Which Batman movie got the most hype/anticipation?

[gar0781]

Had an interesting discussion with some co workers and we were discussing the Batman movies and how the hype and anticipation is building for the latest installment. The younger workers said the Dark Knight is the most hyped one while the older workers(myself included) said the 1989 version generated more,probably because we were old enough to remember the INSANE anticipation that movie generated that year. Incidentally, another one said Batman Returns took the honor while another(a Batman fanatic)chose Begins since it was going in a new direction.

In your opinion, which movie got the most hype? (regardless if it lived up to expectations)

[Fanible]

Seriously? The Dark Knight has far more hype being built up around it. Maybe you yourself could say you were hyped up for the original Batman (and more so than the upcoming film), but as far as excitement or hype built up among people in general, The Dark Knight trumps it ten fold.

[MasterChief117]

The Dark Knight is probably got more hype built up than all of the previous Batman movies combined, no competition.

[Ramplate]

Batman 1966 :P

[Doomsday]

I can remember Batman Forever being pretty hyped, mostly because it took an incredibly successful franchise, changed it up a bit, and added a few new actors, most notably Jim Carrey when he was probably at the peak of his popularity. Then they had a Christmas release set but postponed it to summer, and I just remember it being pretty big at the time of its release.

[MasterChief117]

I can remember Batman Forever being pretty hyped, mostly because it took an incredibly successful franchise, changed it up a bit, and added a few new actors, most notably Jim Carrey when he was probably at the peak of his popularity. Then they had a Christmas release set but postponed it to summer, and I just remember it being pretty big at the time of its release.

I remember seeing that as a kid, I thought it was okay but the entire Jim Carrey and The Riddler thing will forever make me not wanna see The Riddler in a movie.

[Knerys]

Edit


My info is out dated. nm

[MasterChief117]

IMDB, says different, how did you figure that out.

[Knerys]

Early on they slated Anthony Michael Hall as Edward Nigma and that Nigma was going to have a brief apearance. Apperently that has changed. I had wonder why I hadn't heard much about him.

[brutus]

Interesting question. The Dark Knight is getting alot of hype and I'm definitely excited about it. However, just in terms of hype, I would have to give the slight edge to '89 Batman. People were actually paying full ticket prices just to see the trailer when it came out, which was unheard of back then. The trailer pretty much sucks by today's standards(saw it again on youtube)but back then it caused quite an uproar of massive hype and anticipation in the general public. I'll never forget the months and weeks leading up to the release of the film. Everywhere you looked, you saw the bat symbol and everyone was talking about it when I was at school. I didnt get to see the movie for several weeks because it was constantly sold out in my area.

[gar0781]

^I agree about the trailer. It looks poorly put together but people went crazy over it. I guess the only Batman people were used to seeing on film was the 1966 version so when they saw this darker, cooler Batman, it got people excited, especially for the hardcore Batman fans. I remember finally seeing the trailer and the audience cheering loudly for it.

[MasterChief117]

Early on they slated Anthony Michael Hall as Edward Nigma and that Nigma was going to have a brief apearance. Apperently that has changed. I had wonder why I hadn't heard much about him.

Yeah, they list him as Mike Engel, and there was speculation that his name was a scramble of Edward Enigma(minus the A's)but I've already heard his ploy to the story...


Supposably a report that finds out the identity of Batman.

[jonk]

I've voted TDK. But was close i remember the hype of the 89 film!!

My uncle worked in a cinema at the time, and cause i was too yound to watch the film, he got me a load of the giant posters they had for the film.

Somewhere in my attic i have a HUGE bat symbol poster that took up most of my wall for the majority of my childhood!! I still think that was the best symbol. With the symbol bat, and yellow background. Looked so awesome.

[Deexan]

I voted Batman Forever as the Batman franchise was incredibly strong at that point and there was a new director/Batman and Hollywood A-listers of the time taking up the main two villain roles.

It's hard to relate how much buzz there is publicly with the internet now being commonplace, sure The Dark Knight has me personally more excited than i've been for any movie bar one or two but that's because im a huge film fan and have all the info i could ever wish for at my fingertips. I haven't seen TDK making a huge buzz in the general public, not until now that the TV spots are coming out anyway, and obviously when Heath Ledger died.

To give an example, i live with 6 guys in a student house who all love film and have dozens of dvds each, go to the cinema monthly, watch a movie every other night etc... of all of them i'd say only myself and my spiderman-fanatic flatmate are extremely hyped for TDK, the others are like "yeh i'll go see it" but no more excited than they have been for, say, iron man for instance. And it's less than a month away. Batman Begins, whilst excellent and the best incarnation in my eyes, was very dark, gritty and realistic...and in turn more suited to adults. During Batman Forever's release Batman films were more family-oriented and therefore a wider demographic were interested, resulting in more hype/anticipation.

[Knerys]

Yeah, they list him as Mike Engel, and there was speculation that his name was a scramble of Edward Enigma(minus the A's)but I've already heard his ploy to the story...


Supposably a report that finds out the identity of Batman.

...You are out of your mind if you think I'm going to even think about clicking on that!!

[MasterChief117]

Yeah, I know...But you are a little curious. It's not like I know how the movie ends...or Do I?No, I'm kidding.

[Scorpio82]

"The Dark Knight" by a long shot. There was oodles of doubt cast on all the previous ones, but you can't even say "The Dark Knight's gonna suck" without bringing down the wrath of the internet on you. I don't think "Batman & Robin" ever got that luxury. :P

Not to mention there's the whole Heath Ledger fiasco. You can't buy that kind of publicity.

[brutus]

I voted Batman Forever as the Batman franchise was incredibly strong at that point and there was a new director/Batman and Hollywood A-listers of the time taking up the main two villain roles.

It's hard to relate how much buzz there is publicly with the internet now being commonplace, sure The Dark Knight has me personally more excited than i've been for any movie bar one or two but that's because im a huge film fan and have all the info i could ever wish for at my fingertips. I haven't seen TDK making a huge buzz in the general public, not until now that the TV spots are coming out anyway, and obviously when Heath Ledger died.

To give an example, i live with 6 guys in a student house who all love film and have dozens of dvds each, go to the cinema monthly, watch a movie every other night etc... of all of them i'd say only myself and my spiderman-fanatic flatmate are extremely hyped for TDK, the others are like "yeh i'll go see it" but no more excited than they have been for, say, iron man for instance. And it's less than a month away. Batman Begins, whilst excellent and the best incarnation in my eyes, was very dark, gritty and realistic...and in turn more suited to adults. During Batman Forever's release Batman films were more family-oriented and therefore a wider demographic were interested, resulting in more hype/anticipation.

I agree about the lack of buzz. Its definitely generating buzz among the batman fans and die hard film fans but not as much in the general public. I'm stoked about TDK since Im a big Batman fan but I'm surprised its not generating a bigger buzz in the general public like it should be. '89 Batman generated a bigger buzz in the general public before it was released and it was insane, although it was 19 years ago so probably most people here don't remember it well. Plus, this was before the Internet was around so it made it more remarkable.

At my job, we usually have conversations about upcoming movies and surprisingly hardly anyone is excited about it. I remember Transformers had them excited. I think even Indy 4 had more of them excited than TDK did. Also when I saw Indy 4 in a sold out theater during Memorial Day weekend and they showed TDK trailer(which was awesome)it got NO reaction at all from the audience. I remember seeing the trailer for 89 Batman during spring that year several times and the audience went nuts for it everytime.

[brutus]

I've voted TDK. But was close i remember the hype of the 89 film!!

My uncle worked in a cinema at the time, and cause i was too yound to watch the film, he got me a load of the giant posters they had for the film.

Somewhere in my attic i have a HUGE bat symbol poster that took up most of my wall for the majority of my childhood!! I still think that was the best symbol. With the symbol bat, and yellow background. Looked so awesome.

I agree. That symbol was AWESOME, especially with the yellow background. I like it better than the current one.

[Dracula]

probably the '89 one, the hype and marketing on that was unprecedented and they got word out without all the viral nonsense.

[MasterChief117]

probably the '89 one, the hype and marketing on that was unprecedented and they got word out without all the viral nonsense.

Well the viral nonsense was a success, so get use to it in the future.

[Fanible]

Regardless, he has a point. Marketing was really good for the film. Without the internet in full force back then, movie advertisement was not nearly as easy.

That being said, although I haven't been the biggest fan of viral marketing, they've been very clever with it, reducing the need for a big budget for advertising, but then putting so much out there. A lot more films will probably be dipping their toes in that water more and more.

[gar0781]

^I agree. The lack of internet back then made the marketing and hype for that film even more astounding. Unprecedented,to say the least.

[Neverending]

It's a tie between Batman `89 and TDK. I'll explain.

The 1989 version was released when 99.9 % of the population didn't have the Internet. So...when people got excited about the movie they spoke about it through "physical" conversation. You could actually walk down the street and hear people talking about it.

TDK's hype is mostly online. Yes, you've had a couple of conversations about the movie with friends and family here and there, but most of it has been with strangers on a message board.

So...it's similar hype but just very different.

:)

[Kable24]

I think the Dark Knight has had more advertising and hype, but the original 89 Batman was insane as well.

[Neverending]

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