Batman Returns STILL has the best batsuit design put on film...

Deleted member 29939 · Jan 20, 2018

- Batman Begin's was cool but had too much of a fat neck going on.

- The Dark Knight/Rises looked stupid with its Q-tip helmet head and pencil neck. Too much nonsense detail on the body.

- Snyder Batman. Fat face boulder head. Short ears look dumb.

- Batman Return's "Oscar" suit. P E R F E C T I O N

Look at this beauty!!!!

Steeped in a Sea of Games · Jan 20, 2018

Except he can't turn his head.

Dio · Jan 20, 2018

lol, no. not being able to turn your neck is not nice, and borderline looks like some costume you could buy. BvS is by far the best.

Whitemex · Jan 20, 2018

No way. 60's Batman doesn't need fake muscle definition. It was pure West

Deleted member 29939 · Jan 20, 2018

Steeped in a Sea of Games said:
Except he can't turn his head.

I did say design. That was a material issue that new latex/tech would solve.

Einchy · Jan 20, 2018

He looks like a cheap action figure with zero articulation points.

Ronin · Jan 20, 2018

I don't care about functionality. I'm not wearing the damn thing. Returns costume is still the coolest looking.

SolidChamp · Jan 20, 2018

Yeah, I agree. But Kilmer's initial suit in Forever, minus the nipples, is also fucking badass. If only they hadn't put those nipples on it...

Deleted member 1248 · Jan 20, 2018

No it doesn't. Dawn of Justice has the best Batsuit design on film.

Volimar · Jan 20, 2018

I'll always love Keaton's Batman. I hope he gets to come back for Batman Beyond someday.

MisterHero · Jan 20, 2018

I hate the armored look in all incarnations, but I'm not opposed to having armor panels beneath cloth, kevlar, whatever.

Deleted member 29939 · Jan 20, 2018

Einchy said:
He looks like a cheap action figure with zero articulation points.

Seesaw15 · Jan 20, 2018

The sculpted pecks and 6-pack look terrible.

Platy · Jan 20, 2018

Steeped in a Sea of Games said:
Except he can't turn his head.

Almost same design but can turn his head

We have a winner

gilded_Pb · Jan 20, 2018

BvS is the best but the Returns suit is probably 2nd best for me. He could barely move but he looked rad. Honestly never been a fan of the Nolan suits (even Begins) and despite initially liking the TDK suit, it looks pretty bad.

TheBeardedOne · Jan 20, 2018

Returns was great, so was its game.

Doctor Robofinger · Jan 20, 2018

Purple Mug said:
I did say design. That was a material issue that new latex/tech would solve.

Material choice is a pretty significant part of the design process.

BvS cowl was great IMO.

Sibersk Esto · Jan 20, 2018

It was so disappointing when I rewatched this recently and it did not hold up, at all.

The costume is great though, yes.

jett · Jan 20, 2018

I prefer Batman 89's muscled torso compared to whatever the hell is going on in Returns.

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The problem with the 89 suit is that cowl didn't quite fit Keaton's face however.

Personally, I think the Begins suit looked beastly in the movie. I love the ultra-long cape. .

Deleted member 29939 · Jan 20, 2018

Doctor Robofinger said:
Material choice is a pretty significant part of the design process.

BvS cowl was great IMO.

I'm talking purely aesthetics here.
With today's materials that issue would've been solved. It was a problem of its time.

rude · Jan 20, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:
It was so disappointing when I rewatched this recently and it did not hold up, at all.

The costume is great though, yes.

The action is the only thing about these movies that don't hold up. 1989 and Returns excell in every other category.

kmfdmpig · Jan 20, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:
It was so disappointing when I rewatched this recently and it did not hold up, at all.

The costume is great though, yes.

I agree. It is a terrible movie. Pfeiffer is ok in it, but the rest is a mess.

Khanimus · Jan 20, 2018

Oh yeah, Batman has never been more agile...

Einchy · Jan 20, 2018

Khanimus said:
Oh yeah, Batman has never been more agile...

Did Nolan direct that?

Travo · Jan 20, 2018

Begins is the best.

Trained Rage · Jan 20, 2018

Edit:sorry you said film, i still like this

jett · Jan 20, 2018

rude said:
The action is the only thing about these movies that don't hold up. 1989 and Returns excell in every other category.

I think you could make the case this is better fighting than what we see in Nolan's movies...lol

Dreams-Visions · Jan 20, 2018

Proportions on the Batman Returns hat are the best.

The rest of the suit sucks. I prefer Begins.

Gonzalez · Jan 20, 2018

Purple Mug said:
I did say design. That was a material issue that new latex/tech would solve.

Ronin said:
I don't care about functionality. I'm not wearing the damn thing. Returns costume is still the coolest looking.

Thing is guys it's called a "Movie". We still have to see these characters "Move" on screen. To a lot of people growing up, it looked like shit.

I still like the Dark Knight swat suit the most. It was kind of a style I was hoping to see one day on film after seeing Batman wear a prison guard outfit in The Long Halloween.

Deleted member 29939 · Jan 20, 2018

Trained Rage said:

Thats a game.
The cowl also looked like SHIIIIIIIT

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I actually bought the 89 costume as soon as I possibly could.

VanWinkle · Jan 20, 2018

LOL that looks so bad.

Really none of them look all that amazing, but the Batman v Superman one is definitely the best.

Rackham · Jan 20, 2018

BvS is the best batsuit and best live action Batman

Strangelove_77 · Jan 20, 2018

I think Returns has the best helmet/mask and chest symbol. Everything else I prefer The Begins suit.

Sibersk Esto · Jan 20, 2018

rude said:
The action is the only thing about these movies that don't hold up. 1989 and Returns excell in every other category.

Despite some well-worn quibbles (The Joker killed Bruce's parents, Alfred bringing Vicki to the cave) '89 is great!

Returns is all style, no substance. 2 hours of what is essentially filler. Pfeiffer and Devito are good in it (although Pfeiffer is a nose hair from being as bad as Thurman's Poison Ivy).

rude · Jan 20, 2018

jett said:
I think you could make the case this is better fighting than what we see in Nolan's movies...lol

They're definitely better directed, but they still look silly in 2018. I'd still rather watch Burton's films any day over TDK and TDKR though.

Sibersk Esto said:
Despite some well-worn quibbles (The Joker killed Bruce's parents, Alfred bringing Vicki to the cave) '89 is great!

Returns is all style, no substance. 2 hours of what is essentially filler. Pfeiffer and Devito are good in it (although Pfeiffer is a nose hair from being as bad as Thurman's Poison Ivy).

Did we watch different movies or are you just going to ignore the sexual politics and exploration of superhero's psyches in this film? There isn't a superhero film in existence with more substance than Batman Returns.

Gonzalez · Jan 20, 2018

jett said:
I think you could make the case this is better fighting than what we see in Nolan's movies...lol

What a terrible take by Burton.

You can see that the suit does not fit the stuntman, that it doesn't look like Keaton, and you can see the stuntman mouthing something to the other stuntman.

LossAversion · Jan 20, 2018

It's hard to get past the whole neck turning issue. Batman looks so goofy in all of the Burton and Schumacher films because he needs to turn his entire body to look in different directions.

I'll definitely throw my vote in for the Batman Begins suit. It looked great in the film and while it also suffered from the neck turning issue it wasn't nearly as noticeable. I think the suit got way too busy in the sequels, which is a shame.

BWoog · Jan 20, 2018

I can think of one better

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jett · Jan 20, 2018

Gonzalez said:
What a terrible take by Burton.

You can see that the suit does not fit the stuntman, that it doesn't look like Keaton, and you can see the stuntman mouthing something to the other stuntman.

I'm impressed you can notice that. I can't see shit.

rude said:
They're definitely better directed, but they still look silly in 2018. I'd still rather watch Burton's films any day over TDK and TDKR though.

It is indeed a very silly movie.

Platy · Jan 20, 2018

BWoog said:
I can think of one better

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Oh yeah Mask of the Phantasm totally counts

Gonzalez · Jan 20, 2018

jett said:
I'm impressed you can notice that. I can't see shit.

When I was a kid I watched the movie several times on VHS. Eventually I memorized, and noticed all the really bad mistakes(Same with Robocop).

Lucky Forward · Jan 20, 2018

Whitemex said:
No way. 60's Batman doesn't need fake muscle definition. It was pure West

Nothing beats old-school serial Batman rocking that silver belt.

Deleted member 29939 · Jan 20, 2018

The more angular scultping of the cowl is perfect for casting chunky, dramatic shadows.

Hero_of_the_Day · Jan 20, 2018

BvS is by far the best. Begins was cool too except for how it folded/bent in on itself, like it didn't handle actual use very well.

Wag · Jan 20, 2018

Steeped in a Sea of Games said:
Except he can't turn his head.

Why does Batman need to turn his head? What do you think Robin is for?

Prine · Jan 20, 2018

Steeped in a Sea of Games said:
Except he can't turn his head.

Exactly, completely impractical and just stupid all round. Makes me cringe during fight scenes.

Begins was the best.

Really cant stand Burtons goofy Batman films, they're like parody films.

Deleted member 2229 · Jan 20, 2018

Rackham said:
BvS is the best batsuit and best live action Batman

Truth

Bishop89 · Jan 20, 2018

wrong

rude · Jan 20, 2018

On the subject of suits, I also want to take the moment to say Batman & Robin's played a formative role in my pre-pubescent sexual awakening. In other words, Joel Schumacher made me gay and Hollywood's homosexual agenda absolutely exists and should be stopped through whatever means necessary.

Fat4all · Jan 20, 2018

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