The Bat is finally back: Rank the Batman Franchise!

[thecooldud]

Batman Returns
Batman
Joker


The rest

[brokenbox]

Batman Begins 8/10
The Dark Knight 8/10
The Dark Knight Rises 7/10


Batman Returns 6/10
Batman Forever 6/10
Batman 1989 5/10
Justice League 4/10
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 4/10
Batman & Robin 2/10

[CyberpunkCentral]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Batman Begins
3. Joker
4. Batman (1989)
5. Batman Returns
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
8. Birds of Prey
9. Batman (1966)
10. The LEGO Batman Movie
11. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
12. Justice League
13. Suicide Squad
14. Batman Forever
15. Batman: The Killing Joke
16. Batman & Robin

[travisbickle]

Ranked: from what I've seen (still haven't seen BVS and some DCAU stuff, not counting Joker since that doesn't really have anything to do with Batman...)

1.Batman (89)
2.Batman Returns
3.Batman:The Dark Knight Returns 1 & 2
4.Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
5.Batman Begins
6.The Dark Knight
7.Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
8.Batman: Under the Red Hood
9.The Dark Knight Rises
10.Batman: The Killing Joke
11.Batman: Year One
12.Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
13.Batman Forever
14.Batman And Robin

[CyberpunkCentral]

Originally Posted by travisbickle

not counting Joker since that doesn't really have anything to do with Batman...

Really? Because Joker basically indirectly created Batman in that movie.

[travisbickle]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

Really? Because Joker basically indirectly created Batman in that movie.

No Batman to be seen though, so it doesn't belong on a list of Batman films.

[CyberpunkCentral]

Originally Posted by travisbickle

No Batman to be seen though, so it doesn't belong on a list of Batman films.

Yes he was, he was in the ally. Also...

[AaronJ]

I wouldn't include Joker either. I don't see how it's a Batman movie.

[travisbickle]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

Yes he was, he was in the ally.

Looked like a young Bruce Wayne to me, not a suited up Batman.

Joker is not a Batman film.

Edit: and no, Batman shaped mirror doesn't count. lol

[CyberpunkCentral]

Okay, clearly you guys have your own set of rules on what counts and what doesn't, which is fair. Considering the wide variety of DC films we now have. For me, I include anything that's part of the Batman mythos. Like Joker, obviously. Both characters go hand and hand, they can't live without each other. So in that aspect, it counts.

Also Batman was born that moment in the ally. Doesn't need to have the suit.

[SteelbookCat]

if joker counts as a batman movie does birds of prey?

[karsten]

Rank ordering of the O.P.'s list, from best to worst, broadly in two categories:


Top Notch (though flawed):
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman v Superman
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman (1989) -- original color grading, not the tealified version


[Quite a few DC animated films would fit into this yawning gap here, ahead of the rest of the list]


Mediocre to Abominable:
Justice League
Suicide Squad
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman: The Movie (1966)


I have not yet seen Joker, and I have never nor will ever see Catwoman (not despite but because she is my favorite character in the Batman world apart from Batman himself)

Originally Posted by UniSol GR77

My list from best to worst:

[ImBlu_DaBaDee]

Masterpieces
Batman Begins 10/10
The Dark Knight 10/10

Great
The Dark Knight Rises 8/10
Batman (1989) 7/10
The LEGO Batman Movie 7/10

OK
Batman (1966) 6/10
Batman Returns 5/10

Worthless
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 3/10
Justice League 2/10
Batman Forever 1/10
Batman and Robin 0/10

Hoping that I can see Batman: Mask of the Phantasm soon. Something tells me it’s probably the best one outside of the Nolan films.

[CyberpunkCentral]

Originally Posted by SteelbookCat

if joker counts as a batman movie does birds of prey?

Let me be clear here, what I meant by as a "Batman movie" I mean in the sense that it's a spin-off to the main Batman franchise. Pretty much everyone in Birds of Prey are Batman characters. So yes, it counts as a "Batman movie", but again as spin-offs. Since these characters have spin-off into their own adventures without Batman.

[TTC1984]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF8x9mRQ81E

I posted a YouTube vid ranking them a few months back.

[dr. wai]

Here is my list:

Dark Knight, The
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Joker
Batman Forever
Batman (1989)
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dark Knight Rises, The
Justice League
Batman (1966)
Batman and Robin
Catwoman

[CyberpunkCentral]

Shit! I completely forgot about Catwoman, lol!

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Batman (1989) 5/5
Batman Returns 5/5
Batman Begins 5/5
The Dark Knight Rises 5/5
The Dark Knight 4/5
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4/5 (not sure if this counts or not)

That's it

[ThePreacher]

1. The Dark Knight Rises - I just love the conclusion of Nolan's trilogy. It had the best actors of any Batman movie yet - Bale, Cotillard, Hathaway, Hardy, Oldman, etc.

2. Batman: The Movie (1966) - This is sentimental I guess. It started my love of Batman as a kid. Is it campy? Yes, but in a good way. Lee Meriwether as Catwoman was one of my first "crushes" and the Batmobile was just so dang cool. Add in the theme song and the "POW/BANG/BASH"

3. Batman Returns - Keaton was a great Batman AND a great Bruce Wayne. I enjoyed Pfeifer as Catwoman. I could've done without DeVito - his Penguin is just gross. I always thought of The Penguin as a bit more dapper.

4. Batman (1989) - Keaton's first outing proved that he had the chops to play Bruce/Bats. Kim Basinger was fantastic. Jack Nicholson is a legend.

5. The Dark Knight - Unlike most people, I didn't enjoy Ledger - especially with his death that will forever be tied to the film. I do enjoy Bale as Batman & Bruce though. Maggie Gyllenhall is a massive upgrade from Katie Holmes. Aaron Eckhart stole the show in my mind.

6. Batman Begins - A bit boring at times, but it found it's footing and turned out to be a great origin story for Batman/Bale.

7. LEGO Batman Movie - Some really funny jokes, but for a kid's movie, I could've done without the gay undertones with Batman & Joker. Just not my thing. I think that they could've executed the movie without that kind of stuff.

8. Justice League - Not a fan of the movie, but did enjoy Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Also enjoyed Flash. Affleck wasn't horrible as Batman/Bruce.

9. Batman & Robin - A pretty horrible movie. Just weird.

10. Batman v Superman - The best thing I can say about this one is that I enjoyed Amy Adams and I enjoyed seeing Wonder Woman for the first time in a long time on the big sscreen.

11. Batman Forever - Probably the worst Batman movie I've ever seen. I loathe Jim Carrey's Riddler and wasn't too keen on Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face. More importantly, Joel Schumacher just isn't a good director

[RalphoR]

Don't forget Wonder Woman. Batman sent her an email and delivered a package to Diana in Paris via an armored car. She also thanked him by email in the end. If it weren't for the actions of the Dark Knight Detective there wouldn't have been a reason for Wonder Woman to reminisce the whole dang movie