And however much I enjoy that, or the grungy but still comic adjacent movies like those starring Michael Keaton, George Clooney or Val Kilmer … sometimes you want to watch a silly movie.

Adam West’s portrayal of the caped crusader in the 1960s can check off that box.

“Batman: The Movie” premiered in 1966 and served as the perfect launch of its subsequent TV show — which would run for 120 episodes over three season.

The film stars West as Batman/Bruce Wayne alongside his faithful ward Robin/Dick Grayson (Burt Ward) as they battle the forces of evil.

PHOTO PROVIDED Adam West and Burt Ward are pictured as Batman and Robin with Commissioner Gordon, far right, and the Gotham City police chief, second from left.

The biggest bads of Gotham — The Penguin (Burgess Meredith), Catwoman (Lee Merriweather), The Joker (Cesar Romero) and The Riddler (Frank Gorshin) have joined forces in an effort to take over the world.

To do so, they kidnap Commodore Schmidlapp, owner of the Big Ben Distillery and inventor of a new device.

It’s up to Batman and Robin to track down these fiends and stop their evil plot once and for all.

Unlike in more recent films, Batman isn’t a lone wolf with a dark past. The caped crusader and his young ward are the heroes of Gotham, often seen flying through the skies in the Batcopter or zipping through the streets in the famous Batmobile. They also work extremely close with Commissioner Gordon and his chief of police.

No, this Batman certainly isn’t the one we’ve come to know in recent years. And that certainly isn’t a bad thing.

It’s kind of fun to watch a movie that makes no logical sense. Like when Batman is being attacked by a shark and asked Robin to pass him the “shark repellent Bat-spray.” Is there such thing? Absolutely not. But this is a fictional world with a fictional hero, so why can’t he have a spray for this specific moment?

Or when the band of villains manages to convince Commodore Schmidlapp that he’s totally not kidnapped, putting him in a “captain’s quarters” with a painting of the ocean outside his window and a cronie making ocean sound effects. (It’s even better when The Joker himself delivers him tea and the businessman doesn’t bat an eye.)

I wasn’t alive during 1966 — heck my mother wasn’t either — but I can only assume “Batman: The Movie” was the perfect fantasy world for kids and adults alike. Everyone dreams of being a crime fighting hero at least once in their lives. West’s Batman and Ward’s Robin offered the chance to come along on an exciting adventure filled with nifty gadgets (often with the word “Bat” in front of them) and stop the baddest villains out there.

There were no origin stories, no dark (both literally and figuratively), scary and heart racing moments.

No, “Batman: The Movie” is a light hearted movie that pokes fun at itself in an entertaining way. Not to mention, the costumes at this point are iconic. I especially can’t get over the fact they drew eyebrows on Batman’s mask, or etched out his nose.

“Batman: The Movie” is just as entertaining as those that came after it, just for different reasons. It’s rated PG and may be viewed on YouTube for free or rented from Googleplay, AppleTV, Vudu and Amazon Prime.

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Laura Jameson is Managing Editor of The Express.