
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT We wish to express our gratitude to the enemies of crime and crusaders against crime throughout the world for their inspirational example. To them, and to lovers of adventure, lovers of pure escapism, lovers of unadulterated entertainment, lovers of the ridiculous and the bizarre--- To funlovers everywhere--- This picture is respectfully dedicated. If we have overlooked any sizable groups of lovers, we apologize. ---THE PRODUCERS A movie that balances between self-aware and sincere on the edge of the finest knife in the world. Wonderfully silly and terribly entertaining. A movie so positive that you could never get tired of watching it. In a word, fun. A stupendous cast with Frank Gorshin being the real standout for me this time. He gets the Riddler perfectly and has an absolutely infectious energy in which you can’t help but feel giddy while watching him work. The three-piece suit costume is gorgeous and stands out even in a movie as beautiful as this. And I truly mean beautiful. Colors so vibrant that they feel three-dimensional.
70/100 Before the dark, brooding era of today, Batman was a campy comedy. Some hate it, some love it. Admittedly, I'm not as in love with it as its fans, but this is effective for what it is: a campy comedy. If you make a superhero comedy nowadays, you have to have a hundred snark Joss Whedon-style comments. Here, however, its the opposite, playing ridiculous plot beats with utmost sincerity, and its unironically way more funny. Every line is the most cliche thing ever played so straight its hilarious. This movie is very entertaining almost all the way throughout. It still almost, but for now, I'm content to say its still very fun. The main performances are Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin, both doing extremely well. West is easily one of my favourite live-action Batmans, helped along by Burt Ward's icnonic portrayal of Robin as a scrappy sidekick permanently seeking Batman's…