Oh I do love the 60s “Batman” tv series and I also enjoyed “Batman: The Movie” and “Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders” is an animated sequel to the great live-action 60s series.

In “Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders”, Adam West and Burt Ward reprise their roles from the old television series as Batman and Robin. Together, Batman and Robin tackle the Joker, the Riddler, the Penguin and Catwoman with Julie Newmar returning as Catwoman. The crime fighting duo even manage to go into outer space at one point to do battle and they also nearly get turned into dinner.

A lot of the film’s appeal comes from the nostalgia of having Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar reprise their roles from the 60s series. Adam West and Burt Ward sound considerably older than when they did the television series but it’s still great to have them doing the voices. Julie Newmar is good as Catwoman. As some of the cast members from the show had died, new actors give voices to characters such as the Joker and the Penguin and they do a good job. I think the animation is very good and faithful to the style of the television series.

“Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders” is a novelty film for fans of the old tv series and it does exactly what you want. The film is done in the same loveable campy style as the series and the references to other adaptations of “Batman” such as the 1989 film and the more recent “The Dark Knight Rises”. If you haven’t seen the television show or the 1966 film then you probably won’t get this film and you’re better off starting with some of the older stuff first. Fans of the 60s “Batman” series are most likely going to want to see this and if, like me, you hated the theatrically-released animated abomination that was “Batman: The Killing Joke” then this might help heal some of the wounds.