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Return of the Dark Knight

Advantages: Tim Burton, Michael Keaton
Disadvantages: Batman and Robin, George Clooney, Nipples on the suit!

...set contains the first 4 Batman films, and the great thing about this box set is that it is cheaper than buying the films individually, and it chronicles the change in the Batman genre, from dark and moody (Burton), to more slapstick and comic-book like (Schumacher). And so we begin with Batman (1989). This is not an origin story, like Batman Begins, instead, the film picks up with Batman already well established as a masked vigilante, putting the ...
...a bell tower showdown. Batman is a very dark affair, but watching it, even now, it's not difficult to see why this film became (at the time) one of the top 10 highest grossing films ever. Burton paints a dark, decrepit, devastating Gotham City, whilst Michael Keaton was born to play the dark knight. Jack Nicholson, as usual, steals the film with one of the great super-villain displays, as the demented Joker. Next to Batman Returns, which sees the ...

mattb1983 28.07.2008 · Read full review
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Ocean's Eleven

Advantages: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Las Vegas
Disadvantages: None

Ocean's Eleven Brad Pitt, George Clooney and a whole host of other good looking guys planning the crime heist of the century, what more could you want from a movie! Ocean's Eleven is actually a 2001 remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. I've never seen the original but I would like to so I can compare the two. What's the ocean got to do with it? Is it set by the beach? No, Danny Ocean is the name of the game leader who collects ...
...Vegas. And why eleven, why there are eleven people who carry out the crime. Danny has the perfect friends in order to carry out this job, one is a fixer, another a blackjack dealer, another a pickpocket, all worthy occupations to help you scam casinos out of $150 million!! Danny is played brilliantly by the gorgeous George Clooney. He is so laid back and suave, he can get anyone to agree to do anything. He teams up with old friend Rusty to perfect ...

Spottydog11 16.09.2009 · Read full review
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Batman goes back to Comic Book Form

Advantages: good acting from a few, good story, funny bad effects!
Disadvantages: Wooden acting from the villians, some may be disappointed by the effects

...the fourth film in the Batman series and it sees Batman working with his sidekick Robin. Things in Gotham City are going bad as Mr Freeze has decided he wanted to freeze the world so he can live comfortably in it. He is steeling diamonds from the museum so he can power his freeze suit when he first encounters Batman and as a fight ensure he does manage to get away. Over in another part of town a mad scientist has invented a venom which turns an ...
...on them. Between Batman and Robin they have to try and stop Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy who have now come together from destroying the city but with the arrival of Alfred’s niece things do not go smoothly for the pair. Can they work as a team and bring peace back to Gotham city? I am not really a fan of Batman which is a shock in my house as everyone else loves him and all the other super heroes. I was swayed to watch this by George Clooney who took ...

sewbizzie 19.11.2009 · Read full review
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Ocean's 11 and 12

Advantages: Fabulous cast, funny, interesting plot
Disadvantages: Not really original and the sequel was a bit of a let down

...at one point!!! Ocean's eleven was a fantastic film containing every element a good film should. Eye candy for the ladies, eye candy for the gents, romance, comedy, quit wit, bad V good and a consistent plot. George Clooney plays bad boy Danny who plans to enter the world's most secure vault in order to steal millions from Casino owning Terry Bennedict who stole Danny's wife. He creates a gang including a retired thief, poker expert/card dealer, ...
...list goes on! I found ocean's twelve a bit of a disappointment after how fantastic ocean's eleven was. The same great cast but I felt it was a little more disjointed compared to the seamless writing of eleven. It also includes Catherine Zeta-Jones with a rather dodgy accent! Here, Ocean's original eleven have been tracked down by Furious Terry Benedict and are forced to flee America and carry out three heists across Europe to attempt to pay back ...

lois22 20.01.2007 · Read full review
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Should they have stopped at three?

Advantages: Lots of Famous faces playing lead roles.
Disadvantages: Introduction of Batgirl.

...fight scenes. This time around Batman ( now taken over by George Clooney) and his new partner ( Still played by Chris O'Donnel) face Dr.Freeze ( Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he tries to encapsulate Gotham city in ice. The character of Poison Ivy is played well by Uma Thurman and provides a nice break from the usual gung ho maniacs and their goons. Batman & Robin displays most of the characteristics of any 'Action' film made in the last decade. It has ...

homer__21 03.05.2006 · Read full review
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