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Batman & Robin
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for strong stylized action and some innuendos
Starring George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Elle Macpherson, and Vivica A. Fox
Batman, Robin and new crime fighting comrade Batgirl face Gotham City's deadliest threat yet when cold-hearted Mr. Freeze and venomous Poison Ivy team for some lethal mischief. (Warner Bros.)
| GENRE(S): | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Akiva Goldsman
Bob Kane (Batman characters) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Joel Schumacher |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 21, 1997 Video: August 29, 2000 Theatrical: June 20, 1997 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 125 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 2.1 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Burr gave it a6:
Batman and Robin was hated so much because of all the emo goth kids who thought Batman's roots were in moody, melodramatic darkness. Couldn't be farther from the truth. B&R was a throwback to the glory days of campy comic book silliness, back before he turned into an angst-filled goth magnet of muddled special effects sequences. Of course all the kids who think The Dark Knight is the greatest comic book movie ever to grace the screen are too young to realize that.
John D. gave it a0:
This is the worst movie ever made. The costumes look like something you wear at Halloween. The acting in "The Fear 2" is better. I've rather see Power Rangers then this again. Joel schumacher can't do anything.
Dale P gave it a1:
The only actor among all of them with the chin to play the title role and he gets it horribly wrong.
[Anonymous] gave it a0:
This has gotta be the worst comic movie ever. I absolutely hate it. Good thing X-men brought this franchise back with some decency.
Dan A gave it a1:
I gave this a one only because Robin still seems pretty much in place. Other than that, everything with the movie is wrong. George Clooney is cast as Batman, and believe me, he is one of the last people you ever need to get into that suit. George Clooney is about as fit to play Batman as Hulk Hogan would be to play The Flash. It just doesn't make sense. When you watch him perform both Bruce and Batman feel like cliche Clooney performances. Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl could probably work, but so much of the lines and delivery (along with sound effects) in this movie are so horrible that we'll never know. I also think Uma Thurman playing Poison Ivy could work, but again, whoever told her to deliver her lines with that rollercoaster pitch was out of their mind. Arnold Schwarzeneggar playing Mr. Freeze is very easily the most inaccurate portrayal of any character in history. It may also be the corniest as well. Mr. Freeze is supposed to be an intricate character, a man with real emotions and feelings that he was robbed of. He was not supposed to be a bumbling fool who uses horrible freeze related puns. The only goddamn thing that stayed very good in this movie was Alfred, and he had the least time in this film than any of the others!
David V. gave it a1:
One of the worst superhero movies to date. Someone should tell Joel Schumacher that ice skates, bat-credit cards, nipple suits, homoerotic statues, and neon lit thugs don't make a good movie.
Myles #13 gave it a1:
I am the biggest fan of the Dark Knight, but I HATE this film... campiest film you will ever see, and all of the puns will make you groan. Everything is much too flashy, not dark at all. I still don't understand why the franchise ever swerved towards being 'family' movies... Batman is meant to be a mature, adult film- thank GOD Batman Begins breathed new life into Batman films again. AVOID at all costs, if you value your sanity.

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