975K views · 590 reactions | The 1966 movie Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, features a campy, action-packed plot where the Dynamic Duo face iconic villains like the Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman. One of its most memorable scenes involves Batman battling a rubber shark clinging to his leg, only to defeat it with his trusty Bat-Shark Repellent Spray, showcasing the film’s over-the-top humor and charm. | Rememberthe60s | Facebook

X-Men | Behind-The-Scenes Whilst it was Superman: The Movie in the 1970s and Tim Burton’s Batman at the end of the 1980s that sowed the seeds for the modern comic book movie boom, arguably the film that really did transform things was 2000’s X-Men. The idea of an X-Men movie actually first started bubbling around in 1984, but finding a company able to pay for it was a key challenge. Orion Pictures picked up an option, but hit financial woes. Then Terminator 2-backer Carolco was interested, but i