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Batman and Robin

Marvel Comics | Batman - Movie 4 - Batman & Robin

The plot

 Batman and Robin arrive at a museum and encounter Mr. Freeze and his nasty gang. They want to steal a diamond, but Batman stops them.However Mr Freeze can escape after freezing Robin.
In South America the botanist Pamela Isely works for Dr. Jason Woodrue.He wants to create an art hulk called Bane using her Venom formula. When Isely finds out and doesn*t want to be part of the plan Woodrue tries to kill her. Instead of dying of the poison, she becomes Poison Ivy, a sexy seductress intent on bringing death to the world. To prove it she kisses Woodrue, who dies instantly.Bane becomes her sidekick and they set off for Gotham City.
In Gotham, Alfred Pennyworth's niece, Barbara Wilson makes a surprise visit. Shortly after, at Wayne Enterprises, a press conference is interrupted by Isley.She wants to join forces with the firm, but Wayne is against it.Poision Ivy arrives at the party and turns everybodys, even Batman’s, head with her sex appeal. But Mr Freeze crashes the party and Batman has to battle instead. Mr Freeze is defeated and brung to prison, but is rescued by Ivy Poision.She uses him against Batman telling lies and making him belive that Batman killed his wife. She also manages to become the reason of a split up between Robin and Batman.
In the sky, a Robin signal appears, made by Ivy when she and Bane stole the Bat-Signal from the police headquarters. Witnessing this, Wayne informs Dick about Ivy's true intentions and asks him to trust him. Robin locates the signal and asks Ivy about Freeze's plans. Ivy reveals Freeze's plans and finally manages to kiss Robin. Robin reveals that he is wearing rubber lips, making him immune to the toxic effects of her kiss which enrages Ivy. She angrily traps Robin, followed by Batman, who appears shortly thereafter. As Ivy tries to run-off, she is confronted by a young, costumed girl who appears and begins a fight with Ivy. The fight ultimately ends with Ivy getting kicked into a giant flower and trapped by its petals. Shortly after, Batman and Robin both escape from their traps. The girl informs them that she is Batgirl and reveals that she is Barbara and knows the location of the Batcave. The three of them decide to go after Freeze together. By the time they get to the lab where Freeze and Bane are, Gotham is completely frozen. Batgirl and Robin have a confrontation with Bane, which Bane loses but turns back to who he was before.
Batman and Freeze begin to fight each other, with Freeze still thinking that Batman was the one who killed his wife. Batman wins the fight, as Batgirl and Robin unfreeze Gotham. Batman shows Freeze a recording of Ivy during her fight with Batgirl; it shows Ivy telling Batgirl that she was the one who pulled the plug. Freeze is angered by the betrayal and is informed by Batman that his wife is not dead; she is restored in cryogenic slumber and has been moved to Arkham waiting for him to finish his research. Batman proceeds to ask Freeze for the cure Freeze has created for the first stage of MacGregor's Syndrome, the disease that Freeze's wife is suffering from, for a friend (Alfred) who is dying. Freeze essentially atones for his misunderstanding by giving him medicine he had developed. At the manor, Batman attaches the tubes to Alfred's life support, and he, Dick, and Barbara watch on. Ivy is shown imprisoned in Arkham and Freeze walks in, informing her that he is her new cellmate and intends to make her life a living hell for almost killing his wife. The next morning, Alfred wakes up, alive and well. Everyone agrees to let Barbara stay at the mansion, and the three of them decide to work together fighting crime.

Cast

George Clooney is Batman, Chris O'Donnell plays Robin and Batgirl is played by Alicia Silverstone. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy is played by Uma Thurman.

Prizes and Reviews
The film failed to convince the audiences or critics. Although it had respectable box office results it fell well short of the previous Batman films. Critics criticized the weak screenplay and plot.

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