I made this point. Didn't I make this point?

I think I did.

The Bat-Family Cinematic Universe.

The next Batfilm is gonna be UNDER THE HOOD, isn't it? FML

Please note: this post contains graphic images that are not for children.

(I never post warnings like that, but I've never posted those frames from two 1988 Batman stories before.)

Under the Hood is, in fact, the worst Batman story I have ever read. It will probably take me several blog posts to explain exactly why that is. Fortunately I have nothing better to do at the moment, so here's Part 1.

Huntress in Arrow 1x07 and 1x08: "Muse of Fire" and "Vendetta"

This is not a proper review of the episodes: I'm just talking about a character I like quite a lot, and how she was adapted in her first appearances on Arrow.

Some BatFamily Things the DCEU Should Adapt (And Why They Won't)

The short answer for "why they won't" will boil down to "Batman has this reputation as a grim loner even though the Bat-Family is frickin' huge, and who cares about the guy who doesn't have superpowers? I mean, how can Zack Snyder get his God issues shoehorned in there?"

Batman v. Superman review (Ultimate Edition, spoiler-free)

Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts II-A and III, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined, an opinion with respect to Parts I and IV, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined, an opinion with respect to Parts II-B and II-C, and an opinion with respect to Part II-D, in which Souter and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Breyer, J., joined as to Parts I and II. Souter, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in part, concurring in the judgment in part, and dissenting in part, in which Alito, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Thomas, J., joined, and in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined as to Part III.

Obviously it's not as good as Civil War. I mean, obviously.

(I should immediately point out that there are two versions of this film: the theatrical version and the "Ultimate Edition." Having heard that the Ultimate Edition was much better, I watched that one. I have never seen the theatrical version and cannot offer a comparison between them.)

Zack Snyder was an insane choice to head up the DC Cinematic Universe. The man's best films are Sucker Punch, or: Live Action Anime in an Insane Asylum with Fanservice and a Rocking Soundtrack, and Watchmen, or: A Team of Really Dysfunctional Vigilantes and a CGI Penis, with a Rocking Soundtrack. If you told me that Snyder and David Ayer were splitting up the first three DCCU films, and one was taking two Superman titles and the third was taking Suicide Squad, a movie about a team of really dysfunctional insane vigilantes with fanservice and a rocking soundtrack, I'd tell you that obviously Snyder was taking Suicide Squad, and I don't even know who David Ayer is.

Having said all that, my biggest complaint about Man of Steel was that you chose Watchmen's director to make your Stalin biopic Superman reboot, and then churn out something fairly bland and commercial. And whatever its faults, Batman v. Superman, 548 U.S. 399 Dawn of Justice is not that.

Film review: Batman Returns

So everyone, I have a confession to make. And it's a big one.

Ready?

The first time I saw Batman and Robin, I liked it. The second time I saw Batman and Robin, I liked it.

There, now you can never take me seriously again.

As long as we're trashing my reputation, I also enjoyed The Phantom Menace the first time I saw it. (I was 11.)

Now I mention Batman and Robin because for whatever reason when I was somewhere in the 12-14 range, we had two Batman movies, and that was one of them. Having seen it (and liked it) I wanted to see the other one.

Because I figured it'd be another campy neon film, right? I was too young to know which order they'd been made in or what a big deal a change of director can make. I was young and innocent, and...

Hellooooooooo skintight PVC fetish.