Batman and Robin - The Complete 1949 Movie Serial Collection (1949)

"To the filing cabinet, Robin!"

This matinee cliff-hanger series is hilarious, even if unintentionally. When the Bat-signal lights up the sky, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson run down to the Batcave and open a three-drawer filing cabinet and remove their carefully folded costumes. When they need to change on the road, Bruce simply puts the top on the convertible and Robing hops over into the back seat to change. They don't seem to worry about driving the same car in both their civilian and super-hero identities, nor do they worry too much about pulling up outside Wayne Manor (a quite modest suburban house) and running up the driveway in their capes.

Great fun for Batman fans who want to see how far he has come over the years. March 24, 2008

Batman and Robin: the complete 1949 movie serial

This was purchased just because it is Batman (big fan). The quality of the product (DVDs) is very good. As for the series it self, it is good for a 1949 TV series. I am not disappointed. November 5, 2007

Saturday Matinee all over again

To all the naysayers out there who review this 2 dvd set before, here's something for you.
1. This was done in 1949 and Columbia had a hit with children back in 1943 when they released the Batman.
2. At this time, only one depiction of the serial was done by Columbia. No other format was done at the time except with guest appearances on the radio
of Superman.
3. Limited budget (about the price of an Television show episode of today) and serials were made for children not whining adults who didn't know what a
chapter serial was unless their parents told them about it.
4. A chapter a week so you could come back next week for the next installment. October 23, 2007

Batman and Robin vs the wizard

Good action & suspense. The wizard made a formable foe for the dynamic duo. Although I thought the ending was a little anti-climatic when Batman finally confronted the Wizard. They were a couple of inconsistancies in the series though. They drove the same car as their alter egos' and nobody was the wiser.:-) I found this version of Robin is a little more mucho then his predecessor was in the 1943 movie series. In this version Batman & Robin worked with the police. Over all I found the the 2 DVD series quite entertaining. August 1, 2007

Is That The Batmobile?

I liked this serial but it's not as good as Captain Marvel or The Phantom which are both five star. This is a bit dated. The action/fight scenes are sometimes ridiculous and the costumes could definitely do with some work. Enjoyable fun though if you're a nostalgia freak like me, but you will probably be disappointed if you expect too much. February 18, 2007

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