Batman (1989)

I used to say that this movie was an atrocity, and I guess if I was to "nerd out" as the kids say these days I would kind of be right (Joker kills Batman's parents?), but watching it again the other night I realized it was ok. I mean, Michael Keaton is absolutely not believable as Batman, Kim Basinger is ridiculous as an actress, and Arliss has a lot more screentime than I'd like, but Jack Nicholson is hilarious to watch as Joker, and thankfully he gets the most screentime and character depth as anybody. The movie is pretty dated for a lot of reasons (Prince EVERYWHERE), but it's good and the music is also great, so if you think it's a piece of nut like I did then why not check it out again? For the troops?

RATING: 66%