How many times have you seen B&R?

[The Dark Knight]

A few times, just for the sheer comedy of it all.

[thecolorsblend]

Once in theaters.  Twice on VHS.  Twice on DVD (the SE).  And the majority of it once on TV years ago when the chick I was dating at the time insisted on watching it.  She was laughing and making fun of it the whole time.  She had a ball.

When I watched the SE DVD not long after TDK came out, it became a little easier to watch.  Now that we've got B89, BR, MOTP, BTAS and TDK either on DVD or very soon, it's easier to accept B&R for what it is and enjoy it as the non-Batman Batman movie.  It'll never be my favorite, it'll never be any good and I doubt I'll watch it again for years... but when I do, it won't be the painful experience it always was because of the overall stronger showing Batman has now on DVD.

For whatever it's worth, a completely different ex-g/f adores B&R... which I guess is why we're not together anymore.  I don't date stupid people.

[riddler]

Batman and Robin is one of only 2 bat films I've seen in theatres (the dark knight is the other)
Even at age 14 I thought it wasn't that great; it got too silly and was too unrealiztic (the sky surfing). And at the time Forever was my favourite batman film.

I had caught glimpses of it on TV but did not see it again in its entirety until around 2004. My friend steve really likes Batman Begins, we used to get him going saying Batman and Robin was way better, Clooney was better than Bale etc. Last year i rented it for one of my friends who'd never seen it (but enjoys the Nolan films)  andthinks Arnold is unintentionally funny so we watched it over some drinks and had a laugh (he knew of the pranks I pulled on my other friend and finally saw why. )

[KeatonisBatman]

I saw B&R once in the theatre and about a dozen times on VHS/DVD/Blu-ray.  It's hilarious, especially if you've got a group of mates over and you've got nothing to do.

[Seantastic]

Many a time, actually love the film in all honesty.

[The Joker]

Far fewer times than Batman Forever!

Once in the theaters. Once on VHS. Once on the barebones DVD. 2-3 times with commentary on the SE DVD.

That's about it.

[Bobthegoon89]

I saw it in theatres and I swear to god I loved it at the time. So much so when I got home I got out my Batman figures (including "Ice Blast Mr Freeze") which was precisely I guess what Warner Bros wanted me to do! lol I was 9 at the time and I couldn't understand why the next film wasn't being made. I had no internet then, didn't visit fan sites or magazines so I had no idea of the magnitude of the backlash.

I do watch it on dvd especially if I'm having a Bat movie saga. Unlike some I have no trouble tolerating it. I still don't understand to this day how things went so bad. Batman Forever ignited the planet and yet just 2 years later things completely fell apart. What did the filmmakers do wrong? The tone, design and feel of the movie was pretty much the same.

I seriously do not think however this is the worst film ever made. And it's bad sure but not the baddest. Let alone worst comic book movie ever. More so than Steel, Howard the Duck, Supergirl and Superman IV?

[Paul (ral)]

I had no idea of the magnitude of the backlash.

Me neither...to a certain extent. However I was of the opinion that the series was on a downward slide by the time B&R came out. I had just started university and gotten access to the internet. Batman websites were non-existent as far as I could see.

[riddler]

It's not the worst movie of all time even for comics (catwoman, steel, ghost rider 2, superman 4, the original captain america are all worse) but it deserves a nomination for biggest let down among comic fans; catwoman was clearly meant to capitalize on halle berry and the costume and steel on Shaqs popularity at the time, ghost rider 2 was nearly considered B grade and supes 4 and cap had low budgets.

This one was on the heels of a successful franchise with one of the top 3 comic characters. There's no reason it had to be so terrible; it was all about greed and failure; warner brothers only caring about merchandizing and Schumacher failing to deliver a proper characterization.

The only comic film which is comparable was spider-man 3 although perhaps it had the reverse effect; heavily anticipated but hated immediately mainly due to the extremely weak second act (brutal acting by Macguire, emo/crying Peter Parker) and the most popular villain being brought in and killed. Now five years later people accept it for what it is and enjoy the climactic final fight which is one of the best comic endings.

[Bobthegoon89]

Yes I was highly furious with Spider-man 3. I think my anticipation of seeing Venom overshadowed my appreciation of what they did elsewhere in the movie. Now I enjoy it but I left the cinema with a bad feeling at the time. The problem with that movie was juggling an insane amount of major characters from Gwen and Captain Stacy to the resolutions of Harry Osborn and the introduction of Sandman and Eddie Brock. Too many ideas. I think Sam Raimi never liked Venom and chose to focus on Sandman as much as possible. That's understandable but Venom wouldv'e given the film a unique new look. Because he was reduced to cameo status he was never fully explained in the depth the character needed (and the audience wanted). This situation shows what an excellent writer Chris Nolan is. He used Two-Face in the same capacity in The Dark Knight and yet pulled him off far more effectively. I was not disappointed with his featured appearance in the finale because the set up had been done so well throughout the rest of the film.

The reaction to Batman and Robin for me was duplicated when I personally saw things like The Fantastic Four and Hulk movies. Appalling in equal measures.