George Clooney Tells Us He Should Have Won An Oscar For His Performance In 'Batman And Robin'

George Clooney Tells Us He Should Have Won An Oscar For His Performance In 'Batman And Robin'

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By jman1977 - Dec 04, 2009 09:12 AM EST
Source: splashpage.mtv.com

Ugh. The only thing that saves George Clooney from getting dragged through the dirt for his performance in 'Batman and Robin' is that he makes fun of his being the caped crusader. George knows how campy that film was. Everything else he has done has turned into box office gold. This from MTV:

I mentioned to Clooney, not every film he’s made has been an awards contender.

“Really,” he teased. “Do you think?”

And then, hilariously, Clooney went to town. “You’re thinking ‘Batman & Robin,’” he grinned, faking outrage. “Is that what you’re talking about? Are you trying to bring that one out?”

“There was a lot of Oscar buzz around ‘Batman & Robin’,” he insisted. “There was a ‘Best Codpiece’ award. And then they took that out, and I had no shot.”



So Comic Book Movie fans, what do you think? Was 'Batman and Robin' the absolute worst piece of movie making ever to be flushed out of Hollywood? Or was it not THAT bad? Vote below and sound off in the comments section.
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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/4/2009, 9:44 AM
CLOONEY for being cast as BATS back then is like having Ackles cast as CAP right now!!! ; P

B&R = Total sh1te!! ; D
ThisFan
ThisFan - 12/4/2009, 9:45 AM
You cant blame him for doing a movie he wanted but the script was so bad it almost killed off batman from the theaters but there is no way he did a good job of acting in this movie

@LEEE i agree if you dont pick cast well a movie is doomed
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/4/2009, 9:45 AM
Even BORIGINS was better!! ; D

Well a lil bit better lol!

And CATWOMAN bigger piece of Sh1te!!!
Wadey09
Wadey09 - 12/4/2009, 9:47 AM
the movie was better than Elektra
and THAT is saying something!
Imran
Imran - 12/4/2009, 9:47 AM
Haha definite Oscar material.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/4/2009, 9:49 AM
It may actually be one of the worst movies ever made in any genre..I really don't remember hating a movie more. At least Catwoman had Halle Berry to look at!

It was in its ass better than Elektra! Cmon man, at least Elektra tried to be a proper movie, it attempted to entertain on some level. Shitmacker seemed to be purposefully trying to make the worst movie imaginable.
TheDurkinKnight
TheDurkinKnight - 12/4/2009, 9:51 AM
I can't stand that liberal clown...btw JMAN, not everything else he's done has been gold...he's had a LOT of box office bombs...TOOOOOONS.
hbk82287
hbk82287 - 12/4/2009, 9:59 AM
Clooney would be the number 1 bats so far in my book!
MichSam007
MichSam007 - 12/4/2009, 10:02 AM
i dont think that movie was suppose to be takin seriously in the first place. i like to watch it for all the crappy dialogue and laugh my ass off. but i CANNOT watch catwomen... its too much
jman1977
jman1977 - 12/4/2009, 10:07 AM
I'm sure your right Durkin, I just wasnt going to spend 45 minutes researching the one or two bombs in his career that had nothing to do with CBM's in the first place. When people think of Clooney they think a solid movie, that is the publics conception of him and probably half of why he is succesful, the other half is he is a talented actor. The Batman and Robin script sucked and so did the casting choice. It looked like they found the guy who played Bain out of Multi's Sunday afternoon back yard wrestling matches. I mean what the hell. Arnold should have been bane and Mr Freeze should have been Patrick Stewart, and Schumacher should never be allowed to even watch movies ever again.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 12/4/2009, 10:07 AM
I disagree that 'Batman & Robin' is THE WORST CB film ever (although it is up there!). I think the top five (in no particular order) are:

1. 'Batman & Robin'
2. 'Nick Fury - Agent of SHIELD'
3. 'The Punisher' (Dolf Ludgren)
4. 'Steel' (Shaq's 'masterpiece')
5. 'The Fantastic Four' (1994)*

* - I know, I know, this film was techincally never released, but anyone who's ever seen a bootleg copy will agree with me that it belongs on this list!
batfan39
batfan39 - 12/4/2009, 10:15 AM
I've seen worse... but that was pretty awful
imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 12/4/2009, 10:17 AM
Howard the Duck, yo. Howard the Duck.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 12/4/2009, 10:25 AM
Batman and Robin was as bad if not worse than Catwoman or 2005's Fantastic Four movie! ;)

At least Cloney has a sense of humour about it though!
Dmon
Dmon - 12/4/2009, 10:29 AM
"SMUG ALERT" LOL

Yeah I would say just some of his stuff has been gold. The only movies of his I like were OH Bother and Oceans 11 the first one only. He has had a lot more crap fests. I hate B&R but IMO I think Solaris was worse. I dont pay to see his movies.

He is not that Gold he is #83 on Top Grossing Actors right under Tim Allen LOL
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 12/4/2009, 10:30 AM
In short it was an embarassment to: Movie making, Superheroes, Superhero fans, and Superhero Movies.

Nuff Said.
Shaman
Shaman - 12/4/2009, 10:38 AM
It was the worst Batman ever (never though Adam West would be better than "someone") and it might have been the worst CBM ever but i can still think of worse movies than B&R.
Jaymaster
Jaymaster - 12/4/2009, 10:42 AM
It was a piece of crap, an ABOMINATION! Bane could have been so cool, and as for the Haters!!!!!! I think Jensen Ackles would be good for Cap but not the best choice!
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/4/2009, 10:52 AM
You gotta love clooney, I mean he warned us how bad this movie was going to be. He went on a talk show and told the world that if they stopped him on the street he'd refund them their ticket price.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/4/2009, 10:53 AM
Jaymaster @ Its not hating, he is a sh1t choice for CAP, a total mis-cast, i like the guy but no way can he stand there in AVENGERS with the the likes of RDJ, ED NORTON and SLJ, not in that role, its a joke lol!!

Though perfect HAWKEYE dude, perfect HAWKEYE!!!

LOGAN @ You cant include TV MOVIES dude, or theres JLA and many more etc lol!! ; D

TYKO @ Hell yeah lol!

WADEY @ ELEKTRA was better man!! : D
WarNoodle
WarNoodle - 12/4/2009, 11:21 AM
movie just pissed me off... and his acting in it was awful.
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 12/4/2009, 11:33 AM
@MichSam
I know what you mean, dude, I watch it for the same reason too but your right Catwoman is horrible

@airbeyonder
You forgot all of humanity in your post lol
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/4/2009, 11:34 AM
Ok Lee, you seem to understand what a Hater is so please explain it to me..Im still confused. See over on the Riddick article yourself and a few others were calling people that didn't like Vin Diesel haters...but here, its not being a hater to dislike Ackles..so what are the rules and regulations for this thing??;)
SuperPowered
SuperPowered - 12/4/2009, 11:41 AM
Is wasn't that bad. The writing and bizarro directing left a lot to be desired. He just wasn't someone you take seriously for the Batman role, look how ridiculous Adam West Batman was. Different interpretations of the role every time around is very inconsistent to the character.
Shaman
Shaman - 12/4/2009, 11:41 AM
There aren't any Ror. "Being a hater" doesn't actually exist. It's a myth. Unless you dislike everything under the sun as you would put it ;)
JohnyToTheLove
JohnyToTheLove - 12/4/2009, 11:43 AM
What's up Bitches, Johnylove here to say Clooney couldnt act his way out of a wet paper bag. If anyone should have goten an Oscar it should have been the dynamic duel of Michael keaton and Jack Nicholson tearing it up in 89. Clooney's just a pretty face I think i'll [frick] him. YOU CANT DO WHAT I DO!!!
Cook
Cook - 12/4/2009, 11:53 AM
Say what you will I like Clooney and he has done a lot great roles. Was Batman and Robin awful...YES! But as actors who portrayed Bruce Wayne he looked the most like the character. If he had worked with a descent script and not that piss poor director I think he would have been remembered as one of the better Bruce Waynes. As a matter of fact, I don't think any of the actors who have played Bruce have really hit it on the head. Keaton was the closest.
contrast
contrast - 12/4/2009, 11:53 AM
I can think of one good thing that came from this movie--The Reboot.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 12/4/2009, 12:07 PM
Joel Schumacher is a great director. If you dont believe? Watch these movies.
(Phone Booth, The Phantom of the Opera, Tigerland, Flawless, 8MM, Falling Down, Flatliners, The Number 23 and The Lost Boys)

Although i dont know what he was thinking when he directed Batman & Robin and Batman Forever?
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 12/4/2009, 12:09 PM
Shaman- So like Dr. Drapper and Grif, then? ;)
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 12/4/2009, 12:17 PM
I liked it :(

but no oscar was deserved
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 12/4/2009, 12:17 PM
Batman & Robin was lame but I donr think it was worse than Catwoman and Elektra simply because the directors have those movies already had the privelage/misfortune of having a movie like B&R as a template of how not to treat comic book characters
Dmon
Dmon - 12/4/2009, 12:19 PM
Clooney gets high off his own farts.
ScottScottScott
ScottScottScott - 12/4/2009, 12:22 PM
@ LEE777 I dunno man, I sat through B&R in the theater thinking to myself.. Okay so this is like a 2 hour Adam West and Burt Ward reunion Movie.. I walked out of "Borgins" Pissed as hell demanding my money back.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/4/2009, 12:28 PM
ROR @ Different rules 4 different articles lol!!! ; D

SKOT888 @ Lol me too dude, well, i was thinking about asking for my money back on WOLVIE lmao was proper pissed!! : D

JOHNNY @ Hear hear man!! MICHAEL KEATON was the bomb, the best BATS ever!!!

An JACK was Awesome!!
Shaman
Shaman - 12/4/2009, 12:34 PM
AlexDeLarge666- What he was thinking was the same as what Cameron was thinking when they developped the blue chic in Avatar. "It's gotta be someone i wanna [frick]". So that's how Schumaker made Batman. As someone he could [frick]. And boy did he ever!!!

Shadowelfz- Actually, Grif is redeemable ;P

Cook- My own personal list of "who's the best Bruce Wayne" in order:

1- Kevin Conroy
2- Michael Keaton
3- George Clooney
4- Rino Romano
5- Val Kilmer
6- Adam West
7- Christian Bale

And here's my Batman list in order:

1- Michael Keaton
2- Rino Romano
3- Kevin Conroy
4- Val Kilmer
5- Christian Bale
6- Adam West
7- George Clooney

So he definitely did something right. The Batman half of the character is as much Schumaker's fault as Clooney's IMO.
TheLivingWeapon
TheLivingWeapon - 12/4/2009, 12:35 PM
instead of an oscar they shud just give him a solid gold dildo..just to represent what he did to batman
Spock
Spock - 12/4/2009, 12:38 PM
Clooney good actor, his script was bad & so where the visual effects.

@ Ror Hater, just a street term for: always finding fault in something, or jealous. thats all.
TheLivingWeapon
TheLivingWeapon - 12/4/2009, 12:41 PM
@Spock v true but i got another word for it aswel

i call it '80% of CBM users'
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