8. Destroying Mr Freeze (Batman & Robin)
Let's be honest, we could all devote tens of thousands of words to running through the problems with the film that almost killed Batman, before Chris Nolan's revision revitalised the property, but all it boils down to is that Batman & Robin was a fundamentally broken film, lacking discipline, finesse and intellect to a frankly shocking degree. One thing that fans will particularly never forgive Schumacher for is the treatment of Mr Freeze, a previously popular member of the Rogue's Gallery who for some reason was portrayed by walking muscle machine Arnold Schwarzenegger, as opposed to a thinner, more Bat-universe appropriate actor who would have brought brains, rather than just brawn to the role. It wasn't just that Arnie was miscast, it was also the horrendous script, which clearly thought it was hilarious to shoe-horn in as many cringe-worthy puns as possible, turning a genius-level scientist with a tragic back-story into a completely unwelcome fool with sparkly silver skin that in no way looked like ice. And because we're all gluttons for punishment, here are those awful puns: http://youtu.be/SRH-Ywpz1_I Schumacher did an equally painful job on Bane, who should have been one of Batman's greatest foes, but who was relegated to a gruesome, mindless brute with big big green veiny muscles. Still not as rubbish as the transformation of Mr Freeze though.