I was a huge fan of In Living Color (1990) and have always had an appreciation for the comedic minds on that show, having followed several of them in their budding film careers, so when I discovered that there was a movie starring David Alan Grier and Damon Wayans that seemed somewhat inspired by his Handi-Man superhero character from the show, I was sold. Just because we have some elements of something good doesn't always guarantee success, though, and in the case of 1994's Blankman, the naiveté of youth is probably where this "comedy classic" should have resided.

What if we made a clumsy superhero, but used it as an homage to Batman '66? Damon is definitely a fan, since shows like the old Adam West adventures and Green Hornet (1966) fueled his childhood fantasies. Blankman not only shows a clip from the show, but it also has the stylish logo transitions, overly complicated traps, similar dialogue and that familiar onomatopoeia: pow, smack, splat, crash and lots of Aghhhhhhhh! It shows Batman '66 some respect, which I like, but it takes away some of the charm and tries to replace it with something more spicy (just look at his gadgets or the way he points at most things), doing Bruce Wayne if he was broke and living in the inner city.

“Slap me and call me Susan.”

“You believe a man can fly” when you hear the sound he makes after being hit.