Batman and Robin 1949 Rocks

Well not really. The kids have been watching this over the last week. It is a serial of 15 episodes that was shown in the cinema on a weekly basis. They were completely gobsmacked that it was in black and white. Ryan kept asking for the colour to be turned on.

It is full to the brim and overflowing with suspension of disbelief, with fantastically incredible storylines. Each episode comes with a more and more incredulous making ending. Luckily all the issues are clarified in the next episode. I just loved the car chases, the fights, the special effects and some of the stunts, for their high class cheesy amateurism. Truly incredible, but then this was no high budget movie series. I mean Batman's car was the same as Bruce Wayne's and pretty boring and modest at that. I wouldn't recommend buying it, but for Batman tragics, perhaps...

Some of the special effects include a full size blow torch used to open a metal door, which Batman pulls from his belt, and all the car scenes with cars looking like they are floating with the action in the background studio screen. I especially liked the remote control machine with all the dials, knobs, lights and steam which came out of it when it got hot keeping the Wizard invisible. Interesting how technology was portrayed in those films.