Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

Exaggerated cartoon action throughout: fistfights, explosions, gunplay, car chases, fire, brass knuckles, Batman and Robin sliding toward a fiery inferno. No injuries or deaths.

Occasional sexual banter and innuendo between Batman and Cat Woman (for example, "She won't escape my grasp, but I'll enjoy her trying"); they kiss passionately. A scene takes place in a nightclub in which women are dancing in cages.

Many comic, alliterative insults ("you mocking mountebank of malice").

Batman holds a glass of champagne. He announces that someone "slipped me a mickey" -- a reference to a drug-laced beverage.

Parents need to know that Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders is a movie that was made and released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1966–1969 popular animated television series. Three of the original stars of the show -- Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar -- reprise their roles as Batman, Robin, and the Cat Woman. Their voices may sound older, but they're the real deal, and the spirit of fun that was a trademark of the show and its characters is intact. An antidote to the much darker Batman fare that has become a cultural phenomenon over the last decade, this "retro" version is fast-paced, comic, and filled with the traditional Batman KERPLOWS!, SMOKS!, ZAPS!, and WHOMPS! that accompany the exaggerated cartoon action. And, as was his habit in 1966, Batman continues to provide "meaningful" insights about life as he continues to save the world. This movie has some mild sexual banter and innuendo as Batman relates to his old nemesis, Cat Woman. That coupled with a scene in a nightclub that finds women dancing in cages and the exuberant battle sequences explains the film's PG rating. Only for kids who are comfortable with cartoon fisticuffs and clearly know the difference between real and pretend violence.

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