Chris O’Donnell Opens Up About Batman & Robin’s Disastrous Reviews, Makes Surprising Confession About Costar Arnold Schwarzenegger
Posted by mcfw31
Chris O’Donnell Opens Up About Batman & Robin’s Disastrous Reviews, Makes Surprising Confession About Costar Arnold Schwarzenegger
Posted by mcfw31
14 Comments
> Looking back on the movie, O’Donnell said, “Warner Brothers just got greedy on it.” Hen said that usually they would wait three years before making a new film, but instead, Batman Forever was such a huge success that they said let’s do another one.”
> O’Donnell said he didn’t mind the bad reviews, but Schumacher, who died in 2020 at the age of 80, was very upset.
> “Joel was just devastated,” he said. “We were in Buenos Aires doing press and he didn’t want to come out of his hotel room. . . . The reviews have come out, you’ve gotten word that it wasn’t well received and that’s just painful, having to sit there and do promotion.”
Arnie had heart surgery mid production that didn’t go well and nearly died, guessing that’s why his stand in had to do a lot of leg work.
I watched this movie as a kid and I liked it. I watched it again a few months ago and I still liked it. I don’t understand why it’s hated. Sure it’s not as good as the dark knight, but it’s entertaining
Definitely not the best comic book movie but it’s also not the worst. The Schumacher films had a sort of charm to them that will never be replicated.
Man, it’s crazy to find out movies you kind of liked as a kid were regarded as dogwater.
i’d take batman & robin over the dark knight rises all day long.
The Schumacher batman movies and the street fighter movie are regarded entirely too harshly.
They do a great job of replicating the comic book feel at the time with the campiness and over the top costumes juxtaposed against a realistic world.
Its a fun movie for kids designed to sell cool toys, its not meant to be high art
I liked those Batman films BECAUSE they were silly! The very idea of Batman was humorous to begin with.
He’s a crazy rich dude that dresses in a bat suit, and his main enemy is a *clown*. Not even a supernatural clown like Pennywise, just a clown with poison laughing gas. Joker has the powers of a dentist, but he gives Batman a lot of trouble.
Funny how the reboot was titled Batman Begins as if there was nothing before that.
B&R did suck but I really liked Batman Forever. Nicole Kidman as Chase Meridien is peak hotness. And that soundtrack. Such a cool vibe to it all.
I watched Speed 2 instead. Not sure which movie is worse.
I’d rather watch Batman and Robin than Dark Knight Rises
Whatever I liked it as a kid and I like it now. Can’t take that away from me.
The great thing about Batman movies is they’re like James Bond, where there’s a movie for whatever mood you’re in. Batman and Robin is like the Roger Moore of the Batman series, and actually is the best Batman movie for when you’re sick of the dark serious ones
I love the take on a comedic Batman. It was fun, it was cheesy, I enjoyed it.