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96% on RT with 71 reviews

edit: 91% after 119 reviews

Reeves is the most underrated Blockbuster director - Never misses.

The Batman | Rotten Tomatoes

Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that plagues the metropolis.

www.rottentomatoes.com

 

[3liteDragon]

Review: Robert Pattinson propels The Batman to gigantic, delightfully creepy superhero heights

Matt Reeves’ new Batman film is a big, sloppy, violent kiss of a movie

www.theglobeandmail.com

‘The Batman’ Review: Robert Pattinson Goes All Noir As Franchise Turns Into Dark & Gripping Detective Mystery

Watch Deadline's video review of 'The Batman': Robert Pattinson goes noir as Warner Bros' DC franchise turns Into dark and gripping detective mystery.

deadline.com

 

[TVexperto]

interesting. cant wait

 

[3liteDragon]

Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’: Film Review

The Caped Crusader is back on Gotham City’s crime-infested streets, exposing corruption at the highest levels in Matt Reeves’ reboot, also featuring Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano and Colin Farrell.

t.co

 

[3liteDragon]

The Batman Review - Riddle Me This

We're returning to a brand new Gotham City for a reimagined Batman, but does this rebooted Dark Knight take flight or crash land?

t.co

"THE BATMAN" - Next Best Picture

THE STORY – Batman ventures into Gotham City’s underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to...

t.co

 

[ResilientBanana]

In my veins

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

I had no doubt this was going to be special!!!

 

[SJRB]

Got tickets for this Friday. Can't believe it's finally happening.

Elden Ring and The Batman in one week, what a time to be alive.

 

[LordCBH]

Saw it coming a mile away. Can’t fucking WAIT to see it

 

[Punished Miku]

Cant imagine a recent marvel movie reviewing anywhere near this.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Cant imagine a recent marvel movie reviewing anywhere near this.

Didn't Black Panther score like 98 percent? Not saying it deserved it mind you. I'm not surprised at the score for this one. Reeves is great. His Apes movies are fantastic.

 

[Javthusiast]

 

[The Skull]

Let's fucking go!

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I'd be more excited if critics hated it.

 

[Dr Bass]

I dunno how anyone can trust movie reviews after the kinds of stuff we've seen over the last few years. Will check this out at home when it becomes available but ... we will see.

 

[Fbh]

Excited to watch this.

But never forget:

 

[0neAnd0nly]

It’s cool to see, however - I find myself not always lock step with critics 100% of the time.

Examples have been posted, but a great one was Alita which was panned by critics for… reasons… but was also an awesome film.

 

[TonyK]

I adore Planet of the Apes movies, so this film is a must for me.

 

[Corpsepyre]

I've been hearing the OST, and it has some straight-up horror film tracks in there. Fantastic stuff.

Check this one out.

 

[DeepBreath87]

Batman about to save movie theaters. I know I am ready to see a big screen again.

 

[It's all in the wrist]

HYPE. I need some Batman in my life.

 

[SpiceRacz]

Sounds like if David Fincher made a superhero flick. In other words, sounds incredible.

 

[ManaByte]

Batman about to save movie theaters.

Spider-Man just made over a billion.

Cant imagine a recent marvel movie reviewing anywhere near this.

 

[Sub_Level]

Sounds like if David Fincher made a superhero flick. In other words, sounds incredible.

Reminds me of how Joker was straight up Taxi Driver or how Logan was a western mishmash. Its cool to see these flicks remixing these templates with comic characters. We gonna get a Terrence Malick Superman one day lol

 

[Nikana]

Going in with a very uncertain feeling Thursday night. Im hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Pidull]

Excited to watch this.

But never forget:

Well that gives me a large pause...

 

[Orta]

Relieved to see numerous decent reviews coming in after the po-faced nonces at The Guardian & Times thrashed it.

 

[Dr Bass]

Relieved to see numerous decent reviews coming in after the po-faced nonces at The Guardian & Times thrashed it.

So if you don't like it you're "po-faced", whatever that means?

 

[FunkMiller]

So… pretty damn good film, but not at all challenging The Dark Knight for the top spot. Fair enough.

Disappointed by what they’re saying about the third act. Seeing tomorrow though, so will make my own mind up.

 

[WoodyStare]

After what’s come out in the last few years, it’s nice to finally have a superhero film that doesn’t rely on lazy corporate fan service, forced humor and tells an original story with a talented writer/director who knows how to use the camera. Looking forward to this.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Think Dano will get best supporting actor oscar nom?

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

Didn't Black Panther score like 98 percent? Not saying it deserved it mind you. I'm not surprised at the score for this one. Reeves is great. His Apes movies are fantastic.

Yes but that was due to politics. Look at the audience score.

 

[TheMan]

Just took my kid to see spiderman yesterday. He didnt' look enthused about this one and it's probably too violent for him anyway so imma have to see this one myself.

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

Excited to watch this.

But never forget:

Lol. I just checked and the top critics are even higher at 95%. Bunch of corrupt corporate lackeys the lot of them.

 

[DetectiveBananas]

Can’t hurt to have another good Batman movie. Didn’t care for Marvel or Justice League but this might turn things around.

 

[Batiman]

I knew this was gonna be dope. Only DC character love.

 

[Dr Bass]

I've been hearing the OST, and it has some straight-up horror film tracks in there. Fantastic stuff.

Check this one out.

Listening to the soundtrack now ...

The outright theft of Chopin's Funeral March as a central "theme" is driving me up the wall. Are we so far removed from musical history that the general public is not going to notice this? It's such a weird choice to me.

 

[plushyp]

Listening to the soundtrack now ...

The outright theft of Chopin's Funeral March as a central "theme" is driving me up the wall. Are we so far removed from musical history that the general public is not going to notice this? It's such a weird choice to me.

Yeah, I wished for a different hook as well but nothing new and has been done since forever. The most famous one being Star Wars' Imperial March and countless media have had it:


While I expected something different and unique like the Doctor Strange theme from Giacchino, the main part of the Batman theme is quite cool:

 

[mekes]

I knew this was being made, but all hype seemed to have gone completely under my radar.

I‘m all for a good new Batman movie so I will catch this.

 

[SentientStone]

Gone be guuuud

 

[El Pistolero]

Reviews mean nothing to me...I have been duped so many times by the hype machine...
What I find exciting however is the comments reporting that the movie feels like a thriller ala Zodiac. I have always hoped for Batman to be portrayed as the highly intelligent detective he is, conducting his vigilante business using his brains before his gadgets and physical prowess, and this adaptation might finally be it...
Plus, from the little snippets I have seen, Colin Farrell could very well get nominated for some prize for his performance as the Pinguin...

 

[SafeOrAlone]

I was surprised to see this movie receive as much online skepticism as Joker. When did the world turn on Batman?

Oh well, he's finally here and I'm betting most of the people who were crapping on this film will now see it.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[sol_bad]

I know it's not a huge deal but I was hoping this would stick to the 90's. I'm a massive fan of Matt Reeves Planet of the Apes so my expectations were/are pretty high.

 

[Atomic Odin]

Tania Lamb

Feb 28, 2022

Performances were emotional and raw in The Batman, but you're gonna get a very broody Batman that never smiles. The Batman is not kid friendly for younger ones.

Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC

Feb 28, 2022
"The Batman" certainly mirrors the dismal state of the world today. Any breaks from that dreariness will have to come at a different bat time on a different bat channel.

Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC

Feb 28, 2022
Depressing, dark and endless. I don’t know about you, but this particular time in history does not seem like the moment for a movie that will leave you a) miserable and b) wondering why nobody in Gotham City seems to have heard of light bulbs.

Stephanie Zacharek
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC

Feb 28, 2022
The Batman emerges from a movie universe, now becoming ubiquitous, where a phony funereal worldview is the only thing that can confer depth.

Some of these reviewers have a pole stuck so far up their ass its unbelievable. What the fuck were these people expecting?

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Some of these reviewers have a pole stuck so far up their ass its unbelievable. What the fuck were these people expecting?

Are they upset because it has no Happy Moments, or something?

 

[Atomic Odin]

Are they upset because it has no Happy Moments, or something?

Yeah. Some people are seemingly incapable of reviewing a movie for what it is and would rather whine about how it should be like those 'fun' movies regardless of the themes being tackled.

 

[SJRB]

I'm sure Matt Reeves will take the opinion of the *checks notes* Seattle Times and Detroit News to heart.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

First review in opening post is so soylent.

"OMG THEY FINALLY PORTRAYED BATMAN RIGHT EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES IN MEDIA PRIOR."

An eternal character with different interpretations. It'll be good regardless.

 

[Star-Lord]

First review in opening post is so soylent.

"OMG THEY FINALLY PORTRAYED BATMAN RIGHT EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES IN MEDIA PRIOR."

An eternal character with different interpretations. It'll be good regardless.

I think you completely missed the point, and I think you did it on purpose. So edgy, edgelord.