I loved this film as a kid. We had it on VHS, and I watched it a million times. Between this and Batman the animated series, I figured that these campy batman movies were exactly what Batman was about. It was about a big, rich, serious guy beating up on a series of silly supervillans. To be honest, I really don't like the grimdark Batman stuff, because then nobody's any fun. Batman's never going to crack a smile, if the villains don't bring some life to the party, nothing interesting is ever going to happen.
This is why I fall asleep during the DC movies, and I'm losing my mind with excitement during any given Marvel film. It's not about the heroes, or Marvel vs. DC itself, it's about the way that these movies approach the source material. When I go to see a super hero movie, with the exception of something like Kickass, I want to see all the crazy stuff they do in the comics translated into moving pictures. I want to see Bane punch holes in solid concrete, I want to see Doctor Octopus running around with giant ridiculous robo-tentacles, and then I want to watch the hero swoop in and beat the hell out of them. As long as I'm getting lasers and one-liners, I could give a damn about how tough it is to pay your bills as a superhero in today's economy.
Good on you, Jim. Shout from the rooftops about your love for the campy batman films, I'm right behind you.