8 Things DC Comics Wants You To Forget About Poison Ivy

6. That Uma Thurman Performance In Batman & Robin

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Batman & Robin might be something of an easy target, but literally no one emerged from that film better for it. Sadly, old Ivy got dragged into things early on, and while there's much to love about Uma Thurman's hammy portrayal of the plant-themed villain, DC are less than enthusiastic to remind people of Joel Schumacher's flick.

It's become a cliché to harp on about Batman & Robin, seeing as how pretty much everyone, their aunt and their uncle has had their say in regards to the film, but everyone seems to miss how it's in that wonderful 'so bad it's good' territory. Ivy goes through what must be ten or so wardrobe changes throughout the feature, each with their own brilliant hairstyle, glitter and what have you, and it's just too brilliant.

Everything about Thurman's performance is just so over the top, and while it is, admittedly, not to everyone's liking (hence why DC have swept the whole thing under the carpet), the film's not nearly as banal as it's made out to be.

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