The reviews I have seen already are just ridiculous. Seriously, you’d think we were talking about “The Godfather.” Don’t believe me? Here’s a sampling:

Writes Chris Sims on his Comics Alliance website: “For one thing, considering how good the costumes are and how new that footage of the Batmobile looks, this might be the first pornographic parody that actually has higher production values than the source material.”

Mike “The Birdman” Dodd of This Week In Geek said the movie is “Fantastic! I haven’t been entertained like this in a really long time. You nailed everything! It’s the coolest porn in the history of mankind.”

And, the créme de la créme: Paul Fishbein, who reviewed the actual movie on AVN’s site, gave it five A’s, his highest rating, and wrote: “Extremely well directed, “Batman XXX: A Porn Parody” never forgets that it’s a sex movie, but it just looks and feels so much like the original that it really works on all levels. This is a can’t-miss hit that should play for years to come on broadcast and VOD platforms and break some DVD sales records as well.”

So run out and get it today. Maybe I’ll see you at The Hustler Store, Hollywood.

“The parodies under this new imprint will pay tribute to the world’s most popular comic heroes,” said Steven Hirsch, Founder/Co-chairman of Vivid. “Axel already started pre-production on a parody of Superman, which will be followed by those of The Green Hornet, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Thor, and The Incredible Hulk. We made the decision to create the imprint after working with Axel on “Batman XXX: A Porn Parody”, an Axel Braun Productions movie to be distributed by Vivid. Axel truly did an amazing job with it, and we agreed that together we could mine the really rich treasure of superheroes and have a lot of fun doing it.”

“I honestly couldn’t be more excited,” said Braun. “Working with Vivid is an incredible experience, and with this new imprint I’ll have all the creative latitude to deliver quality productions that will appeal to the huge fan base that exists for these iconic figures.”

As an outsider looking in it would seem that the relationship between Braun and Vivid is a good one. This coming a mere week after the trailer for Batman XXX, parodying the 1960′s campy televisision show, hit the interwebs making it the most watched viral online today. As an aside, I must say that the trailer is amazing. I know it doesn’t mean much since you know I’m already a Batman lunatic, but I’m really looking forward to trying, and probably ultimately failing, to talk my wife into watching it.

Bluebird Films is rushing to finish and release their own Batman parody titled “Bat Fucks: Dark Night,” with a trailer currently available, and a release slated for September 2010. This promises to be the most expensive and largest scale production the company has ever mounted. It stars Nick Manning as Batman and studio contract girl Madelyn Marie as Catwoman, with frequent Bluebird director Paul Chaplin (who also wrote and produced the movie) assuming the flamboyant role of The Joker. This, of course, is taking the path of parodying the monstrously successful “The Dark Knight,” with Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. Any fan of the mainstream franchise knows that Ledger’s performance cannot be touched and so my hat is off to Chaplin for taking a stabby stab at it. A new AVN category should be created for “most over the top character EVER” this year.

On the other hand, arguably pornodom’s reigning kings (whether you like it or not) Vivid Entertainment is getting ready to inflict great Batpain on the world with its own “Batman XXX: a Porn Parody.” This is director Axel Braun’s lustchild and will complete the first installment of his four parody deal with Vivid. Now, I don’t have a whole lot of information of this one, EXCEPT to say that its story line will likely parody the old campy 60′s TV – Adam West Batman that I grew up with (this statement has not been verified but the box cover does indeed show a 60′s era Batman). This pleases me greatly as I will probably not have a problem separating the two whatsoever and will enjoy both with great fervor.

While Bat Fucks looks as though it will stick with the one villain; ala TDK, a hint as to what BXXX will offer, in regards to baddies and staples alike, can be gleaned from the disclaimer at the end of its press release: “DISCLAIMER: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody is a parody movie. Batman®, Robin®, Batman & Robin®, Catwoman®, The Riddler®, Batgirl®, and The Joker® are registered trademarks of DC Comics, a General Partnership, composed of Warner Communications Inc. and E.C. Publications, Inc.”

HOLY GAMBIT BATMAN!

“Bat Fucks” also stars Jenny Hendrix, Isis Love, Mason Moore, Madison Fox, Brooke Banner, Dylan Ryder, Jazy Berlin, Yurizan Beltran, Brynn Tyler and Nika Noir, while “Batman XXX” is still a mystery.

One thing is for certain however, TDK didn’t have a “batpole” in it.