Lee Meriwether is still the best Catwoman by far

Despite the film's campy tone, she still captures the essence of the character better than any of the other actresses who played her on the big screen so far. Lee Meriwether brought the perfect mix of deviousness, charm, sex appeal, and commanding presence to the role. She could've easily played the part in a more serious Batman film and it would've worked just as well. She was also the hottest.

The only actress who comes close to rivalling her is Julie Newmar, but I think Lee wins ever so slightly by coming off a tougher gal than her. With Lee, had if they chose to make her get into fisticuffs with Bats, I could buy her actually being able to whoop his ass. Newmar is great as the sly, cunning seductress, but I don't think she would've worked as well in a more serious version.

Michelle Pfeiffer did a great job in Batman Returns, but the character was honestly written pretty haphazardly. Her motivations throughout were confusing, and her backstory resembled next to nothing of the comics. She puts on a great performance, but the script lets her down a fair bit. Had if her part was written better, she may well be the best.

Don't even get me started on Anne Hathaway. Never once did she ever convince me of being a sensual, manipulative cat burgler toying with men's minds. It just felt like watching a little girl play dress-up. She lacks the maturity to convincingly pull off the cunning, seductive nature of the part. She gets points for being the most faithful version of the character so far, but her performance left a lot to be desired. I even prefer Halle Berry in the role, to be honest. For all the flack that film gets, Halle's performance is far from being the source of its problems. She honestly did perfectly fine, even pretty good in some scenes.

Who's with me?