Comments on: The Batman Movie You Didn’t Know About

By: Movie Quiz

Movie Quiz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:56:55 +0000

Nice and knowledge full post for the fans of batman. They would really love to watch the classic movie of their idol.

By: Movie Quiz

Movie Quiz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:56:00 +0000

Nice and knowledge full post for the fans of batman. They would really love to watch the classic movie of their idol.

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:15:23 +0000

Oh, and Hank M. – good call on the Lycra. I doubt that the filmmakers had the budget to build a time machine and head for 1959 when Lycra was invented to grab some.

I’ll check into it, but you’re probably right about it being wool. Thanks for the tip!

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:15:00 +0000

Oh, and Hank M. – good call on the Lycra. I doubt that the filmmakers had the budget to build a time machine and head for 1959 when Lycra was invented to grab some.

I’ll check into it, but you’re probably right about it being wool. Thanks for the tip!

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:10:50 +0000

@ randomreader

No, thank you. I won’t give a pass to racism simply because it was based on fear. Aren’t most morally deplorable things?

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The state of hysteria at the time in the US was disgusting, and under the microscope of history we can see how wrong our response to our own citizens was – we’ve even issued formal apologies and money to Japanese-Americans that were placed in internment camps.

I don’t think the racism in Batman is malicious, though. It’s just ignorant.

Much like assuming I’d have to google to know what Pearl Harbor is.

Back to fun movie stuff now? Awesome.

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:10:00 +0000

@ randomreader

No, thank you. I won’t give a pass to racism simply because it was based on fear. Aren’t most morally deplorable things?

I don’t think the racism in Batman is malicious, though. It’s just ignorant.

Much like assuming I’d have to google to know what Pearl Harbor is.

Back to fun movie stuff now? Awesome.

By: randomreader

randomreader — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:46:35 +0000

Before going too far off the deep end about the anti-Japanese commentary in the serial, try to remember that it was _1943_, the middle of WWII, and only a bit before that the Japanese had launched a sneak attack on Hawaii (look up pearl harbor attack, it’ll be all over google) and people were afraid of an invasion of the west coast of the U.S. I think people can be forgiven for any racist commentary given the times.

By: randomreader

randomreader — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:46:00 +0000

By: nickolas66

nickolas66 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:16:29 +0000

This is actually the birth of the camp-tastic ’66 Batman. Hugh Hefner would gather friends to watch, heckle, and laugh at this old serial… which lead to the idea for the tounge-in-cheek TV show.

By: nickolas66

nickolas66 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:16:00 +0000

This is actually the birth of the camp-tastic ’66 Batman. Hugh Hefner would gather friends to watch, heckle, and laugh at this old serial… which lead to the idea for the tounge-in-cheek TV show.

By: John Thomas

John Thomas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:46:52 +0000

LOL, you got some really good picks for sure on that article! Well done.

By: John Thomas

John Thomas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:46:00 +0000

LOL, you got some really good picks for sure on that article! Well done.

By: "The Douche"

"The Douche" — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:23:54 +0000

I knew of this, in fact, I own the VHS with this on it…good times.

By: "The Douche"

"The Douche" — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:23:00 +0000

I knew of this, in fact, I own the VHS with this on it…good times.

By: filmbandit

filmbandit — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:04:41 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_(film)

why don’t you learn something about the place serials had in pop culture before telling a bunch of uninformed and context-compromised readers how stupid the batman serial is.

By: filmbandit

filmbandit — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:04:00 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_(film)

why don’t you learn something about the place serials had in pop culture before telling a bunch of uninformed and context-compromised readers how stupid the batman serial is.

By: Hank M.

Hank M. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:08:46 +0000

They didn’t have ‘lycra’ back then, old chum, it was more likely a woollen suit.

By: Hank M.

Hank M. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:08:00 +0000

They didn’t have ‘lycra’ back then, old chum, it was more likely a woollen suit.

By: Will Emero II

Will Emero II — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:36:28 +0000

Well, if you thought this one was bad, check out the 1949 Batman serial. Bats wearing boxers – visible under his tights – and holds hands with Robin in a scene that would send Dr. Wertham into apoplexy. Stately Wayne Manor is a one story with aluminum siding in the heart of the suburbs – but the Batcave remains as large and foreboding as ever.

The actor playing Bats performs his stage combat revealing training straight out of the Gotham ballet. On the upside, there’s tons of footage of mid 1940s sedans.

By: Will Emero II

Will Emero II — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:36:00 +0000

The actor playing Bats performs his stage combat revealing training straight out of the Gotham ballet. On the upside, there’s tons of footage of mid 1940s sedans.