adonis98-743-186503 The caped crusaders versus The Wizard, black-hooded mastermind. Batman and Robin (1949) makes Batman & Robin (1997) look like the Batman Begins (2005) in front of this mess of a film, show or whatever i just watched. Whoever designed the costumes for both of the 2 famous heroes should just be fired, Batman looks like a Circus freak and Robin more like Zorro meets Green Lantern. The action was super cheesy and just way too silly to even to enjoy it properly. I'd rather watch Schwarzenegger and his ice puns rather than this ever again in my life. (0/10)

thehappysmoker When I was a kid, back in the dark ages, I used to go to the cinema every Saturday morning. There were sing-a-longs, cartoons, news stories, feature films and, best of all as far as I was concerned, serials. They ALWAYS ended with a cliff-hanger, which was slightly changed at the start of the next episode, but no-one cared about that. This one had some interesting bits. Not much was known about radioactivity back then, so when Batman had the ransom money sprayed, so that he can track it, it didn't seem wrong that it burst into flames when it fell on the floor. The crippled Wizard suddenly being able to walk was a bit of a puzzler, too. Now, I am over 70, and have a small collection of the old serials. This is one of the best of the genre.

along_came_bialy I only saw this series once or twice as a child and thought it no longer existed, however I managed to track it down a couple of years ago on video. Though it is not as good as the 1943 series, it is still a great production. It has better visual effects (most notably The Wizard becoming invisible),which must have been amazing in 1949. There was also more intrigue than the 1943 series, the question about The wizards true identity was well written. William Fawcett was wonderful as the eccentric Profeser Hamill, my favorite character from the series. Robert Lowery and Johnny Duncan were superb as Batman and Robin. Johnny Duncan was not as "in your face" as the 60's Robin, which I really admire. The ending was not greatly acted, however the series was low budget even for the 1940's so It might have been filmed quickly. I really like the car Batman Drives as well, it was just a normal car, allowing Bruce wayne to be drive it as himself and Batman. The fact that it was filmed in Black and White makes it more dramatic. It has the same effect as Tim Burtons dark films.

thirteenthfloorelevator there is no suspense in this serial! When one episode ends the acting is so shoddy, the effects are so poor and the script is so awful that the last thing on your mind is how Batman and Robin will save the day. No, in fact, the last thing on your mind is watching the next episode! This show is so boring that I can't see how it ever got made, let alone released on DVD! Obviously the effects are not up to par with contemporary Batman films, but even the script is awful. An incoherent babbling mess about some evil professor and a ray gun or something like that, I am not quite sure, because it is too awful to follow. Watch the 60s version, or the 90's versions, or even Batman Begins, just anything over this version!