After Christopher Nolan's reboot of Batman, a lot of people have sort of forgotten the great
kickstart Tim Burton gave to the series nearly 20 years ago. If not for his (and even Joel
Schumacher's) contributions, there would be no series to reboot. Plus, this is a fine, fine
comic book movie. Who knew Mr. Mom would make such a great Batman? Add in a memorable Jack
Nicholson as sort of the Grand Cuignol version of the Joker, a great, quirky score from Danny
Elfman, and some fantastic production design, and you have the perfect Batman movie to move us a step away from the silly '60s TV show.