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Which Batman movies exist in YOUR mind?
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.
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.
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That being said, I'm apt to go with the 2 Burton movies. I haven't yet seen the new one (yes, even though Christian Bale's in it. Just have not had time.) but I'm prepared to accept that it might be more canonical than the Burtons.