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All teen and kid reviews for Batman (1989)

Age
10
Average rating based on 29 kid and teen reviews:
  • 55% say violence is an issue
  • 48% say language is an issue
  • 28% say sexual content is an issue
Teen, 15 years old
August 6, 2009
 
The best batman movie, even better than the Dark Knight.
This is the way all Batman movie's should be made. I actually find this movie to be slightly better than "The Dark Knight". I also perfer this joker (played by Jack Nickelson) over the joker played by Heath Ledjer. Why? Because this joker acts obnitoux and is very unpridictable, and this is the way he should be, not some siycopath that jabbes a pencil through a guy's eye. Now don't get me wrong, I loved the dark knight, infact, I thought that it was the best movie of 2008, but this is the batman movie that all batman fans wanted. It's dark, it's mysterious, and it's actually funny at times. Also, I think that Michle Keton is by far the best actor to ever play batman. If your a fan of batman you have to see this movie, otherwise you cant call yourself a batman fan. And if your not a fan of comic book movies then prepare to become one.

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Teen, 15 years old
July 16, 2010
 
This movie was an excellent movie. Language includes ba--ard, d--n, he--(said twice), b-tch, s--t, d--k, and then some .. Eerything is said once except for he--. Violent wise, you see batmans parents get killed with no blood, a man is killed and slid across a desk, showing blood on the desk, The Joker is shot in the face in the beginning showing blood, then falling into a strange chemical. You see a bloody surgery room, a man getting stabbed in the neck with a stick pen, and a man getting electrecuted and then just a burnt corpse, and the joker falls off a building. There is a couple of kisses.

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Teen, 14 years old
August 26, 2010
 
ur kidding me right!?ok for 9!!?? NONONONO definitely not for little kids

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Kid, 13 years old
February 15, 2010
 
AWESOME movie Ages 9 and up should see it!
It's a good movie in all, but I think there is a little to much cursing in it. Some blood and violence but not to much. I can't wait to watch it again.

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Teen, 16 years old
August 13, 2009
 
for 8 lol they cant get sleep when they watch this movie in that age

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Teen, 14 years old
March 14, 2011
 
Dark, dull, and creepy, but not without highlights
First of all, the story: a fairly generic Batman plot where a bad guy falls into a pit of acid and turns into the Joker, a homicidal psycho with a taste for theatricality. The rest of the movie is slightly boring, and disturbing sometimes, but also sometimes enjoyable with some good acting or a spot of humor, although the action scenes aren't quite up to what you'd expect from a superhero movie. Violence: there's no lack of it. Multiple people are shot, although we rarely see blood. The most graphic instance is when the Joker fires about 15 bullets into a man. We only see the first few hit him, but we later see blood on the newspaper that had been in front of him. The Joker stabs a man in the neck with a quill pen (bloodless), electrocutes a man to the point where he is a charred, blackened, bloody corpse, shoots acid at people, and uses gas that causes people to laugh to death, literally. Before he becomes the Joker, he is shot in the face (fairly bloody). There's a lot of punching, sometimes with blood, and a couple of people take long, fatal falls. Sex: it is implied that Bruce and Vicky spend the night, along with some double entendres. Language: there is some fairly course swearing (worst instances being s**t and g**d**n). There is some drinking.

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Kid, 11 years old
June 26, 2009
 
talk about action!
love the movie awsome.

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Teen, 15 years old
February 16, 2011
 
an o.k. movie, i guess, but it has lots of swearing like s**t, d**k and bi*ch, which are used multiple times within the first few minutes. there's lots of violence. the joker kills many people, and in one funny scene, vandalizes a museum. s*x is implied with vicki and bruce, and in the first few minutes a prostitute tries to stop a married man. [SPOILER] at the end, the joker falls off a high building. at first you think he's alive because of his eerie laugh. but they find out it's just a recording. blood is shown, and it's not seen up close, but you can tell his head is crushed. it's very gross. oh, how could i forget the worst part?? in an old surgery building, in a very scary scene, bloody tools are shown in the dark room as an operator works on the joker's face. his face isn't shown yet, but he takes off his bandages, and, laughing like a maniac, leaves the building. it really scared me. kids may be frightened by the joker.s appearance.

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Kid, 12 years old
January 16, 2011
 
Batman at his prime
Killer clowns may scare some and the language is a problem but this is still an epic masterpiece. A true must see movie.

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Teen, 14 years old
November 23, 2010
 
Tim Burton at his best
This movie is really good. It's violent, a little scary, and has a lot of swearing. It really isn't for anyone under 11, because they would probably be bored. And it would be way too violent.

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Teen, 14 years old
March 31, 2011
 
A view of the classic Joker and Batman before the "Dark Knight " series came.
Different. Certainly Different. But still enjoyable and exciting to watch. It's a Tim Burton movie, which says already it's a bit gothic and frightning. Parents should be advised that Vicky Vale and Bruce Wayne (Batman) sleep together. Cursing and violence stroll around Gothem City in the film. The Joker is menichal, but not as scary as Heath Ledgers version. Which means Smaller kids can take a shot at this movie. The jokers victems often die of frightning pranks pulled by the Clown Prince of Crime. A scary deformed face of a girl the Joker calls: "his work of art" is shown. Jack Nicholsen plays a good villian

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Kid, 11 years old
November 10, 2010
 
Great movie. I really do not care for Tim Burton films. But this one is my favorite. To much language,and smoking. I love the Joker

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Teen, 14 years old
November 26, 2009
 
Great movie, sometimes violent
Great film, but some questionable content. There is some profanity that littler kids might not need to hear, such as "s--t" and "d--n." It was the first Batman film in over twenty years, and became a pop culture phenomenon. The summer the film was released was called the summer of Batman. Also there is some stylized action violence and killing. A bullet ricoches and hits the Joker's face. The Joker kills a man with a quill pen. The Joker might be a bit scary for younger kids, but most kids over ten could probably handle it.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Action Packed!
In this movie a criminal falls into a vat of chemicals and becomes Joker. Now, he tries to defeat Batman. A few times it seems like Batman's going to lose, but he wins. At the end, Joker faces his demise.

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Kid, 13 years old
February 28, 2010
 

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Kid, 11 years old
July 5, 2009
 
Movie you've gotta see!!!
I Loved it! Best Batman movie ever! It rocks!!! 8 year olds have got to see this!!!

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Kid, 11 years old
March 11, 2012
 
Amazing Batman Movie
This move had good acting, like Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, and Billy Dee Williams. I liked the violence. Many people are shot. There are some fight seens and cursing. A fantastic movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Teen, 17 years old
September 5, 2011
 
Glorious sets and some great action also includes the usual dark themes
Tim Burtons Batman was a good start to a fiarly decent Franchise, and even though it is of ocurse a superhero movie, it is still a Tim Burton movie through-and-through because of the gloriously dark production design and sets. It is much tamer than modern superhero movies, but it still has several moments that put the PG-13 rating to good use, such as the increasingly brutal action sceens as the movie progresses, the frightening and menacing character of the joker (all though it is much easier to digest than Heath Ledgers incredible performance in the Dark Knight), some minor sensuality involving implied sex, and plenty of casual drinking and a brief moment of drunkenness. Not the best in the series, but still a very good movie.

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Teen, 14 years old
June 7, 2009
 
fine for all ages
second best batman movie yet (1st: dark knight)

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Teen, 16 years old
April 9, 2008
 
It's pretty good
I just saw this film for the second time a few days ago, liking it less than the first time (probably because I was nine when I first saw it and I just saw The Dark Knight). Still, it was a pretty well-made film with a dark atmosphere and a knockout villain (although not even touching Heath Ledger's variation on the character.) The thing I really admire about the old Batman films is that they have no sense of realism, so they're sort of just campy fun, this one being no different. Though it is campy, it is also very violent, ruling out a majority of the 7-9 set, though it didn't affect me when I was nine (I've always been strong-stomached). The scene that i found to be the most disturbing was the one where the joker stabs a pen into a man's neck, showing that indeed the pen is mightier than the sword. So, back on subject, pretty good movie, nowhere near "The Dark Knight" or "Batman Begins" though.

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