Which Actor played the Best Batman?

[White Knight]

The choice is yours.

[Socrates]

Bale hands down. Keaton didn't do a bad job, but Bale was much closer to the Bruce Wayne of the comics, as opposed to Tim Burton's deliberately odd casting of Keaton. Chris Bale just seemed natural as Bruce.

Why are Val Kilmer and George Clooney even on this poll?

Edited September 4, 2005 by Socrates

[musturde]

George clooney forever.

[White Knight]

Because even if we dont like it, we have to face the truth, that they did play in the Batman Films

[geetarplayer]

*ick* Christian Bale's performance as Batman was so inconsistant. I'll admit, he did a good job as Bruce Wayne, but his Batman confused me so!

-Mark

[Era Might]

I thought Bale was fine. But it was funny watching him speak to Katie Holmes, because he has a suble lisp, and it's impossible that she wouldn't recognize a man she's known her WHOLE LIFE behind a mask with an exposed mouth.

Edited September 4, 2005 by Era Might

[dUSt]

Val Kilmer played the best Batman even though the movie was horrible.

[Krush2k2]

I thought Bale was awful and very corny. Nobody said "I'm Batman!" worse than he did. Michael Keaten definitly was the best

[jmjtina]

Christian Bale is sooooooooooooooooooooo dreamy!

[MC IMaGiNaZUN]

you should be asking who is the best director...

SHALOM

[Paladin D]

[quote name='Krush2k2' date='Sep 4 2005, 03:37 PM']I thought Bale was awful and very corny. Nobody said "I'm Batman!" worse than he did. Michael Keaten definitly was the best
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Michael Keaton said "I'm Batman", not Bale.

[Krush2k2]

Bale also said it in Batman Begins

[Socrates]

[quote name='Paladin D' date='Sep 5 2005, 02:10 PM']Michael Keaton said "I'm Batman", not Bale.
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This was the one line in Batman Begins taken from the original 1989 Batman. I thought it was kind of cheesy in both movies.

Batman doesn't go around calling himself "Batman" in the original comics. It's more a name that's given to his persona by others - "The Batman"

[Paladin D]

Odd, I didn't remember that part.

[jgirl]

I abstain from voting...

You are missing the best Batman ever...

ADAM WEST!

[White Knight]

He never played in a movie, only the TV Show.

[Asher]

I'm not a big batman fan... so I don't have an opinion.

[Sojourner]

In order of quality:

1) Bale
2) Kilmer
3) Clooney
4) Keaton

I really didn't like Keaton as Batman at all. Kilmer and Bale were pretty close.

[robguitar]

I liked how Keaton played Batman. He made Bruce Wayne seem angry and tortured all the time and I thought that was cool. I like Bats brooding.

Batman begins is the best movie though. Really cool. The only thing I didn't like about Bale was whenever he was Batman, his voice was different. It was kind of annoying to me. Almost like he smoked a couple of packs of cigaretts before getting into the batsuit.

The batmobile was especially rocking. It looked like a cross between a Lamborghini Countach and a Hummer.

[Socrates]

[quote name='robguitar' date='Sep 6 2005, 04:10 PM']I liked how Keaton played Batman. He made Bruce Wayne seem angry and tortured all the time and I thought that was cool. I like Bats brooding.

Batman begins is the best movie though. Really cool. The only thing I didn't like about Bale was whenever he was Batman, his voice was different. It was kind of annoying to me. Almost like he smoked a couple of packs of cigaretts before getting into the batsuit.

The batmobile was especially rocking. It looked like a cross between a Lamborghini Countach and a Hummer.
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They made Batman disguise his voice in Batman Begins as a way of hiding his identity. This makes sense, though the growly voice did get a little corny at times.
Begins was cool, because it made an effort to make Batman somewhat beleivable - like dressing up as a bat, etc. might really work. This is also shown in the fight seens, where he remains largely hidden in the shadows, and strikes quickly and unexpectedly. As someone said, "he doesn't give the bad guys time to laugh at him."