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Friday, September 27, 2024

A double dose of thoughts, insights and observations at seeing Batman Forever on the big screen

Well, I managed to get out and see Batman Forever at the cinema and it was absolutely brilliant. I always get a little bit of trepidation rewatching the film in case my feelings have shifted but I'm pleased to say it played as well now as it did back in 1995 when I was 11.

It's such a different experience seeing it at the cinema. The surround sound really amplified the Goldenthal score and the clarity and size of the screen meant you could take in all the details and colour.

I've rounded up some of my thoughts in the video below.

But wait, there's more! I've recently struck up a friendship and found myself with a new partner. I'll let him introduce himself...

Hope you enjoyed these videos. If you managed to catch it at one of these one-off revival screenings or just have some cool memories from back in the day, let us know in the comments either here or on the YouTube videos.

Thursday, September 19, 2024

The complete Batman Forever merchandise list

Someone asked me the other day if I had a list of all the Batman Forever merchandise that's out there so I started putting together this list. 

It's still a bit of a work in progress and I'll be updating over time.

I'll try and get photos of everything too but for now, this is everything I know about.

If there's anything you think I'm missing, let me know in the comments.

Toys and action figures (vintage) - pre 2000


Ultimate Batman - 15" Scale (Kenner) (with Powerful Batarang Weapon, Detachable Flowing Cape, Batman Forever Movie Costume, Battle-Ready Stance, Bat Emblem Display Stand) 

Action figures 2-packs (Kenner)
Guardians of Gotham City- 2-Packs
Riddler & Two-Face- 2-Packs

Action figures Deluxe (Kenner)
Deluxe Batman (Attack Wing) (with Power-Flex Attack Cape)
Deluxe Batman (Laser Disc) (with Flashing Color "Laser" Launcher)
Deluxe Batman (Lightwing) (with Electra-Glow Wings and Lightning Launcher)
Deluxe Riddler (Talking) (with 3 Real Movie Phrases!)
Deluxe Robin (Martial Arts) (with Ninja Kicking Action and Battle Weapons)

Action figures Series 1 (Kenner)
Batman (Blast Cape) (with Assault Blades and Launching Attack Cape!)
Batman (Fireguard) (with Spinning Attack Cape Action!)
Batman (Manta Ray) (with Firing Sea Sled and Pop-Out Breathing Gear!)
Batman (Night Hunter) (with Claw Glider Wing and Night Vision Goggles!)
Batman (Sonar Sensor) (with Flying Disc Blaster and Pop-Up Sonar Scope!)
Bruce Wayne (Transforming) (with Quick-Change Bat Suit and Battle Blades!)
Dick Grayson (Transforming) (with Crime Fighting Suit and Sudden-Reveal Mask!) - 3 variants of this with black cape, gold cape, and no eyes
Riddler (Trapping Brain-Drain Helmet) (with Trapping Brain-Drain Helmet!)
Robin (Hydro Claw) (with Aqua Attack Launcher and Diving Gear!)
Robin (Street Biker) (with Launching Grappling Hooks and Battle Staff!)
Two-Face (with Turbo-Charge Cannon and Good/Evil Coin!) 

Action figures Series 2 (Kenner)
Batman (Batarang) (with Spinning Batarang and Radar System!)
Batman (Ice Blade) (with Quick-Deploy Ski Sled and Blade Runners!)
Batman (Neon Armor) (with Snap-On Armor Shield)
Batman (Night Flight) (with Bat Attack Action)
Batman (Power Beacon) (with Light Force Suit and Flashfire Weapon!)
Batman (Recon Hunter) (with Missile-Firing Surveillance Drone)
Batman (Solar Shield) (with Heat Deflection Cape)
Batman (Street Racer) (with Missile-Firing Pursuit Cycle)
Batman (Wing Blast) (with Sudden-Alert Bio Wings)
Riddler (Question Mark Bazooka) (with Blasting Question Mark Bazooka)
Robin (Skyboard) (with Missile-Blasting Pursuit Vehicle)
Robin (Triple Strike) (with Multi-Cannon Slinger)

Action figures Target exclusives (Kenner)
Target exclusive Bruce Wayne (with Snap-on Crimefighting Armor and Side Swords)
Target exclusive Riddler (Capture Brain Drain Helmet)
Target exclusive Robin (Tide Racer) (with Deep Dive Gear and Sea Claw Launcher)

Action figures vehicles (Kenner)
Batmobile (with Light-up Chassis and Firing Long-Rand Missile!)
Batwing
Robin Cycle
Triple Action Vehicle Set
RC Batmobile (wired)
RC Batmobile (wireless)

Action figures playsets (Kenner)
Wayne Manor Batcave Compound playset + UK variant has cardboard extension for batcave area
Batcave Playset

Diecast vehicles (Kenner)
Die-Cast 5-Pack Vehicle set
Die-Cast Batboat
Die-Cast Batmobile
Die-Cast Batwing
Die-Cast Two-Face Armored Car

Mini figures and playsets (Bluebird)
Batcave Power Center - Mini Playsets
Batmobile Power Center - Mini Playsets
Riddler Power Center - Mini Playsets
Mini Batboat - with Robin, Riddler, Batman
Mini Batsub - with Batman, Riddler (white suit), Robin

Toys and action figures (modern) - post 2000

Mattel Multiverse Panther Suit Figure
Mattel Multiverse Alfred (with Michael Gough head)

Jada Batmobile 1:32
Jada Batmobile 1:24 (with figure)

Eaglemoss Batmobile (+ magazine)
Eaglemoss Batboat (+ magazine)

McFarlane Batman Ultimate set - including 6 modern Batman movies Batmen plus batsignal with replaceable bat symbol
McFarlane Batman 
McFarlane Robin 
McFarlane Riddler 
McFarlane Two-Face 
McFarlane Nightmare Bat (Build a figure)
McFarlane Light Up Batmobile with Alfred figure
McFarlane Glow in the Dark Batmobile

Beast Kingdom Sonar Suit Batman figure
Beast Kingdom Batmobile pull back car

Hot Toys 1/6 scale Batman
Hot Toys 1/6 scale Robin

Statues

Applause 3" PVC statue set

Applause Batman statue 12"
Applause Robin statue 12"
Applause Riddler statue 12"
Applause Two Face statue 12"

Applause Batman vs Riddler
Applause Robin vs Two Face
Applause Leaping Batman

Funko Pop Batman
Funko Pop Riddler
Funko Pop Two-Face
Funko Pop Riddler (Art series)
Funko Pop Two-Face (Art series)
Funko Pop Riddler (White suit)

Funko Bitty Pop Batman
Funko Bitty Pop Riddler 
Funko Bitty Pop Two-Face 

Cosbaby Batman and Robin set
Cosbaby Two-Face and Riddler set
Cosrider Batman and Batmobile 

Iron Studios Mini Co Batman
Iron Studios Mini Co Robin
Iron Studios Mini Co Riddler

Prime 1 Studios Batman (Panther Suit)
Prime 1 Studios Robin
Prime 1 Batman (Sonar Suit)
Prime 1 Bat gadget display
Prime 1 Studios Robin - Night colour variant 
Prime 1 Batman (Sonar Suit) - Night colour variant

Model kits

Revell Batman
Revell Robin
Revell Riddler

Revell Batmobile 
Revell Batwing
Revell Batboat

AMT Batmobile 
AMT Batwing

Kitchenware

Applause Colour Changing Mug Batwing
Applause Colour Changing Mug Batmobile
Applause Colour Changing Mug Batboat

Applause Batman Head mug (ceramic)
Applause Robin Head mug (ceramic)
Applause Riddler Head mug (ceramic)
Applause Two-Face Head mug (ceramic)

Applause Batman Head mug (plastic)
Applause Robin Head mug (plastic)
Applause Riddler Head mug (plastic)
Applause Two-Face Head mug (plastic)

Applause mugs - other

Dress up / Roleplay

Signal Blaster (Kenner)
Combat Utility Belt (Kenner)

Batman Rubber Mask
Riddler Rubber Mask
Two-Face Rubber Mask
Robin Rubber Mask

Butterrick costume pattern Batman
Butterrick costume pattern Robin
Butterrick costume pattern Riddler
Butterrick costume pattern Two-Face

Rubies Batman costume
Rubies Robin costume

Fast food tie-ins


McDonalds Glass Mug Batman
McDonalds Glass Mug Robin
McDonalds Glass Mug Riddler
McDonalds Glass Mug Two-Face

McDonalds Lenticular discs x 4 (Australia)

McDonalds Pop-up Cards (Australia)

McDonalds Pogs (Canada)

McDonalds Cardboard Mask (UK)

Video Games


Batman Forever The Real Game Begins (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Batman Forever The Real Game Begins (SNES)
Batman Forever The Real Game Begins (PC)
Batman Forever The Real Game Begins (Game Gear)
Batman Forever The Real Game Begins (Gameboy)

Batman Forever The Arcade Game (Playstation)
Batman Forever The Arcade Game (Sega Saturn)

Tiger Double Dose of Doom handheld

R-Zone Batman Forever

Home video/media


VHS
DVD 
UMD (PSP)
VCD
Batman Anthology DVD set
Batman Anthology Blu-Ray set
4K UHD Blu-Ray

Music


Soundtrack by various artists (CD/Vinyl/cassette)

Score by Elliot Goldenthal (CD/Vinyl)
Expanded Score by Elliot Goldenthal (LaLa Land) (CD)

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me single by U2 (CD/Vinyl/cassette) + animated variant
Kiss from a Rose single by Seal (CD/Vinyl/cassette)
The Riddler single by Method Man (CD/Vinyl/cassette)

Books


Batman Forever: The Making of the Movie by Michael Singer

Batman Forever novelisation by Peter David
Batman Forever junior novelisation by Alan Grant
Batman Forever Kids Golden Books

Batman Forever audiobook read by Rene Auberjonois
Batman Forever TW Kids junior audiobook

Colouring book

Sticker book (Merlin)
Sticker book (Topps)

Official Magazine

Poster Magazines x 6

Miscellaneous 


Skycaps Pogs (8 sets)

Fleer Card Basic Set
Fleer Card Metal set + Flasher variants
Fleer Card Gold silhouette chase set
Fleer Card Video Game Set
Fleer Card Metal Prints

Dynamic Marketing Card Set (Australia)
Noctovision Card Set

Sticker album Merlin (UK & Europe)

Sticker album Topps (US)

Batmobile telephone from Micro Games of America

Medallion FM Radio Bat symbol
Medallion FM Radio Two Face coin

Wooden wall plaque Batman
Wooden wall plaque Robin
Wooden wall plaque Riddler
Wooden wall plaque Two-Face

Battle at the Big Top board game

Crime Fighting Card Game

Audio Tape Game

Playing Cards (Batman painting)
Playing Cards (illustrated drawings)

Jigsaws by Milton Bradley (multiple)

3-D Stand-up puzzle

Batmobile Bubblebath by Prelude UK
Batman Bubblebath by Prelude UK

Super Soaker Batmobile

Creepy Crawlers

Magic Rocks Batboat

T-shirt in a plastic Batmobile
T-shirts (vintage)
T-shirts (modern)

Phonecards

Blank Cassette tapes

Various watches by Amitron

Baseball caps

Hat and scarf set from M&S (UK)

Erasers from Noteworthy

Necklaces (various)

Straw toppers

Thursday, September 5, 2024

News: Batman Forever is back on the big screen in the UK this weekend

To celebrate this year being the 85th anniversary of Batman, Cineworld and Vue cinemas are showing 7 Batman movies.

Most important to readers of this blog, Batman Forever will be back on the big screen for one night only.

Details for Vue cinemas (Friday 6th September) here

Details for Cineworld (Saturday 7th September) here

If you do go, please post something on social media and use the hashtag #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut

It will be great if Warner Brothers can see what demand there is for an extended cut of this movie.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Batman Forever Merchandise Review - Cookie Jar from Applause

This thing was a bit of grail for me. I've been looking for one of these for many years and finally found a decently priced one in eBay.

It's an enormous piece, that measure about 35cm tall and 30cm across. I can almost guarantee you NO ONE has ever used this to store cookies. However, it is a great bust of the Sonar Suit.

As I say in the video, I'm fairly certain this uses the same sculpt as the ceramic Batman head mug. The eye paint work however is much better.

Very glad to finally own this. Let me know in the comments what I should keep in it.