman movie. I hear they're doing a lot of uncommon villians in that.

[@aaronmorrison8050]

@@insertusername130 aaannnddd they did riddler...

[@High_Priest_Jonko]

@@aaronmorrison8050 They should do a Riddler where he fucking kidnaps Robin or something and then gives his location in a riddle

[@niamhmorrissey2187]

Batman 1989: Knocks out everyone who sees him. Batman & Robin: people who are close to him are the only ones who know he's Batman. The Nolan Trilogy: People only figure it out after his alleged death. Batfleck: Only the League and Alfred know his secret identity. Batman Forever: "HARVEY!!! I'M BATMAN!!!"

[@davincent98]

Justa Person I'M BATMAN AND SO IS MY WIFE!

[@terrellwilliams3919]

Justa Person Batfleck... and amanda waller,lex luthor, and possibly joker

[@unwelldanny7108]

@@terrellwilliams3919 And Cyborg

[@terrellwilliams3919]

@@unwelldanny7108 Cyborg is in the league

[@loudboy317]

The Batman Forever part doesn't count. The crowd was screaming so loud, nobody (not even Two-Face) heard Bruce say he's Batman.

[@cooperschlickau4062]

Rip Joel Schumacher director of The Lost Boys, The Client, A Time to Kill, Falling Down, Tigerland, and Phone Booth. You will be missed 😢

[@chrisarbour]

Was phone booth the one where there was like a snpier gonna kill a guy unless he did very specific stuff while in said booth?

[@twiceshy9773]

@@chrisarbour it was Colin Firth's big intro to mainstream movies, pretty good...and Joel Schumacher did "Falling Down"?! No way!! That's like, the complete opposite of this movie!! Joel Schumacher had a good career👍👍

[@LoLPunky]

@@twiceshy9773 *Colin Farrell

[@Nickcageblanket420]

*Cough* *Cough* Phantom of the Opera too *Cough* Cough*

[@Bartman1989-i2z]

And Batman Forever and Batman and Robin.

[@wes426]

'Whats the R stand for' Someone in the cinema I seen this in shouted 'ridiculous' fooking quality . Best part of the film , place cracked up

[@travelkingable]

You know what would have made more sense? If next movie it was revealed Nicole Kidman was actually Harley Quinn. It would have explained her obsession with Batman, the promiscuity, and the fact she's a shit psichiatrist really.

[@Autumnlight91]

travelkingable interesting twist. Trying to get back at him for the Joker? But the animated show just came out and I don't think they wanted that yet. However if Batman and Robin was successful then we would of had Batman Triumphant which they planned having Harley played by Madonna and she was the Joker's daughter...and Batgirl and Robin die due to the poison in the water. The poison or chemical in water idea was used for Batman Begins.

[@TalonSky]

I love it. Headcanoned so hard.

[@cockroachcharlie5619]

+TalonSky Agreed.

[@DeRockMedia]

hmmm i like this

[@heynae2016]

travelkingable truthfully that's truthful and accurate

[@takeshikujo2909]

“That was for my mother, my father, my brother, my goldfish, my dog, my uncle you never met!” “I hope you have a small family.” *Punch to the face*

[@elliotsturtplus340]

Ik this is a bit but does this imply twoface killed dicks dog and goldfish

[@ArmiGirl90]

Taxi reference!

[@normaljim]

Seeing this in Schumacher's death I really enjoyed how they portrayed him here. He's just trying to be a genuinely nice guy. And even though he made bad movies he was good. And doing his best

[@rolyngeorges7315]

And it really wasn’t his fault it was mainly the studio’s and the parents fault. Kids need to watch more dark shows and movies. Also, Batman Forever is definitely one of my favorite Batman movies ever.

[@theawkwardskeleton6608]

my malmac not to mention The Lost Boys and Falling Down are actually really good movies

[@mr_b5841]

But he made kiss from a rose and that song is so good

[@andresacosta4832]

I heard they originally picked him because of The Lost Boys ...then the studio was like "no make it lighter"

[@JoakimOtamaa]

@@rolyngeorges7315 Yeah, when I was kid I loved dark stuff and still do, Batman Forever was my favorite as a kid but when I got older I see it as god awful movie. The sets and music are good though.

[@davidwit7749]

"I shall be the Green Lightbulb." He briefly considered Green Lantern, but no one wants to see that.

[@thehorrorhound6575]

David Witheridge fuck, that burn

[@bellabesei]

Gonna need a blue lantern for that burn.

[@SpiritKitten]

Wrong Franchise, that's Marvel's mistake, this is DC!

[@Thundarr100]

SpiritKitten DanicaLoy - Ummmm . . . You DO know that The Green Lantern is a DC character right? I mean, he’s one of the original members of The Justice League. I don’t think that Marvel even has a Green Lantern equivalent.

[@clintbrew]

Thunderr100 Marvel got doctor spectrum same powers as green lantern but has different colours lignt construct and it came from an alien Gem

[@9nineofdiamonds]

He say box He saw cone I saw a BLENDER

[@SpiritKitten]

I saw a lava lamp

[@Samm815]

I think it's an antenna.

[@WillTuliv]

I got a rock.

[@orionhunter4855]

LycanicPotato I got herpes

[@theninjamaster67]

a blender with marbles in it

[@kingextreme88]

This film is worth it because of a few things: Jim Carrey as Riddler Seal's "Kiss From A Rose" WAY better than "Batman & Robin".

[@Ninja07Keaton]

What isn't better than Batman & Robin....Besides 50 Shades of Grey?

[@Ninja07Keaton]

thesatanic6 Oh....them.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

Am I the only person in the world who thinks Jim Carrey is nothing but an aggravating twatwaffle?

[@davincent98]

Hey, the U2 song was parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

[@crustpunkjesuschrist]

Lucas Hackett I love Seal

[@mikeshirleyforever]

32:53 Most of Rene's scenes got cut from the final film. I believe he was in the intro to the story at Arkham and witnessing Harvey Two-Face had escaped. I tweeted Rene a few years ago saying that it was a shame most of his scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. He responded by saying 'Yeah, but they still paid me.' 😉

[@Phantom9252]

The Riddler's plot of stealing information and Batman's revelation being Batman and Bruce Wayne because he chooses to be and not because he has to be, are two elements that are really unique to the film. But two good elements are not enough to save the film.

[@user-dd7ze2kx4f]

Phantom9252 The plot element is interesting if it really focused on that as being the main conflict for Batman/Bruce Wayne. That was a huge problem with B: Forever and BatmanvSuperman. They both kept introducing interesting story ideas or elements but never built on them.

[@anonymouslyknown6530]

Honestly this could be the plot to a Riddler centered Batman movie. Just use the Riddler's plot don't use Jim Carrie, take out Twoface. The whole plot is Riddler getting parts for his computer to hack everyone's information leaving Riddles for Batman. It could be a mystery detective movie showing off more of Batman's detective skills. similar to what they did in Sherlock Holmes with RDJ. But with them giving use a fight scene like from BvS (warehouse scene) and a scene where he takes out like 12 people similarly to the Arkham games showing off his ninja skills. Not enough movies show off his stealth skills. have Batman hack a security system to sneak into a building and Riddler hack the same system turning it back on to trap batman. There are a lot of ways they could make a great Batman movie, But the studio would probably screw it up.

[@HMSConqueror]

IDK....Nicole Kidman at her hottest point it´s enough to me.

[@matthewmuir8884]

This film really did have all the right ingredients for a great Batman film but the wrong recipe. A film where Bruce is faced with whether Bruce or Batman defines him and whether or not he wants to be Batman forever, where he takes in Dick Grayson and tries to keep him from ending up as he did, and where the villains are Two-Face and The Riddler: perfect villains for challenging Batman's conflicted identity; that could've been a great Batman film.

[@brendanforester4601]

30:17 "looking like Elton John, Liberace, and Syndrome fused by Satan." That has got to be one of the greatest descriptions Critic has ever said. My sides hurt so much from that.

[@XanderPGK]

Brenda Forster yes

[@marky3609]

I thought he looked like Slativa Jovan's Gozer from Ghostbusters lol

[@brendanforester4601]

Marky 360 I can see that too.

[@sytherwusky]

Video Gamer Boy i said it more looked like if all 3 whent shopping with kanye west

[@MrGabeanator]

ooh

[@mishal2401]

Batman Forever, the movie where the Joker was canonically dead so they had to turn the rest of the villains into Joker copycats.

[@BGRANT777X]

No this was before joker mania. After heath ledger the Joker became the center of the badguy universe and just this godlike character. These were just 60s style batman villains

[@michaelkeha]

Misha Leontiev dude this is silver age batman comics on the screen every villian was 7 types of apeshit.

[@SakuraAvalon]

Watch the Adam West Batman. Joker, Riddler, Penguin, they all were campy, energetic and over the top.

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yeah, this is why I don't mind the Schumacher Batflicks as much as most people. I'm fine accepting them as simply being in the tradition of the 60s Batman. Batman tends to veer wildly between ultra-dark and ultra-silly, so whatev. A couple silly movies got made, and they can be fun on that level. It's not like their existence cancels out 1989 Batman or the Nolan trilogy or anything. Both Batmans can coexist.

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

Brandon G Except they lacked the charm that made the 60s villains fun.

[@SciFiLOLproductions]

“Doctor Burton tells me you know who Batman is...” “BEN AFFLECK” “Okay he’s clearly nuts.” Best line in the review 😂

[@JimmyBoy9878]

@@dadeleemurphy85 Give Robert a chance.

[@Bartman1989-i2z]

I don't get it.

[@JacksonLane02]

​@@Bartman1989-i2z this was around the time when Ben Affleck was done for playing Batman in the DCEU and when The Batman was being made and before Robert Pattison was being casted as Batman or around the time he got casted as Batman

[@ANIMALFLYER456]

You missed an obvious joke with the tuxedo, you should have gone outside in the tux and throw around a football with your friends

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

Or maybe he didn't want to make the joke because it was obvious?

[@TauGeneration]

still , a missed opportunity

[@Juan_rivera]

Nah the shoveling was funny and unexpected

[@moonymonster]

Juan Rivera why would you play football in the snow?

[@moonymonster]

Also I don't see Doug as someone who owns a football tbh

[@mogo5055]

Are you seriously going to tell me that Jim Carrey squatting in front of a huge explosion isn't worth counting on the fart tracker?

[@V.D.Boom_Ventures]

Maybe it was too easy an opportunity?

[@mogo5055]

That's still a facial expression I'd count. It was a triumphant, explosive fart and it deserves acknowledgement

[@pittland44]

Yeah... good point.

[@M12GProductions]

And where's my motherfucking joygasm?

[@cutteredgeeffect9299]

During the black tux ad, when you said Special occasion, I thought you were going to be tossing a football with your friends.

[@shellac23]

Jake Reamer man I really would have loved to see that

[@PhyreI3ird]

Might've been too easy though xP

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Strangely not many replies how

[@HoChiMints2007]

he's too chicken to do that scene. cheep cheep cheep cheeeeeeEeeEp

[@cainbutler6291]

14:39 we cut immediately to a horse hunping a rock 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 I was in tears laughing at that

[@You-sw7tm]

25:47 got me laughing 🤣

[@MilesTheFoxy]

Oh my god, I can't believe you missed the greatest opportunity for a joke during that mid-roll ad for the Tuxedo. Shovelling snow was funny, but it would have been way funnier if you just threw a football around like Tommy Wiseau

[@Chrisjbennett89]

MilesTheFoxy oh hi mark!

[@reasyrandom]

No, what they went with was funnier, because everyone expected Doug playing football in a tux.

[@Shalakor]

It needed to be known that some people still consider snow a special occasion.

[@Kilroy487]

In the DC Comics universe, there was an entirely new amendment made that allows heroes and meta-humans to testify in court while still protecting their secret identities.

[@unwelldanny7108]

Except for poor Victor Stone

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

@@unwelldanny7108 I know, he doesn't have a secret identity!

[@Fluffkitscripts]

A BAT-AMENDMENT!

[@Tkdboy-gk1wk]

Jayce Hatcher So basically the opposite of Marvel’s Superhero Registration Act.

[@Devils_Lair_Comics]

Seriously?

[@kazumajay]

Just missed an opportunity on the tux ad. They could used the room joke of playing foot ball with a tux on

[@mrcritical6751]

RIP Joel Schumacher, your Batman movies may not have been very good but they were still memorable and fun to watch. You were one of a kind

[@nighthorizon11]

Roses are Red I like cheeseless pizza I never hit you You are tearing me apart Lisa!

[@7OwlsWithALaptop]

I'm sorry but I just have to steal this, it's too good.

[@durden2480]

Golf clap

[@ashley.sterling]

cooldog2168 oh hai mark

[@azzzanadra]

who likes cheeseless pizza?

[@SmaMan]

I was also on Reddit yesterday.

[@arielwarner501]

Nicole Kidman: Later I become the Queen of Atlantis, wife to a kind hearted light house keeper, and mother of Aquaman so there hmph!

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

Lionel Luthor killed Pamela Isley

[@Fluffkitscripts]

BAT-QUEEN OF ATLANTIS!

[@sugdolomar]

Not just any lighthouse keeper. A retired Clone Trooper!

[@unwelldanny7108]

And Black Manta without his helmet on is very sexy.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

@@sugdolomar AND SWAYZAK!!

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

I loved this movie as a kid, why does everyone shit all over it? (watches review) Holy shit, was it always this bad?

[@SixshotRevan]

CoolTrainer: VaultBoy-39 Yes it always was this bad, but I loved it as a kid too. I was too young for the Tim Burton films at the time so this was the first live-action Batman I saw after Adam West re-runs. In that context, Batman Forever can almost be amazing.

[@martyc909]

I was a middle schooler when this came out, and I thought it was better than the Burton ones. Then I rewatched it in college and egg like, how did I like this shit?

[@dawsonbrannan9977]

This describes the entirety of nostalgia culture.

[@erics6894]

yeah, it was but we didn't know better back then.

[@frozenaorta]

Somehow, the existence of Batman and Robin made it worse. It was like a magnifying glass that retroactively made us look back and find the rat feces in this film. In 1995, I was a dumb kid who loved it. Plus that Seal song!

[@samkresil6011]

The "I'll get drive-thur" line was probably the first example of the studio wanting a light-hearted tone for the film.

[@littykitty040]

Batman doesn't like sand. It's course, rough, irritating, and it gets everywhere.

[@robotrannicthesurprisingly9085]

not to mention it can get mixed with dust I HATE DUST

[@ZoMbi5lAy3r]

*coarse

[@justinroux1687]

RyGuy040 like glitter

[@LordBioKing]

Not just the Batman, but the Batwoman and the Batchildren too.

[@amityislandchum]

Yes, he made that joke in the video already.

[@rydermccall3590]

They were trying to make Two-Face The Joker. “Let’s start this party with a bang!” and dressing up like a Ring Leader for a circus is totally something Joker would do.

[@DrDolan2000]

Riddler was totally Joker-fied as well. Thing is, I think Jim Carrey could do the Joker very well As for Tommy Lee Jones, I think he could've been great as Gordon

[@drahunter213]

23:30 Anyone else notice that riddler did his hair and wore the same suit as Bruce? Lol he’s basically cloned himself to be like Bruce Wayne so I guess his character at this point still idolizes Bruce and wants to be just like him

[@dc_al_coda]

There's actually a book about the psychology of Batman that touches on how Nygma is portrayed in this movie, namely his obsession with Bruce. They actually bring how much he's copying Bruce's look, including Bruce's mole.

[@m.c.ufan1019]

Yh Same here. He even copies Wayne when he puts on the reading glasses.

[@randomationhlt]

For some reason, that just makes me wish Hugh Jackman played Bruce Wayne

[@m.c.ufan1019]

@@randomationhlt oh that would be surprisingly amazing.

[@PlasmaStorm24]

30:52 "Seriously? Day 1 and you got caught?"

[@bobdole4916]

That bit where Malcolm lifts Tamera's hand off of him and puts it onto her was perfect.

[@zeoxdragon]

Red Lobster is truly a monster.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

And their food is mediocre at best! *MEDIOCRE, I SAY!*

[@brasteen1]

I'm Very Angry It's Not Butter!! Mediocre and overpriced

[@unorthodoxromance254]

But their cheddar garlic biscuits are amazing.

[@tdfern1]

zeoxdragon I say he did the world a favor.

[@epsil0gue246]

zeoxdragon *T H E G R E E N L I G H T B U L B ? !*

[@joeybriscoe620]

It's not a box or a cone... It's a blender

[@Grim_Sister]

With wings

[@frenchsoldier8485]

@@Grim_Sister It's a blender that had red bull in it

[@101Draico]

Joey Briscoe I’d say it’s more of an hourglass with wings

[@Grim_Sister]

Blender is funnier

[@spacecat6022]

It's Alexa

[@thefreakmachine]

This is my favourite NC episode. The writing is good but the timing is impeccable, from the nipples jokes to the Red Lobster one.

[@vikingfan_8469]

When I see this movie, I have no problem with the Riddler in this movie the problem is Two Face tries to act as zany as the Riddler if he was dark and the Riddler is goofy like Jim Carrey is in the movie the antagonists would be perfect

[@matthewmuir8884]

I agree. That said, I do still like the duo of Riddler and Two-Face in this movie; it's honestly one of the best cases of a film having two bad guys work together that I've ever seen. Seriously: they both contribute in different ways, neither one overshadows the other, and the film isn't stretched too thin from having to juggle multiple villains.

[@Fluffkitscripts]

THE BAT-ANTAGONISTS!

[@shihoblade]

Yeah that wouldve been better.

[@Visplight]

Yeah, a straight guy counterbalance to Jim Carey's wackiness.

[@aguycalledjamal]

it really is a shame considering I think Tommy Lee Jones could play two face in a more series manner which thinking about it now makes me realize how ironic it is how well Danny De Vito portrayed The penguin so seriously in batman returns not that Danny De Vito is a bad actor I just don’t know any serious movies he’s in

[@venomtron]

Huh you dont use a tux for cleaning of snow.........Everyone knows its for football

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Oh hai reference

[@victorkempe5661]

dork knight or sexy time with the wife

[@Bluargh02]

But anyway, how is your sex life?

[@Tahkaullus01]

Ahahaha. What a story mark.

[@azoth6641]

Victor Kempe Or navel fucking.

[@Disney65Fan]

I read that Tommy Lee Jones despised Jim Carrey. Come on Jim Carrey can't help being over the top.

[@Ariel_ButNotTheMermaid]

Disney65Fan He was trying to out "Jim Carrey" Jim Carrey the whole time!

[@jakegetscake4672]

Disney65Fan and tommy wasn't over the top either?

[@47Cartoonguy]

Getting Jim Carrey to not be over the top is like getting Amy Schumer to not be cringey it’s not possible

[@Disney65Fan]

ari cat Yeah Tommy was Ott too

[@MrDruism]

Tommy probably was jealous over Jim Carey. They put Jim in the movie because they knew what kind of over the top performance they were gonna get. This was at the time when Jim Carey was a top box office comedy star, pumping out hit after hit. Tommy was probably upset because he thought he had to act as over the top as Carey, this is a guy who had just won an oscar for a serious performance. He probably felt like an idiot trying to compete with Carey for screen time in what was essentially an action comedy, hence the hostility toward Carey.

[@eamonclark4952]

"This is Sexual Harassment and I don’t have to take it" Captain America: I Understood that reference"

[@cjhs2006]

Why’d The Red Lobster Kill Schumacher?

[@robertbrocato1026]

He forgot to pay the check on his last meal

[@cjhs2006]

Robert Brocato ah,Now That Makes a Lot of Sense,I’d Probably Shoot Him Too if he Did That to me

[@robertbrocato1026]

@@cjhs2006 lesson learned get chick fila

[@cjhs2006]

Robert Brocato Totally

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

Because he insulted his restaurant!

[@decusq]

Is it just me or does Two Face and the Riddler have so much chemistry their split personalities should be a couple? I find it hard to believe Tommy Lee Jones didn't like working with Jim Carey considering how well they play off each other through out this entire film.

[@halfdemonprince]

decusq That shows you how good of an actor he is.

[@jakublulek3261]

No, Tommy Lee Jones didn't like Jim Carey.

[@Crichjo32]

You'd be surprised by how many actors that had great onscreen chemistry, but hated each other off screen.

[@gregbethscheider5912]

@@Crichjo32 you are absolutely right remember Blade Trinity with Wesley Snipes he absolutely despise Ryan Reynolds

[@Crichjo32]

@@gregbethscheider5912 didn't know that. I think Bill Murray and Dan Ackroyd hated each other on Ghostbusters also.

[@captainclipy6236]

*DARN YOU, RED LOBSTER!!!*

[@jnoirj3124]

+CaptainClipy Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!

[@sandyr5407]

The red lobster is still at large.

[@gaminggoof1542]

I loved that ending XD

[@thomcomcastrmt173]

I'm betting the Critic tackles either ASM2 or goes ranty on Homecoming (bad idea).

[@diegobareno5820]

Christopher Walken: This Ain't Over, Lobsters!!!

[@imsomewhatcertain1024]

The “I’ll get drive-through” line is strangely my favorite line in any Batman movie. Also, if McDonald’s wasn’t the influence behind that line, what kind of fast food joint would Batman actually crave?

[@amannamed_8072]

Burger king, he's insane

[@davidarmstrong894]

Probably just somewhere that sells cashews or hazelnuts. "You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts."

[@mindofageek]

If we wanna get canonical in the dc universe, big belly burger

[@matthiasneidenberger9471]

@@davidarmstrong894I heard “Deans Nuts” opened a location in Gotham.

[@Mochitachi70]

Fun fact: Riddler's original costume in the comics is closer to the skin tight thing he wears at the end of the movie than his now iconic suit and bowler hat. The later outfit came to be from, of all places, the Adam West show. The actor didn't want to humiliate himself that much, so a deal was made and he would wear each costume half of the time.

[@Flutterbutt225]

TBH I prefer the suit, even though no one can pull off a fucking bowler hat.

[@BlitzoSuck33]

lol Jim wasn't humiliated enough with the role alone...? lol I guess. Interesting reasoning, I personally like it. I'd wear it, though I'm a girl so the idea of being/looking flamboyant while evil doesn't bother me

[@Flutterbutt225]

The actor in the Adam West show, bro. Frank Gorshin.

[@Jose-se9pu]

The Adam West show did a lot of good things for Batman

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

​@@Flutterbutt225Not even Oddjob?

[@TheWonkster]

Turning the ads into skits is a good idea

[@destroyerblackdragon]

Totally plus it makes me want to get a tux. I mean I liked tuxes before but still.

[@hazycosmicjive8174]

See Game Grumps

[@davidsmusicbox5866]

While rewatching this today, and the unfortunate news of Schumacher's passing, I am hopeful for a nice retrospective on him on a film of his or another. Even more so because of the respect you always seem to point out on him because of his genuine want to make people happy and being truly kind-hearted.

[@scrrin]

19:19 This could have been an awesome "The Room" reference (playing football in tuxedos).

[@happypuppy-i4k]

scrrin He did reference it by doing a different version

[@Chaos89P]

Oh, hey Mark!

[@SadistModeOn]

i was hoping for it :(

[@JebusMatoi]

I'm surprised they didn't mention "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal in this review. It's one of the best things about this movie.

[@nitromagilou597]

That was from the movie? I've mostly heard it on the radio.

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

The pan pipes cover of Kiss From a Rose by Seal in Who Killed Captain Alex is my aesthetic.

[@queenbugs]

An also hold me thrill me kiss me kill me

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

@@kielba5a Originally intended to be played in a scene where Batman and Chase got it on.

[@connorcaldwell588]

My favorite line from Jim Carrey. Riddler: "Was that over the top? I can never tell." Me: "LMFAO! THAT IS A BOLD-FACED LIE AND YOU KNOW IT!"

[@Lesley_RedRhody]

Connor Caldwell I love Jim Carrey, but what I actually hate about the three films that followed Tim Burton's original (okay, maybe not true for Batman Returns) was the fact that every villain acted like the Joker! There was no distinction whatsoever between their personalities. Well, that and the stupid puns, the ridiculous plot holes, the major deviations from the source material (Batgirl was Jim Gordon's daughter, not Alfred's niece for fuck sake! Still not letting that one go)............

[@MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

Jim Carrey says that during rehearsal takes for every movie he's ever been in. He even said it on In Living Color

[@LaceNWhisky]

Reasons I still love Jim Carrey's acting.

[@Urliamo]

they have different personalities, just very similar behaviour and expressivness.

[@manpower386ify]

I'm watching this to honor the passing of Joel Schumacher. RIP, sir.

[@rolyngeorges7315]

Me too. Batman Forever was and still is one of my Favorite Batman Movies. It may be cartoonish but that’s my sort of thing. I like it a lot.

[@MrGabeanator]

hmm me to

[@JadeCryptOfWonders]

Didn't mention Kiss From A Rose by Seal once in this entire review, on the other hand, RED LOBSTER.

[@Meggimagine]

"Shall we dance?" "...I was asking you" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@monsterhanna6691]

That part made me die. 😂

[@omegamysterio3701]

You know if Jim Carrey had actually said that I wouldn't have been surprised! It actually would fit so well! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@antcarrjr]

KILT ME!!!!!! 🤣🤣😭😭😭😭

[@andrewtomasino4657]

I think the main problem with the villains is that they’re both trying to be Joker, even though they should be their own thing.

[@NICE-EYES]

Val’s Batman voice is actually really good

[@Bartman1989-i2z]

What about Christian Bale?

[@thatoneguy5343]

@@Bartman1989-i2z Not very good. He’s sounds like someone trying to be intimidating, while actors like Keaton and Conroy naturally come off as such. Batman is a lot more scarier when he’s sounds calm, giving off the vibe to his antagonists that he is in control of the situation and that they’re about to get an a** kicking that they can’t do nothing about. To put it this way: Bale’s voice is someone attempting to imitate a demon, while Conroy and Keaton’s are the voices of demons.

[@ickybobclay26]

Kilmer’s batman voice is pretty good though

[@kalphil4385]

Now I know where Jesse Eisenberg got the inspiration for Lex Luthor . Jim Carrey's Riddler .

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

KalPhil The only villains that really got this inspiration are Aldrich Killian and Jamie Foxx's Electro. Also Balem Abrasax from Jupiter Ascending for being hammy and annoying.

[@blondbraid7986]

At least the Riddler was somewhat amusing, I just found Lex Luthor annoying.

[@thedude3065]

only Eisenberg(to me at least) was way more entertaining

[@immagoingbacktobed1742]

The red lobster is bill. It all adds up.

[@moonymonster]

Z .z no way, Bill's comic spinoff said he vowed to kill no man after the war

[@dizzirablackrose]

Mhm

[@akrybion]

moonymonster But did the war ever end for him? Did it?!

[@loganrenfrow2544]

Z .z Have we ever seen Bill and Red Lobster at the same time? I rest my case.

[@JunKazamaFan]

R.I.P., "Macher". Red Lobster must pay for this!

[@darthstarkiller1912]

This was a great review! Box... It's a CONE! Box... IT'S A CONE!! Box... *CONE!!!* Box...(points to drawn picture of cone) Box... *CONE!!!!!!* LMFAO

[@HirokDaralki]

and now I have "This is not a song it's a sandwich" in my head

[@jackstevens8071]

ITS A BOX, I CHISELED IT

[@xXxDarkPhantomxXx1]

Duck Season Wabbit Season Duck Season Wabbit Season

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

I mean, is more of a blender but yeah, is more cone than box

[@03bgood]

The only thing I didn't like about this review, was the fart noise, every time Jim Carry makes an obscure appearance.

[@smashingpots9928]

Actually theres a 14th amendment in DC that allows superheroes to testify in court in costume, thus being an exception to the right to face your accuser. Thats why batman was able to go to court....... Spoilers below. The movie blows

[@autobotproductions1244]

huh, the more you know

[@zorro456]

ALPHA NERD!

[@nightmareeclipse8383]

Wait really? Cool

[@MabuseXX]

That was only in the 60-90 years.....after one of the many comic universe reboots, it’s not a thing anymore.

[@michaelbremer35]

Actually since the real life constitution has 27 amendments, wouldn't the one you spoke of be the 28th in the comics?

[@DistressedDamsel79]

That Joel Schumacher impression is so on point

[@Fluffkitscripts]

BAT-JOEL SCHUMACHER!

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

@@Fluffkitscripts HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@RenaissanceM]

15:59 “I shall be the Green Lightbulb” 16:28 “THE GREEN LIGHTBULB!?!?!?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mistprowen3157]

"What kind of a man has bats on his mind?" I don't know, an animal expert, somebody who keeps them as a pet, anybody who associates themselves with a bat, me every other Tuesday...

[@klg9549]

Would've been funny if they took ages finding Bruce Wayne because they kept running into these first.

[@realrealwarpet]

this joke would be twice as funny if you had knuckles or shadow as your icon.

[@BCoriginal1]

Especially that last one.

[@TheAzulmagia]

You know the thing that bothers me the most about Batman Forever? There's literally only ONE scene where Robin is useful, and it's the one where he pulls Bruce out of the rubble after Two-Face buries him alive. Nothing else in this film or Batman and Robin shows why Batman would ever need a partner, let alone one who steals the Batmobile and behaves like a petulant dick (ha) constantly. There's also the fact that Riddler becomes a villain for no reason. Bruce cancels funding for his project, so he decides to start sending Bruce riddles for... some reason? It's a good thing he turned out to be Batman, because I have no idea how he expected that to pay off. At the same time, he suddenly decides he wants to be like Two-Face and kill Batman, whom he has never met before the movie, because... reasons. What is the motivation of this character? I'm not even going to get into Riddler going "Why can't I kill you" despite doing everything in his power to not kill Bruce the whole film, or the fact that Riddler goes on a crime spree for most of the movie only for Batman to not confront or attempt to stop him a single time until the end of the film.

[@aarons.6708]

BlueMageDanny In universe answer: insanity. Out of universe answer: bad writing.

[@Cluv22]

"I've never been in love before, Alfred..." EXCUSE YOU???? ROFL!!!! LMAO!!!

[@TheSpawnfan]

Except with Catwoman, Wonder Woman, Talia Al Ghul until she raped him, also, got a kiss from Harley Quinn

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

@@TheSpawnfan Cheetah

[@spi2derman]

Don’t forget Vicki Vale.

[@unwelldanny7108]

Julie Madison

[@JimmyBoy9878]

Joker as well.

[@Cassadinegirlaz]

RIP Joel Schumacher I bet you are at the pearly gates greeting people with herbal tea and a kind smile.

[@TheKaiTetley]

...and still apologising for Batman and Robin

[@aryanthvenugopal2483]

@@TheKaiTetley fuck's sake XD

[@Jdo4031]

no he in hell for being gay

[@Bartman1989-i2z]

@@TheKaiTetleyHas Michael Bay apologised for his Transformers films?

[@BR4IN1N4J4R]

I actually can defend this movie, because of the revenge speech. Yes, it's kinda bad in the writing department, but how it's delivered is absolutely flawless. And it clearly shows the lessons learned

[@autobotproductions1244]

and Bruce can speak from experience since killing the Joker didn't bring him happiness

[@arlionheart9744]

10:34 "Trust me you are sending all the signals." Best. Line. In Episode.

[@ShamrockParticle]

which is a high bar, this channel's been consistently hilarious 👍

[@someturkishguy8638]

"Release the hounds" I laughed so hard

[@rommelgonzalez2730]

Release the bat hound

[@Fluffkitscripts]

The BAT-HOUNDS!

[@yurichtube1162]

Fascist

[@manfredgesink8514]

Speaking of bad taste, what's up with your profile?

[@Dead25m]

@@manfredgesink8514 Fallout 2 is bad taste?... ooooooooooook.

[@SunBunz]

I hope Joel saw this before he died. I think he would've enjoyed it.

[@sananaryon4061]

Doug does the best adds, why can't we get his adds instead of those 15 seconds unstoppable ones?

[@angiepagan535]

Zanar Naryon agree

[@angiepagan535]

MadCap never mind

[@invaderpez12]

Remember that Stardust reaction ad? Yeah not always the best

[@krypten_bekk7247]

28:21 “ ‘R’, what does that stand for?” *Ralph.* Gets me every time XD

[@Alysa-Aiday]

1) "Seriously; Day 1 & you got caught?" Well, yeah! I mean, Bruce has training and stuff - By Ra's Al Ghoul of all people. *(See Batman Begins)* Robin doesn't. 2) Naming Robin's civilian identity "Dick"??? Worst. Vatman Franchise. Decision. *EVER!!!!* 3) How does absorption of "Sexual Fantasies" help Riddler!?!?! "Credit card numbers" & "Bank codes"?? I *Definitely* get! But "Sexual Fantasies and little white lies"??????

[@louisduarte8763]

@@Alysa-Aiday 3) Blackmail material to extort for MORE money. And to get his rocks off.

[@Grim_Sister]

Randall

[@l_rob420]

Krypten Bekk Batman and Ralph

[@Fluffkitscripts]

BAT-RALPH!

[@tailedgates9]

"Trick or Treat!" "Release the hounds..." XD

[@atomcat_v6664]

tailedgates9 I loved that way more than I should’ve been

[@affirmingtoe15]

It was also a line they used in their Rifftrax of the movie.

[@NefariousDreary]

Yeah that was good 😆

[@ReelNinja1]

Lmao Mr. Burns

[@nicholasbarnes753]

I laughed way too hard at that.

[@OceanbornAngel]

The tragic thing here is that Tommy Lee Jones could have actually done a riveting performance of Two Face if they based it more on Batman TAS instead of Looney Tunes. Instead, Two Face is Joker Lite in this movie. What a disappointment.

[@starbrandfan2541]

Notification: Batman Forever - Nostalgia Critic Me: *Drops everything I’m doing.*

[@tdfern1]

Starbrand Fan On Valentine's Day no less!

[@askylibrarianoftheoceans4102]

Wait, those McToys were PULLED? 'cause I have all of them.... TO EBAY!

[@askylibrarianoftheoceans4102]

Also those mugs weren't plastic - they're made of glass - I just checked ...I may or may not have a hoarding problem

[@firepuppies4086]

Aust Kyzor the first step is admitting you have a problem

[@TheJrbdog]

The second step is drinking until you forget your original problem

[@princeamongkings343]

Then become convinced that drinking was the only problem.

[@cockroachcharlie5619]

And finally. Stop caring.

[@LSDanois]

The way the Riddler and Two Face are played just makes me think of the Joker and the Penguin in those silly Scooby Doo Meets Batman short movies

[@sludgesketch8697]

LSDanois true

[@fatsmcgee8923]

Is nobody going to mention that CGI city wasn't in the movie but its here anyway? Is this a special edition or something!?

[@LSDanois]

You choose my comment which has nothing to do with that, to mention it? Dude? But no, I can't remember anything from Batman Forever, saw it as a kid and forgot it's existence :-)

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

"SCOOBY DOOBY DOO, FUCKOS!" ~ videogamedunkey, 2019

[@captainsternn7684]

I watched all the Batman movies so many times as a kid and I was always a little bit annoyed by the "I'll get drive through." Line because he never actually went to the drive thru.

[@BrandonMichelle]

I think they keep their mouths open because they cant breathe through their noses in the batmask.

[@pittland44]

Brandon Michelle Also they're probably winded from wearing 30-40 lbs of tight, heat retaining rubber.

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

they have small nose slits in their masks, but I see the point.

[@oddeyes9413]

That means it's a poorly made costume prop

[@Mask0fFate]

Fun fact: Apparently, the Riddler’s name was originally Edward Nashton, but he changed his last name to make the pun work.

[@xgray2012]

Samuel Johnson interesting.

[@gfggism]

So what your saying is he DID make it up.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

ShadowJedi Basically.

[@700Penguin]

That's a retcon. Originally in the comics his real name was Edward Nigma.

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

You can't follow up the words "Fun Fact" with 'apparently'

[@requiem4ameme2]

27:20 - It's like he's doing a bad parody of Tom Hardy's Bane voice, before Tom Hardy's Bane even existed.

[@xxEpicxGunnerxx]

Blue Laser i paused the video to read your comment only to realize i stopped at the part you were referring to

[@unorthodoxromance254]

He's channeling The Mask too- I think I actually saw his face morph into Stanley's Mask for a second.

[@traptionist5115]

Peace has cost you your strength, victory has defeated you!

[@GameLover-wg5ce]

Blue Laser

[@SuperVideogamer]

Who the hell’s doing that? Cat woman. WHO DO YOU THINK?! 27:40

[@edwardchristle3427]

Ha