Batman Forever (1995) *** [Schumacher Bat UHD Double Feature Pt. 1]

With Batman Forever (1995) Joel Schumacher took what Tim Burton established in Batman (1989) (review)  and Batman Returns (1992) (review), juiced up the camp factor à la the Batman TV series (1966–1968), and—via candy-colored production design, costumes, makeup, and bold camerawork—created a true comic book come to life. At times it reminds me of 1990's Dick Tracy but it's louder, brasher, and just plain ridiculous. It's a weirdly horny movie—full of innuendo—and crammed with one-liners (you can tell Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey had a field day here). Batman Forever is an inherently silly and over the top film, but it's massively fun.

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