


Pardon the hysteria, the crowd and the car horns, but the "Batman Forever" juggernaut just rolled up to your local multiplex and, boy, does it take up space. Val Kilmer Jim Carrey Chris O'Donnell Tommy Lee Jones Nicole Kidman Ed Begley Jr.

Also, he befriends an acrobat called Dick Grayson, a young man bent on getting revenge on Two-Face for killing his entire family. It made more than $184 million.īatman fights two psychotic villains (Two-Face and The Riddler), tries to block out that dark day when his parents were slain, and fights valiantly not to fall for a sultry executive, Dr. "Batman Forever" has the record for an opening weekend at the box office: $52.8 million. Both the DVD anamorphic and letterbox, and LaserDisc aspect ratios have been recomposed at 1.78:1, and 1.95:1, respectively."It's generic Batfare, but the faces are new." Through the component video output, color fidelity is slightly improved on the DVD for a visual experience that is stunning. Shadow detail and contrast are excellent. Neither version exhibits any apparent noise, though the LaserDisc has a few minor artifacts. The picture is awash with a kaleidoscope of eye-popping color. The subtly more detailed and sharper DVD heightens the dazzling visuals and production design, with frames swathed in character-identifying neon. Two twisted villainsīoth the previous LaserDisc, first reviewed in Issue 17, and DVD versions appear remarkably the same in character. Kilmer takes over the role that Michael Keaton abandoned in the third installment of the widely successful Batman series. Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O

Reviewed In Issue 102 (Nov 2005) Of Widescreen Review® Once reviewed, additional data is added to the database.īatman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 Basic Information on new release titles is posted as soon as titles are announced.
