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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."

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Trey Yancy I was a kid when the live-action series was on the air and even then, I found the show only mildly interesting. My expectations were not particularly high because, to be frank, the Batman comics of the day were just as two-dimensional and lame as the series. The stories were trite and the art was abysmal. I do remember, however, being disappointed that the characters were not taken seriously but were fodder for writers and a producer with a childish sense of humor and a lack of appreciation for the mythos. When the 1970's pilot for Wonder Woman was made, it was more of the same, except that her alter ego was a slapstick klutz with an IQ of around 37.The public quickly tired of the Batman series, which had no appeal to adults or teens. When the movie came out, expectations were that the producers would take things more seriously, but it was just as bad as the series. While it drew large audiences for the first week after release, the crowds quickly thinned and the movie was essentially a huge bomb.As for modern audiences, who had endured the glacially slow maturation process of the film depictions through the Burton series and culminating in the Nolan series, the original live action Batman film is quite agonizing to endure. For those determined to see it, stream it as a rental. Buying it sight unseen will leave viewers wishing they'd invested their money and time on something else.

alexanderdavies-99382 It made sense to make a feature movie of "Batman" to cash in on the huge success of the television show. I still have memories of seeing the film back in the early 1980s. What times! This Batman movie needed a lot more money spent on it than just $1,600,000. The film plays more like an extended television episode on account of the plot being a bit thin. The pluses outnumber the minuses though. The gallery of supervillains is brilliant. If you are going to include any villains, it must be the Joker, the Penguin, the Catwoman and the Riddler. Lee Meriwether is a good Catwoman but she isn't in the same league as Julie Newmar. I've no idea why she wasn't in the film. Adam West stated in an interview many years later that he was rather reluctant in making the film. The reason he gave, was that he was becoming exhausted with the gruelling schedule of the television show. I'm glad he did though, otherwise the film wouldn't have been the same. That also applies to Burt Ward. There is plenty in the way of laughs and action. My favourite fight scenes, are the ones where Bruce Wayne fights his way out of captivity and when Batman and Robin take on all the villains onboard the submarine. Great fun!

kevin olzak The 1966 Batman feature film was shot right after completion of the first season, combining the four best remembered villains for what lasts the length of four episodes. For those who aren't fans of the series it may run out of steam well before its conclusion, but devotees can be thankful that what was intended as a pilot turned out better coming as it did with the actors already familiar with their roles, and able to work with a noticeably higher budget that allowed for the introduction of the Batcopter, Batboat, and a new Batcycle (the first seen in "The Penguin Goes Straight"/"Not Yet He Ain't"). Frank Gorshin's Riddler made more episodes the first season (4 two parters), while Cesar Romero's Joker and Burgess Meredith's Penguin did 3 two parters each. As for The Catwoman, Julie Newmar had only done a single two parter, so Lee Meriwether's last minute casting wasn't really a stretch, far more catlike in her meows and movements, and certainly her equal in the skintight costume. Lee was also allowed to adopt an alter ego to seduce an unsuspecting Bruce Wayne, playing Moscow Bugle reporter Kitanya Irenya Tatanya Karenska Alisoff, or 'Kitka' for short (one would assume that Batman would have recognized Catwoman without her mask, but it's not fatal). Of the male contingent, Gorshin is as always a joy, Romero has the least to do, Burgess Meredith getting to don his own disguise, that of the kidnapped Commodore Schmidlapp (Reginald Denny, previously seen as King Boris opposite The Riddler, here in his final role). The United Underworld have joined forces to pilfer the Commodore's dehydrating invention, which they plan to use to capture all nine members of the United World Organization, designed to hold the entire world in their clutches. Of the regular cast members, Madge Blake only gets a single silent shot in the opening reel, never seen again as Dick Grayson's Aunt Harriet. Director Leslie H. Martinson did just one two part episode, "The Penguin Goes Straight"/"Not Yet He Ain't," while screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. scripted a total of 8 two parters (only three after the first season), including the pilot that so caught the fancy of Adam West. Although the series was already a hit on American TV screens, the movie did its job in selling the show overseas, and offered fans the opportunity to see the incredible sets framed in more elaborate shots (virtually all future scenes depicting the Batcopter, Batboat, and Batcycle in the show consisted of stock footage from this picture). The actors regarded this feature as something of a vacation compared to the hectic pace of television, a welcome addition to the series, and the last screen incarnation until Tim Burton's 1989 revision.

adonis98-743-186503 Batman (1966) The Movie is based upon the popular TV show that came around the 60's and it was a huge success. Listen i don't have any problem with people who actually loved this but my god was this movie unfunny, stupid and bad? Batman The Movie is a disappointing first try in order to make a Batman film i see now why Joel Schumacher's Batman Films were mediocre. Riddler was actually Joker in this movie, Joker had a mustache, The Penguin trained Rocky Balboa and Catwoman was annoying. But the worst thing about it is the Dynamic Duo i mean Clooney and O'Donnell did a much better job than this guys. Adam West's portrayal of Bruce Wayne A.k.a Batman was way wrong this is a guy who saw his parents get murdered in front of him and he gets dressed like a bat in order to scare his enemies and not saving cats or running with a bomb in his hands. The acting was bad, the villains were bad and the movie is pretty mediocre you know that your film is meh when you make Batman & Robin look like a masterpiece. Also the dumbest scene in the movie is when The Penguin tried to force Batman and Robin to take him in their cave so they could test him i mean why would they even need to test him that's clearly Penguin the Umbrella, the walk, his voice everything gave him a way but i guess the director tried to put some more humor. Also another annoying thing with this film was every time when they said something with the name 'Bat' in it like Bat-Ladder, Bat-Phone, Bat Gadget, Bat this, Bat that seriously? And Batman also says in his enemies what he is going to do with them that's new. Anyways if the Critics really want to see Ben Affleck's Batman doing crappy things like that then sure they could always watch this movie but for the rest of us the Dark Knight is not a joke and if he has to kill people in order to prove that then do it already. Thank God that Adam West didn't reprise his role in Batman 1989.