10 Overlooked Positives Of Batman Forever

8. It's Like An Episode Of The TV Show

Granted, that may not be what everyone wants from a Batman movie. Rather than taking hiscues from either of Tim Burton's films or even the (excellent) animated series, Joel Schumacher appears to have turned to the 60s adventures of Adam West for inspiration. While keeping Burton's aesthetic, the story would not be out of place at all in a 66 Batman adventure. It even has Robin (albeit ironically) making a 'holy rusted metal' joke.

Starting with a villain team-up, it gradually gets sillier and sillier as Riddler invents a device capable of reading minds, which he and Two-Face plan to use in stealing bank details and deducing the secret identity of our Batman. Carrey may be almost unbearably irritating at times, but his act here isn't actually far off that of the insane, giggling Frank Gorshin. If he'd just dialled it back a little (a lot) in places he could have been just as scary.

And if the inclusion of Two-Face seems a little dark, let's not forget that Harvey was also mooted to appear in the 60s series, with a script by Harlan Ellison even doing the rounds at the time (now adapted in comic book form for the series Batman 66).

If he had appeared? You can bet his wardrobe would have made Tommy Lee Jones's pink tigerprint suit look like the height of fashion by comparison.