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~pedro's avatar

As someone with heavy OCD tendencies and highly questionable motives, I fully appreciate the dedication to the 1995 project.

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Matt Scalici's avatar

I can't help that my brain is like this.

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Audi Barnes's avatar

Batman Forever is one of those movies that I forget exists until someone mentions it and the image of the batsuit's nipples goes off like a flashbang inside my brain. Great film.

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Matt Scalici's avatar

He got a little more nipple-forward in Batman & Robin but the campiness for sure started kicking in with Forever.

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Audi Barnes's avatar

Ahhh yes. Another classic that cemented my forever crush on Robin. I gotta rewatch both movies.

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Obsolete Media's avatar

Came here to say that I still have all four of my Batman Forever glass mugs from McDonald’s. I pull them out whenever we have company and I want to look extra fancy.

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Matt Scalici's avatar

One of the most glorious pieces of movie merchandise ever made.

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Obsolete Media's avatar

I will also add that Kiss From A Rose has lived rent-free in my head for 30 years 🫠

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Abigail Oswald's avatar

"...there’s something broken in my brain that makes me incapable of enjoying anything unless I can complete it in a 100%, comprehensive, no-crumbs-left fashion."

LOL I relate to this so much. Best of luck on your cinematic journey, Matt!

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Derek's avatar

I’m 29% through 1995 releases myself. It’s a long road. There are a lot more Jerky Boys Movies and Amazing Panda Adventures than there are Heats and Casinos. Godspeed!

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Matt Scalici's avatar

I'm currently slogging through the Power Rangers movie...yeesh...

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Melissa Reagan's avatar

This one is so bad but this one and Clooney Batman are my favorites and I celebrate their badness

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David Perlmutter's avatar

They weren't just movies in those days; they were events. Somehow everyone in the industry forgot that.

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Matt Scalici's avatar

Amen.

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Darrin's avatar

Batman Forever is a fun movie. For me it comes in second after the 1989 Batman. The rest from that initial batch of Batman movies are fair to middling.

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Tony McCosham's avatar

I remember the buzz about the trailer premiere on Extra and recording it on VHS. I even read the novelization, which I loved…

Also, can you share your journey to Instagram? That’s the main way I consume TikTok…

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Decarceration's avatar

I just assume that the number one way to express your love is to sing shirtlessly on a rooftop in front of a Bat Signal. Always assumed that. Always will.

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Ted Kendrick's avatar

Dust On The VCR can never have enough Batman! Tommy Lee Jones' Two-Face was one of the first action figures I had as a kid. Warner Bros plan to market this thing everywhere definitely worked on me at the time, but it was the 90s animated series that really hooked me.

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Jeremy Burgess's avatar

I honestly didn't even realize this was the third Batman movie we've covered. 😆

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