Starring: Batman-Holy Batmania Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Image Entertainment Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 19, 2004 Running Time: 176 minutes
An interesting look at the Adam West Batman phenomenon If you enjoyed Adam West and Burt Ward's campy portrayal of the dynamic duo, then you will enjoy this retrospective look at the whole Batman craze sparked by them.
Especially interesting are the looks at Cesar Romero's and Julie Newmar's lives. If you enjoy this, you may wish to consider "The misadventures of Adam and Burt: Return to the Batcave" as well.
Now if only they would release the series and movie in a boxset.
COOL, BUT OVER PRICED! IT WILL HELP KEEP FANS HAPPY UNTIL THE SERIES IS RELEASED! OR WILL IT? I don't want to bash this DVD, but it seems to me all the material on these discs should be included on the Batman TV series DVD release. Although it's not set for release at this time, I can't help , but feel this DVD has all the available footage they're allowed to use. The Batman Documentary here is interesting enough as well as each of the star's documentaries (West,Romero and Newmar), but in each Documentary when they get to the Batman years, it's the same footage! To make matters worse the bonus features on disc two, seem like they could have fit on the first disc, making the two disc set a ploy to squeeze more money from fans of the series. If you own the movie, you already have a good portion of the Batman stuff. It's cool, but I could have waited for the series with this material added as extras. Holy Bat-poop! I've been scalped again!
Not what I thougt I thought the DVD that I was purchasing showed some of the actual taped shows that aired on TV. I was looking for them for my grandson. A lot of interviews and the makings of Batman TV series and Movies, it was neat for an older person, but not a 4 year old. I just think the old batman for children to watch is better than the new releases. He does like the Batman Movie(old version) that I purchased.
"Same Bat time. . . .same Bat channel" It really doesn't make any difference how one percieves the quality of the television series Batman back in the 60's. The bottom line is that it was there for all to enjoy in all it's colorful jest and superhero humor! People who insist on seeing seasoned actors with deep meanings behind character are in for a real jolt with off the wall campiness that this series meant to project. Batman Begins was hailed as an extreme Batman movie because it was "deep", and the leading actor presented his problems, like the other Batman movies tried before previously, but failed with undeciding paths to seriousness, and campy humor. This Batman version shows no such struggle, but relishes in it's campiness with humor, costumes galore, camera angles, and added animation imagery. The villains in this series have become legendary, even if one doesn't side with the superheroes. I liked it, as well as the continued cliffhangers from the great television era long past us. So glad it's now available on dvd, for those hooked on superhero campy humor.
THE SHOW THAT KEEPS CHANGING, YET STAYS THE SAME This series was like Haley's Comet. It would air every five years or so. I was too young to catch its original ABC run. But jumped on the BATWAGON when it ran in syndication on WPIX New York on channel 11. So if your somewhere in your mid 40s like I am, or even early fifties then you might relate to what I'm about to say. When I was 8-10 years old, BATMAN was a serious crime drama. When I was a teenager, BATMAN was a silly embarrassment that if I wasn't making fun of it, my peers would surely put me in a bat-trap that not even Batman himself could escape. When I was in my mid 20s, BATMAN was the most innovative sit-com ever creative. When I reached my 30s, BATMAN was what it alway has been... THE GREATEST AND MOST BRILLIANT TV SHOW EVER. I'm also a fan of the comic books and this series mirrored the comic book very closely during the 1960s. It wasn't until the 1980's that the comic books started to re-emphasize Batman's origin, the painful memories of his parents' murder, his determination to protect the helpless at all costs. The knowing his next nightly patrol could be his last. But that's no reason to hate this show. Adam West and Burt Ward were on the now defunct David Lee Roth radio show earlier this year and said they were finishing up work on the Batman DVD, so there is still hope for the series to be released.
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