RiffTrax New Batman Short Out Now!

The post-Mystery Science Theater 3000 comedy troupe RiffTrax has released the latest lampooning in its series of 1940’s Batman shorts! This time around: Batman: The Wizards Challenge!

"As the latest episode of the Batman serial begins, Robin is speeding along in an…armored car? Hm, that actually sounds kind of cool… And it contains a remote control device called The Neutralizer? Intriguing, what’s it do? Disables The Wizard’s invisibility device!? Wow!! And in order to stop him, The Wizard’s henchmen start dropping bombs out of a custom built plane!?! Holy cow! This must be the most exciting episoHAHAHAHAHAHAH you poor, deluded fool!Clearly, there’s no budget here to give that action sequence the treatment it deserves. There are however, scenes of octogenarian policemen, Barry Brown broadcasting, and three, count them, three scenes of the old rich cranky guy berating his butler. The titular superhero shows up too, we think, when he’s able to free his costume from the mess of old receipts and warranties that he also keeps in the file cabinet.The Wizard’s Challenge: can you watch this entire episode without hurling something at your TV every time Robin tries to enunciate? Mike, Kevin, and Bill try and fail in our latest serial RiffTrax!"

Caped Crusades has already reviewed one episode in this series and you can expect more to come. You can download each of these episodes on their website and on iTunes for $1.99.