BATMAN(1989)
Far and away the best (my opinion!!) Batman movie made
to date (2017)! Michael Keaton as Batman was excellent,
and Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the Joker captured the true
essence of the character from the comics!!! Along with having
Billy Dee Williams(Star Wars fame) this movie also has great
music and the visuals are stunning! And the humor from Jack
is priceless!! A++
From Amazon.com:
Thanks to the ambitious vision of director Tim Burton, the
blockbuster hit of 1989 delivers the goods despite an occasionally
spotty script, giving the caped crusader a thorough overhaul in
keeping with the crime fighter's evolution in DC Comics. Michael
Keaton strikes just the right mood as the brooding "Dark Knight"
of Gotham City; Kim Basinger plays Gotham's intrepid reporter
Vicki Vale; and Jack Nicholson goes wild as the maniacal and
scene-stealing Joker, who plots a takeover of the city with his
lethal Smilex gas. Triumphant Oscar-winning production design
by the late Anton Furst turns Batman into a visual feast, and
Burton brilliantly establishes a darkly mythic approach to Batman's
legacy. Danny Elfman's now-classic score propels the action with
bold, muscular verve. --Jeff Shannon