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I don’t I would have liked Marlon Wayans as Dick Grayson. Not (only) because of the race swap because Billy Dee Williams would have been interesting as Two-Face, but because I don’t feel like he’s a good fit as Dick due to the characters he usually plays. Robin Williams as The Riddler would have been fascinating, but Jim Carrey wasn’t too bad. It’s just that Schumacher is a bit over the top.
I’m kind of on McDonalds’ side when it comes to the tone of the movies. Making a Batman movie that isn’t even kid-friendly is just the norm these days as the entertainment industry seems to hate kids, but back then it was a huge mistake because kids love superheroes and this was keeping them away from one of the biggest. I came to know Batman as a kid through comics and TV shows and here’s Batman that rejects part of the audience, like every live-action Batman not in black-and-white or played by Adam West, and that’s a real shame. Plus I didn’t like Batman Returns in general so I didn’t miss Burton…not that Schumacher was better, just a different version of wrong.
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