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| 1631 | Article | Vaporman87 | Where to begin? My main memory of this movie is that, the months leading up to (and after) it's release were what I'd call "Batmania". NEVER before in my youth had I witnessed a marketing push like that which this movie enjoyed. As you said, you could not escape it... no matter where you were. I had seen products emblazoned with the bat symbol that would never had occurred to me to be something you'd market a film on. It was just insane. And the thing was, I fully recognized it. Even then, at the tender age of 16, only just becoming allowed to drive by myself, I would often think, "Man, this is just crazy." And it worked. That movie was all you read about, heard about, or talked about when it came to films that year. And that's saying a lot, because '89 is arguably one of the best years ever for movies (from a fan perspective anyways). I had that magazine you pictured (might even still have it somewhere). And I know I still have the semi-hardback comic based on the film. I think I may even still have a very threadbare black t-shirt with the '89 bat symbol on it. No doubt about it... 1989 was the year of "The Bat". | Dec 14, 2014 |  | |
| 1632 | Article | vkimo | If it could fit the Bat symbol, then it was fair game. I was at a flea market awhile back and this guy had dozens of the Batman coin bank cereals for sale. I regularly wear a Batman print shirt to the gym and have a velcro bat sign on my duffel bag. | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 14, 2014 | |
| 1634 | Article | Mr Magic | 89 had a ton of memorable movies. This was one of the most memorable. | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| 1635 | Article | Vaporman87 | One other memory that this article popped into my head, although a bit off topic, was that the first toy my dad purchased for me in the aftermath of my parents divorce, was a Super Powers Mantis figure. I don't know why, but that has stuck with me for my whole life. <img src="http://www.kennersuperpowers.com/spfigures/mantis-2s-fc-a.jpg"></img> | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| 1638 | Article | Hoju Koolander | @vkimo I never knew you were such a Batman devotee. Did you attach this velcro bat-symbol or did you buy it that way? I am intrigued. @Vaporman87 glad you can back me up on this. Speaking of Batmania, there was a VHS that came out around this time called "Holy Batmania!" covering the phenomenon. My copy no longer plays, but I remember this segment of Adam West as Batman at some rinky-dink fan event giving it his all to entertain. It was sad and inspiring at the same time. Interesting that you had Mantis, he came at the end of the line when Kenner started throwing in lesser known characters, just because they had cool designs or making up new ones altogether. @thecrow174 Yeah, the return of Indiana Jones and Ghostbusters in '89 were just some the highlights, I wonder if we will get a year like that in the 21st century. | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| 1639 | Article | Mr Magic | Hoju, we haven't had too many movie years like 1989 in the 21st century, have we? I remember the handheld game, btw. | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| 1640 | Article | NLogan | Jack Nicholson was the stand out performance of the movie for me. I had the Super Powers blue Batman, the Penguin, and the Joker (I still have the Joker). I had the Ertl Batmobile and the micro versions of the Batmobile, Batwing, and Joker Van. I had the movie version black suit Batman and the Joker with his different head sculpt and paint job. I ate the Batman cereal with bank, had the cards, spent hours beating the NES game. | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| 1641 | Article | Hoju Koolander | @NLogan Yeah, those variations in the Batman and Joker head sculpts are so interesting: square jaw, round jaw, Joker with double hair curl. Glad you got to enjoy so many parts of this moment in time. @thecrow174 Maybe we just need a little perspective. A decade from now we might be saying 2015 was the year of all-time classic films and blockbuster hits. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is coming out next year after all ;) | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| 1642 | Article | NLogan | My brother and I walked four miles to a Shopko to see the new Batman figures and Batcave. To me as a 12 year old kid it seemed like an epic journey. Not sure why we didn't ride our bikes. | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| 1643 | Article | Vaporman87 | We will be getting Avengers 2 and Star Wars... so it is bound to be a pretty decent year for sure. | Batman '89 Remembered | Dec 15, 2014 | |
