Whose portrayal of Batman is your favorite?

[jinxx]

Animated Batman FTW!

 

[krec9]

kevin conroy for me

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

keaton

 

[DinoLast]

Poor Adam West, less votes than Clooney

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[Russell1982]

Too hard to choose.

Conroy is fantastic, but he delivered the voice (a great one at that), the rest was up to the animators. Combined, I think they make the ideal Batman, atleast my ideal Batman but it's not really fair to compare BTAS Batman to the live action versions.

The film actors had to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne with vocals, looks, in the Bat-suit, as Bruce Wayne, and other acting ranges for the on screen character.

So for me, Conroy, or more importantly "BTAS" Batman is in a league of it's own. My favorite "Batman" but in non-live action form.

For me, it's a toss up between Christian Bale and Michael Keaton. I should note however I prefer their FIRST performances as Batman. Bale in Begins and Keaton in Batman.

Bale in TDK annoys me and there are only a few parts where I enjoy Keaton as Batman in Returns. It's like both actors were either trying too hard or were bored. That along with Bale's ridiculous nasal growls and Keaton's ____ faced grin after strapping a bomb to a thug make me root for the villians, Ledger Joker, Penguin and Catwoman even more.

Christian Bale is fantastic as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Begins, I thought he was the perfect choice to portray the character in '04/'05. We were shown Batman, two versions of Wayne, and he had a wide range of other likeable traits as Batman. It felt like we were along for his journey in becoming Batman, following him in the prison camps, to flashbacks as a child, to the training to become Batman. The film was a great origin story/Batman movie because of Bruce Wayne and we knew more of him than the previous films.

Michael Keaton portrayed a neurotic, anti-social Batman. Really mysterious and full of angst. As Bruce Wayne, he kind of had a childish, Clark Kent thing going on, like he COULDN'T or didn't want to be Bruce Wayne. He preferred being Batman and his attitude completely changed. Surveying the city in front of dozens of monitors, having a hard nosed, no nonsense look on life. It was great. He was essentially THE Batman throughout the film, with "Bruce Wayne" being the mask.

Conroy is king because I love BTAS and Keaton and Bale are interchangeable depending on what type of Batman/Bruce Wayne I want to see.

I think i agree with just about every aspect of this. Sometime im in a keaton bats mood, and i'll watch batman 89 and think "wow, this is possibly the best batman afterall" then i'll be in a bale batman mood, watch batman begins and think "actually, THIS is probably the best batman" so it just depends on my mood. Also agree that both were better in their first films, although i do still love keaton in returns. I liked bale in the dark knight still, i just hated the voice. It worked well in begins and i really liked it, but it seems like he went too far trying to copy himself for the dark knight.

 

[Russell1982]

Poor Adam West, less votes than Clooney

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Hahaha, classic. I loved that show when i was a kid. Used to watch it every day at 6. On channel 4 i think.

 

[EdwardNashton1]

Bale for sure.

I think Kilmer is second best though.

I feel Keaton was miscast, and I can't decide who played a worse Bruce Wayne, him or Clooney.

I also love Kevin Conroy of course in BTAS (not as much in the new batman adventures or arkham asylum though, he changed his voice), but I feel he can't be compared to live action portrayals.

 

[Master Wayne]

Bale. And capitalize the man's name, damn it.

 

[Deeken]

I think Kilmer was a great Batman and Bale a better Bruce. Although both movies had a different "feel".

 

[CHUYHA85]

Keaton all the way, the first serious batman, not to goofy and with out the raspy voice, but i have to say ill put them in this order:
1.- a. West (first live batman)
2.- m. Keaton (serious badd ass batman)
3.- c. Bale (not only serious but put on reality ground)
4.- all the other ones

k. Conroy like another member said hes on a special league cus it was a cartoon, the best batman cartoon to date!!

 

[CHUYHA85]

Keaton all the way, the first serious batman, not to goofy and with out the raspy voice, but i have to say ill put them in this order:
1.- a. West (first live batman)
2.- m. Keaton (serious badd ass batman)
3.- c. Bale (not only serious but put on reality ground)
4.- all the other ones

k. Conroy like another member said hes on a special league cus it was a cartoon, the best batman cartoon to date!!

 

[Buttmunch]

Conroy is the BEST BATMAN PERIOD. Live action or not. Nobody captured the essense of Batman like him.

 

[The Josh]

Voted Bale with Keaton close behind.

 

[EVILFACE]

Conroy is the BEST BATMAN PERIOD. Live action or not. Nobody captured the essense of Batman like him.

nope .

 

[Puay]

I voted George Clooney. He might be in the worst Batman Movie but it was never his fault.

 

[Kal-El]

voted 4 Adam West

 

[Devil_666]

Why the ____ is a voice actor even being mentioned in a discussion about the best portrayal of a live action character!?

What's next?

Someone gonna mention Jim Lee's artwork as the best portrayal?

 

[CelticPredator]

Bale for sure.

I think Kilmer is second best though.

I feel Keaton was miscast, and I can't decide who played a worse Bruce Wayne, him or Clooney.
I also love Kevin Conroy of course in BTAS (not as much in the new batman adventures or arkham asylum though, he changed his voice), but I feel he can't be compared to live action portrayals.

I....I...

Do you post things to make me mad? I think you do. You really, really do....

 

[krec9]

i consider bale to be a great bruce wayne but falls up short to keaton as batman

 

[daikkenaurora]

Robin Williams played the role perfectly in Bird Cage.