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Jasonic's Favorites: Batman & Robin

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Hello, and good evening, Internet! The title may as well be clickbait because most people despise this movie. As with Batman Forever, however, I am simply reviewing this movie as a means of going over Batman's history in cinema for the purpose of this blog. Released in 1997, Batman & Robin is one of -- if not THE most -- despised comic book movies of all time for a number of reasons. For one, Tim Burton was not involved in this production in any way, meaning that his influence was never felt. While Joel Schumacher as a director could be dark even in deleted scenes of Batman Forever, he made the executive decision to go full lighthearted camp for this movie, resulting in this movie's justified, but in some ways undeserved, backlash it receives even to this day. On top of that, the actor playing Batman was replaced AGAIN this time by George Clooney, an actor known for more comical performances, Arnold Schwarzenegger is at his campiest with delivering some of the most in...