"Have you ever danced with the Devil in a pale moon light?"

I have seen all 4 movies of the Batman series, and I can honestly say that the rumors are true: There is only Batman. Or in this case, there is only one Joker

The movie takes place in Gotham City (of course), a a gringy city infested with crime and sleaze. On top of that, the citizens of Gotham now live in fear of a strange character who is said to be half man, half bat. Of course, Batman is just misunderstood by the people.

Enter Jack Napier, a criminal genius who gets set up by his boss at a chemical plant. While escaping from the police (and Batman), Napier falls into a tank of chemical waste. He survives, but the chemicals bleached his skin and changed his hair green. The poisons also demolished his sanity, and the plastic surgery he recieved following the accident resulted in the hideous, permanent grin that made the Joker famous. Jack Napier was dead, and the Joker was born.

Now Batman must stop the Clown Prince of Crime before he kills half of Gotham with the same chemical that made him the legendary psychopathe that he is.

Micheal Keaton co-stars as the role of Batman, but what really blew the crowd away was Jack Nicholson's role as the Joker. Not only was he perfect for playing the Joker, he WAS the Clown Prince of Crime. His seemingly insane personality contributed to his character incredibly.

The special effects were also spectacular considering the year. Though at times the set up may seem a bit cheesy (i.e. Gotham city in the background).

The thing I really liked about this movie was the Joker's black-hearted sense of humor. This was the only Batman movie that remotely had any humor in it. There was one joke that I really cracked at, in which Joker told Kim Baysinger's character his master plan. Baysinger responded with "You must be joking" in which the Joker, with his demented grin, replied "Do I look like I'm joking." That is only one of many of Joker's.....er.....jokes.

This movie is undoubtedly the best of all the Batman movies. I can honestly say that I am looking forward to seeing Batman Begins, which comes out in June 2005.