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Batman faces double trouble when two-face joins forces with theriddler to sap the mental energy of gotham city's citizens anddestroy batman. To counter their hijinks batman joins forceswith robin and together the duo fight the forces of evil.
"Bigger, battier and better." Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
"Satisfying, thrilling." Hal Hinson, Washington Post
"The third installment...is the best to date." Christine James, Boxoffice Magazine
"The best Batman yet." Pat Collins, WWOR-TV, New York
Editor's Note
Gotham City is once again under siege, this time by the mind-controlling Riddler and the diabolical Harvey Two-Face. The Caped Crusader cleans up with the help of his new side-kick Robin in this effects-laden thrill ride.
Plot Summary
The third installment in the "Batman" series. Here the Caped Crusader must once again contend with two strange-looking, personality-impaired villains. First, there's maniacal ex-DA Harvey Two-Face, so named because half his countenance has been horribly disfigured by acid. Then there's the wise-cracking, hyperactive Riddler, whose alter-ego Edward Nygma is a nerdy, highly disgruntled ex-employee of Bruce Wayne. Together, these two masterminds plan to conquer the world with a device that not only mesmerizes users with 3-D television images, but also transports the viewer's thoughts into the Riddler's mind.| Batman also has to contend with two other new people in his life. One is lovely psychiatrist Chase Meridian, who has fallen in love with Batman AND Bruce Wayne. Then there's Dick Grayson, a young, orphaned acrobat who desperately wants to become Batman's crime-fighting sidekick in order to get revenge on the man responsible for his parents' death: Harvey Two-Face.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1; French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Production Notes |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 11/13/2007 |
| Running Time: 122 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1995 | | Catalog ID: 15100 | | UPC: 00085391510024 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1996) | | | Stephen Goldblatt, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | John Leveque, Bruce Stambler, Nominee, Best Sound Effects Editing | | | Michael Herbick, et al., Nominee, Best Sound | |
Golden Globe (1996) | | | U2, Bono, Nominee, Best Original Motion Picture Song | |
MTV Award (1996) | | | U2, Nominee, Best Movie Song | | | Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nominee, Best Villain | | | Nicole Kidman, Nominee, Most Desirable Female |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...True to its unbridled comic spirit....[Carrey makes] uproarious and artful displays of physical comedy..." 07/13/1995 p.114-5USA Today
"...Val Kilmer nicely recharges the sexual batteries of both the brash Bat guy and billionaire alter-ego Bruce Wayne..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars 06/16/1995 p.1D Entertainment Weekly
"...A loony-tunes extravaganza....What a pleasure it is to watch Carrey take over the movie!..." -- Rating: B 06/23/1995 pp.34-5 Variety
"An enormous fun-house ride....The film boasts considerable action and visual splendor....Kidman looks terrific..." 06/19/1995 Los Angeles Times
"...With steely eyes, inflectionless speech and a Zen-like cam, Kilmer is adept at both the heroic and the humorous aspects of his conflicted personality..." 06/16/1995 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...The movie looks great....It's great bubble gum for the eyes..." 06/23/1995 p.41 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
It's lighter, brighter, funnier, faster-paced, and a whole lot more colorful than before. There's a new actor underneath the cape, a new girlfriend on his arm, and a new partner by his side... Yet somehow, perhaps because of the costume, it still feels like the same Batman we've gotten to know in two previous films. The same, yet different--and much better.
San Francisco Examiner 7 of 10
Jim Carrey plays the Riddler and once he shows up, all the other actors might just as well go home. He burgles this picture out from under practiced scene-stealers Jones and Kilmer, both of whom are certainly good. You just don't notice them when Carrey is around. - Barbara Shulgasser
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