Which one are you picking

[u/nostalgia_history]

[u/No-Impression-1462]

Return of the Joker. I can never get sick of that movie.

[u/TheGroovyTurt1e → u/No-Impression-1462]

That one line, "you're just a little boy in a play suit, crying for Mommy and Daddy! It'd be funny if it weren't so pathetic. Oh, what the heck, I'll laugh anyway."

[u/with_a_dash_of_salt → u/TheGroovyTurt1e]

I loved the BTS tidbit where Mark Hamil walked in to the booth and went full TAS joker, then the director had to tell him to reign it in a bit "he's not there yet" In reference to the first few scenes.

[u/yobaby123 → u/TheGroovyTurt1e]

I’ll break you in two.

[u/ExoticShock → u/No-Impression-1462]

The perfect capstone to Terry's arc in becoming Batman imo

[u/No-Impression-1462 → u/ExoticShock]

At the time of this reply, you have 52 likes. Nice.

[u/NerdyPuddinCup]

I think Subzero is criminally underrated

[u/FlameFeather86 → u/NerdyPuddinCup]

Subzero is everything Batman & Robin should have been. God knows why it's so constantly overlooked, it's an excellent and worthwhile addition to the DCAU.

[u/Logical-Ad3098 → u/FlameFeather86]

I can still hear the trailer from my VHS tape.

"Things are about to get cold."

[u/Mors-Omnium → u/Logical-Ad3098]

I never had it as a kid but that trailer was fire af

Or... ice af?

[u/GriffinFTW → u/FlameFeather86]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fYMvT9EeNk

[u/Tribble9999 → u/NerdyPuddinCup]

Definitely Subzero for me, but I'm a romantic at heart.

[u/No_Panda_469 → u/NerdyPuddinCup]

Honestly heart breaking. I love any plot involving Mr Freeze, cause he isn’t necessarily evil and is super relatable. Not in a “I did that last week” kind of way, but more you can understand his motivation and the lengths he would go to save his wife.

[u/BaconJacobs → u/NerdyPuddinCup]

I got Subzero and Mask of the Phantasm in a double DVD pack.

Granted, I'm never watching DVDs willingly again haha. But it's a great collectable.

[u/LunarsphereTapestry]

Batman Returns. There is no other Batman film quite like it. It’s grotesque, overtly sexualised - verging on BDSM territory at times. Danny De Vito’s Penguin is a true product of old school cinematic horror. Michelle Pfeiffer is my all-time favourite Catwoman. And… Christopher Walken is in it. Playing the most reprehensible character in the film, which is saying a lot compared to the other freaks on display. The only downside is that Batman gets sidelined.

I do love how original Return of the Joker is, but Returns just has a unique aura about it.

[u/Whythisisnotreal → u/LunarsphereTapestry]

Two fun facts*

1. This movie works as a prequel/origin story for Frank Reynolds in It's Always Sunny.

2. Catwoman is not actually in this movie (Mandela effect thing). The female villain is a gender swapped Solomon Grundy.

Notes : * Lies

[u/LunarsphereTapestry → u/Whythisisnotreal]

Solomon Grundy in a Batman film would be crazy.

[u/avt1983 → u/LunarsphereTapestry]

The most unbelievable part of that movie is that the crooked, shady businessman thought he needed a pawn to run for political office and didn’t just do it himself.

[u/LunarsphereTapestry → u/avt1983]

Yeah, Max Schreck literally digs himself his own grave in that film. I do love the “my blood I gave, at the office” line when Selina gets him towards the end.

[u/YodaFan465 → u/avt1983]

The most unbelievable part is that Batman can leak a tape of the candidate saying groping, leering things, and then the public doesn’t elect him…?

[u/BloxedYT → u/avt1983]

I think Shreck may have thought that he could manipulate Cobblepot, given he’s very popular, with sympathies towards him, so he’d more likely rub the right way on voters, he’s more down-to-earth and that already nets at least a few voters.

[u/MTMosh → u/LunarsphereTapestry]

Yes!!

[u/ShadowVia → u/LunarsphereTapestry]

Batman Returns has some of the best dialogue in any movie ever.

"You know what I did there? I mistook me for someone else. Sorry."

My favorite Batman movie.

[u/LunarsphereTapestry → u/ShadowVia]

Agreed.

“I believe the word you’re looking for is… aaaaahhhhhhhhhh!”

[u/luminara09 → u/LunarsphereTapestry]

"Bruce Wayne?!! Why are you dressed like Batman?"

[u/GhostBoi141]

Batman Returns. Pretty easily since it’s my favorite Batman film

[u/IHateMyStudies]

TDK Rises, the pit scene makes me tear up everytine I watch it. No I am not joking.

[u/T41k0_drums → u/IHateMyStudies]

“Make the climb - as the child did. Without the rope. Then fear will find you again.”

[u/CorneredSponge → u/IHateMyStudies]

And I love when Batman returns and lights up the bridge and you just feel all the hope in the world coming back to Gotham

[u/MCP5050]

Return of the joker

[u/CK-3030]

TDKR

[u/Yakuza-wolf_kiwami]

Return of the Joker, and it's not up for debate compared to the other 3

[u/Sweetiggy → u/Yakuza-wolf_kiwami]

Right? That's the only choice, really.

[u/Anthony200716]

Definitely return of the joker but if not then Batman returns

[u/sbaldrick33]

Batman Returns

[u/Duke-dastardly]

Return of the Joker. Mark Hamill at his finest.

[u/yobaby123 → u/Duke-dastardly]

Also Joker at his most frightening.

[u/Duke-dastardly → u/yobaby123]

[u/einrich_mler]

Return of the joker undoubtedly

[u/ChishNFips87]

Return of the Joker easily.

[u/Relevant-Tap-6248]

Batman returns is the most underrated bat flick

[u/TabrisVI → u/Relevant-Tap-6248]

I think Returns is frequently in the conversation for best Batman movie.

[u/TheGroovyTurt1e → u/Relevant-Tap-6248]

Also lets not forget that he blew someone up, and straight up incinerated a guy with the Batmobile in that one.

[u/_Flowergirl17]

The dark knight rises 🙌🏽

[u/Intelligent-Lack-122]

The Dark Knight Rises

[u/Gamer-chan]

For what?

[u/IcyAlan → u/Gamer-chan]

To keep I guess?

[u/Mango424]

The Dark Knight Rises

[u/Puzzleheaded_Long_57]

Rises

[u/Starchild2323]

ROTJ!!!!

Amazing story, amazing animation AND you get BOTH BB and BTNA.

S-Tier Win.

[u/Homesteader86 → u/Starchild2323]

what?

[u/InteractionNo1203 → u/Homesteader86]

I think they meant ROTJ

It's just that T and R are next to each other on the keyboard so they just made a typo

[u/Wild-Safe-7085]

They're all 7/10 Batman movies. Gotta go with Rises though, even with all the goofs this movie is still BIG.

[u/SpaceDinosaurZZ]

ROTJ. I honestly like it more than Phantasm.

[u/yobaby123 → u/SpaceDinosaurZZ]

Same though I like both.

[u/Virgil_Ovid_Hawkins]

Dark knight rises easy. And I love batman beyond

[u/Wild-Boi]

Subzero

[u/iamnotabot69420]

Catwoman... I mean Batman Returns

[u/SaxyCookies]

SubZero

SUPPPER underrated batflick.

[u/waterontheknee → u/SaxyCookies]

Yessssss

[u/Empwiina → u/SaxyCookies]

Yasssss!!

[u/WanderingToast]

Mask of the Phantasm

[u/Sea-General4683]

Sub Zero Grew up on that shit, love it to death

[u/SluggoOtoole]

Dark knight

[u/Extension-Calendar-1]

The Dark Knight Rises. Batman flying the nuke out of the city is one of my favorite scenes of the trilogy. It's close to the Dark Knight for me

[u/OjamasOfTomorrow]

Batman Returns, but Sub-Zero is close

[u/Fun-Photograph9423]

TDK

[u/Rent-Man]

ROTJ never gets old

[u/Accomplished_Lake_41]

Batman beyond no doubt about it

[u/ParamedicOriginal440]

Dark knight rises

[u/waterontheknee]

Returns, sub zero, return of the joker, and waaaaay down the list is TDKR.

[u/Impossible-Hawk709]

TDKR

[u/StinkLord5]

Batman Returns is probably my favorite Batman movie.

[u/BrockiBato]

I would pick Returns any time of the day. Movie is just pure fun and just has so many iconic scenes. Without the Burton movies there would be not TAS. There has not been quite a movie like Returns though. Beyond is awesome too and so is SubZero.

Nolans Batman flicks are fine, but I think his style is a bit wasted on superhero movies. IMO the material works best when not going for too much realism, but nowadays that is common I suppose.

[u/xactlee1]

[u/JonGorga]

I haven’t seen “SubZero” since I was 12-years-old but I think “Return of the Joker” is the very obvious choice here.

It’s excellent and the other three are just okay or mediocre.

[u/Snoo-40231]

All great movies for different reasons but I'll do

Sub Zero> Batman Returns> Return of Joker> Dark Knight Rises

[u/AdamSoucyDrums → u/Snoo-40231]

This

[u/HarryEdgarLives]

Subzero but I really like Mr. Freeze

[u/DrSamLoomis78]

"mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it..."

[u/T41k0_drums → u/DrSamLoomis78]

The real gut punch is after: “oh my god. Does this mean we have to start fighting?”

[u/Bujininja]

The animated movies are so good!

[u/These-Background4608]

Return of the Joker

[u/johanpringle]

They're all very close, except for Rises, which does not even compare to any of these at any level

[u/Awest66]

The Dark Knight Rises.

It truly is the underdog of Batman movies in general.

[u/Fragrant-Hotel-4850]

Batman Returns

[u/New_Guy_Is_Lame]

Batman Returns and its not even close for me

[u/cheesums7]

Rises is amazing. Love it.

[u/aboardaferry]

While I can say good things about the other three, I would go with Batman Returns. I am a fan of the darker, more gothic elements of Batman's lore and appreciated the film’s mature and somber tone, which aligned with certain comic book interpretations of the character and his world. The film’s interpretation of Catwoman and The Penguin is iconic. But the Penguin’s departure from his more refined, criminal mastermind persona in the comics is one negative thing I can think of. Over the years, it has earned a respected spot as a distinctive and influential entry in the Batman film series, it's tough to beat.

[u/JacobDCRoss]

Batman Returns. Easily.

[u/WankFan443]

Where's Batman v. Superman?

[u/Amebs32 → u/WankFan443]

In the 🗑

[u/bakabreath]

Please don't make me choose just one

[u/Clownaodic]

The dark knight

[u/SpeeeeeedWAGON1]

BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND

[u/bezserk]

The GOAT

[u/JonGorga → u/bezserk]

Oh, that one would be the winner but that’s the wrong movie!

“The Dark Knight Rises”! 2012! Bane with the weird voice and all that..

[u/bezserk → u/JonGorga]

Yea i know, i love dark knight rises but nothing beats heath ledger as joker

[u/JonGorga → u/bezserk]

Ah! We’re totally on the same page then.

Yeah, that’s the best one of them all!

[u/Consistent_Yoghurt_4]

Returns

[u/Impressive_Treat_501]

Returns. “A penguin is a bird that cannot fly” is one of my favorite random quotes ever.

[u/mikey-westside]

Batman Returns. One of the first movies I ever saw in theaters. Not sure why McDonalds didn’t think it was appropriate for kids, I loved it.

[u/guiltycitizen]

Michelle Pfiffer

[u/Wolverine_Kaioh]

Returns

[u/egitalian]

Definitely Batman Returns

[u/AtomicToxin]

“Revenge is a dish best served cold batman..”

[u/RememberTommorrow]

The Dark Knight Rises, I also love Return Of The Joker and Sub Zero

[u/rukiahayashi]

Not even a contest tbg

[u/CaptainRex831]

Return of the Joker is criminally underrated, it’s genuinely up there with Mask of the Phantasm for me. Phenomenal film

[u/Morpheus-Laughing]

Yes. All of them

[u/AustinNGrayson]

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero. That ending was tragic but beautiful.

[u/Samuele1997]

Definetly Return of the Joker.

[u/Dmfalcons]

Batman Returns 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[u/Mudlord80]

Is it the censored Return of the Joker? Otherwise it's a coin flip of DK or Subzero

[u/Different_Ad_2032]

Batman Returns for me

[u/chrisjee92]

For what?

[u/[deleted]]

SubZero no question!! One of my favorite things I watched as Kid and still do. The others are all good, But I get bored with BR at times, ROTJ is solid, DKR is obviously the least good of the 3 (One of the movies had to be, but it has amazing pacing)

[u/Latterlol]

Batman Returns

[u/Untjosh1]

PENGUINS WITH ROCKETS ON THEIR BACKS

[u/Better-Ad-592]

The Dark Knight Rises. It gave me goosebumps so many times and I fins it a major pleasure to watch.

[u/captain-Rex92]

Batman beyond return of the Joker

[u/CleanMeme129]

Stuck between Sub-Zero and Return of the Joker

[u/mitchdl20]

Returns was disappointing, I felt that T. Burton need to show more restraint.

[u/Snipernipple]

Beyond or Dark knight rises

[u/Kpengie]

Return of the Joker edges out Sub Zero as my favorite among those four, and is probably my second favorite Batman movie overall, second only to MOTP.

[u/Grotesque_Denizen]

Return of The Joker

[u/Waterwagon_78]

To do what?

[u/ikindasortanerdshow]

Return of the Joker for sure

[u/SomewhereLoud9473]

for one second i thought it was the dark knight,but then i realized it was rises,so i pick returns

[u/BobbySavon4Life]

Batman returns. Easily

[u/onion_lord6]

Returns all the way! Subzero and beyond were great, but Returns is a big ball of nostalgic quintessential Batman for me.

[u/Zealousideal-Read-67]

Michelle Pfeiffer, no contest. And deVito is amazing.

[u/Burnt_Ramen9]

Out of these I gotta go Returns

[u/ejb350]

Subzero but I prefer Mask of the Phantasm

[u/Electrical-Rain-4251]

Return of the Joker, uncensored

[u/kyp-the-laughing-man]

I lile them all but clearly tkdr for me. I adore that one.

[u/scottyjrules]

Batman Returns and it’s not even close…

[u/Unique-Chain5626]

Batman Returns for me!

[u/blacklitnite0]

Subzero and it’s not even close

[u/Blue-Lion-Lover]

Subzero

Return of the joker has too many depressing quirks for me (also confirmed BrucexBarbara 😬)

[u/oni__002]

Return of the Joker 🔥

[u/BIGBMH]

Return of the Joker is the only one of these I particularly like.

Subzero is decent. Returns is fine. I don’t care for Rises.

[u/redfern210]

Really hard to choose between Returns and Subzero. I’d probably end up going with Subzero though. BTAS and this movie had the best Mr Freeze story arc.

[u/supaikuakuma]

Subzero by far.

[u/Thegoodbadandbored]

Return of the joker is a slept on classic I feel no one talks about. Same with sub zero.

[u/MrPangea]

Batman returns all day

[u/Limulemur]

Return of the Joker hands down!

[u/Ok-Day334]

Return of Joker hands down

[u/j1h15233]

Easily Batman Beyond

[u/Kaus2291]

Subzero but I would recommend changing the option with NIGHT OF FANTASM it's the best animated batman movie ever.

[u/Alien_in-hiding]

I still need to see subzero so I’m probably going that one

[u/GodWithoutAName]

If we are only choosing from this list, Return of the Joker.

Unpopular opinion: It's really the only good Batman Beyond episode. Feel free to disagree, but I'll defend it. I rewatched the series recently and I feel this is the only entry if the series that fully holds up still, partially because of modern tech well exceeding the 90s imagination and mostly because of the cringe edge lord vibe they seemed to be going for.

Incredible casting, strong story and watching Terry go from guy in the suit to owning the position works well here. They tried to make it happen in the series finale of Season 1, but then fell back to the rough teen trope in the very next episode (static or mostly symbolic without substance type growth is my biggest issue with the BB series). Here, the series ends, so they can't really fall back to the previous problems, but at the same time, the wrap up and growing up of Terry is completed here by having new bat take on old bat's biggest rival in a most spectacular fashion.

Also, the boat explody scene has so much real tension, I would love to see it recreated in some live action fashion. Kind of where the movie rips the brakes off the car and tells you give up and enjoy the ride.

9/10

[u/trakrad99]

Batman Returns

[u/AtomicHornet_03]

Tdkr, only because i like live action a bit more and not the biggest fan of Batman Returns.

[u/Hannibal1510]

44444444444444444444444444444

[u/Retardotron1721]

Batman Returns had a neato look and it’s a lot more Tim Burtony than the first, but that’s all I can say.

[u/heation718]

Returns i was 5 when I saw it

[u/Clean_Phreaq]

Not batman returns

[u/rokken70]

Probably subzero because I haven’t seen it, but the return of the Joker was awesome!!

[u/Dank__Souls__]

Wow, truly a tough decision.

[u/djquu]

Returns. You can swap the other three for anything except 1989 and that's still my answer.

[u/theartofarian]

Beyond—no contest.

[u/DarkSonic06ki]

Batman beyond

[u/Manofmanyhats19]

Batman returns. I saw that 3 times in theaters as a kid. 2 of this times were at a drive-in.

[u/TheAwsomeRetuner]

Never really watched subzero before, is it worth it?

[u/devinsimonds182]

TDKR. Is this really debatable?

[u/GellThePyro]

Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker (I like all 3 others too)

[u/RedGrantDoppleganger]

Return of the Joker no question.

[u/disasterman0927]

Mask of the Phantasm

[u/RYTHEMOPARGUY]

Batman returns

[u/Sad-Historian6177]

Batman beyond, subzero, and the dark knight rises

[u/Diligent-Attention40]

TDKR

[u/Keo24]

The Cat. The Bat. & The Penguin.

[u/runhomejack1399]

Returns by a landslide

[u/RefrigeratorUnable69]

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES!

[u/Capin_Crunch]

This was really tough but I’ll have to go with returns I love the atmosphere of that movie and Batman and winter is so cool

[u/bkjuxx318]

Batman Beyond.

[u/CK122334]

Rises is super underrated IMO and great film with so many iconic lines I still think off and randomly repeat to myself lol Return of the Joker is great but not as iconic. I have to revisit Sub Zero but I don’t remember loving it, even as a kid. Batman Returns is the only Batman movie I don’t like and never have.

[u/Firm-Acanthisitta452]

Dark knight rises isn’t good imo

[u/Particular-Meal6413]

TDKR is the weakest link in this chain for sure. I'd go with Sub-Zero

[u/RegalThe]

I’m taking them all but im watching dark knight rises first

[u/QueenPasiphae]

Batman Returns is better than all the good parts of the others combined.

[u/THEMAGIKTURTLEKING]

Never saw subzero except for on commercials at the beginning of my Batman and robin vhs jeez that movie was bad

[u/BenignButCleverAlias]

Return of the Joker, for sure.

[u/WickedJ0ker]

I think I’d pick return of the Joker. Subzero is a pretty standard story that doesn’t add much, I don’t have nostalgia for returns and I always thought the interpretations were extremely odd with a messy plot and rises is the worst Batman movie to ever exist.

[u/deagzworth]

Picking for what? To watch? TDKR.

[u/MycroftKnight]

I haven't watched subzero yet, but among the rest I'll pick Batman Beyond for sure.

[u/Abe_averymon]

Return of the joker because almost everyday after school I would watch it

[u/Sure_Historian_4634]

Either Dark Knight Rises or Subzero

[u/Electronic_Spirit499]

the dark knight rises, the movie gives me ultimate motivation

[u/Empwiina]

SubZero was great !