Batman '66-Return of the Caped Crusaders

[cmiller99]

Great to hear your endorsement also batfan - I'm really looking forward to this now.

 

[Captain Clown]

I'm with you, Captain Clown. This was the best Batman movie of the year. It was hilarious, it was entertaining as hell, and it was surprisingly thoughtful in the way it examined the evolution of Batman from caped crusader to dark knight and just how we perceive the character. Burt Ward's Robin was on point. West and Newmar both sounded their ages, but, honestly? I thought it was part of the charm. West's delivery killed me because the material they were working with was already fantastic. All in all, I cannot wait for Batman vs. Two-Face.

You know what? **** it. I'd take one of these per year over those ****ty New 52 movies.

I loved the nods to Batman's history throughout the film, especially

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when Batman turns evil and starts quoting the more serious Batmen like the Miller and Burton versions.

I can't wait for this to come out on Bluray so I can watch it again.

 

[batfan08]

I laughed my ass off at...

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"Begorrah."

I was hoping it would before, but I'm kind of desperate for this movie to get one of those Target Steelbook releases.

 

[ApeManRyan]

Glad to hear the good reviews on this film. I'll be picking up the Blu-ray in November I cannot wait!

 

[Captain Clown]

I laughed my ass off at...

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"Begorrah."

I was hoping it would before, but I'm kind of desperate for this movie to get one of those Target Steelbook releases.

Likewise.

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All of the designs for the new Bat-vehicles were awesome, I really hope we somehow get a toyline for this.

And I laughed pretty hard at the Bat-Anti Antidote.

 

[cmiller99]

I saw this yesterday and I too thought it was excellent. It hit all the right notes in the right places, with some great jokes - and a number of the best jokes informed the story and the characters well in themselves, and led to payoffs of their own later on. Very well written!

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I'm specifically thinking of the road crossing scene here. But that's not the only one...

How's the Penguin, Joker, and Riddler? Do they sound like the original actors?

They do for the most part. I wasn't 100% sold on Penguin I don't think, but that might be just as much to do with the fact that he doesn't smoke at all in the entire film, not once. Which is bizarre, because I can't remember a time when Meredith wasn't smoking in the show and the '66 movie.