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Actors: George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Batman & Robin
In his fourth outing, Batman goes up against two really strange villains. Mr. Freeze plans to turns the world into an iceberg, while Poison Ivy wants it to be a rainforest. Batman soon starts fights his sidekick Robin for the love of Poison Ivy, because of her ravishing odor. The butler Alfred is dying, so her niece Barbara comes to visit. She becomes Batgirl. This sequel is dreaful with horrible performances.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar

The continuing adventures of Gotham City's crime fighting team Batman(George Clooney)and Robin(Chris O'Donnell). The two must face two new villians Mr. Freeze(Arnold Schwarzenegger)and Poison Ivy(Uma Thurman). The two must set aside differences and try and save Gotham City.
--Will Dame, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 80%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%



Time/Era of Movie: - 1980's-1999
Superhero movie? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - business executive - not employed but independently wealthy
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - super strength - can fly - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - short/standard straight (man)
Body type - average (man) - muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - caring - happy - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - muscular (man) - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80% - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - scientist - criminal
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - super strength - can fly
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - bald
Hair type - (man) bald
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American) - Eastern European
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - Bulging muscles
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - South
City? Yes
City: - New York - Dirty, grimy (like New York) - dangerous - wealthy - rude people
Misc setting - fancy mansion - prison - fort/military installation - scientific labs - sewers/subways - building - castle - cave

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - non-gory references to death/punishment - moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel... - unhappy - depressed/sad
How many deaths in film? - 8 or more
How much use of techno gadgets? - 7 (a good amount)
Kind of violence: - air battles - land battles - nuclear/unconventional war - mission to rescue - mission to destroy something - mission to protect something - karate chop - hand to hand - guns - knives - lasers
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - frozen
Any profanity? - None - Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects? Yes
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - exploding vehicles - exploding bombs - exploding spaceships - nasty human transformations
If this is a kid's movie... - Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a - comics
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