10 Reasons Batman Forever Is Better Than Any Other Batman Movie

After the seriousness of the Keaton Era, the '90s didn't really seem like the best place for another dark, Dark Knight iteration to flourish.

With a focus on marketing and merchandising also, a new Batman movie had to ensure that a wider demographic could be reached. Batman Forever nailed the brief in every respect.

For the older hardened fans, the grittiness was still there (watch the deleted scenes to see what could have been) but for everyone else, a lighter tone meant a much more accessible, enjoyable romp.

Gone were the dark hues dimly lighting every street corner, replaced by bright neon architecture all over Gotham with bright, over the top villains to match.

People will argue to the hilt that a Batman movie should never aim for levels of corniness that would rival the Adam West incarnation, but in reality Batman Forever walks the perfect tightrope of seriousness and corny to make a movie that could stand the test of time and appeal to anybody with two hours of their lives to spare.

Is Keaton's Batmobile cooler? Certainly. But why not embrace the silliness of a car to drive around a Bat-costumed vigilante and add as many wings and lights as possible (after all, "chicks love the car")?

Where is it written that an eccentric billionaire with a love of justice cant have a little fun and inject a bit of that into the movie he stars in?