100 Words or Less: Batman (1943 serial)

Very old. Very Racist. Bad costumes. Horrible fight choreography. Despite the age, and the medium (serial as opposed to film), it’s hard to take seriously. It’s hard for most modern viewers to appreciate a serial. Watching it in one sitting (or two), was hard. Constant cliffhangers, redundancies everywhere.

It introduced the Batcave to the mythology, and it earned a sequel. Really, though, the only positive thing was William Austin as Alfred. 70 years ago, this may have been exciting. But the dialogue is awful. And the actor playing the lead will forever have me refer to this as “Fatman.”

Fedoras.