#31 Batman and Robin

The Movie: Batman and Robin 1997. Written by Academy Award Wining Writer Akiva Goldsman Directed by Joel Schumacher Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, and Alicia Silverstone

I'm not going to lie to you guys, I wasn't sure I'd make it to this one tonight. I just got of the worst/most-unprofessional tech day of my life. I spent 9 hours moving a giant platform, with a grand piano on it, back and forth, so honestly I'm running on fumes. Or should I say spite. Because when I thought about the idea of packing in my movie review month the day it finished because of some unprofessional dick doesn't understand that things move slowly when you put a grand piano on top of them sounded worse than any fate that could befall me. I will not give up. I will not fail you (the 5-15 people who read these). I will endure.

So enough self-aggrandizing on to the snobbery and esoteric references. (Something something Booster Gold.) Do you guys want me to summarize this movie? I mean, no right? everyone has seen the movie where the guy who wants a new ice age, and the lady who wants the planet to be covered in plants team up to do those things and never question how that was going to work out in the end. Also the only batman movie featuring the BatCredit Card (Never leave the cave with out it)? Also bat girl is in it, but she seems really bored.

Batman and Robin is, I think, perhaps the most important bad movie ever made. It's a symbol to greedy cash ins. It is the patron saint of the Hate Watch, and (truly) a fabulous piece of pop-art.

It is also a piece of shit.




I mean this with absolute love in my heart for parts of this movie, it is really a chore to watch. The ice puns aren't as good-bad funny as you want. Poison Ivy is terrible and far too knowing. and the whole batfamily (Except of course Robin, which you would know, if you read the review for Batman Forever.) are terrible superheroes. 

But there are many things that work. Arnold is at the top of his game. He seems to be the only one who understands how crazy this movie is. He is going for it. Really delivering on the cray hokey-ness of the film and honestly being the closest we get to a relatable character with actual feelings that we can relate to. There is a scene where Freeze looks at his frozen bride and, (though it is super cheesy) he cries and the tear freezes. It's honestly touching, and proof Arnold is the only man for the job of bringing both the plastic world of Schumacher.

I've seen batman and robin a bunch of times, and each time is an experience. It is not always enjoyable, but it is always memorable. It makes so many wrong choices, that the ones it nails are amazing, and the ones it totally blows are some of the most bizarre things I've ever seen.

Should you watch this movie? Hell Yes. Required viewing.

Where can I watch this movie? Amazon.

Recommendation: It's the end of road folks. I'm so happy to have done this with you guys. So happy in fact that I'm going to continue reviewing movies here on this blog. I will be taking a week off, but when we come back I have some really neat ideas. Today my recommendation is Ghost Blood, by my old friend Elliot Duffy. It's an awesome Halloween Track and it's something you should put in your ear holes if you like such things. You can find the track here and if you only listen to one recommendation, make it this one. It's only 4 min of your time. Thank you guys so much for the support. This month has really helped me navigate a tailspin. I love you all. (even you spam bot that always adds a view to the page the moment it's live) Happy Halloween.