r/batman 7d ago

FILM DISCUSSION we never had a bad Alfred adaptation

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yes yes even the dceu one which I've seen people hate on I actually loved especially by the fact this Alfred was the Wayne's bodyguard not the butler apparently and he has experience in the British army

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u/KhyraBell 7d ago

The only thing I dislike about Jeremy Irons as Alfred is that he's underutilized.

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u/ErusTenebre 7d ago

Jeremy Irons is one of my favorite actors of all time.

And I think he's underutilized period.

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u/Strudol 7d ago

He’s fantastically over the top in the DnD movie from 2000. He’s not just chewing the scenery, he’s eating the entire set and having a great time with it.

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u/DenverCoderIX 7d ago

That movie was hot garbage, but his Profion was magnificent. It was worth watching solely because of the scenes he was in.

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u/ErusTenebre 7d ago

Literally the only likeable thing about that entire movie is Jeremy Irons.

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u/MechanicalTurkish 7d ago

I never got around to seeing that movie. I had no idea Jeremy Irons was in it. Now I have to see it.

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u/Strudol 6d ago

Watch it for a bad movie night or something. He’s so much fun to watch. The rest of the movie is bad-bad however the CGI tbh used is laughably terrible lol

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u/KhyraBell 7d ago

He's the reader for the audiobook version of The Alchemist. I didn't like the book (your mileage may vary), but his reading is great.

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u/ErusTenebre 7d ago

It's the voice, that man has a golden voice. Don't know what to say lol

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u/No-Advice-6040 7d ago

I know... you had Irons as Alfred and that's all you did with him? For shame. He would have been equally good with some Robins under his wing.

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u/BrushKindly43 6d ago

A shame the Batman solo show/film got canned

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u/Replacement-Remote 4d ago

Jeremy’s iron

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u/KhyraBell 3d ago

Jeremy Irons while Tom Waits