Batman & Robin De-Assified

Batman & Robin still sucks, but it’s far less painful this time around. The editing was well done for the most part. There were a few audio transitions that sounded abrupt.

If you want to cap off your Batman marathon, skip the theatrical cut of B&R and stick to this.

FANEDIT RATING – 8
Audio/Video Quality – 8
Visual Editing – 9
Audio Editing – 8
Degree of Editing – 7

(NOTE: “Degree of Editing” is a 100% arbitrary rating that I keep in mind when reviewing edits. This is not meant to insinuate that a faneditor is lazy or not. Some fanedits require a lot more work than others and I take this into account.)

MOVIE RATING – 5
Narrative – 5 (original is a 2)
Enjoyment – 5 (original is a 2)

NOTE: Ratings for Narrative and Enjoyment are weighted so as not to punish the editor for turning a flaming turd into a semi-enjoyable turd.

OVERALL RATING – 8

To echo Zarius' comments below, this cut is a valiant effort to make B&R into something watchable, however the excision of Alfred's health decline and some of the primitiveness of the editing techniques hinder the film, making the proceedings into something that doesn't even have the character depth of an episode of the Adam West Batman show (to which B&R is clearly attempting to pay homage).

But having pruned (because... Poison Ivy) the film's twenty-or-so plotlines gives the viewer a little bit better chance to focus on the best performance of the film, which is surprisingly... Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze. Spared of the rapid-fire puns, his character actually has a fairly convincing arc and his mix of kabuki camp and grounded emotions wouldn't have been out of place in one of the earlier Burton-directed entries. (The same cannot be said of Uma Thurman's Poison Ivy, who is a Schumacher creation thru-and-thru. And the less said about Bat-Alicia, the better.)

A serviceable digest version of an overblown disaster, but there's a better edit of this film out there somewhere, waiting to be seen.

I haven't seen the original in years. No real memory of it, even, other than it sucks. This edit improves the suckiness. The movie still sucks, but it is far less painful to watch. No doubt a replacement edit.

The editing is good, and most of it is seamless. As someone mentioned below, a few fades too many. But with the amount of footage removed, this is understandable. Audio-wise I have nothing to add. Solid. The narrative is what it is. Removing an hour's worth made it a bit clearer (!), but a bit rushed. I didn't mind, though, because this movie sucks. Not an easy edit to rate, in other words. Everything greencapt has done is good, but the source is just beyond saving. It sucks, even.

Recommended!