This movie appears to have real production values. The costumes are dead on, the actors look and act like their '60s counterparts and the camp appears to be ripped straight out of the vintage Batman TV series.
I’m off to the usual sources to see if I can find this flick - strictly for research purposes, you understand.
Chris Sims, the internet’s leading Batmanologist, has a review of the film here. Apparently, the DVD includes a version with all the porn cut out, and it still stands up pretty well as an homage to the original TV show.
I have to give them credit, they really tried. The sets and costumes were excellent for a porno. They even did a good job with the 60s hairstyles and the “good” women were refreshingly free of tattoos and implants.
The problem is that once the sex scenes start, all attempts at characterization go out the window.
For instance, Robin and Batgirl witness the Joker having sex with two of his henchwomen. This gets them worked up. But once the scene starts, it is no longer Robin and Batgirl having sex, it’s two random porn stars having standard porn star sex. These two performers are decent enough actors that they could play a scenario - one of the two could be experienced, the other a virgin. Something.
The worst is Catwoman. All her mannerisms disappeared as soon as the clothes did, and it’s a crying shame. Catwoman was one of the most sexually provocative characters of that era of TV. They could have had her, you know, acting a tiny bit like a cat. She could have purred and yowled. She could have been in heat.
I haven’t seen the Batman parody but I have seen the X-Files and Star Trek parodies done by the same company. They get the look right. The actors give a credible performance. But no attempt is made to integrate the sex scenes with the overall parody. It’s like having graphic sex scenes edited into an SNL sketch.
I was wondering how they were going to integrate the sex scenes. Too bad. I thought this had the potential to be pretty funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJrgFvSQ-f0
Nope, she lost her mask and ears 30 seconds after doffing the rest of her costume. With the costume, she’s Catwoman. Without the costume, she’s just another porn starlet.
At least Batman, Robin and Batgirl all kept their masks on, as did the Riddler.