What’s Aged the Best?
Keaton’s lower Batman voice; Kim Basinger; Nicholson as the Joker; the Batcave; the rushed Christmas teaser; making a Batman movie; Burton gamble; low angst; Bruce’s armor room
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- Keaton using a lower voice for Batman than for Bruce Wayne was smart and widely copied.
- Kim Basinger’s looks are singled out, while her acting is not evaluated.
- Nicholson as the Joker, framed as Jack Torrance playing the Joker, is called probably the favorite thing about the movie.
- The Batcave is praised.
- Peters reportedly rushed out a trailer played in theaters around Christmas after reading of fan anger over Keaton; it created huge excitement and is still on YouTube.
- The role as an exclamation point on Nicholson’s pop-culture career is added.
- Making a Batman movie at all, and taking a chance on Burton, look smart given how many followed.
- The relative lack of angst compared with the Nolan, Snyder, and Reeves films is praised.
- Bruce’s office and armor display room are added, prompting a joke about needing one at home.