Kevin Feige says, "'Batman & Robin' is the MOST Important Comic Book Film Ever Made."

Kevin Feige says, "'Batman & Robin' is the MOST Important Comic Book Film Ever Made."

Whatchoo talkin' bout Willis?

By Whispers68 - Oct 19, 2009 06:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: SplashPage.MTV.Com

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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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/19/2009, 6:32 PM
I was gonna say because HOLLYWOOD can learn from that piece of sh!Te lol, but we've had CATWOMAN & BORIGINS since!!

; D
mounted88
mounted88 - 10/19/2009, 6:33 PM
Im with dummy above me on that one lol
mounted88
mounted88 - 10/19/2009, 6:36 PM
Multi@ whatever gets your jollys off lmao
Whispers68
Whispers68 - 10/19/2009, 6:44 PM
@multipurpose

Well, that definitely counts. That actually reminds me of what It felt to sit through the entire movie. Funny thing is, as far as details go, I don't recall a thing about the movie except bits and pieces
Wadey09
Wadey09 - 10/19/2009, 7:36 PM
i used to like it when i was seven.
now it's an embarassment to even consider watching.
and i am sure that the actors are still answering for this movie.
flames809
flames809 - 10/19/2009, 7:56 PM
I LIKED THE MOVIE WHEN I WAS 5 SINCE I WAS LIKE OH SHIT IS A BATMAN MOVIE AND THE ONLY MOVIE BACK THEN WERE BATMAN,SUPERMAN,SPAWN,HULK THE TV SHOW MOVIE,SUPERGIRL, JLA TV MOVIE
Betty
Betty - 10/19/2009, 9:33 PM
MovieTheaterLad-- Same here! It's hilarious.
NERO
NERO - 10/19/2009, 9:44 PM
Ah, I remember seeing this for the first time the summer of 1997, I was about to start college that fall so some of my high school buddies and I went opening night, a few beers in the parking lot and let’s just say a certain illegal substance was applied to a sugar cube going in...First and ONLY time I ever did that... now THAT movie was AWSOME!!!

Next weekend I went to see it again; this time I went with my girlfriend... (Sigh) hot goth chick; first and ONLY time I ever dated one of those either. Advice for younger posters; yes the goth chicks can be really hot, and kinky, but nine times out of ten there is something seriously off there to make someone that morose.

Saw it the second time sober and without hallucinogens. Damn. That was NOT the movie I saw the first time. It is a movie SO BAD you had to be on serious drugs to enjoy it. I can't fully remember what the movie was I saw the first time, but whatever distorted version was being reprocessed by my altered perception was far better than the turd that it was in reality.

In my head it was all Kelly Jones and Norm Breyfogle artwork set to a Frank Miller Script with a Smashing Pumpkins score.

In reality it was Siegfried and Roy on ice surrounded by neon lighting and bat nipples and Uma Thurman playing a six foot drag queen, written by a chimp and still scored by Smashing Pumpkins only much less coolly.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 10/19/2009, 9:45 PM
You know I heard that if you watched this movie, you would die. Arnold Schwarzaniggger will crawl through ypur screen and "Kick some ice!"

And speaking of X-Men... I just wanted to let you know that my X-Men 4 story is in Fan Fic!

until then....

THEHAWK abides.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 10/19/2009, 9:47 PM
@Nerosday. Goth chicks huh? Well when in doubt you can always go after the ones with daddy issues.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/19/2009, 9:47 PM
this is exactly what i was thinking when i read the headline. this is the perfect example of what NOT to do, lol. and hey, if directors learned from it, then i don't feel so bad about losing an hour and a half of my life to that film.
ASSASSIN666
ASSASSIN666 - 10/19/2009, 9:51 PM
Corndog- Perfect is an understatement to say the least!
NERO
NERO - 10/19/2009, 9:52 PM
@ HAWK
lol... High school I chased Goth chicks, College was Preppy girls with Daddy issues... about the same level of psychosis just expressed in vastly different ways. :)
Betty
Betty - 10/19/2009, 9:52 PM
nerosday--lol!
CrookedJaw
CrookedJaw - 10/19/2009, 9:57 PM
Best part of that movie is listening to Arnold saying "GALLLLGGGHH!!! I'M GOING TO FUREEZE YOUUUU!"
NERO
NERO - 10/19/2009, 10:01 PM
Let us all reflect on what NOT to do in a comic movie

"Script"


"Camp"


"Director"


Joe6Pack74
Joe6Pack74 - 10/19/2009, 10:10 PM
I think it was a shame George Clooney did'nt hang himself after that movie. That would have been the honorable thing for George to do. Still not to late Mr. Clooney before you ruin some other great movie, like you did to Oceans 11. The "Rat Pack" you are not.
NERO
NERO - 10/19/2009, 10:13 PM
@ MPP LMFAO!!!

@ 21, hanging? He should have committed seppuku
NERO
NERO - 10/19/2009, 10:22 PM
Aw, come on Poni. Wives are great... one tenth of the time. lol
NERO
NERO - 10/19/2009, 10:39 PM
:)
NERO
NERO - 10/19/2009, 10:45 PM
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 10/19/2009, 10:59 PM
Aggghh Nero you made me remember how horrible that movie was! Damn how could someone shamelessly put so many ice puns in one movie? Its comedic sacrilige! Worse still, they took Batmans most morose enemy and turned him into neon blue clown with the worst written dialoge on any film ever! That's Batman sacrilige! ;)

Luffy how come you add lol in every comment when there is no need for it?
HavokNinja93
HavokNinja93 - 10/19/2009, 11:18 PM
"LETS KICK SOME ICE!" lolz.
InstigatorGIRL
InstigatorGIRL - 10/19/2009, 11:22 PM
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Whispers68
Whispers68 - 10/19/2009, 11:32 PM
@multi

My girlfriend is asleep as we speak and I'm trying ot to laugh out loud but you're making me fearful for marriage. Hahaha!

I have a lot of friends whom are married...heck, my older brother has been married the last seven years or so.

It can't be that bad right? Sex doesn't end and everything is as bunny rabbit in the sex department as when you were dating...right? LoL
verbicide
verbicide - 10/19/2009, 11:59 PM
Where are batgirls nipples?
NERO
NERO - 10/20/2009, 1:53 AM
Whisper, it’s not that you stop having sex when you're married... it’s just that the long gaps and irregular opportunities make you forget when you got it last.

lol... sex was more memorable when you were single because it’s not always the SAME person. You miss the chase. But the chase is what you gave up, that's the marriage trade off... for love, security, someone that knows you better than you know yourself and thus can push your buttons at will... you get no more dating or anonymous sex with new and interesting people.

Sometimes you miss it. Then you think, "Hey, I love my wife." "I don't want to lose half my shit." "I rather see my kids more than every other weekend." and in the case of my little pixie of a wife... tiny as she is... She WOULD cut my nuts off. She's little. But she's mean. lol.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/20/2009, 4:11 AM
Damn TEABAG @ Do i havta spray every darn room lol!!

LUFFY @ Heh heh

EditNinja
EditNinja - 10/20/2009, 7:15 AM

The Sequel to 'Batman and Robin'?
JohnnyKrypton
JohnnyKrypton - 10/20/2009, 8:45 AM
"It created the opportunity to do 'X-Men' and 'Spider-Man,' adaptations that respected the source material and adaptations that were not campy."

Oh...you mean like "Batman('89)" and "Superman (1978)?"
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