Which Batman movies exist in YOUR mind?

[xiphias]

So, I was just talking to my cousin Mike, who stated that Batman Begins is the first Batman movie made.

I disagreed, and pointed to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and Mike conceded the point, changing his claim to "Batman Begins is the first live-action Batman movie.

But I was wondering: in your own personal brain, which of the following do YOU acknowledge the existence of?

The Batman: 1943 with Lewis Wilson and Douglas Croft, a 15-episode Columbia serial.

Batman: 1966 with Adam West and Burt Ward ("Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb.")

Batman Fights Dracula: 1967 starring and directed by a bunch of people you've never heard of, somewhere in the Philippines

Batman: 1989 with Michael Keaton, directed by Tim Burton

Batman Returns: 1992 with Michael Keaton, directed by Tim Burton

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: 1993, animated, with Kevin Conroy as Batman, directed by Bruce Timm, written by Paul Dini.

Batman Forever: 1995, Val Kilmer, directed by Joel Schumacher

Batman & Robin: 1997, George Clooney, directed by Joel Schumacher

Batman: Dead End: 2003, Clark Bartram as Batman, written and directed by Sandy Collora -- an eight-minute independent film someone put together

Batman Begins: 2005, Christian Bale, directed by Christopher Nolan

Note I'm leaving out a number of direct-to-video movies, 'cause this is about Batman shown in movie theaters.

Comments

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Holy sequels, Batman! Of COURSE it's the 1966 film! First and best!

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

If I still had a paid account, I'd be doing polls like:

Joker: Caesar Romero, Jack Nichalson, or Mark Hamil?

Penguin: Danny DiVito, David Ogden Styers, or Burgess Merideth?

And so forth.

[king-tirian.livejournal.com]

I don't think the canon has figured out who the Penguin is yet. It actually might turn out that it was Danny Divito came closest, as painful as that movie was.

I saw the first few seasons of the animated series, and it was stupendous how well they covered canon. Mark Hamill is totally the Joker, except that I guess Jack is the only one that actually was a homicidal maniac. Julie Newmar is Catwoman, and anyone who says differently is itching for a fight. I haven't seen it yet, but I have reason to hope that Bale is Batman.

And Carrie Kelly is Robin. I'm just saying.