Rifftrax Year: 2013
Riffers: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett
*I HAVE SURVIVED WATCHING THIS SERIAL UNRIFFED*
"'BATMAN AND ROBIN!' Frankly we have more hope for this new 'Aquaman' character..."
*Note: This riff was made long before 2018's Aquaman movie became the highest grossing movie based on a DC comic.
Batman and Robin narrowly escape the exploding airplane and sneak aboard the one the Wizard's goons are taking flight in. Batman takes an opportunity to switch out a package full of stolen diamonds and chase the villains. Later, Batman follow a private eye to another Wizard crime at the railroad.
This second chapter of Batman's serial adventure is mostly a back and forth chase between our heroes and the bad guys, with a small intermission in between Batman setpieces involving Vicki Vale with her foot stuck in the mud. It's about as exciting as it sounds.
"Dear god, shut UP, Robin! 'Death in the Family' can't come soon enough!"
Offering up a second helping of Batman and Robin isn't quite as fun as the first, though the riffing has some good jabs at the production quality as well as the inconsistent locals of Gotham City. It's a mostly consistent effort overall, with a lot of knowing smiles at the ribbing of a cheap product. It's hard not to laugh as Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson change into Batman and Robin while driving a car as a camera cuts back to them, causing Kevin to quip "Good thing we had our costumes stuffed in our gym bag!"
If there is something holding it back from being amazing, it would probably be the serial's fault because it's second verse same at the first. I don't quite measure it as highly as the last one, which could be caused by diminishing returns, as serials run repetitive and it drives my interest in the ground because I feel like I've seen this before. But it's not hard to enjoy something this earnestly goofy with a humorous commentary overlapping it, and I can definitely say it's worth picking up if you enjoyed the last one.
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