I didn't quite appreciate him when I was a child, and just barely as a young adult... Now, I am howling with laughter and so very impressed with his humor!
I watched this with my kids when they were little. They all said, "this movie is so bad it's actually funny". They loved it! Over a decade later they still quote lines from the movie.
I totally get it, and I did that too! But when I was little, I didn't even know it was supposed to be funny/campy. But that's also why it's the perfect introductory Batman! =)
I toured with Adam and Burt for close to three years around the US back a few years ago....Miss Adam tremendously!!!! Still chat with Burt on occasion! Thanks Minty for bringing up some good memories of that time!
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I love the campy Batman so much more than dark and brooding Batman. Especially since the movies forget how compassionate Batman is. (Seems like only the animated series really remembers that Batman holds out hope that everyone, even the Joker, can be rehabilitated.) I didn't have cable as a kid so a lot of my favorite shows were reruns of older stuff like Batman, Star Trek, I Love Lucy, etc. And, in fact, Frank Gorshin's Riddler was one of my first childhood crushes, right after Mr. Spock.
I had cable as a kid but I still wound up watching older shows. Of course I was a kid in the 80's so didn't have quite as many cable channels as we got today..
The only thing I disagree with here is the term "camp." From the Batman wiki: But as West told Jeff Rovin in Back to the Batcave, "I loathed the word 'camp.' It demeaned our efforts by suggesting that what we were working hard to achieve was so corny or easy or bad that anybody could do it. We just made it look that way." He always stressed that what they were doing was farce, a lampoon, and deliberately intended as comedy.
If you love the original Batman show and Batman: The Animated Series you should check out Batman: The Brave And The Bold. It's a good mix of being semi-serious while also still being campy and light-hearted; it pays homage to the 1960s Batman and Batman TAS. The series features Batman teaming up with C-list DC heroes taking on C-list DC villains. It's one of the best animated shows I've ever seen.
Batman since 1989: "No! You can't have fun like that. Grown men in tights and domino masks enacting vigilante justice on criminal clowns is serious business!"
I remember watching the Batman series at my grandparent's house. I had already been in love with the Tim Burton film, but the original Batman film made me giggle the whole way through when I saw it. It was possibly the first cheesy movie I loved for its cheese.
I use to love watching the show as a kid in the 80s. And I remember watching the movie one night thinking how awesome it was to see all the villains together. Before Tim Burtons version came out we never thought of 60s Batman as bad or campy or anything like that. It was always just Batman to us.
If you ever had to rush home from school to catch the next episode of Batman on the same Bat channel, you are old...(and grew up next to a missle silo)
The first time I watched this movie in it's entirely, was on June 9, 2017, the day that Adam West passed away. Me and a couple friends watched it, not yet knowing that West had passed away. About a half hour after we watched it, was when we found out about Adam West's passing.
Can't people accept the best of both worlds, both the 1960's batman and every other dark and brooding batman after that. There's a fine line between hardcore fans and fans who just aren't that obsessed. And your right it's a fun, colorful that we all grew up with. For me what raised the bar was the episode beware of the gray ghost, from the batman animated series in the 1990's I saw it as a passing of the torch from Adam West to Kevin Conroy.
I agree. Adam West was a fine actor and the Batman TV series was a product of it's time that deserves to be remembered as such. Personally, I think of it like comparing a Model T to a modern car. You wouldn't make a car like that now, but at the time they were revolutionary and a huge success.
That was a great episode; Good characters, good plot and story-line. It added a plausible nuance to young Bruce Wayne, a did a bit of legitimately realistic fan-service, without being mawkish or artificial. And the whole episode is dramatically compelling without having to claim that the entire world is at risk.
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Just a lil trivia. In the 70's the "Superfriends" saturday morning cartoon, the animators being rushed would accidentally color Batman's chest logo with a black background and yellow colored Bat, instead of the normal yellow background and black Bat. Funny thing is, I did the same way back then, in my old Batman coloring books.😆😂🤣
This is STILL a very fun movie to watch to this day. I still DO NOT think enough credit was given to all of the people who built all of the practical set pieces..... and labeled EVERYTHING !!! ("Bat Ladder" lmao ! ) The Bat Cave looks AMAZING !!!!
I loved the two animated features. The first included both Julie Newmar and Lee Meriwether (not to mention the scene in the second where Batman takes a blow to the head, and his blurring vision shows him all 3 Catwomen. Then, of course, there’s William Shatner as the voice of Two-Face/Harvey Dent.
I loved this movie when I was a kid. I remember in second grade I won a contest at school and the prize was a ticket to go to the movie theater to see this movie. Very fond memory for me.
That Batmobile was fantastic. It was designed from a concept for an unreleased Lincoln "Futura" (hence the fins & bubble top). Actually, the new "The Batman" film appears to take some influence from it, as it's a grounded in reality, modified muscle car (w/fins)...
Batman was actually originally a dark and brooding character when he was first created, very vampiric looking, but the 50s and 60s did weird things to him...
I agree that the first version of Batman was always meant to be dark. Bob Kane wept at Burton's premier that so many would come to the premier, and that this was the closest of a version that was his vision. Still love the 60's Batman, but homey was already brooding before the 70's and 80's.
@@marklonearrow4292 Bob Kane should have wept because he was a hack that took all the credit for creating Batman when he had barely anything to do with it.
@@richspeck8932 I only know the info I have. As do you. Unless you know the people or where there, it's technically hearsay. I will say, Stan Lee and Bob Kane took a lot of credit, for just pitching a basic premise.
I saw this movie on TV. I loved it! Cesar Romero refused to shave his mustache, so, I grew up with a Joker with a white mustache poking through face paint. When Eartha Kitt assumed the role of Catwoman, the relationship between Bats and Catwoman changed. This Catwoman had no romantic designs on the Caped Crusader. She wanted to get rid of him. The powers to be in that era weren't progressive enough to promote an interracial flirtation. The network was probably afraid of losing air time in more conservative areas of the country. I personally enjoyed both versions of Catwoman. I was especially fond of the way Ms. Kitt would purr her lines. She also moved with the grace of a cat. Ms. Newmar gave the character a lot of elegance. She knew how to strut in those high heels, and those gloves with the cat claws, Chef's Kiss! The film Batman Forever definitely went back to its campy TV series roots. The Riddler wears three or four different outfits in the film. Jim Carey really taps into his comedic chops as The Riddler.
I agree with everything you say about the series, but I really hated Jim Carrey as The Riddler. Well, tbf, I don't find him funny or entertaining at all, just obnoxious.
Lorenzo Semple Jr. is one of my favorite writers. He had such an exquisite use of the English language, a great sense of humor and an excellent sense of story structure. May he rest in peace.
I have always had a special place in my heart for this film. Not only was I a fan of the series, though too young to see it when it first aired (born 1966 myself), but when it was shown on CBS as a late-night movie, it was the first time my parent let me stay up past midnight, so I could watch it. A great childhood memory all around.
I love this movie!!!! Batman is my favorite superhero and I loved Adam West in the role. It's still the best bat cave ever😎When Batman opens the bust and the bat poles appear,it doesn't get any cooler.
Great info! I grew up watching the '66 reruns, buying the Corgi Batmobile, and loving the campy crooked-camera fun. I remember when the Batman '89 movie came out, thinking "wow, this is DARK!" What did I know!?
Love this movie! I am a big Bat-Fan and I portray Adam West's Batman for Halloween. I've met Adam and Burt on several occasions and I've even spent time with Lee Merriwether, But my favorite time was when I got to hang out with Julie Newmar at a convention one time. She was wickedly delightful. In my office, I have mannequins wearing the Batman, Robin, and Batgirl costumes. I also have replicas of the Bomb, the Batzooka, The Bat-Radio, and the Bat-Shield. Yeah, I'm obsessed.
The old 60s Batman is from my father’s childhood but he showed it to me when I was young and I’ve always loved it, especially the movie. Just so much fun.
OMG I LOVED the 1960's Batman, I grew up on reruns of the show. Loved staying home sick for a week cause I got to see a WHOLE story line hehe. They had started showing it on a local station BUT the 2 blocks wouldn't be consecutive episodes. So Saturday at 6am would be one story line, 10 am would be another story line, and the 6am Saturday story line would finish at 6am Sunday and the same for the 10am Saturday story line finishing on Sunday at the same time. Made it a REAL headache to watch. I am hoping to snatch up the full series DVD as we dropped cable and went full streaming, SOO MUCH cheaper for more channels. But special local channel's end up getting lost by doing it.
The 60s TV series was my intoduction to Batman. There was re-runs of it on UK Television during the 1980s and the movie was shown at times too. I loved the old series when I was a kid and never got into the comics. I went from this straight to the Tim Burton movies and Batman The Animated Series in the early 90s. Good times.
I was born in 78 & my Dad introduced me to the 60's batman and I thought it was fantastic! Also let's not forget that these shows had kids in minds and also wove morality into the stories. Even the villain were at times merciful. 2 elements that are not prevalent in many of today's shows. Awesome video!!
From the start Batman was actually brooding and actually dark they just changed him to be more family friendly and goofy on the 60's late 70's is where the renaissance began looking back at his darker origin. Either way 80's Batman actually was awesome!
They changed it due to the anti-comics hysteria of the early 1950s and the establishment of the Comics Code Authority which was not a government agency but a kind of industry wide self censorship board to ensure inoffensive family friendly content
@@michaelpavlov2800 Only after parents complained about the violence was Comissioner Gordon was introduced as Batman's police contact, originally, Batman carried a gun and shot his enemies dead
@@Michael-bk5nz I see must not be remembering it right , I thought in 1943 gorden was not even in the series yet, well hard to remember it right was along time ago still, love Batman
OMG!!! once again salute to Minty for the content!🙌🏽🙌🏽 I believe I've never watched the movie,but I watched the tv series religiously as a kid.LOL! I recall being in Germany in the 90s when Tim Burton's BATMAN was the rage,they would re-run this show. Good times as usual! All i gotta say is "DO THE BAT-TUSIE!!!" 😁👏🏽😁👏🏽😁👏🏽🙈
I cried thinking about the late great Adam West when watching this vid. He had an awesome career and was so loved by many generations. How can you not cry for a guy who brought such joy? He played his role so cheesy, but cool and suave!
My dad told me once that he and my uncle saw Batman: The movie in his local cinema around Christmas time in his home town of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada back in the 60's. He also told me that the entire theater was filled packed with kids and parents and that he and my uncle had to sit in the aisle floor just to see the film.
Alright Minty! Just wanted to say thanks for making these vids. Always informative, no stupid sponsorship breaks, and your enthusiasm is plain to see. Good man!
Batman comics were darker in tone in the comics before the series. I always heard that the campy series was made as a satire, and was greenlit because the comic was going to kill off the Batman character due to poor comic sales, but due to the success of the series the comics shifted to reflect the same tone and energy as the series. A similar situation occurred when the gimmick character Mr. Freeze was killed off in the comics until Bruce Timm reintroduced the character with a more compelling background for Batman TAS, which the comics adapted later as well. I absolutely loved this movie as a kid, and had it recorded from TV on VHS. I enjoy all your videos, Minty. Keep em up!
I wished this movie had a sequel and to me the Bat Boat was the best vehicle in the movie. Plus it was a pleasure hearing the movie score while you did this video.
Minty i love how you put heart into the movies, the old Batman is definitely a showing off how The world was back in that time, you hit the nail on the head with what you said, this movie is an educational experience for the true Batman fans.
This movie came out when I was 7 years old. My cousin and I collected soda pop bottles and turned them in to get enough to see this movie at a matinee viewing. I've seen it on TV many times. The shark still looks fake.
Probably couldn't get a real shark because of some union thing. Sharks back then insisted on being paid a certain amount and would not take any less than that no matter what.
Watched this movie again for Christmas time last year, because I was home sick with a cold. Had to go back and review this video by one of my favorite Flim secrets gurus! Terrific job, Minty! Cat woman being the leader of the gang of crooks quite surprised me! This movie certainly had some creative ideas and fun slapstick! Also that Red Batman poster actually looks very similar to one of my toys from the 90s, talk about a funny coincidence!
I was a child with this movie was released and for my friends and I it was the cinematic event of the year. We couldn't wait to see it and were in our seats in the theatre the day it opened. I also had my first adult stirrings about the opposite sex while watching Catwoman, all three of them although Julie Newmar was my favorite. After Emma Peel of course. And this movie still has the coolest Batmobile.
Exactly the same here! I loved for Batman as a kid! It was watching this movie, the bit with the shark, when the penny dropped and I turned to my parents in shock and said, “I’ve just realised: this isn’t actually serious is it?!”
I actually said the “some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb” as soon as I saw you posted this, HA! One of the best line in cinematic history, right up with “Rosebud” and “yippee ki-yay mother…”
Absolutely love Batman and every iteration and I used to watch the TV show when they played the reruns when I was a kid, didn’t find out about this movie till I was grown up and the ridiculous nature makes it so funny and worth watching!!
Great video!......Thank you for mentioning Glastron Boat Company, my dad was the styling engineer for the Batboat project and was with Glastron for 14 years. Austin Texas went a bit Bat-nuts and the cast came for a parade and all the restaurants had Bat-burgers and such for about a month! Good memories!
Great job as always , MINTY !! The red Batman is apparently a nod to the first ever rendering of the Comic Book appearance of Batman , when he was red with funky cape wings .
I actually recently picked up a bunch of the action figure stuff from mcfarlane toys for this era of batman. I was able to get batman and robin (both of which come with sound effect balloons that clip to their wrists), got the batmobile, and the bat cave. if you're a fan of the 60s era of batman then I highly recommend these figures and playsets cause they are not that expensive either.
The Batman movie was my childhood and I was obsessed with cat woman and became my favourite Batman villain, even tho it came out years before I was born I still love it so much,I miss Adam so much🥺🤍
My favorite Batman was the tv show about the Zodiac Crimes..I always got more excited when those episodes came on. Long live Adam West and Burt Ward. Thanks for a great childhood and adulthood
I love the 66 batman series and movie. It is bat shit insane and yet the amazing Adam West was so Ernest and played it seriously made the crazy stuff even better
I used to enjoy that show as a child. I've also watch the animated movies that came out a few years ago that you mentioned. Thank you for the trip down memory lane ☺️👍
I remember watching the 1966 tv show with my dad. After every cliff hanger between part 1 and part 2 he would say "this could be the last one." We always had to tune in the same bat time, same bat channel, to make sure the dynamic duo escaped. I have used "this could be the last one" hundreds of times with my children and grandchildren.
They would play it at college once a semester, and it was a Rocky Horror type atmosphere :) The whole crowd (and theater was FULL) would go Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Batman ! People dressed up, someone got up front before the start to deliver a welcome and a few historical tidbits. It was awesome.
dude, i've been watching these for a while now, and enjoying your other videos as well, but when i saw this video when i woke up this morning, you sir, just made my day!
When we got our first colour tv in the early 70's the first thing I couldn't wait to see was Batman. I cannot recall when I first saw the Batman movie but I'm sure I watched it every time it aired. But of all three actresses who played Catwoman in the series I am a devoted fan of Eartha Kitt as the character. It's a little disappointing to hear that we could have had a second movie,especially when it would have introduced Yvonne Craig as Batgirl. It's still fun to watch every so often. The two animated films were disappointing but it was nice to see (or rather hear) Mayor Adam West and Bort Ward in their roles.
When I was very young, I got to eat my dinner in front of the TV 2 nights a week to watch Batman- I didn't see the movie until recently, and it was wonderful- a trip down memory lane.
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Lets be honest. Bateyebrows are better than Batnipples lol
*”Some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb” was one of the best visual comedy bits ever in a film.*
This brought me right back to my childhood. I remember that scene so well.
Seriously my grandfather was the only one who showed me this
Jennifer Lopez knows how he feels.
Yeah, that's such an odd comment that one can only laugh at it. I loved watching Batman punch that rubber shark! Hilarious.
I always love that line.
I'm glad Julie Newmar was able to reprise her Catwoman role in those two animated Batman movies in 2016 and 2017.
Yeah, those movies are so cool, and the fact that Adam, Burt and Julie go to do the voicework made it even better.
How Adam west could play it straight deserves an Oscar
I didn't quite appreciate him when I was a child, and just barely as a young adult...
Now, I am howling with laughter and so very impressed with his humor!
He was the only sane one in gothem
And an Emmy
It was difficult enough getting him his star on The Walk Of Fame.
At least family guy gives him some love
I watched this with my kids when they were little. They all said, "this movie is so bad it's actually funny". They loved it! Over a decade later they still quote lines from the movie.
Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb... And I agree with your kids.
@@GarretGrayCamera Sorry for the misunderstanding. They say its so bad its actually good. They loved it.
I totally get it, and I did that too! But when I was little, I didn't even know it was supposed to be funny/campy. But that's also why it's the perfect introductory Batman! =)
📽️ Just like with The Munsters & McHale's Navy movies 🍿
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I toured with Adam and Burt for close to three years around the US back a few years ago....Miss Adam tremendously!!!! Still chat with Burt on occasion! Thanks Minty for bringing up some good memories of that time!
Im glad they shut down Burts puppy mill , he cared nothing for the dogs wellfare , only $$$
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I love the campy Batman so much more than dark and brooding Batman. Especially since the movies forget how compassionate Batman is. (Seems like only the animated series really remembers that Batman holds out hope that everyone, even the Joker, can be rehabilitated.) I didn't have cable as a kid so a lot of my favorite shows were reruns of older stuff like Batman, Star Trek, I Love Lucy, etc. And, in fact, Frank Gorshin's Riddler was one of my first childhood crushes, right after Mr. Spock.
I had cable as a kid but I still wound up watching older shows. Of course I was a kid in the 80's so didn't have quite as many cable channels as we got today..
The only thing I disagree with here is the term "camp."
From the Batman wiki:
But as West told Jeff Rovin in Back to the Batcave, "I loathed the word 'camp.' It demeaned our efforts by suggesting that what we were working hard to achieve was so corny or easy or bad that anybody could do it. We just made it look that way." He always stressed that what they were doing was farce, a lampoon, and deliberately intended as comedy.
@@suedenim Personaly I don't see camp as bad thing.
If you love the original Batman show and Batman: The Animated Series you should check out Batman: The Brave And The Bold. It's a good mix of being semi-serious while also still being campy and light-hearted; it pays homage to the 1960s Batman and Batman TAS. The series features Batman teaming up with C-list DC heroes taking on C-list DC villains. It's one of the best animated shows I've ever seen.
@@TheScienceguy77 Diedrich Bader as the voice of Batman in Batman Brave and the Bold is fantastic. That show is great.
Riddler: "l know the perfect victim! Minty Wayne, the millionaire head of that disgusting '10 Things You Didn't Know' Comedic Arts Foundation."
Nice! In perfect keeping with the show and that millionaire Bruce Wayne 😁(in that show he was a millionaire and not billionaire)
"Any cowl with eyebrows painted on is pretty awesome in my book." Painted on eyebrows is always better than Bat Nipples.
Imagine the dastardly costume designer who will inevitably combine the two one day.
Also,we can't forget about that stupid fuckin goddamn batman American express credit card!! Sheesh🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Batman since 1989: "No! You can't have fun like that. Grown men in tights and domino masks enacting vigilante justice on criminal clowns is serious business!"
Ha ha ha!
Right? Why should comic books be fun?
And then we got the Schumacher duology
I remember watching the Batman series at my grandparent's house. I had already been in love with the Tim Burton film, but the original Batman film made me giggle the whole way through when I saw it. It was possibly the first cheesy movie I loved for its cheese.
I use to love watching the show as a kid in the 80s. And I remember watching the movie one night thinking how awesome it was to see all the villains together.
Before Tim Burtons version came out we never thought of 60s Batman as bad or campy or anything like that. It was always just Batman to us.
If you ever had to rush home from school to catch the next episode of Batman on the same Bat channel, you are old...(and grew up next to a missle silo)
The first time I watched this movie in it's entirely, was on June 9, 2017, the day that Adam West passed away. Me and a couple friends watched it, not yet knowing that West had passed away. About a half hour after we watched it, was when we found out about Adam West's passing.
So Batman jumped the shark a decade before Fonzie did.
Can't people accept the best of both worlds, both the 1960's batman and every other dark and brooding batman after that. There's a fine line between hardcore fans and fans who just aren't that obsessed. And your right it's a fun, colorful that we all grew up with. For me what raised the bar was the episode beware of the gray ghost, from the batman animated series in the 1990's I saw it as a passing of the torch from Adam West to Kevin Conroy.
I agree. Adam West was a fine actor and the Batman TV series was a product of it's time that deserves to be remembered as such. Personally, I think of it like comparing a Model T to a modern car. You wouldn't make a car like that now, but at the time they were revolutionary and a huge success.
That was a great episode; Good characters, good plot and story-line. It added a plausible nuance to young Bruce Wayne, a did a bit of legitimately realistic fan-service, without being mawkish or artificial. And the whole episode is dramatically compelling without having to claim that the entire world is at risk.
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Just a lil trivia. In the 70's the "Superfriends" saturday morning cartoon, the animators being rushed would accidentally color Batman's chest logo with a black background and yellow colored Bat, instead of the normal yellow background and black Bat.
Funny thing is, I did the same way back then, in my old Batman coloring books.😆😂🤣
No, because all of the later Batman movies are s***, especially the 1989 abomination.
Adam West of the best live action Batman!
"I never had to say 'I'm Batman!' Everyone knew!"
I'm 47yrs old, and I still watch this EVERY TIME it comes on TV!
This is STILL a very fun movie to watch to this day. I still DO NOT think enough credit was given to all of the people who built all of the practical set pieces..... and labeled EVERYTHING !!! ("Bat Ladder" lmao ! ) The Bat Cave looks AMAZING !!!!
Batman in red and black looks like he’s trying to become a member of The Incredibles. (The Bat-credibles)
I loved the two animated features. The first included both Julie Newmar and Lee Meriwether (not to mention the scene in the second where Batman takes a blow to the head, and his blurring vision shows him all 3 Catwomen.
Then, of course, there’s William Shatner as the voice of Two-Face/Harvey Dent.
Such a iconic show. I'm happy this show has made it to Blu Ray and DVD. Love the movie special as well.
First thought of a Red Batman is the original design, almost matches, just without the cowl and logo.
I've been waiting 50 years for you to do this movie
As cheesy as it is it's still better than the Schumacher versions
Better than Batman and Robin. Yes! Batman forever still had it's moments.
I loved this movie when I was a kid. I remember in second grade I won a contest at school and the prize was a ticket to go to the movie theater to see this movie. Very fond memory for me.
That Batmobile was fantastic. It was designed from a concept for an unreleased Lincoln "Futura" (hence the fins & bubble top). Actually, the new "The Batman" film appears to take some influence from it, as it's a grounded in reality, modified muscle car (w/fins)...
Batman was actually originally a dark and brooding character when he was first created, very vampiric looking, but the 50s and 60s did weird things to him...
The 60s did weird things to a lot of people.
Congress poke their noses in the comic book business making those comics miltoase.
I agree that the first version of Batman was always meant to be dark. Bob Kane wept at Burton's premier that so many would come to the premier, and that this was the closest of a version that was his vision. Still love the 60's Batman, but homey was already brooding before the 70's and 80's.
@@marklonearrow4292 Bob Kane should have wept because he was a hack that took all the credit for creating Batman when he had barely anything to do with it.
@@richspeck8932 I only know the info I have. As do you. Unless you know the people or where there, it's technically hearsay.
I will say, Stan Lee and Bob Kane took a lot of credit, for just pitching a basic premise.
I saw this movie on TV. I loved it!
Cesar Romero refused to shave his mustache, so, I grew up with a Joker with a white mustache poking through face paint.
When Eartha Kitt assumed the role of Catwoman, the relationship between Bats and Catwoman changed. This Catwoman had no romantic designs on the Caped Crusader. She wanted to get rid of him. The powers to be in that era weren't progressive enough to promote an interracial flirtation. The network was probably afraid of losing air time in more conservative areas of the country. I personally enjoyed both versions of Catwoman. I was especially fond of the way Ms. Kitt would purr her lines. She also moved with the grace of a cat. Ms. Newmar gave the character a lot of elegance. She knew how to strut in those high heels, and those gloves with the cat claws, Chef's Kiss!
The film Batman Forever definitely went back to its campy TV series roots. The Riddler wears three or four different outfits in the film. Jim Carey really taps into his comedic chops as The Riddler.
I agree with everything you say about the series, but I really hated Jim Carrey as The Riddler. Well, tbf, I don't find him funny or entertaining at all, just obnoxious.
Nothing but nostalgic memories with this one! Good one Minty. As a avid Batman fan I was just glad to see all of the main villains in the same movie
In real life he was a meaner than his villians. He truly was a bitter man to fans!
Lorenzo Semple Jr. is one of my favorite writers. He had such an exquisite use of the English language, a great sense of humor and an excellent sense of story structure. May he rest in peace.
I was not prepared for Batmint. Glorious.
I have always had a special place in my heart for this film. Not only was I a fan of the series, though too young to see it when it first aired (born 1966 myself), but when it was shown on CBS as a late-night movie, it was the first time my parent let me stay up past midnight, so I could watch it. A great childhood memory all around.
@1:04 "...in this movie that is absolutely ridiculous and cheesy and we all love it!"
Well said, Bat-Mint! Very well said.
I love this movie!!!! Batman is my favorite superhero and I loved Adam West in the role. It's still the best bat cave ever😎When Batman opens the bust and the bat poles appear,it doesn't get any cooler.
Yes, it's the Batman that we all need in these too serious times. Thanks for putting this together.
Great info! I grew up watching the '66 reruns, buying the Corgi Batmobile, and loving the campy crooked-camera fun. I remember when the Batman '89 movie came out, thinking "wow, this is DARK!" What did I know!?
Love this movie! I am a big Bat-Fan and I portray Adam West's Batman for Halloween. I've met Adam and Burt on several occasions and I've even spent time with Lee Merriwether, But my favorite time was when I got to hang out with Julie Newmar at a convention one time. She was wickedly delightful. In my office, I have mannequins wearing the Batman, Robin, and Batgirl costumes. I also have replicas of the Bomb, the Batzooka, The Bat-Radio, and the Bat-Shield. Yeah, I'm obsessed.
The old 60s Batman is from my father’s childhood but he showed it to me when I was young and I’ve always loved it, especially the movie. Just so much fun.
OMG I LOVED the 1960's Batman, I grew up on reruns of the show. Loved staying home sick for a week cause I got to see a WHOLE story line hehe. They had started showing it on a local station BUT the 2 blocks wouldn't be consecutive episodes. So Saturday at 6am would be one story line, 10 am would be another story line, and the 6am Saturday story line would finish at 6am Sunday and the same for the 10am Saturday story line finishing on Sunday at the same time. Made it a REAL headache to watch. I am hoping to snatch up the full series DVD as we dropped cable and went full streaming, SOO MUCH cheaper for more channels. But special local channel's end up getting lost by doing it.
Aside from Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt played the role.
The 60s TV series was my intoduction to Batman. There was re-runs of it on UK Television during the 1980s and the movie was shown at times too. I loved the old series when I was a kid and never got into the comics. I went from this straight to the Tim Burton movies and Batman The Animated Series in the early 90s. Good times.
I was born in 78 & my Dad introduced me to the 60's batman and I thought it was fantastic! Also let's not forget that these shows had kids in minds and also wove morality into the stories. Even the villain were at times merciful. 2 elements that are not prevalent in many of today's shows. Awesome video!!
From the start Batman was actually brooding and actually dark they just changed him to be more family friendly and goofy on the 60's late 70's is where the renaissance began looking back at his darker origin. Either way 80's Batman actually was awesome!
People keep forgetting about this
They changed it due to the anti-comics hysteria of the early 1950s and the establishment of the Comics Code Authority which was not a government agency but a kind of industry wide self censorship board to ensure inoffensive family friendly content
That's actually not true the 1940s Batman worked for the U.S. government and legally on the side of law and order
@@michaelpavlov2800 Only after parents complained about the violence was Comissioner Gordon was introduced as Batman's police contact, originally, Batman carried a gun and shot his enemies dead
@@Michael-bk5nz I see must not be remembering it right , I thought in 1943 gorden was not even in the series yet, well hard to remember it right was along time ago still, love Batman
OMG!!! once again salute to Minty for the content!🙌🏽🙌🏽
I believe I've never watched the movie,but I watched the tv series religiously as a kid.LOL! I recall being in Germany in the 90s when Tim Burton's BATMAN was the rage,they would re-run this show. Good times as usual!
All i gotta say is "DO THE BAT-TUSIE!!!"
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I cried thinking about the late great Adam West when watching this vid. He had an awesome career and was so loved by many generations. How can you not cry for a guy who brought such joy? He played his role so cheesy, but cool and suave!
My dad told me once that he and my uncle saw Batman: The movie in his local cinema around Christmas time in his home town of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada back in the 60's. He also told me that the entire theater was filled packed with kids and parents and that he and my uncle had to sit in the aisle floor just to see the film.
Alright Minty! Just wanted to say thanks for making these vids. Always informative, no stupid sponsorship breaks, and your enthusiasm is plain to see. Good man!
Batmint. He's not the hero we deserve, but he's the hero we need.
Well at least he's the hero we got.
Batman comics were darker in tone in the comics before the series. I always heard that the campy series was made as a satire, and was greenlit because the comic was going to kill off the Batman character due to poor comic sales, but due to the success of the series the comics shifted to reflect the same tone and energy as the series. A similar situation occurred when the gimmick character Mr. Freeze was killed off in the comics until Bruce Timm reintroduced the character with a more compelling background for Batman TAS, which the comics adapted later as well.
I absolutely loved this movie as a kid, and had it recorded from TV on VHS. I enjoy all your videos, Minty. Keep em up!
The first movie I went to by myself when I was Ten years old. A classic!
I never understood why the movie premiered in Austin TX. Thank you so much for satisfying my curiosity
I used to watch this movie just to see Lee Meriwether in that catsuit. She was gorgeous then and still looks great today.
"HOLY ALGORITHM! CAN BATMINT FIGHT HIS WAY THRU COPYRIGHT FLAGS & BRING GREAT VIDEOS TO THE FANS?! TUNE IN! SAME MINT TIME! SAME MINT CHANNEL!"
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I wished this movie had a sequel and to me the Bat Boat was the best vehicle in the movie. Plus it was a pleasure hearing the movie score while you did this video.
When I was 8 I got to sit in the original Bat-Mobile.
I'll never forget it...
I still watch this every few summers for an afternoon movie and it still delivers decades later. Just love it to pieces. Great stuff, Minty!
Julie Newmar also returned to play Catwoman on the animated movies
I remember watching the old Batman shows in the 90s... It was such an old school treat. Rest in peace Adam West & cast
"Some days you just can't get rid of the bomb"
MAAAH 🃏Go 🃏🃏MAAH! HOT 🔥 JUDY
WHOLLY BATCOPPER ROBIN THOSE 👁️👁️ BROWS YEA, 😻😻
Minty i love how you put heart into the movies, the old Batman is definitely a showing off how The world was back in that time, you hit the nail on the head with what you said, this movie is an educational experience for the true Batman fans.
This movie came out when I was 7 years old. My cousin and I collected soda pop bottles and turned them in to get enough to see this movie at a matinee viewing. I've seen it on TV many times. The shark still looks fake.
Probably couldn't get a real shark because of some union thing. Sharks back then insisted on being paid a certain amount and would not take any less than that no matter what.
"Serious, ridiculous..." Minty.
"How serious can you take a guy that dresses up like a bat?" Michael Keaton.
Watched this movie again for Christmas time last year, because I was home sick with a cold. Had to go back and review this video by one of my favorite Flim secrets gurus! Terrific job, Minty! Cat woman being the leader of the gang of crooks quite surprised me! This movie certainly had some creative ideas and fun slapstick! Also that Red Batman poster actually looks very similar to one of my toys from the 90s, talk about a funny coincidence!
I was a child with this movie was released and for my friends and I it was the cinematic event of the year. We couldn't wait to see it and were in our seats in the theatre the day it opened.
I also had my first adult stirrings about the opposite sex while watching Catwoman, all three of them although Julie Newmar was my favorite. After Emma Peel of course.
And this movie still has the coolest Batmobile.
Growing up in the UK in the early 80s we got Batman every Sunday on constant repeat I'm blessed KING TUT was always a favourite 😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly the same here!
I loved for Batman as a kid! It was watching this movie, the bit with the shark, when the penny dropped and I turned to my parents in shock and said, “I’ve just realised: this isn’t actually serious is it?!”
I actually said the “some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb” as soon as I saw you posted this, HA! One of the best line in cinematic history, right up with “Rosebud” and “yippee ki-yay mother…”
Absolutely love Batman and every iteration and I used to watch the TV show when they played the reruns when I was a kid, didn’t find out about this movie till I was grown up and the ridiculous nature makes it so funny and worth watching!!
How sad that a YT content producer can't even use the subject-matter's original music in so many creative pieces...It's ridiculous. Great vid, Minty!
When you really gotta use the bathroom but your sisters in there … “ some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb “
Great video!......Thank you for mentioning Glastron Boat Company, my dad was the styling engineer for the Batboat project and was with Glastron for 14 years. Austin Texas went a bit Bat-nuts and the cast came for a parade and all the restaurants had Bat-burgers and such for about a month! Good memories!
Ironically, when Bob Kane originally dreamed up Batman, he imagined him in a red costume. He was quickly talked out of it by Bill Finger.
Great job as always , MINTY !! The red Batman is apparently a nod to the first ever rendering of the Comic Book appearance of Batman , when he was red with funky cape wings .
Adam West was and is the best representation of Batman ever. He was the most handsomest of all the actors who played Batman from past to present.
I actually recently picked up a bunch of the action figure stuff from mcfarlane toys for this era of batman. I was able to get batman and robin (both of which come with sound effect balloons that clip to their wrists), got the batmobile, and the bat cave. if you're a fan of the 60s era of batman then I highly recommend these figures and playsets cause they are not that expensive either.
The Batman movie was my childhood and I was obsessed with cat woman and became my favourite Batman villain, even tho it came out years before I was born I still love it so much,I miss Adam so much🥺🤍
This is now my favourite RUclips channel ! 😊
My favorite Batman was the tv show about the Zodiac Crimes..I always got more excited when those episodes came on. Long live Adam West and Burt Ward. Thanks for a great childhood and adulthood
I love the 66 batman series and movie. It is bat shit insane and yet the amazing Adam West was so Ernest and played it seriously made the crazy stuff even better
I used to enjoy that show as a child. I've also watch the animated movies that came out a few years ago that you mentioned. Thank you for the trip down memory lane ☺️👍
LOL Minty... when you popped on with the Traditional Batman Costume I just CRACKED UP!
YOU ARE THE FREAKIN' LIMIT!!! :D
“Batmint”, so perfect Minty. 👍🏽
One of my favorite movies. I was totally addicted to Batman when I was a kid.
Robin: Holy sardine!
Batman: Robin, hand ✋ me down the 🦈 Shark Repellent Bat Spray!
I remember watching the 1966 tv show with my dad. After every cliff hanger between part 1 and part 2 he would say "this could be the last one." We always had to tune in the same bat time, same bat channel, to make sure the dynamic duo escaped. I have used "this could be the last one" hundreds of times with my children and grandchildren.
They would play it at college once a semester, and it was a Rocky Horror type atmosphere :) The whole crowd (and theater was FULL) would go Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Batman ! People dressed up, someone got up front before the start to deliver a welcome and a few historical tidbits. It was awesome.
Always loved this on-screen version of Batman! Great video! 💜🙏🏻
I LOVE LOVE this version of Batman! Childhood memories ❤️
Great review Minty. And extra points for the awesome Jason Voorhees mask from Part 6 and Gizmo from Gremlins. Classic!
I can still recall my Dad taking me to see this in the Theater, just me and him. I must have been Kindergarten age about then.
dude, i've been watching these for a while now, and enjoying your other videos as well, but when i saw this video when i woke up this morning, you sir, just made my day!
I about spewed my drink when I saw Minty in the Batman Costume. (Nice touch BTW.)
When we got our first colour tv in the early 70's the first thing I couldn't wait to see was Batman. I cannot recall when I first saw the Batman movie but I'm sure I watched it every time it aired. But of all three actresses who played Catwoman in the series I am a devoted fan of Eartha Kitt as the character. It's a little disappointing to hear that we could have had a second movie,especially when it would have introduced Yvonne Craig as Batgirl. It's still fun to watch every so often. The two animated films were disappointing but it was nice to see (or rather hear) Mayor Adam West and Bort Ward in their roles.
Best comic come to live for me ... Great classic and never gets old...
Nice touch Minty; being with the classic 60s Batman costume. It is beautiful
This guys videos are truly awesome
Like his facial expressions
gets me every time
Thanks Minty for all you do
When I was very young, I got to eat my dinner in front of the TV 2 nights a week to watch Batman- I didn't see the movie until recently, and it was wonderful- a trip down memory lane.
I love that when he commits his crimes, The Joker wears a small domino mask, to conceal his identity.
Absolutely love your videos you doing so well you're definitely underrated you deserve a million subs
"Holy Island!"
"Huh?"
"The island Batman, it's full of holes."
"Right you are old chum."
Is that a line from the 60s batman or did you try quoting Batman Forever?