According to a top figure in Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, the 1997 "Batman & Robin" is being placed at the top of the list of most important comic book films ever made. How can this be you may ask yourself? Well, due to the recent adaptions released in theaters such as "Iron Man," "Spider-Man" and "X-Men," their releases would've have been possible if it were not for the critical failure of "Batman & Robin."
"That may be the most important comic-book movie ever made," said Feige. "It was so bad that it demanded a new way of doing things. It created the opportunity to do 'X-Men' and 'Spider-Man,' adaptations that respected the source material and adaptations that were not campy."
MTV also reports that the producer/director/screenwriter Akiva Goldsman admitted there were bad decisions made with "Batman & Robin," but didn't apologize for the wrongs.
"What got lost in 'Batman & Robin' is the emotions aren't real," he said. "The worst thing to do with a serious comic book is to make it a cartoon. I'm still answering for that movie with some people."
Whispers68: I haven't seen "Batman & Robin" since the theatrical release and I will never venture there again but from time-to-time, I want to go back and see how my opinion of all aspects with the film would be. I've seen many comic book adapted films since then so with my greater knowledge for this niche in movies, I want to see how my thoughts would view the sequel...but reality hits and I realize nearly two hours of my life comes off as being too precious to lose. Is there anyone on the site who enjoyed the movie?
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