I love the BFI IMAX guys! They’ve got another cool screening planned and have again offered me a pair of tickets to give away to my dear readers. And this time it’s for a Batman All-Nighter!
It will take place on Friday 20th November, starting at 23:30. Four movies will be screened: the first two ‘old’ Batman movies from Tim Burton (Batman and Batman Returns) and the two new ones by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight). That means you’ll be in the cinema for over 9 hours…
Yeah, that’s pretty long, but I think it will be completely worth it. I was too young when the Tim Burton Batman movies came out and would love to see them on the big screen. Also I never got to see Batman Begins in a large cinema and, well, IMAX is as large as you can get 
The rules are the same as usual. Leave a comment behind here answering the following question: “Who is your favourite Batman villain?”. Anybody is free to enter, but you must be able to come down to London on that day to enjoy your prize. The competition ends on Sunday 15th 20:00. The winner will be contacted later that day.
I’ve already arranged my tickets to go and it would be great to see some readers there. There are still tickets available on the BFI website for £26 per person (£16 for students, £18 for concessions).
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November 13th, 2009 at 10:45
My top three comic book villains of all time reads as follows:
1. The Joker
2. The Nazis
3. The rest
I think you can probably guess what my answer is. There isn’t a villain anywhere else in comic book folklore with the same mix of charisma, irreverence and menace.
Heroes are made by their villains – literally in this case, if you take the first movie (and a lot of the early comic stuff) as gospel. Batman and The Joker are just two-sides of the same coin.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:43
My favourite Batman villian would have to be Poison Ivy. Her main goal is to eliminate enemies of the environment and nothing will get in her way to achieve this, including the Justice League. She uses her botany knowledge and intellect as well as her super powers to fight for what she wants.
What more can we ask for? She has the brains, the super powers, the body and the deadliest kiss of all!
November 13th, 2009 at 12:11
It’s a toss up between The Joker and Catwoman.
The Joker makes evil look effortless and however twisted the lengths he goes, his motivation is born of a certain kind of bitterness we can all relate to. That sort of vulnerability is a villain’s strength, because we all get taken in by it.
Catwoman might just be an Eartha Kitt thing. She made being bad look so good, and got away with doing it clad head to toe in patent leather and stilettos. She’s the perfect antidote to every comics token ‘damsel in distress’ .
November 13th, 2009 at 12:17
1. Bane. Not the film Bane but rather the super charged comic Bane that broke The Bat.
2. The Killing Joke Joker
3. Golden Age Joker
4. Heath ledger’s Joker
3. Croc – an early protoype Bane
November 13th, 2009 at 17:28
Its gotta be heath ledgers joker, hands down
November 14th, 2009 at 20:04
The penguin! hes so ridculous its hilarious
November 15th, 2009 at 17:04
its gotta be the joker …. both jack nicholson and heath ledger were fraking brilliant …
November 16th, 2009 at 15:16
Thinking sideways, the greatest “villain” the Bat has faced is probably Arkham Asylum. The building itself is a hub of the most evil, crazy people and a potent cocktail of sheer badness.