ScreenInvasion writes:
With The Dark Knight Rises in theaters, it marks the occasion when one single actor was able to play the titular role for three straight movies. In the past, Batman was seen more as a “Bond” character, which meant that different actors played the same role. Of course, older Batman movies were nowhere near as successful and serious as The Dark Knight series, so it’s obvious that something had to change. With Christian Bale at the helm, the Batman franchise has been given life support to – you guessed it – rise again. But what about past Batmans? Let’s pay homage to some of the actors who took on the mask.
Christian Bale took on the role of Batman for three motion picture releases, however it seems the actor wasn't pleased with his performance.
SBV: "April 1 starts strong with The Color Purple and Goodfellas. The HBO drama series The Nevers premieres on April 11. And then on April 16, the latest Mortal Kombat film premieres. If you like superheroes, Green Lantern and The Dark Knight Rises are also coming in April."
Is this one of the greatest trilogies of all time?
my rankings are:
1.) bale - best batman overall. you can see his effort and commitment
2.) keaton -slightly behind bale but redefined batman franchise
3.) kilmer - because clooney and west sucked
4.) west - because clooney messed it up.
5.) clooney - had better potential than both west and kilmer because of his voice, height, stature but found a way to make batman an average dude. his acting was not that much and he clearly did not care. at least kilmer tried to immitate keaton and west to be fair was the first batman and has nobody to look up to or compared with.