Batman Forever (1995) 

Batman Forever was the third firm in the superhero franchise, which had Joel Schumacher replace Tim Burton in the director’s seat, and saw Val Kilmer take on the famous cowl. Warner Brothers, the studio funding the movie, though the first two films were too dark and wanted to go in a lighter direction. 

The film and its sequel, Batman & Robin, were deemed a bit too campy and put a halt on this iteration of the Caped Crusader until director Christopher Nolan rebooted the character.  With the current popularity of comic book films and the high expectations that devoted fan bases have for these films, Batman Forever doesn’t hold up.