Who saw this in cinemas back in '89?
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fiero-49251 — 9 years ago(April 13, 2016 11:16 PM)
It was overhyped IMO, but still liked it a lot! I can remember them talking about it months before the release; premiering in London, 2 soundtracks (Edelman and Prince), the all-star case, the merchandizing and how much Nicholson was going to make off everything! It's the 1st time IMO this was done to this extent; even more than James Bond which was more Int'l and tons of ad placements in them!
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Cult_of_Kibner — 9 years ago(April 19, 2016 10:13 PM)
It's my earliest memory of going to the movies. I was four and my only exposure to the character had been reruns of the '60s show, so I was expecting to see Adam West and Burt Ward running around on the big screen. The stylistic difference blew my little mind.
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steve1049 — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 01:17 AM)
I remember seeing it in the theaters with my father and brother. My mom had a tupper ware party at the house and told my father to take my brother and I to a movie to kill some time. So we went to the local mall that has a movie theater and I remember as I was watching the movie at the time, I thought to myself this was such a dark movie, but remember liking it and thinking the Joker was awesome. I also remember eating the honey flavored Batman cereal that they released in conjunction with this film. Great memories.
I think I remember my first movie I saw in the theaters being He-Man with Dolph Lundgren and I think this was the second movie I ever saw in a theater as a kid.
What a time to grow up in. I still like watching this movie to this day whenever it's on TV. I remember going to my local gym 2 years ago and they were playing this Batman film on all of the TVs and so many people at the gym were just watching it and almost not focusing on their exercises. I think this movie still has a lasting effect with most Batman fans. -
darkzero — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 03:02 PM)
I didn't see it until I got it on video two years later, but I really wanted to see it at the local drive-in. I remember one night in the Summer of '89, when my cousin and a friend were staying over for the night. My cousin got to go with one of his friends to see it in a double-feature with "Beetlejuice" at the local drive-in, and I was stuck staying home and playing Nintendo with my friend. I was really envious of my cousin that night.
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Blueghost — 9 years ago(April 23, 2016 01:31 AM)
I did. I shrugged at it. I thought it was a joke of a movie. It had all the Batman comic book visual styles, but it was filmed like a parody of the comic, which was intentional.
It was entertaining, but stupid all at the same time. I thought the score was excellent.
Truth be told I expected a little more from that film, but when I saw the end result I thought someone was trying to torpedo the future of comic book adaptations to the big screen.
Like I said in the other thread, this film was intentionally made to be bad to keep any potential males from getting Batman like crime fighting thoughts into their heads.
Kind of a stupid sociology experiment, but there it is.
Truth is people don't take messages from films all that seriously, unless they're lacking in parental guidance.
Meaning that this film should have been directed by someone else, and recast so it could have been a good movie, and not the slop artist trash that it is.
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Nyx71 — 9 years ago(April 29, 2016 07:53 AM)
I was in college, and I went with my boyfriend. It is still the only movie I have ever had to wait in a theme park worthy line,and had to be seated by an usher because it was sold out! I hate seeing movies in a crowded theater, but I still loved every second.
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packtherac — 9 years ago(June 02, 2016 05:35 PM)
Oh yes, opening night. June 23, 1989. Place was PACKED. Even the balcony to the old theatre I saw it at was re-opened for the 1st time in years. I was 14 and went with 3 older friends and the place was packed with good looking girls. Ah, I miss 1989. LOL!
But yeah, loved everything. And MTV was rocking the entire BATMAN craze that spring/summer. Batman comics, t-shirts, posters, hats, it was batman mania. -
ajmal-m — 9 years ago(June 18, 2016 05:48 PM)
saw it opening night in London @ Warners West End. It was madness in Leicester Square and i think tickets were changing hands from 50 upwards. A lot in those days. I kind of enjoyed it at the time but over the years its got worse every time i watch it.
best so far this year:
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Blue_Eyes_James — 9 years ago(June 20, 2016 01:46 PM)
Interesting to see the people who posted their age at the time, as young as 4 or 9! I was a Batman comic fan, had slowed down on actually buying them but I was 25 when this came out in 1989. One memory I had most awesome was the opening sequence, with the title music going through the labyrinth that turned out to be the bat-symbol! I knew I was in for a ride then!
I also saw Pee-Wee in the theater, Large Marge made me and my friend jump in our seats!
Threads like this are what make me realize that we really can't ever see things from the other person's point of view, in both age and time. -
Utpe — 9 years ago(June 26, 2016 05:03 PM)
Yes!
Actually, I remember the anticipation for this movie back in 1989. Everybody that I knew ranging from relatives to friends to classmates were super hyped that we were actually receiving a new
Batman
film, apart from
Batman: The Movie (1966)
. It was like a dream come true.
We all rushed to the theaters on opening day, dressed in costumes made-up by our parents. That's how stoked we were about it.
Everybody also purchased the toys. You were the coolest kid on your block if you actually owned the Batcave. And they weren't cheap back then.
Good times. I remember
Ghostbusters II (1989)
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cguerra-79686 — 9 years ago(June 28, 2016 10:56 AM)
I saw this on opening weekend. I recall standing in line for over an hour, with a ton of people ahead of me and then a long line of people behind me. It was showing on multiple screens at the theater, which was not as common back then. I grew up with the Adam West Batman, and was concerned about using Keaton as Batman thinking it just wouldn't work. Whoa, was I wrong. Keaton nailed it. Nicholson was a fantastic Joker. Still enjoy this movie today.
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HellboundHero — 9 years ago(July 03, 2016 10:55 PM)
I saw it in 89, when I was 4. For obvious reasons, I wasn't really aware of the hype or what "hype" even was, but I do remember seeing the shirts and owned one which I used for my Halloween costume. All I know is it started a pretty big obsession in me for the character(though more for the movie and animated incarnations than the comics, to be honest). I only got one comic in the early 90s, and it just had to be during the Knightfall storyline where Azrael was standing in as Batman with the drastically different suit. I didn't know what was going on and didn't recognize the character as Batman(even considering the departures the movies took from canon).
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lashlarue1981 — 9 years ago(July 16, 2016 09:21 PM)
I saw it as well. I was 8 years old and my dad took me. I have very vivid memories of it to this day. I didn't get to go the movies a lot back then so it was special and memorable. I was very excited about seeing it.