True, except for the fact that this movie paved the way for other comic book movies to be heavy and dark.

Because it's a bad movie.

I'd have to take your picture down off of the mirror for it to make any difference, child.

Only to immature retards.
Stop looking in the mirror when you're typing.

Only to immature retards.

The movie is a heap of crap that's why.

I think its a more interesting film than Nolan's mediocre trilogy.

I was under the impression the film still had a huge fan base and is still well thought of by both new fans and older fans.

Several reasons. The Batman movies since, specifically the Nolan movies did Batman better. The Burton movies don't hold up well unfortunately. Their stories are dull, the characters poorly done, and in Batman 1989's case it feels very dated.

It still has a huge fanbase - although I think Batman Returns is better.
My top 5 Batman films

1. The Dark Knight
2. Batman Returns
3. Batman '89
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. Batman Begins
   "A big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff"
   The Tenth Doctor explains all.

It's still popular but reflects a pretty different era (heavy stylization and noir rather than attempted realism, different kinds of action and special effects, big celebrities with Nicholson doing a lot of mugging).

I keep trying to watch it but it's very childish at times and it's ridiculous stunts and odd casting choices make it difficult to get into.

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It is popular, it was a huge hit, many people love it still.
This.
"A big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff"
The Tenth Doctor explains all.

It is popular, it was a huge hit, many people love it still.

It's very popular and is considered the best Batman, most people have forgotten about The Dark Night trilogy.. it's dated, it's irrelevant now and it's just not very memorable (people only remember The Joker because nobody forgets a good villain)

1. Casting Michael Keaton, who I pictured as a family/comedy guy then, like Tom Hanks. He did fine as Bruce Wayne, but there is no way for me to imagine him in the actual Batman action scenes (jumping, flying, fighting).
   That's funny because the consensus seems to be that Keaton made a better Batman than Bruce, and not because he was physically right for the part but because he had the attitude for it.

Yeah, regarding the fights (some of them anyway, especially toward the beginning) I could almost hear the 60's style music blended in, with a POW! or BAM! graphic. That's all I meant. I didn't mean to paint all of the fights as cheesy.

I wasn't too keen on Keaton to start, but I think he did a great job. He got the brooding part down without coming across as being whiny.
Other than the close-up shots of any of the Batman actors, I don't imagine any of them doing any of their stunts.
As far as your second point goes, I don't think they were cheesy, but I do agree that they weren't as dark as the fights now are. As I said previously, they could only do so much when they made this movie.

I think it is very popular. I watched it again last night, and to me it only has two "flaws" that wouldn't work today, which are hardly flaws.

1. Casting Michael Keaton, who I pictured as a family/comedy guy then, like Tom Hanks. He did fine as Bruce Wayne, but there is no way for me to imagine him in the actual Batman action scenes (jumping, flying, fighting).
2. The cheesy 60's style fight scenes, but I think those were an homage to the original, and predated Tarantino's darkening of American cinema.

Burton made his movies during a time where you HAD to make them that way if they were big-budget, main-stream comic book movies. He was able to get some darkness into the film, but the studio wouldn't accept the same stuff they do now.
It's like the difference between the two "True Grit" movies. I like both of them, but John Wayne's Rooster is "John Wayne" and Bridges' Rooster is a SOB.
When Wayne made TG, it had to have a happy ending. Not so much in Bridges'.

It is kind of sad that Burton's Batman doesn't get much love.
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is a Brony

Nobody cares about The Nolan movies anymore, it's not 2012 lol.
I can watch Batman 1989 over and over, it's that good. Tried watching TDK more than 3 times and can't stomach it.