Hello, I like to rank things. @bonham2 can attest.
I update this thread with new topics so the GTZers can share their definitive rankings of said topic. It's a great time.
Current Topic: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023
Past Topics: 1. Rank the Batman films 2. Rank the X-Men films 3. Top 10 TV Shows 4. Top 10 Favorite Albums 5. Top Favorite Fictional Characters 6. Rank Your Favorite Nicktoons 7. Top 10 90s Nick Shows 8. Top 10 SNES Games 9. Top 5 Favorite Video Game Locations 10. Top 5 Video Game Frustrations 11. Top 5 Horror Movies 12. Top 5 Thanksgiving Foods 13. The Christmas Edition 14. Top 10 Superhero Movies 15. Top 10 (or 5) Movies of 2017 16. Top 10 (or 5) Comedy Movies 17. Top 10 Animated Films 19. Rank Your Favorite Action Movies 20. Top 10 PS4 Games 21. Top 10 Movies of the Past 5 Years 22. Top 5 Video Game Disappointments 23. Top 10 Favorite MCU Characters 24. Rank the Traditionally Animated Disney Movies 25. Favorite Nostalgic Children's Movies 26. Rank Tarantino's Filmography 27. Top 10 Bands/Musicians 28. Rank the Nintendo Home Consoles 29. The Halloween Edition 30. Top 5 Thanksgiving Foods Pt. II 31. The Christmas Edition Pt II 32. Top 10 Movies of 2019 33. Top 10 Movies of the 2010s 34. Rank the Harry Potter Movies 35. Rank the Disney/Pixar Movies 36. Rank the Spider-man film franchise 37. Top 10 Episodes of TV 38. Top 10 Tearjerker Movies 39. Top 5 SNL Skits 40. Rank the 3D Mario Games 41. Top 10 Film Quotes/Lines of Dialogue 42. Top 5 (or 10) Thanksgiving Specials 43. Top 10 Live Action Movies of the 1990s 44. Top 10 Music Videos 45. Rank the DCEU Movies 46. Top 10 (or 5) Movies of 2020 47. Top 10 Disney Songs 48. Top 5 Celebrity Crushes 49. Favorite & Least Favorite Movies of 2021 50. Rank the Batman films (again!) 51. Top 10 Classic Rock Songs 52. Top 10 Summer Movies 53. Top 10 Autumn Movies 54. Top 10 Movies of 2022 55. Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023
OG Batman movie post:
So, for other folks who watch stupid superhero stuff, Rank! Those! Stupid! Batman movies!!! I don't expect everyone to have seen all the ones on my list but if you've seen any, share your lists in the thread. Or don't, jerk.
GTZ's favorite is Batman Begins. This is indisputable.
1. The Dark Knight image Classic. Iconic Joker, great adaptation of Two-Face. Batman's mythos in the Nolan trilogy took its most interesting turn with the ending with Batman's metaphorical sacrifice. It was the ultimate grounded approach at a Batman movie, finding perfect ways to integrate those comic book moments.
2. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm image The only animated Batman movie to get a theatrical release is still one of the best. I'm huge into Batman: The Animated Series, and this movie is one of the best "entires" in that series and just one of the best takes on Batman in general.
3. Batman Returns image Completely off nostalgia alone. This was among my favorite movies as a kid and remains a favorite Christmas movie. Michael Keaton had great nuance, especially as Bruce Wayne. Danny DeVito's Penguin was as memorable as it was gross. It wasn't a particularly great movie and it hasn't aged well, but I'll always love it.
4. Batman Begins image Really dug the subtle, grounded approach of this movie - it was easily the most grounded of the Nolan movies. I'm a big fan of Ra's Al Ghul and, while I would have liked a legitimately immortal take on the character, Liam Neeson's man-in-the-shadows-creating-a-myth version was great for this universe.
5. Batman (1989) http://www.therobotspajamas.com/wp-content/uploads... Another classic, the logo to this movie is etched into my nostalgia goggles for all-time. Nicholson's Joker is a legend at this point, and again, Keaton was fun as a straight-faced Batman.
6. The LEGO Batman Movie image Will Arnett as the voice of Batman rules. All the cameos, both voice-wise and character-wise, were great. It was a fun spoof on Batman movies in general, with things kids and adults could both like.
7. The Dark Knight Rises image Great way to top off the Nolan trilogy, but a little lesser than the other movies. I love Tom Hardy's Bane - even the voice. He came off sinister and brutal, and it was great to see Nolan so closely adapt the Knightfall stuff from the comics. That gets points alone. It did go a little long, and the third act was a little bit of a let down, but still a fun time.
8. Batman: The Movie image Like the LEGO Batman movie, this one is great for a few laughs. Adam West's dumbed-down "comic story" Batman was so much fun, and the colors of this movie were great. And then there's the bomb scene, which may be my single favorite Batman scene ever just for the sheer absurdity.
9. Man of Tomorrow (BvS fan edit) image You'll see where BvS actually ends up, but I dug this fan edit as it seamlessly meshed both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. While a lot of the problems were still there (especially in the majority BvS section), I was in awe at how well the edits to make one epic Batman/Superman movie worked out - as well as the edits that did fix plot points.
10. Batman Forever image Underrated in my opinion, because a lot of people would rank this as far down as Batman & Robin which is an insult. This wasn't a great movie by any means, and Tommy Lee Jones' awful take on Two-Face was just a poor-man's Batman 89' Joker, but Jim Carrey as Riddler was cool and the Robin origin scene was fun. The ending was awful, Robin being a grown ass man was awful, and Kilmer's Batman was forgettable. But I still thought the movie was okay.
11. 1940's Batman serials image I'll just count both of the serialized theater series in one spot since they're decently obscure nowadays. These episodes were on TV on Christmas day when I was a kid, and I remember watching it from my Batman: The Animated Series tent that I got that morning. Fun to re-watch every now and then for that alone, but it's real awkward seeing some of the subject matter.
14. Batman & Robin image If this list were ranked for comedy, this may beat out both Batman '66 AND the LEGO Batman movie. But alas. Clooney was phoning it in completely, Robin was still an adult, Batgirl was cringey, Mr. Freeze was gosh darn perfect and the Poison Ivy/Bane duo were the worst.
13. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Tomorrow image This movie was awful. Affleck's Batman was just about the only thing I dug about it. But just the performance and look itself. The writing for Batman, besides Bruce Wayne's initial hesitance toward Superman, was pretty awful. Having him climb on a ceiling the first time we see him, his whole Martha schtick, his willingness to main (even if it was fun to watch).
14. Suicide Squad image Does this movie count? Mostly Batman villains, the Joker/Harley Quinn combo and a short Batman cameo. I'll count it, but the movie sucks so this entry pretty much just exists to reiterate that.
I'm in the same place as Feeb. I haven't seen much of anything that stuck with me enough to rank. A couple of TV shows/limited series have, but that's it.
Maybe make a list of utter crap people want to beat down. Considering the climate the last few days that could be fun.
HA got ya, no new topic I'm just revising my list for 2021 movies. Sry.
The Tragedy of Macbeth and Nightmare Alley take high honors. Only just watched them recently, but they are 2021 movies, so I felt this was appropriate.
Also, tick... tick... BOOM! takes a much higher spot on my list after a second watch.
Favorite Movies of 2021
1. The Tragedy of Macbeth 2. Bo Burnham: Inside 3. In the Heights 4. Dune: Part One 5. Nightmare Alley 6. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 7. tick, tick... BOOM! 8. The Many Saints of Newark 9. Spider-man: No Way Home 10. The Suicide Squad 11. The Beatles Get Back 12. The Green Knight 13. The French Dispatch 14. Batman: The Long Halloween (Parts I & II) 15. Bad Trip 16. Zack Snyder's Justice League 17. The Matrix Resurrections 18. Godzilla vs. Kong 19. Black Widow 20. The Harder They Fall
Least Favorite Movies of 2021
1. Mortal Kombat 2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage 3. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 4. Space Jam: A New Legacy 5. Willy's Wonderland 6. Army of the Dead 7. Halloween Kills 8. Stowaway
Favorites of 2021: These are sort of in order, but I had a hard time deciding on the exact order so don’t read into it too much.
1. The Power of the Dog 2. Pig 3. Mitchell’s vs the Machines 4. Spider-Man No Way Home 5. Bo Burnham: Inside 6. The Harder They Fall 7. Judas and the Black Messiah 8. Long Halloween Part Two 9. Long Halloween Part One 10. Tragedy of Macbeth
Least Favorites: 1. Army of the Dead 2. F9 3. Reminiscence 4. The Guilty 5. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
@EB just updated my list to include Inside and Long Halloween, don’t know how I forgot about those. I guess I viewed Inside as more of a “special” but its filmmaking was great, and Long Halloween was animated and I for some reason didn’t even think of any of those. Great stuff regardless.
Assuming you mean like 60s-80s, I don’t even know if I have a top 10 for that haha. There are some bands from back in the day that I love but unless I’m just filling up a list of songs made up from like 4 bands, I don’t have much to offer there.
But I’m down if other folks want to list theirs, I can set it up.
Just wanted to quickly post up my Batman movie rankings as there have been a few notable installments since this thread started with Batman film rankings, and I've re-watched quite a few since then too. I'm gonna post topics a bit quicker from now on so if folks aren't interested in this ranking, it won't be long before the next. Still taking suggestions and whatnot.
Anyhow, updated Batman movie rankings (I included Joker because come on):
1. The Dark Knight 2. The Batman 3. Mask of the Phantasm 4. Batman Begins 5. Batman Returns 6. The Dark Knight Rises 7. Batman 1989 8. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 9. Batman 1966 10. The LEGO Batman Movie 11. Joker 12. Batman Forever 13. Batman & Robin 14. Justice League 15. Batman v Superman
I haven't seen The Batman yet. I've still been (slowly) catching up on the DCEU movies, and I have a few more ahead of The Batman, so it won't be seeing it any time soon. I also haven't seen Zack Snyder's Justice League yet. I don't intend to watch Joker.
1. The Dark Knight 2. The Dark Knight Rises 3. Batman Begins 4. The LEGO Batman Movie 5. Batman Forever 6. Batman 1989 7. Batman Returns 8. Justice League 9. Batman & Robin 10. Batman v Superman 11. Batman 1966
1. Batman Begins 2. Dark Knight 3. Dark Knight Rises 4. The Batman 5. Joker 6. Batman vs. Superman 7. Justice League
I've seen all the Keaton, Clooney, and Kilmer movies as well, but all back when they came out so I wouldn't know how to rank them nowadays. I actually just watched The Batman for the first time last night and while I think Robert Pattinson crushed it (he may have overtaken Bale as my favorite Batman actor) I was a little disappointed by the movie as a whole.
I may as well jump in on this... My list is as follows: 1. Batman (1989) 2. Batman Returns 3. Dark Knight 4. Dark Knight Rises 5. Batman Forever 6. Justice League 7. Batman vs. Superman 8. Batman & Robin 9. Batman Begins
Never seen The Batman, or Joker. So cannot comment on those. But the original trilogy (80's, early 90's) is hands down the best Batman movies imo.
> Interesting to see Begins ranked lower than B&R.
I literally hate Batman Begins. Hands down the most boring Batman movie. I know what they were trying to do with the movie, but I just didn't like it. The next two after that tho is fantastic
The Dark Knight Batman Begins Batman 89 Joker Justice League Snyder Cut Batman Vs Superman Snyder Cut Batman Returns The Dark Knight Rises The Batman Batman Forever Batman Vs Superman theatrical cut Batman & Robin Suicide Squad Justice League theatrical cut
With a few new additions: 1. The Batman 2. Batman Begins 3. Batman 1989 4. The Dark Knight 5. Batman Returns 6. Dark Knight Rises 7. Batman Forever 8. Justice League Snyder Cut 9. Batman v Superman 10. Batman and Robin
My original post...
1. Batman Begins (TDK is so overrated) 2. Batman 1989 (Nicholson is the best live-action Joker...deal with it) 3. The Dark Knight - I firmly believe that Heath Ledger's joker gets more credit due to his early death. He isn't even playing Joker. He's just playing a random crazy person. 4. Batman Returns 5. Batman Forever - I know it's campy as hell, but it's still a lot of fun. Jim Carrey is great in it. 6. Batman v Superman - Superman is my favorite super hero, but they really blew it with this one. 7. Batman & Robin - This is crap
Suicide Squad - This is not a Batman movie. He makes a cameo. The movie is also way better than people give it credit for. Lego Batman Movie - Haven't seen it Batman The Movie - Never actually saw it. I hate the old TV show, so I have no interest.
@Scott ya sonofadog.... fine. I actually meant to mention how the like... 3 episodes I watched have already ingrained themselves in the nostalgia pocket of my brain so I do need to finish it up. 2 seasons right?
> Sincerely considering planning some sort of digital GTZ watch along so yall can see
> Mask of the Phantasm.
I've seen it as well as many other animated movies (Hush, Killing Joke, Under the Red Hood, Return of the Joker, Lego Batman, etc). I just don't include them in my ranking.
