Sequel to the 2016 adventure Return Of The Caped Crusaders this is another animated outing in the vein of the original television series complete with original cast.Adam West, Burt Ward & Julie Newmar return to reprise their roles with more goofy comedy and nostalgic charm.This time Two Face has returned and it's down to the dynamic duo to stop him.This alike the original was at a disadvantage from the get go as I'd never been a fan of the original television series. I never disliked it, I just never saw the appeal.Batman vs. Two-Face is loyal to the source material although a tad darker in places. Alike the first film this will appeal to fans of the original show but possibly them and them alone.Nostalgic, charming but highly niche.The Good:NostalgicWell madeGreat voice castThe Bad:Won't appeal to everyoneThings I Learnt From This Movie:Friends before females is the pg version of bro's before ho'sYour mother wears combat boots is a totally over the top insult!

Batman VS. Two-Face is the sequel to last year's Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and a great tribute to the late Adam West, AKA-The Bright Knight.In this film, the Dynamic Duo (voiced by the great Adam West and Burt Ward, again reprising their iconic roles from the classic 60's TV series) come face-to-face (no pun intended) with Two-Face, district attorney and Bruce Wayne's best friend Harvey Dent (voiced by James T. Kirk himself, William Shatner).After an accident in Hugo Strange's laboratory, Harvey is scarred by a toxic gas that leaves him disfigured and with a split-personality. It is up to our heroes, Batman and Robin, to put a stop to Two-Face's crimes, but that might prove difficult for Batman, as he must confront his former best friend.This film is a great little animated movie, just like Return of the Caped Crusaders. I am a huge Batman fan. I love everything Batman, and that includes both his dark and light portrayals. Whenever there is a new Batman, I race to watch it. I grew up with the 60's TV series. Adam West and Burt Ward were my boyhood heroes and to me (even still today) they ARE Batman and Robin. Last year's Return of the Caped Crusaders was a fantastic return of West and Ward voicing their respective superheroes. I was over the moon, and thoughts of nostalgia came back to me. And now, with this brand new Batman VS. Two-Face, this is the BEST tribute Adam West could ask for.I really enjoyed the introduction of Two-Face/Harvey Dent into this universe, as he had never appeared in the original television show. I also loved that other characters such as Hugo Strange and Harley Quinn (here as Dr. Harleen Quinzel) were featured. In a way, a lot of this really ties Batman '66 into more of the comic book lore of the character.I loved this film, and it was great to see Adam West in his final adventure as Batman, the Bright Knight.10/10

In the hearts of some, maybe even all, Batman fans, Adam West will always hold a cherished place. I remember as a kid tuning in to a few reruns of the series that had started just under two decades before I was born. For my money, Adam West will always be the best Batman. Despite the campiness around him, West's deadpan delivery was so perfect that he could convey his love for justice with a ridiculous eulogy for an "almost human porpoise" as much as Christian Bale could with an entire "It's not who I am under the mask" monologue.Perhaps in direct response to that dark and gritty reboot, there's been renewed interest in the 60's series. The comic book series "Batman '66" imagines a continuation of the TV series that includes villains it never got around to, including psychedelic re-imaginings of characters that weren't even introduced until decades later. Last year's animated film "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders" breathed new life into the concept by bringing in the voice talents of the West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar, with the rest of the familiar characters resurrected through loving imitations by modern impressionists. That movie not only was a pitch-perfect extension of the '66 series, but brilliant satirized just how much darker the portrayal of the "Dark Knight" has become ever since. Earlier this year, we lost our contrasting "Bright Knight" when Adam West passed away, but not before lending his voice to a sequel."Batman Vs. Two-Face" doesn't satirize like its predecessor, but fully embraces the original series' campiness, with one concession: the inclusion of a villain considered too dark and gritty for the series at the time. Acccording to legend, Clint Eastwood was all set to take on the role of Two-Face before studio execs thought he'd scare off young viewers and put the kibosh on it. In "Batman Vs. Two-Face", Professor Hugo Strange, another villain who never appeared on the TV series, is working on an "evil extractor" to rehabilitate Gotham's greatest criminals. He's aided by another now- popular villain, one not created until the early 90's, in a cameo role. Strange, naturally, is portrayed with an impersonation of the German mad scientist voice Peter Sellers perfected for "Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." Unfortunately for Strange, his assistant, and Gotham City District Attorney Harvery Dent, Batman's greatest enemies have the ability to raise their evilness on command and, through their combined malevolent cackling, cause the devise to overload, splashing the D.A.'s face with the liquid manifestation of evil and transforming him physically and mentally into Two-Face.The opening credits montage shows Batman and Robin waging war on Two-Face as if he were just another villain on the bi-weekly roster of the series. When we return to the film proper, Bruce Wayne has found a way to restore Dent's face as well as his law career. But when King Tut and Book Worm, two villains who existed solely in the universe of the TV series, pull off heists with all of the trademarks of Two-Face's plots, Batman and Robin have to try to figure out how Two-Face can co-exist with the seemingly cured Harvey. It's a mystery with a simple solution, but the movie's not about detective work: it's about revisiting a Gotham where the swinging 60's never ended, and where the police force exists only to toggle the Bat Signal on and off, because they wouldn't know how to bring a jaywalker to justice without the intervention of the Dynamic Duo.Sorry, Clint, but William Shatner should have always been the first choice for Two-Face. Not only was he a familiar face on TV screens of that era, but no one else shared Adam West's love for the dramatic pause the way he does. He makes the menacing villain gel well with the campy universe, his distinctive cadence fits the squeaky-clean prosecutor, while he adds just a little bit of a growl to portray the darker aspects of the character. And there will never, ever be another Adam West. Only he could make a visit to the window of Catwoman's prison cell to share a kiss, read some poetry, and remind her how many months are left until her debt to society is paid seem so endearing.Youthful ward Dick Grayson's maternal aunt gets giddy at how intimate Bruce and Dick seem, winking and nudging at rumors about the relationship that have persisted since the 60's, but she also gets giddy seeing Bruce and Harvey together, at one point all but pressing their faces together and telling them to start making out. Taking from other popular adaptations of the Two-Face character, Bruce and Harvey are portrayed as being old friends, in spite of the fact that the D.A. never even got a namedrop in the original series. It makes for a sort of love triangle between Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent, and Dick Grayson, and pays off with a sweet little moment of Batman declaring just how rock solid his relationship with the Boy Wonder is.Always leave 'em wanting more. It's sad for me to think of what might have been. If only someone had the brilliant idea of bringing Adam West and Burt Ward in to revisit the classic series in animated form earlier, we may have been able to witness the two squaring off against Poison Ivy or Scarecrow or Harley Quinn. But, as it is, this is as good of a sendoff as our Bright Knight could ever have asked for.

Batman vs Two-Face brought back some of the original castings from the series. It was always funny and bright just like in the series. While the movie exceeded my own expectations Adam West has had the best tribute. The Dark Knight and The Boy Wonder continue having they're old lines like"Great Scott!". Great animating and great voice acting. This movie deserves a 8.5.