Batman Forever - THE SCHUMACHER CUT 0

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Hollywood legend Kevin Smith reveals his plans to publicly review the "Schumacher Cut" of Batman Forever.

 

On his Fat Man Beyond podcast (via Twitter), Smith confirmed that he has not only acquired a copy of director Joel Schumacher's extended cut of the maligned film, but that he intends to review it as well. "You know what I got a copy of?" Smith asked fellow podcast host Marc Bernardin. "Batman Forever, the Schumacher cut...I probably shouldn't be talking about this. Warner Brothers is going to take my ticket away." Smith stated that he would give Bernardin a copy of the "longer" cut, this way the two can review it along with The Flash on their June 19 episode of the podcast.

 

 

[media_junkie]

I'm sure he will be crying while reviewing.

[Larryw7]

I read the Batman Forever novelization before seeing the movie. The story was very good, and much darker than the finished film. The editing was awful, WB ordered massive cuts to bring the movie down to a 120 minute running time(sound familiar?). Huge chunks of the movie dealing with Bruce Wayne having amnesia(the heart of the story in the book) were torn out. If this stuff is added back, it would definitely improve the movie.

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[Straw-Man]

can the Silverstone cut of b&r be far behind?

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On 6/17/2023 at 7:50 AM, Straw-Man said:

can the Silverstone cut of b&r be far behind?

 

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While Batman Forever‘s Schumacher Cut is yet to receive its own Snyder Cut-Esque release, Kevin Smith has come in the clutch to organize a screening of the original assembly edition for free. The roughly 2 and half hour long feature is apparently in good shape for viewing and opens with a grim sequence of Two-Face escaping Arkham and the words, “The Bat Must Die” are shown. But Bruce Wayne does not suit up in the first 15 minutes into the movie.

 

Earlier this month, Kevin Smith revealed he had seen the Batman Forever Schumacher Cut and was in possession of it. Since then, the #releasetheSchumacherCut supporters have been hoping to learn more details on the original version of Batman Forever in his future podcasts Fat Man Beyond.

 

In the latest episode, the Clerks 3 director went into detail on how he acquired the Schumacher Cut through one of his fans Joe Black. Smith explained that Warner Bros. test-screened the darker and more serious cut of Batman Forever. The original edition was later pivoted and redubbed with new dialogues to “fun it up”. He also added that Tommy Lee Jones portrayed Two-Face with a serious tone.

 

Smith noted some of the campy dialogues were not in the assembly Cut. For instance, the opening sequence in the Val Kilmer starrer DC Film starts with a campy tone when the Dark Knight is rescuing the bank guard and the vault begins to flush acid (it was a bait trap). The guard quickly exclaims, “Oh no! It’s boiling acid!”. The goofy scene has been mocked by plenty over the years but the dialogue was “not in the cut at all” says Kevin.

 

The Man-Bat sequence in the Batcave was also praised by the Clerks filmmaker which showed close-ups of Bruce Wayne and the creature. Though that sequence was released as a deleted scene later on. The Karate laundry scene with Robin is not part of the original cut as well.

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While Warner Bros. has not addressed its plans for its release but fortunately Kevin Smith has decided to organize a free screening of the Schumacher Cut on July 1st & August 25th at SmodCastle Cinema, New Jersey. Attendees will be able to attend it for free. Smith subtly referenced the movie by saying, “We are gonna watch a movie that I don’t own”

 

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People sharing their experiences after viewing the SCHUMACHER CUT at a limited theater showing.

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The anticipated Schumacher cut screening of Batman Forever finally happened on July 1, organized by Kevin Smith. The Jay and Silent Bob filmmaker showcased the workprint cut at Smodcastle cinemas & a few attendees are already sharing their analysis of the feature – calling it a “deeper, psychologically-complex character arc” for Val Kilmer‘s portrayal of Bruce Wayne.

 

A lucky horde of Pop Culture fans in New Jersey was able to watch Batman Forever Schumacher Cut earlier in the weekend, July 1. The event was not specifically organized for the DC Film instead it was a screening for the Clerks cartoon marathon. Audiences were shown the director’s cut at midnight and the verdict appears to be positive, catapulting more support for the #ReleasetheSchumacherCut.

 

According to Epic Film Guys, the original cut has a runtime of 2 hours 15 minutes and 38 seconds so it dismisses earlier rumors of a 3-hour Schumacher cut. The assembly-Esque cut uses temp score by using Danny Elfman’s Batman 1989 & Batman Returns score as one critic who attended the screening said, “a piece of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure score” is used for Edward Nygma’s intro.

 

Kevin had also indicated Two-Face’s portrayal was different, unlike the “fun” version in the theater cut. In addition, campy dialogues like the infamous “Oh no! It’s boiling acid!” were not found in the Schumacher cut.