Batman Forever is the 221st episode of Screen Junkies comedy series Honest Trailers. It was written by Spencer Gilbert, Joe Starr and Dan Murrell. It was narrated by Jon Bailey as Epic Voice Guy. It parodies the 1995 DC superhero film Batman Forever. It was published on November 14, 2017 to coincide with the theatrical release of Justice League. The video is 5 minutes 3 seconds long. It has been viewed over 2.0 million times.
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"Yep, this is definitely the worst movie I've seen 30 times." ~ Honest Trailers - Batman Forever
Script[]
From producer Tim Burton, and replacement director Joel Schumacher, comes a Batman movie that replaces the 80's gothic look of the first two with the ecastasy-soaked fever dream of the mid-90's. (shows Nigma activating his brain-drain device on Stickley) Yep, this is definitely the worst movie I've seen 30 times.
Batman Forever
After human Cure song Tim Burton made Batman cool for the mainstream, then put too much kinky stuff in the sequel to sell kid's toys, Warner Bros. picked Joel Schumacher as the pariah-- er, "director" to push the franchise in a more family-friendly direction.
Robin: Holey rusted metal, Batman!
Batman: Huh?
But hey, if this was what we had to go through to get Nolan... take it away, Joel.
Alfred: Can I persuade you to take a sandwich with you, sir?
Batman: I'll get drive-through.
<sigh>
Meet Val Kilmer's unique take on Batman: he's not weird like Keaton, charming like Clooney, intimidating like Bale, swole like Affleck, or emotional like a human. But he does contribute one major unique trait to the Batman legacy: his mouth is always open. (montage of Batman letting his mouth hang open) I mean, bats do eat bugs; I guess that's one way to catch them. (shows a cartoon fly going into Batman's open mouth)
Watch Batman face Two-Face, a man with the power of not being a threat half the time. (shows Two-Face flipping his coin, then groaning in frustration after it lands clean side up) But there's also the onesie-wearing Riddler; Jim Carrey at the height of his powers brings the same manic energy he brings to his other roles...
Riddler: JOYGASM!!
The Mask: Ssssssmokin'!
...while Tommy Lee Jones makes the horrible choice to bring the same manic energy as Jim Carrey.
Two-Face: Aaand, meee!!
Watch these two actors try to one-up each other on camera, while the real drama was apparently going down offscreen.
Jim Carrey: He got up and hugged me, and said, "I hate you. I really don't like you."
Woman: Oh my!
Howard Stern: Wooow.
Jim Carrey: Yeah.
Thrill as Batman faces his greatest danger yet, the only thing that could actually stop him for good: a therapist. Dr. Chase Meridian takes her place alongside Vicki Vale, as the latest Bat-girlfriend you'll never hear from again; she's got brains, brawn, and she's not using either of them, because all she does is perv out on a stranger in a rubber suit.
Chase: You are interesting. / Well, I wish I could say that my interest in you is... purely professional. (moans as she handles Batman's rubber suit) / (after kissing Batman) My place. Midnight. / I've imagined this moment since I first saw you. Your eyes... Your lips... Your body...
Experience the Bat-Family grow bigger with Chris O'Donnell's Robin, whose lame origin story of the Robin name...
Dick: --I flew in like a robin.
...is still better than The Dark Knight Rises.
Lawyer's Clerk: You should use your full name. "Robin".
John Blake: Thanks.
Witness a mid-twenties actor do his best to play a cool teen, complete with cool motorcycle and leather jacket, giant 90's "cool guy" earring, and something no one will ever make cool: laundry karate. (montage of Dick using karate to dry his wet clothes) Holy "dry clean only", Batman! This makes me want to drink some bleach!
So witness the beginning of the end of the original Bat-quadrilogy, that put nipples on the Batsuit, launched Akiva Goldsman's career (shows Akiva Goldsman's writing credit), and cut out the insane subplot with the giant bat (plays a deleted scene showing Bruce staring down a giant bat), but survives today by hanging on to its three redeeming qualities: the "thumbs up" GIF, the epic Seal song ("Kiss from a Rose"), and the fact that no matter what you have to say, it's not as sh*tty as Batman & Robin.
George Clooney's Batman: (after taking out his credit card) Never leave the cave without it.
Starring: Hello Reddit! I Am Actor and Artist Val Kilmer. AMA! (Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman); A Chewed Up Starburst (Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face); Jim Carries the Movie (Jim Carrey as Edward Nigma/The Riddler); Dr. Girlfriend (Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian); The Adult Wonder (Chris O'Donnell as Richard "Dick" Grayson/Robin); Didn't Sign Up for This (Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth); The World's Craziest Laser Tag Arena (shows Dick fighting off a gang armed with glow-stick weapons); The "Batman! Yeah!" Guy (Jon Favreau as Assistant)...
Assistant: Batman! Yeah!
...The "Boiling Acid!" Guy (Joe Grifasi as Bank Guard)...
Bank Guard: Oh no! It's boiling acid!
...and What's That Girl? Batman Fell Down a Well? *Bark! Bark* (shows Bruce falling into the Batcave as a child)
Batman Begins to Suck
Honest title for Batman Forever - Batman Begins to Suck. Titles designed by Robert Holtby.
Did anyone notice Two-Face's lair only works if he's facing one direction? Do they have to rearrange the furniture when he turns around?
Viewer's Comments[]
Say, "Breathe. Sunflower. Three to the right, four to the left. Rainbow. Four-fifty". - Geeky Redhead
Please say: "I've been falling for 30 minutes!" - Andre Miguel Santos
you should say "soup is just boneless cereal" - David Willis
Please say "I think that the Twilight Saga are the most amazing, beautiful movies ever made and I would very much like to marry Edward Cullen." - Elena Jones
Trivia[]
Honest Trailer Commentaries - Batman Forever
- The writers first watched Batman Forever as children and loved it, but agreed that the movie isn't that good when viewed objectively as adults.
- Honest Trailers have been produced for virtually every other Batman movie, including Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman (1989), Batman Returns, Batman & Robin, The Killing Joke, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman and Justice League. See list of Honest Trailers for more.
Watch the full Honest Trailers Commentary on YouTube
Reception[]
Honest Trailers - Batman Forever has a 98.5% approval rating from YouTube viewers. CinemaBlend said that Batman Forever is "perfect for the Honest Trailer roasting" and that Honest Trailer was full of "brutal honesty." Slate noted "There was almost too much weirdness in this movie for Screen Junkies to pack in." In the same article, Slate appreciated Screen Junkies for acknowledging that Batman Forever does had a few redeeming qualities and, at the very least, isn't as bad as Batman & Robin. Geek Tyrant praised Screen Junkies for not being afraid "to point out how ridiculous most of the movie is."
Production credits[]
Video thumbnail for Honest Trailers - Batman Forever
Voiceover Narration by Jon Bailey
Title design by Robert Holtby
Producers - Dan Murrell, Spencer Gilbert, Joe Starr, Max Dionne
Written by Spencer Gilbert, Joe Starr and Dan Murrell
Edited by Kevin Williamsen and TJ Nordaker
External links []
- Watch Batman Forever Get Ripped Apart In New Honest Trailer - CinemaBlend article
- ‘Batman Forever’ Honest Trailer: The Worst Movie You’ve Seen 30 Times - Slash Film article
- Batman Forever Was as Bonkers as Jim Carrey at the Height of His Powers - Slate article
- BATMAN FOREVER Gets the Honest Trailer Treatment - Geek Tyrant article