Originally posted by Paul L
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I remember two things about that year; The Who's reunion tour, and BATMAN. And yeah, that advertising was everywhere; the updated logo on t-shirts, toys, etc. And of course, the massive fan freakout over Keaton being cast.
I would disagree that it's surprising the studio let him do what he did aesthetically with BATMAN RETURNS; by that point, Burton had been hugely successful with Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, and especially Beetlejuice. By the time he rolled his vision around to his first BATMAN film and made the studio a gajillion dollars, I guarantee they weren't looking at set design for the sequel, saying, "It's too German Expressionist". It's a Burton film, and that had obviously worked in spades a few times over. Anyway, I've seen the first one recently, and felt it didn't age well at all, even if the performances aren't bad. I'll give the second one a go again.
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