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"Jingle bells, Batman smells! Robin laid an egg! The Batmobile lost a wheel..." These lyrics and and Adam West were the first impression I ever had of Batman growing up. I do remember the movie series that started with Michael Keaton and the animated series, which was ironically the most serious of these incarnations of the character, but my real indroduction to Batman was through the Adam West television show. The character was fun and I never tried to take him too seriously, so Batman Begins rdefined that world for me a little. This, however, will always be my first Batman. It is tied with Batman Begins as the best Batman movie ever, perhaps even exceeding it in its excellence.
That satirical song about Batman will always have a special place in my heart. I remember learning the first couple of lines during a swim meet, the rest from the first, best friend I ever had. "Batman's in the hall — peeing on the wall."
Goodness, I'm getting nostalgic tingles just thinking about it.
Anyway, the movie doesn't take itself seriously at all. Everything about it is silly. You know exactly what I'm talking about: the wham's and the zook's appearing comic-book style during the climactic fight scenes, gadgets both bizarre and mundane all bearing the prefix "bat", and bat-logic that bears no resemblance to reality whatsoever. The producers knew exactly what they were going for, and it's something that not enough of Hollywood appreciates at the moment. According to their opening:
"ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 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, to lovers of pure escapism, lovers of unadulterated entertainment, lovers of the ridiculous and the bizarre --- to funlovers everywhere --- this film is respectful dedicated. [spotlight passes by a couple passionately kissing] If we have overlooked any other sizable groups of lovers, we apologize. — The Producers"
There you have it. The film reviewed itself. If you are one of these people, go ahead and watch this film.
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