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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 327616" data-attributes="member: 8">The movie was fabulous and laugh-out-loud funny, but I think this was the first time I realize that the real strength of BATMAN 66 isn&#039;t&nbsp;&nbsp; what they DO, but what they DON&#039;T.It always gets dangerously close to being a parody on the wholesomeness of children&#039;s TV programmes - but somehow they know exactly when to hold back.Because parody or satire only works with a certain lack of respect and BATMAN never crosses that line.They have an uncanny talent to exploit the juxtaposition of it all e.g. the public&#039;s admiration for their beloved caped crusaders and the idea that everything&#039;s going to be all right as long as they continue to protect Gotham City is laughable, and yet there&#039;s nothing in those scenes that suggests that that feeling isn&#039;t&nbsp; genuine.[ATTACH=full]38150[/ATTACH]A full-on-parody would make a point of it that the admiration couldn&#039;t&nbsp; be genuine simply because it&#039;s too hilarious.This idea - or at least my interpretation thereof - isn&#039;t only evident in the story itself.&nbsp; BATMAN may not be masterpiece theatre but all the actors seem to understand their respective characters.I&#039;ve already mentioned several actors/characters that impressed me, but after watching this movie I&#039;m inclined to single out Adam West who has mastered the effect of pause in dialogue. And just when you think it&#039;s about to&nbsp; break the fourth wall, it stops.The foul foursome plotline proves to be surprisingly entertaining considering how eccentric these characters are. [ATTACH=full]38152[/ATTACH]The reveal of Kitka&#039;s true identity throws Batman off balance, and it pains Robin to watch his friend processing the deceit of it all.It&#039;s a nice moment of humanity in a world of cartoon characters.[ATTACH=full]38153[/ATTACH]Or does the expression on Robin&#039;s face reflect guilt because he&#039;s secretly relieved that Adam won&#039;t be kissing Kitka again?Perhaps we all should be relieved that I&#039;m not an obsessed fanboy who likes to write Batman&amp;Robin4Eva fan fiction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 327616, member: 8"] The movie was fabulous and laugh-out-loud funny, but I think this was the first time I realize that the real strength of BATMAN 66 [I]isn't[/I] what they DO, but what they DON'T. It always gets dangerously close to being a parody on the wholesomeness of children's TV programmes - but somehow they know exactly when to hold back. Because parody or satire only works with a certain lack of respect and BATMAN never crosses that line. They have an uncanny talent to exploit the juxtaposition of it all e.g. the public's admiration for their beloved caped crusaders and the idea that everything's going to be all right as long as they continue to protect Gotham City is laughable, and yet there's nothing in those scenes that suggests that that feeling [I]isn't[/I] genuine. [ATTACH type="full"]38150[/ATTACH] A full-on-parody would make a point of it that the admiration [I]couldn't[/I] be genuine simply because it's too hilarious. This idea - or at least my interpretation thereof - isn't only evident in the story itself. BATMAN may not be masterpiece theatre but all the actors seem to understand their respective characters. I've already mentioned several actors/characters that impressed me, but after watching this movie I'm inclined to single out Adam West who has mastered the effect of pause in dialogue. And just when you think it's [I]about to[/I] break the fourth wall, it stops. The foul foursome plotline proves to be surprisingly entertaining considering how eccentric these characters are. [ATTACH type="full"]38152[/ATTACH] The reveal of Kitka's true identity throws Batman off balance, and it pains Robin to watch his friend processing the deceit of it all. It's a nice moment of humanity in a world of cartoon characters. [ATTACH type="full"]38153[/ATTACH] Or does the expression on Robin's face reflect guilt because he's secretly relieved that Adam won't be kissing Kitka again? Perhaps we all should be relieved that I'm not an obsessed fanboy who likes to write Batman&Robin4Eva fan fiction. [/QUOTE]

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