This thread is now AWESOME to read! Thank you Cunty and basams.
As for dissing this "JLA" concept before it gets off the ground, it all boils down to having had enough experience with specific media to being able to predict a relatively accurate outcome. There was no guiding light behind this project. No sincere purpose or art. It was quite plainly being made with no express soul or reason other than to try and jump the gun on the rumored Marvel AVENGERS/ULTIMATES movie. The cast was flimsy, the so-called 'plot' even worse. A concept as rich, historic, and epic as the Justice League of America needs to be viewed on the Peter Jackson/LORD OF THE RINGS scale. It should be approached with respect and awe...not Happy Meal and cell phone tie-ins. Make an epic trilogy worthy of the original Star Wars. Substance and long-term financial goals, instead of style and short-term quick cash.
Originally Posted By: the G-man
Almost twenty years later, and especially after Bale, you can see that Keaton did suck.
His Bruce Wayne was a nerdy guy with glasses, not a millionaire playboy. His Batman was a short guy who mostly stood around and let guys like Nicholson, Walken and DeVito out act him.
He really wasn't a good Batman.
As I've said before, Bale is obviously the Neal Adams/Year One era Batman. And, in that, Keaton is the Golden Age original: psychotic, mysterious, and simple. You can't compare the two, because that would be like comparing Neal Adam's Batman to the basic Bob Kane-drawn 1940's version. Doesn't make sense...
