Chicks dig the car

[eledoremassis02]

I noticed this line has gotten into some scrutiny lately, and I kind of feel like it's the new batnipples. I've been watching a lot of retrospective and reviews of Forever and it seems like this line is always brought up in an "I can't believe they did that tone". I never really had any issue with this line and it seems like it was quite memorable (an entire Batmobile forum titled after it) but it seems to not have aged well or atleast is starting not too.

[The Laughing Fish]

If Forever came out today, this line - and the rest of film's tone - would've been met with applause. You know, because it's a contrast to the "dark and gritty" that a lot of people keep flip-flopping about.

[Dagenspear]

If Forever came out today, this line - and the rest of film's tone - would've been met with applause. You know, because it's a contrast to the "dark and gritty" that a lot of people keep flip-flopping about.

Is there a lot of people flip flopping? Or do some think it fits one character more than another?

I've seen not much dislike for the fairly dark and gritty vibe of The Batman from the trailer.

[Azrael]

I noticed this line has gotten into some scrutiny lately, and I kind of feel like it's the new batnipples. I've been watching a lot of retrospective and reviews of Forever and it seems like this line is always brought up in an "I can't believe they did that tone". I never really had any issue with this line and it seems like it was quite memorable (an entire Batmobile forum titled after it) but it seems to not have aged well or atleast is starting not too.

Never had a problem with "Chicks dig the car". It's Batman being dry.

An earlier scene, Batman standing among the crowd having a chat with a psychiatrist about whether a man dressing as a six-foot Bat needs a visit or if bats are "flying rodents" was a bit more grating - Batman sticks to the shadows, he's not supposed to have small talk about inconsequential things in a public place, in full regalia, unless it's Gordon himself.

Or I might be wrong, but never liked this scene.

[The Dark Knight]

They tried to make this a running joke within the Schumacherverse as it's referenced again at the beginning of B&R by Robin. "I want a car. Chicks dig the car." It's not my preference but I can roll with that type of banter in the context of a less dark Batman.

B&R pushed some of the dialogue into breaking the fourth wall territory. "I'm a lover not a fighter, that's why every Poison Ivy action figure comes complete with him" being the best example.  "This is why Superman works alone" is a throwaway quip, but it raises unnecessary questions.