Ranking: Every Batman Movie Final Battle From Worst To Best

Like just about any superhero, Batman isn't up to much without a compelling villain to play off, and throughout his cinematic tenure (nine movies to date), he's faced off against the criminally insane, horrifying monsters, and... the relentless mugging of Jim Carrey.

Whether the movies on the whole actually landed with audiences, it's time to analyse the climactic fight sequences from Batman's film history, in all of their glory whether they be gritty or goofy.

For better and for worse, most of them are pretty damn memorable, but in encompassing the writing, direction and performances of each movie, there's undeniably a massive chasm of quality between the jaw-dropping highs and facepalm-inducing lows. Hopefully Ben Affleck's upcoming performances as the Caped Crusader in Justice League and The Batman will add some solid entries to the list.

Here is every Batman movie final battle ranked from worst to best...

For all of the visual splendour that Joel Schumacher's first Batman movie brings to the table, the final showdown is awfully anti-climactic. There's the giddy fun of Batman (Val Kilmer) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) becoming pawns in a real-life game of Battleship between The Riddler and Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), but other than that campy interlude, it's weirdly dull.

There's no grand fight scene against the two villains, just Batman rescuing Robin and Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman) from a death-drop and then causing The Riddler to have a mental breakdown, before throwing a bunch of coins at Two-Face, which makes him fall to his death.

They're both extremely lame, lazy ways of dispatching iconic villains, and regardless of your own verdict of Carrey and Jones' portrayals, the characters unquestionably deserved better. Plus, Batman straight-up murders Two-Face, which isn't cool (and not the last time Batman does it on-screen, either).

For all of the clear time, money and effort invested in making Batman Forever an elaborate production, it's like money just ran out at the final stretch.