When one considers the camp and circumstance Batman Forever builds its universe upon, there hasn’t been a better-casted Batman movie…ever. Val Kilmer’s portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman is the greatest choice for Batman possibly ever. In 1995, Val Kilmer WAS Batman. IMAGE CREDIT: JIM CARREY & TOMMY LEE JONES In fact it still gives me goosebumps…and I’m 25. Sure, opening credits have come a long way since the 90s, but this had to have been one of the coolest intros I’d ever seen as a 5-year old: all visuals and bombastic sound.
BATMAN FOREVER MOVIE SOUNDTRACK TV
I used to stand at one end of the living room, tie a makeshift bed sheet cape around my neck, and RUN toward the TV as each actor’s name literally flew out of the darkness and into frame. Sure, some may argue that Batman Forever’s opening credits are simple, but that’s exactly why they’re great.
It’s not a deconstruction or a mimicry of Elfamn’s previous score if anything, it’s a complement to the work he’s done before. (Take a listen if you’ve never heard it.) Using Danny Elfman’s soundtrack as a precursor, this Elliot Goldenthal upped the proverbial ante, adding a moody swirling of orchestral emotion, all led in with an iconic tuba and the build of trumpet fanfare as the logo appears on the screen. IMAGE CREDIT: BATMAN FOREVER LOGOįirst, there’s the soundtrack. But in my eyes, Batman Forever is actually a really good movie. I often find myself running to defense of Batman Forever and even Batman & Robin whenever talk of “the greatest Batman” comes up. My childhood obsession has carried into adulthood, and I just can’t seem to shake it. Flash forward to 2015: Christopher Nolan’s trilogy has come and gone, I’ve seen all of the Tim Burton films and Adam West classics a thousand times, but guess which movie is my favorite? Yep… Batman Forever. To my then 7-year-old self, it was like a dream come true. Two years later, my childhood prayers were answered and I got to see the sequel, Batman & Robin. I bought it on VHS the day it came out and watched it over and over until the tape started to wear out. Every scene, every character, every vehicle my mind was blown.
It was my first-ever Batman film, and what I saw that day - to my 5-year-old eyes - was the single greatest movie of all time. I was 5 years old, on my way to see Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever.
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