"Batman Forever," or, "Batman: Blondes Have More Fun"

Oct 03, 2010 16:11



Another exhaustive, highly-illustrated, discussion of a Val Kilmer movie. This time it's Batman Forever. ( No, really. )

picspam!, cinema, val kilmer

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carlyinrome October 3 2010, 20:50:24 UTC


That sequence of Val's mouth + Val's glasses is definitely important to my overall understanding and appreciation of this masterpiece.

It was only a second or two onscreen, but my whole Me perked up.

"I'm Bruce Wayne, I have more money than God, I'm your daddy now?"

To be fair, that would work on me.

Well, yeah, me too. But I think I could be won over by an eyebrow wiggle.

This is a really excellent post and you should be very proud of it.

Thank you. This shit really is keeping me from toppling over the edge.

Although I have started a book detailing how Val Kilmerfest 2010 is keeping me sane-ish, which . . . I think may be the most compelling argument for my lack of sanity. Erm. *clings*

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carlyinrome October 3 2010, 21:18:04 UTC


Perhaps we should print t-shirts . . .

I am. It's like Girl Interrupted meets Julie and Julia meets Harvey. Or something. I don't know; I'm in that kind of super insane headspace where I can't tell if this is a great idea or, you know, a super insane one. I hope to have more perspective when I'm less crazy.

If it was illustrated, it would basically just be an enormous, glossy coffee table book entitled, Seriously, How Can You Not Want to Bang Val Kilmer? Also, it is probably already unpublishable, since I have conversations with several copyrighted characters. I am doomed to forever write solely for my own (and your, Val bless you <3 <3 <3 <3) amusement.

I don't knooooooooooooow. I hate not even being able to trust my own basic intuition about things.

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lizrocks October 4 2010, 00:07:34 UTC
Ungh. I love his cupid's bow mouth and the fact that he continually wears black turtlenecks. Like, seriously who has that many in their wardrobe? I realise he's Bruce Wayne and can by 1,000 of them but he can also afford a nice sweater-vest or a casual Zepplin tee.

I was 15 when this came out and this deed for teen!me's libido what David Bowie in Labyrinth did for adolescent!Liz's libido.

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carlyinrome October 4 2010, 00:29:41 UTC


It is a good mouth to have.

I know, right? Clothes hang on you like that and all you wear is turtlenecks?

Adolescent!Me had Kilmer. Teen!Me had David Boreanaz. So how did I end up mostly gay?

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badluck97 January 9 2011, 03:05:15 UTC
Seriously? Are we the same person? GET OUT OF MY BRAIN.

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escritoireazul October 10 2010, 23:56:49 UTC
He was my favorite Batman growing up, too, in part because smart + blond and in part because awesome and in part because hot and in part because I really do love the introduction of Robin, despite how ridiculous it actually is.

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carlyinrome October 11 2010, 00:20:33 UTC


<3<3<3 Kilmer Batman <3 <3 <3

I like his interactions with Robin, but my BFF is actually dating an aerialist, so now I have all this Unbidden Knowledge.

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escritoireazul October 12 2010, 02:35:08 UTC
but my BFF is actually dating an aerialist, so now I have all this Unbidden Knowledge.

If you ever wish to share your Unbidden Knowledge, I WOULD LOVE TO LISTEN.

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carlyinrome October 12 2010, 19:03:27 UTC


Oh, Lord, what do you want to know? This guy is from Ukraine; his entire family is in the circus business. When he was a kid, they traveled around from circus to circus in their car. When they got older, the kids went to honest to god circus school. He weighs about thirty-five pounds, but he's ninety-percent upper body strength. It's insane.

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