Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Fulke Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

grantss To the unsuspecting public, and Police, they are Bruce Wayne, billionaire, and Dick Grayson, his nephew. However, to Alfred, their butler, they are Batman and Robin, scourge of Gotham City's criminals. Whenever the Police encounter a crime they cannot solve or criminal they cannot apprehend, it's Batman they turn to.With the current incarnations of Batman all portraying him as a dark, shadowy, troubled, intense character it's difficult to comprehend that Batman was originally a fun, almost light-hearted series. This series reminds us of those times.Good fun, with some decent humour. Sometimes I don't think the writers were trying to be funny, it's just that the scripts are so loose some things just come out that way, especially when viewed with a 21st century lens.The novelty and originality does wear off though, resulting in the plots being quite formulaic after a while. Another negative is Burt Ward as Robin / Dick Grayson - I found his "Holy (whatever)" shtick quite over-the-top and irritating from the start.

alexanderdavies-99382 This camp series of "Batman" was largely unavailable due to a long running court battle over the copyright. Luckily, that has been settled and now this classic show can be enjoyed once again on DVD and Blu Ray! Part of the enjoyment of "Batman," is that it isn't to be taken seriously in the slightest. After all, none of the actors involved took it seriously. The only exception being Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon. According to reports, he kept telling some of the other actors to take everything about the show seriously! The old fool! Adam West is still the definitive Batman in the minds of most fans of the comic book. I can understand why and he does have an international following. Long may his legacy continue. I do enjoy his rendition a great deal and I laugh every time he delivers his lines in his own style when trouble is afoot. Burt Ward ideally compliments Adam West as his sidekick, Robin. They have great on-screen chemistry. I always thought it a big mistake when Batgirl was included, she didn't fit in. My favourite villains are the Joker, the Penguin and Catwoman. Caesar Romero brings his character vividly to life and I can envisage him as the Joker from the comics during the 1960s. Burgess Meredith made the Penguin character his own as far as I'm concerned. I know there were three different women as Catwoman but Julie Newmar tops them all. She is one hell of an actress and she plays Catwoman with sex appeal, conviction and her scenes with Adam West light up the screen! Frank Gorshin is suitably zany and larger-than-life as the Riddler. He plays his role well and I enjoy seeing him chuckle in that manic way. There are other good villains besides. Otto Preminger made for a good Mr. Freeze and is the best one. Elia Wallach and George Sanders are still good though when they played the same character. Vincent Price is terrific as Egghead, this kind of series being right up his street. One villain of whom I am curious, is the one of False Face. To this day, I still don't know the identity of the actor who played him. His name wasn't given on the credits and he was listed under a question mark. There was hardly any money spent on the "Batman" show and it this is clearly in evidence. However, I can't recall many television shows that were produced on anything resembling an extravagant budget. The police department of Gotham City can't be up to much if they keep needing the help of Batman and Robin all the time! Then again, it wouldn't be the same if they weren't needed. The fight scenes are a laugh in themselves, what with those big words appearing on the screen every time someone is punched or kicked. There is nothing remotely disturbing about the fight scenes, it just gets a bit silly! I thought it wiser to keep the episodes about 23 minutes each because the public can only suspend their belief for so long. Each story was covered in 2 parts which is a good idea. I can't understand why for the last season, the episodes were extended to 50 minutes. They don't work quite so well. A classic series for the whole family.

adonis98-743-186503 The Caped Crusader battles evildoers in Gotham City in a bombastic 1960s parody of the comic book hero's exploits. I always thought that George Clooney as Batman was a bad choice well Adam West is even worse he isn't playing Batman he just plays an annoying cosplay of The Dark Knight and let's not talk about Robin which says the same thing like every 5 minutes or less. This show also ruined The Joker and every other villain long before Schumacher if you want to turn off your brain and sit in front of a screen and watch this be my guest but if not go watch Batman: The Animated Series or Batman Beyond or even better The Justice League: Unlimited. Batman the 1966 - 1968 TV Show gets a 6 out of 10.

davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday MorningWhat with this being the year of the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's final instalment of his Batman saga, it's interesting after all his dark, moody exposition on the tale (which, admittedly, suits it better) to travel way back in time with this first live action spin on the comics that you can catch every day on ITV4 in the afternoon. Given the cynical, sniping nature of people today, this poor show will be ripped to shreds in the manner of a pack of wolves pouncing on their prey, but that's not to say it still can't be seen as great fun, unintentionally (probably) hilarious in every way.It's curious, given how seriously everyone involved seems to take it, how silly and laughable it all comes off. Maybe in it's day it sounded more natural, coming from a more innocent time before swearing and violence became more commonplace, but it's hard to imagine even then it coming off without any derision. Adam West plays the part like it's Shakespeare, looking so ridiculous racing around in his silly Batman costume which looks like it came from a fancy dress shop, ditto Robin, Burt Ward's high pitched voice grating on the nerves, and seemingly saying 'Holy' everything. Add to that a 'Bat' this and 'Bat' that and the inevitably corny looking special effects and you've got the recipe for a hoot. And why, if Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson are trying to keep the Dynamic Duo's identity secret, does nobody twig that their voices sound exactly the same?Just like in The Dark Knight and Tim Burton's Batman, the Joker's what it's all about, and just like Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson's respective takes on the villain made those films what they were, so Cesar Romero's campish maniac brightens this colourful show's style. I would quite gladly have done away with all the other villains who weren't fit to lick his boots, quite a few to get through considering all the other minor, truly pitiful villains, as well as other main players The Penguin and The Riddler. Given how Nolan has tried to give the series a more sophisticated, polished, mature feel in recent times, although the effect may not be the same, it's interesting to look back at when people didn't take things so seriously and the series had a, probably, unintentionally campy, funny edge it possesses tenfold by today's standards. ****