THE TURKISH BATMAN (1973)

[The Burgomaster]

Here's a hilarious piece of trash cinema that I bought on DVD-R from Super Strange Video (the quality of the print I bought is significantly better than the one I posted below).  Even though it's awful, these are some reasons to watch it:

* Filmed in cheesy black & white with a running time of about 1 hour.
* The cinematography and editing reminded me of old John Waters movies like MONDO TRASHO and MULTIPLE MANIACS.
* Some of the music was stolen from ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE!
* The subtitles were obviously written by someone who didn't speak English very well.  They are full of phrases that don't make sense and incorrectly spelled words.
* Batman receives his orders via an audio tape that self-destructs . . . just like MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.
* Batman and Robin have nearly identical costumes.  The only difference is Batman's has a bat on it and Robin's  has the letter "R" on it.
* Batman and Robin don't always wear their costumes.  Sometimes, they fight in their street clothes.
* Batman spends plenty of time cavorting with topless or completely naked women.
* Batman and Robin usually remove their capes during fights and use wrestling moves similar to what you see in the old Mexican wrestling-hero movies (Santo, et. al.)  These moves include some of the most uncoordinated cartwheels and hand springs you'll ever see.
* There are probably a dozen more reasons to watch this, but I can't remember all of them!

Bad, bad, bad . . . but entertaining!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UTfXonzUsk




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[Chainsawmidget]

I haven't even watched it yet and I know I already like it more than Dark Knight and Begins.