BOB’S BLU-RAY REVIEW OF ”BATMAN THE MOVIE”

In all of the Batman hype, I decided to pick up the original movie from the 60’s. I remember the T.V series so well from when it ran in syndication. It was one of my favorite program’s after school in the late 80’s. I remember watching the movie over a dozen times when I was a kid and I was really excited to visit it again. The excitement didn’t last very long because the movie was pretty bad, but the movie is not the reason I’m recommending this title.

This Blu-Ray is jam packed with special features. There is two commentary tracks, four featurettes, an interactive Batmobile tour, trailers, trivia, everything your little bat heart desires. Let’s talk about the characters. I’m gonna type a character’s name and then list who I think played it the best. Batman: Michael Keaton. Bruce Wayne: Adam West. Robin: Burt Ward. Joker: Jack Nicholson. Penguin: Burgess Meredith. Catwoman: Michelle Phifer. Riddler: Frank Gorshin. I purposly saved the best for last, Frank Gorshin saved this movie for me. His laugh and his energy on screen was truly brilliant. If I’m gonna rate the movie on it’s own, I’ll give it a 5 out of 10, Frank gorshin and some campy dialouge and action makes this movie kinda watchable. If I factor in all the extras that are included, I have to bump it up to an 8 out of 10. I love good extras, it can turn a bad movie into a good one.