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Important flick because it started the whole "new"interest in Batman after the comics and that silly TV"bam.boom"series.Directed by Tim Burton in what might be his best job to date,it also ushers in a new darker form of movie.Some don't like that but I sometimes do depending on the storyline being spun.In this case a very disturbed hero played well by a comic up to this film,Michael Keaton,and a nasty villain, Jack Nicholson as the Joker.The supporting cast excels as well.Released in 1989 and running 126 minutes,its still the best of the crop of sequels IMHO.My issues are only a poor group of songs by prince,no purple rain here,and a little long in length and no Robin.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.I own this film so I do recommend highly.
Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the best efforts of D.A. Harvey Dent and police commissioner Jim Gordon, the city becomes increasingly unsafe...until a Dark Knight arises. We all know criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot...so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He becomes a bat. Enter Vicky Vale, a prize-winning photo journalist who wants to uncover the secret of the mysterious "bat-man". And enter Jack Napier, one-time enforcer for Boss Grissom, horribly disfigured after a firefight in a chemical factory...who, devoid of the last vestiges of sanity, seizes control of Gotham's underworld as the psychotic, unpredictable Clown Prince of Crime...the Joker. Gotham's only hope, it seems, lies in this dark, brooding vigilante. And just how does billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne fit into all of this? Written by Gregory A. Sheets <m-sheets2@onu.edu>
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