Funko Friday: Michael Keaton Batman and Jack Nicholson Joker Funko Pops
Summer of 1989. Bat-mania everywhere. It was a magical time for a superhero movie especially since nothing serious for the genre came out since Superman II. While Superman IV ran in 1987, it wasn’ a very serious take on Superman so when Batman came out in 1989 and was a first effort in capturing the darkness of the Dark Knight, it was a really big deal. Like, huge.
Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Jack Nicholson created something special and it certainly was a massive part of my childhood.
The Batman and Joker Funko Pops in this video are my personal little callback to that era and a chance to be a kid again.
Hotwheels Batman Arkham Batmobile Collection Showcase
The Batman Arkham games have thus far proven to be the best Batman games on the market, in my opinion. The story is incredible as is the gameplay. To combine the franchise with hotwheels (another favorite thing of mine) is brilliant.
I’m super happy with what I have so far in my collection and will be sure to add to it if I find any new Arkham hotwheels batmobiles.
Hotwheels Batman Arkham Batmobile Collection Showcase
Oh man, I just picked up a bunch of wicked batmobiles Sunday. You’ll see them showcased soon enough. I couldn’t believe what I found! Had to get them. Excited to show them to you. Stay tuned to my YouTube shorts channel. You can also always catch them here as well.
So, without further ado, here is the latest batch of Batman Batmobile Hotwheels Shorts and Reels.
Hotwheels Batman: The Animated Series Batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Hotwheels Batman Forever Silver Batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Hotwheels Classic Batman Cartoony 1960s Batmobile – Buy at Amazon
So here we are, back again. Yep. I love hotwheels, namely superhero ones like these three killer batmobiles you’re about to see. It seems every time I’m near toys in a store I have to go hunting for a batmobile–or any kind of supermobile–that I don’t have.
It’s that collector’s bug, man.
Anyway, here are a few more YouTube Hotwheels Batmobile Shorts and Reels for you to enjoy.
Peace out.
Hotwheels Batman 1989 Gold Hightlights batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Hotwheels Batman: The Brave and the Bold batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Hotwheels Comic Book Batman batmobile in Silver – Buy at Amazon
More Batmobile Hotwheels shorts for you. Every time I’m out where I know there will be toys, I’m now always checking for superhero hotwheels to add to my collection.
I blame my oldest son because he superhero hotwheels, too.
Enjoy the following shorts!
Hotwheels Batman: Arkham Knight batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Hotwheels Batman Comic-style batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Hotwheels Batman: The Animated Series batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Man, I’m totally hooked on superhero Hotwheels cars. Beautiful cars, beautiful packaging. Yup. Gets the collector bug in me going. Check out these other awesome Batmobiles from my collection (including a special Batgirl one).
Hotwheels Batman v Superman Batmobile – Buy at Amazon
Hotwheels Dark Knight Silver Batmobile – Buy at Amazon
My boys really got me started on something. Every time I’m in the toy aisle, I’m checking for superhero Hotwheels cars. I mean, the other Hotwheels cars are pretty slick, but being the Pop Culture and superhero nerd that I am, I can’t pass up a good deal on a collectible car.
Here are a few YouTube Batman Batmobile Hotwheels Shorts and Reels shorts showcasing three eras of the batmobiles, with one with a little bling.
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Hotwheels Classic TV Series Batmobile – Buy at Amazon
LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite! (2013)
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LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite! (2013) Written by David A. Goodman Directed by Jon Burton Runtime 71 min. 4.5 out of 5
It’s time for the Man of the Year Awards in Gotham City. The contenders? Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor. The winner? Well, you guessed it: Bruce Wayne. When the Joker crashes the party, Lex sees a potential ally in his fight not only against Superman, but against all superheroes. They forge an uneasy alliance and Lex uses Joker’s expertise in chemistry to create not only a gas that would make everyone vote for him in the upcoming Presidential election, but also Kryptonite. In exchange, Lex would provide Joker with a special brick dismantling device that is able to take apart shiny black objects, something Joker’s all too familiar with thanks to the Dark Knight.
Meanwhile, Batman and Robin have their hands full with a breakout from Arkham Asylum. Superman shows up to help and eventually the Dynamic Duo and the Man of Steel discover Lex’s and Joker’s partnership. However, team ups aren’t Batman’s strong suit but after a little coaxing from Robin, he learns that sometimes you need outside help to come to victory.
Just when Batman and Superman think they’ve got Joker and Lex right where they want them, the sinister duo unleash a powerful force that will take the entire Justice League of America to stop.
If you’ve played LEGO Batman 2, then you’re familiar with this story. This movie even uses clips from the game, but then fills in the gaps with fresh animation. So while it’s kind of a rehash, it’s a well-done rehash and, hey, it’s LEGO. LEGO animated movies are few and far between and I hope LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite is the first in a move to bring more and more brick superheroes to the small screen. Perhaps even to the big one one day.
The animation is crisp, flawless, and well-thought out. The graphics are amazing and convey a plausible world made of LEGO, every detail somehow made from LEGO bricks. No small feat from a design standpoint, creating something so believable yet so . . . LEGO-y.
With a solid story filled with the right amount of action and humor, I’m glad I added LEGO Batman: The Movie to my superhero movie collection. Besides, the exclusive Clark-Kent-changing-into-Superman LEGO minifigure that comes with it is not too shabby either. Glad to have him as part of my Superman figure collection.
LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite is recommended for all ages. I loved watching it with my kids and I know you will, too. And if you don’t have kids, then it’s still worth checking out. Again, LEGO? Batman? Superman? DC superheroes? Yes, please!
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan Directed by Christopher Nolan Runtime 165 min. 5 out of 5
It has been eight years since the Batman took the wrap for the murder of District Attorney Harvey Dent. Eight years since the last time the Dark Knight was spotted in Gotham. The streets are safe, the police are receiving praise for doing a good job—except Commissioner James Gordon knows it’s all based on a lie. About to come clean of what really happened that fateful night, Gotham is suddenly thrown into chaos at the hands of a mastermind, muscle-loaded criminal named Bane. With the city about to fall, the Batman must return to restore order to his beloved city otherwise it will fall into the hands of a sadistic genius bent on its destruction.
To complicate matters, a mysterious female cat burglar is working out an agenda of her own and her endgame is tied into the legacy of Bruce Wayne.
Will Batman rise from the shadows to defeat evil once more, or has he had his day and should stay in the dark?
Saw the midnight screening of this gem before it hit theatres all over the world. This movie is epic on a scale that is hard to fit into a simple review, especially since I don’t want to give away any key plot points and/or spoilers.
The Dark Knight Rises picks up immediately after The Dark Knight storyline-wise, and eight years later in movie-time. Running throughout the whole flick are threads from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, plotlines that reach their ultimate climax in what I have to say is one of the best endings to a trilogy I’ve ever seen. It’s on par with, third-movie-wise, Return of the Jedi and Return of the King. All comes to a head as we’re led down a deep tunnel into who Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) truly is and what being Batman has done to him. Glimpses of his scarred psyche were hinted at in the previous two movies, but really get hit home in an emotional and powerful way throughout this final installment.
Batman himself also shines as he gets to show off his physical skill against a villain that can truly stand toe-to-toe with him, something we never saw in the previous two films. The battle with Bane (Tom Hardy) is realistic, strongly-delivered, and one where this reviewer felt the punches thrown as if they were happening to him. Yeah, it was that good of a fight.
The other Bat-flicks struggled with having two villains in the same movie. To be honest, I never thought I’d see the day where a modern superhero movie would have more than one villain and be just as good as if it had just one. Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman is the best rendition of the character I’ve seen on screen, both in movies and on TV. She had to play multiple roles given her identity as a thief and work her deception in such a way that a lot of the time we weren’t sure who’s side she was on. I’m an Anne Hathaway fan, but this movie easily contains her best career performance to date.
Bane was a crazy good villain, a kind of cross between Joker—intelligence-wise—and Ra’s Al Ghul—combat-wise—of the previous two movies. Especially since most of his face was covered with a mask throughout the whole flick, Tom Hardy had to act with his eyes in such a way as to deliver a performance as if he wasn’t wearing a mask at all. It was something he did in spades. Bane was one of those on-screen villains that you were afraid of because he’s that smart and that powerful and that sadistic.
Gary Oldman did an amazing job, as usual, as Jim Gordon, and Sir Michael Caine nailed it once again as Alfred. In fact, I’d be shocked if Sir Michael doesn’t get an Oscar nomination for his emotional portrayal of a hard-headed vigilante’s butler.
It’d be so easy to give away several key plot points in this review, but I’m keeping it vague on purpose because you simply need to see this movie for yourself. You might think you have it figured out, but you’d be wrong, my friend.
All dangling story threads from the previous two movies are resolved, the SFX did its job but the movie didn’t rely on it, and The Dark Knight Rises had one of the best movie endings in history, to me, one equal to the incredibly-satisfying ending of The Shawshank Redemption.
Hats off to director Christopher Nolan and crew for the amazing stories and respect they delivered to Bat-fans everywhere throughout the entire Dark Knight Trilogy.
Go watch this Bat-flick. You must return to Gotham. You must.
