At Last Adam West's 'Lost' Gem arrives on DVD! FANTASTIC PRINT!
Please note that this is a review of the film. I have yet to receive the Olive Films DVD. I have owned this since I paid a whopping sixty dollars in the early 1980s for a beta print from a company called K&C Video. I do not have a Blu-ray player, nor do I intend getting one, so I am glad I had the option to order the DVD.
I checked Google and found a site which has some twenty stills from the Blu-ray edition, so I am hoping the DVD version will look just as good.
This is a film that has it all - great music, unforgettable dialogue, I won't give anything away, plenty of action, interesting sets, a cast of seasoned professionals. It is a real time capsule filmed in 1968 and partially financed by Mr West himself. It's a shame that he didn't get a chance to star in more leading roles in feature films following his stint as The Caped Crusader. I always thought this film should have midnight showings at theatres, with fans quoting the dialogue verbatim!
I and my friends have...
Forgotten Cult Classic
Adam West will always be Batman to audiences but this film was his best work. Nancy Kwan is lovely in it. The backdrop of the era ( late 60s ) is what gives this film the aura it would not otherwise have. This film is often confused with a 1964 film with John Saxon with the same name. It is not
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