Tim Burton ruined Batman? His were the only versions that tried to stay true to the late Bob Kane's original Detective Comics version of Batman. Those who were looking for Adam West were disappointed, I guess. Now, I thought Joel Schumacher destroyed the franchise with his brighter, campier versions (Batman Forever and the atrocious Batman and Robin, the only one I do not own in ANY format). I wonder how good Batman Forever would have been had someone else directed it and they were able to land Robin Williams as the Riddler instead of Jim Carrey. His Riddler sucked. He played it more like the Joker, which wasn't what I liked about the Riddler. If you've ever watched the animated Batman series, then you know how awesome the Riddler was. He wasn't silly and goofy at all.