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P@t_Mtl · 01-08-2009, 03:40 PM

You are missing 2 other actors on your list, Lewis Wilson (1943) & Robert Lowery (1949)

PreciseDisarray · 01-08-2009, 03:43 PM

Christian Bale. But I am partial to Batman Returns and The Dark Knight over the other styles. Keaton would be a close second, though.

Crim122 · 01-08-2009, 04:04 PM

I have to go with Bale, the only older one I like is the one with Jack as the Joker. I hate how corny they are, and I know that they are apparently more true to Batman or what not but it just doesnt work for me.

CYMBOL · 01-08-2009, 04:10 PM

Bale - best (Keaton did a great job too - but was not convincing that he could actually fight a group of thugs in real life as Bale's version does.)

Clooney gets "The Worst" Batman category - really, just horrid.

Pirate King · 01-09-2009, 12:51 PM

Bale.... It's his "Batman" voice.

shadow72 · 01-09-2009, 01:54 PM

I voted for Christian Bale. He rocks as Batman!

andyman1970 · 01-09-2009, 02:01 PM

Bale for me, but then again the Batman Begins and Dark Knight are more along the lines of the Batman comics I used to enjoy in the 90's. I really like Adam West when I was a kid in the 70's because he did a great job playing a campy comedic Batman for the sitcom series of the 60's.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 01-09-2009, 05:08 PM

Keaton. Bale is a better Bruce Wayne though.

owa · 01-09-2009, 05:14 PM

Michael Keaton was my vote.

PreciseDisarray · 01-13-2009, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beast

Well, you have to assume that George Clooney has the internet.

lmao

lobo81865 · 01-13-2009, 05:57 PM

1. Kevin Conroy
2. Bale
3. Kilmer
4. Adam West
5. Clooney
6. Keaton (didn't like him at all. Looked like Beetlejuice with a cape, and too scrawny for Batman).

DR Herbert West · 12-25-2020, 12:43 PM

Michael Keaton

Winslow Leach · 12-25-2020, 01:36 PM

Adam West

Verisimilitude1984 · 12-25-2020, 01:54 PM

I had to double check I hadn't already posted in this thread, as I remember a similar one once

It does depend I guess, what criteria you're basing them on. Best film? Closest portrayal to the comic at the time?

For instance, Keaton's Batman kills people in self-defence (something that was true to the character's early origins, but not by 1989). Then there's Bale's Batman, who doesn't seem to be hinted at being a great detective (which Keaton's first film did suggest in a couple of scenes).

Call it nostalgia, but I'm going to say Keaton's Batman from the 1989 film. Batman Returns I just can't love as much. I think Keaton's Bruce Wayne is the most fascinating, tragic and nuanced. Bale a very close second. However, I can see the argument of people saying Adam West was the best and most accurate (for the time).

View Poll Results: The Best Batman
Christian Bale	91	54.17%
Michael Keaton	54	32.14%
Val Kilmer	4	2.38%
George Clooney	2	1.19%
Adam West	10	5.95%
Kevin Conroy (voice)	7	4.17%
Voters: 168. You may not vote on this poll

01-13-2009, 05:57 PM	#71
lobo81865 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:563 Blu-ray collection:3663 DVD collection:3340 MA collection:1323 Digital collection:3019 iTunes collection:1553 Prime collection:950 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:102	1. Kevin Conroy 2. Bale 3. Kilmer 4. Adam West 5. Clooney 6. Keaton (didn't like him at all. Looked like Beetlejuice with a cape, and too scrawny for Batman). Last edited by lobo81865; 01-13-2009 at 05:59 PM.

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01-08-2009, 03:40 PM	#61
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	You are missing 2 other actors on your list, Lewis Wilson (1943) & Robert Lowery (1949)

01-08-2009, 03:43 PM	#62
PreciseDisarray Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:19	Christian Bale. But I am partial to Batman Returns and The Dark Knight over the other styles. Keaton would be a close second, though.

01-08-2009, 04:04 PM	#63
Crim122 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Charlotte, NC Blu-ray collection:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	I have to go with Bale, the only older one I like is the one with Jack as the Joker. I hate how corny they are, and I know that they are apparently more true to Batman or what not but it just doesnt work for me.

01-08-2009, 04:10 PM	#64
CYMBOL Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2007 Location:I move around a lot. Blu-ray collection:8	Bale - best (Keaton did a great job too - but was not convincing that he could actually fight a group of thugs in real life as Bale's version does.) Clooney gets "The Worst" Batman category - really, just horrid.

01-09-2009, 12:51 PM	#65
Pirate King Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Texas Home Theater Gallery:25 Blu-ray collection:1851 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Bale.... It's his "Batman" voice.

01-09-2009, 01:54 PM	#66
shadow72 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Illinois 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:1085 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:37 iTunes collection:3	I voted for Christian Bale. He rocks as Batman!

01-09-2009, 02:01 PM	#67
andyman1970 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Birmingham, Alabama, USA DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 45 Trading Score:7	Bale for me, but then again the Batman Begins and Dark Knight are more along the lines of the Batman comics I used to enjoy in the 90's. I really like Adam West when I was a kid in the 70's because he did a great job playing a campy comedic Batman for the sitcom series of the 60's.

01-09-2009, 05:08 PM	#68
Blu-Malibu2009 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:207	Keaton. Bale is a better Bruce Wayne though.

01-09-2009, 05:14 PM	#69
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Michael Keaton was my vote.

12-25-2020, 12:43 PM	#72
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	Michael Keaton

12-25-2020, 01:36 PM	#73
Winslow Leach Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Connecticut 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:257 DVD collection:312	Adam West

12-25-2020, 01:54 PM	#74
Verisimilitude1984 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2015 Location:UK 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:7	I had to double check I hadn't already posted in this thread, as I remember a similar one once It does depend I guess, what criteria you're basing them on. Best film? Closest portrayal to the comic at the time? For instance, Keaton's Batman kills people in self-defence (something that was true to the character's early origins, but not by 1989). Then there's Bale's Batman, who doesn't seem to be hinted at being a great detective (which Keaton's first film did suggest in a couple of scenes). Call it nostalgia, but I'm going to say Keaton's Batman from the 1989 film. Batman Returns I just can't love as much. I think Keaton's Bruce Wayne is the most fascinating, tragic and nuanced. Bale a very close second. However, I can see the argument of people saying Adam West was the best and most accurate (for the time).

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