Batman Forever (DVD)

Abandoning the darker vision created by Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher takes over the Batman series, and brings with him a host of new villains as well as a new actor in the lead role. Batman finds himself in a spot of trouble when the maniacal Riddler teams up with a District Attorney who has vowed revenge after an accident in court left him partially disfigured. Both villains have their own calling card. Two Faced (formerly known as Harvey Dent) flips his coin when facing a dilemma, whilst The Riddler creates a labyrinth of trouble using clever riddle's that Batman has to solve. Meanwhile, both Batman and his alter-ego Bruce Wayne become involved ...

Batman Forever (1995) This installment of the Batman films is a stark contrast to the previous two. A different combination of director and lead actor, and a colour change for the 'Dark' Knight led to this film not receiving such great reviews. The Plot Gotham City's new threat comes from a couple of maniacs hell bent on destruction and revenge. 'Two-Face' is a former D.A. Harvey Dent, wrongly mad at Batman for his disfiguration. The Riddler is a scientist spurned by his employer Bruce Wayne. Together, they plan to unleash a device capable of stealing brain matter from all of Gotham, including Batman, in the hope of finding out his true identity. ...

There are so many reasons to hate the third installment of the modern Batman films, it's truly bewildering. But you can boil the whole sorry saga down to this: the first two films, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, rescued the comic character from his camp 60s Adam West stereotype and turned him into a shadowy vigilante avenger more akin to his original character in the comics of Bob Kane. Batman Forever, for reasons best known to director Joel Schumacher, then proceeded to stick the camp back in with a vengance. Booted off the franchise following comparatively disappointing box-office for Batman Returns, Tim Burton retains an Executive ...