How could BATMAN FOREVER go so wrong?
Tuesday, February, 2005, by Paul J. Wares Of the previous series, BATMAN FOREVER was probably the biggest disappointment to me. Lots of people state that they find BATMAN AND ROBIN unbearable to watch, but for me BATMAN FOREVER falls under that category just as much, if not more so. I remember very clearly the turn of events leading up to the shooting of FOREVER. The first piece of news was that Tim Burton would not be returning. This was announced very early on in development of the film. I remember being disappointed, but interested and even excited to see someone else take on the bat. That person would be Joel Schumacher. At the time I thought this to be an excellent choice. Joel had proved that he could do dark gothic visuals and tension with FLATLINERS and had also proved that he could tackle an “on the edge” psyche with FALLING DOWN. I was pleased with the choice. At this point Michael Keaton was still attached to play the Bat, Id read an article in movie magazine “EMPIRE” early
