Superman 2 almost had the right idea in terms of a proper villain with General Zod.  But yeah, Darkseid would be nice to see in a movie.

In B&R, Clooney is an Adam West impression. And not a very memorable one. But I'll allow for the possibility that he could have been great as a real-world Bruce Wayne. In Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, Batman comes out of retirement in his 60s because... who knows. But Clooney could probably play the HELL out of that incarnation. An old, grizzled, angry Wayne is something I'd love to see him do.

EDIT: This reminds me of Pierce Brosnan as Bond. He was perfect for the role, but he was stuck with terrible scripts (sans Tomorrow Never Dies, which I would argue is a top 3 Bond film).

Great commentary.
Its a film of missed opportunities, the main being that they really do not address Batman's issues whatsoever.

Clooney would be a good choice. However, I have always though Jon Hamm (Mad Men) would be great playing an older Bruce.

I went on Trey's suggestion and checked out 'Waking Sleeping Beauty'. Great doc by the way. When they show Tim Burton early on I just cracked up.

Best. Commentary. Ever. And I say that based on the fact that I hadn't even watched the film upon listening to it. Not in full, anyway. I got it a week later or so on Blurry, and watched it with my significant other, and we both agreed it's not at all about Batman. It's a decent film, not at all great, but man, DeVito's performance is really up there.

I fell asleep once during the film, so I guess I can't say I've watched it in full still, but I got the gist of it. Batman's nearly in it, Selina is hot as hell, Walken does a great role that isn't Walkenized, and the Penguin get's every sympathy point I have.

That being said, the plot is pretty boring. The Penguin wants to find his parents, and is abused by Shrek for some conspiracy? WTF. At least Nolan brings the characters down to earth. However, if you're gonna accept the movie for what it is, it's still pretty bland.

And as an end note; All I could think about while watching the final scenes of the Penguin in his lair, was the damn penguins going "Yo". Thanks a lot for ruining an otherwise emotional ending, Trey. Although, I have to say it also lifted the film a bunch.

Left.

Sorry, Adam.

I'll take the one in the middle.  (is that pervy?)

I just can't stop staring at that woman's bum......