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Oh Batman & Robin...the bastard child of the Batman movies. Due to the release of Batman Arkham City the video game, it was decided we should watch this atrocity this week. If you look at it in terms of a 90s movie, it passes as a decent cheesey movie. If you are a fan of Batman at all, you see it as a disgrace to the story and characters. But how could you possibly go wrong with Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'donnell, Alicia Silverstone, and Uma Thurman? Let me name the ways...

To start, the things I liked:
1. Costuming. Most of the costumes are actually really nicely done. Minus the anatomically correctness of them. I really think we could have done without the nipples. Apart from a few pieces of Ivy's costumes (what is with those green monster gloves with built in nails???), I think the costuming department was pretty spot on.
2. Alfred. Everyone always loves Alfred. I'm glad that Michael Gough returned again to reprise his role. He's such an awesome Alfred.

Things that are so laughable it's disgraceful to the series:
1. Mr. Freeze. Why so cheesey??? I don't understand the idea behind his character being so unreasonably cheesey. Everything that comes out of his mouth makes me want to slam my head into a brick wall. Make him stop talking!
2. The overall feel of the movie. I've gotten used to how directors portray comic book characters and settings in movies. Colorful. Surreal. Slightly cheesey. I feel up until Christopher Nolan, comic book movies have been, in a way, poked fun at. This one in particular ups the anty on the cheese factor. It's like one giant joke. Not the funny kind either.
3. Cartoon Sound Effects. To double up on point 2, during one of the fight scenes, they literally used sound effects that would be found in a cartoon. *smh*
4. Footage Rewind??? Seriously, there is a section where Robin is coming out of the water and gets dragged back in...or that was the idea. He couldn't just go back down? We had to rewind the footage???
5. Bane. One of the most overpowered characters with the highest intelligence, and he was dumbed down to a manservent for Ivy?? He doesn't even get any real lines. In the comics, Bane does the most physical damage to Batman in the whole series. So why is he being portrayed as such a monkey?

I'm a huge Batman fan. I actually don't hate this movie as much as everyone else I know. But in comparison to everything else out there, it's a joke. The more I watch it, the more it aggrivates me. If you are looking for a Batman movie you have so many choices that this should only be an option if your looking for a drinking game. If you want a feel good Batman, go for one of Tim Burton's. If you want a serious and darker look, go for the ones Christopher Nolan has done. But this one is really a waste of time.