Customer Reviews:
Genuis at work........2005-08-08
The animated series is work of genius. Or genius's. Lovingly crafted, beautifully written and establishes itself quickly as the best depiction of Batman outside the comics.
These are some of the earliest episodes, and arguably some of the weakest. The Last Laugh is a especially bad compared with later Joker episodes and the animated movies. "Nothing to Fear" is one of my favourites and you'll notice that the Begins movie (in regards to the Scarecrow) lifts a lot of material from here. Pretty Poison, and on Leather Wings are also classy episodes which stand up against the repeatng viewing. On the whole a short but sweet disc.
The DVD extras offer a brief but insightful intro. into each episode.
Batman-A legend indeed!.......2005-02-03
Batman-The Animated Series-The Legend Begins is THE best super hero series ever made. Based on Tim Burtons films, this is Batman as you've never seen him before, darker, more gothic, in a city that is always dark, always grimy, and of course, always filed with dangerous lunatics. The greatest of these is the Joker, who could so easily have been ruined in the translation from live-action to animation, but the Joker here is the same, twisted maniacal fiend he always was. Other villians to feature are Poison Ivy and the lesser-known (but still brilliant) Scarecrow. The characters are brilliant, and the plots have enough substance and action to keep both children and adults involved. Each episode here is top quality, and for those new to the series, or even those who've seen it already, I would recommend this as a best buy.
Probably the best Superhero series.... ever!.......2004-08-06
Before the release of this series most superhero series, while fun, never really captured the spirit of the comic books, often talking down to the viewer. With the animated version of Batman came a series aimed at the slightly older viewer. This meant a much darker series that featured everything that made the comic book version so popular.
On this disk you get the following episodes; On Leather Wings, Christmas With The Joker, Nothing To Fear, The Last Laugh, Pretty Poison. These episodes feature several of Batmans most popular villians, including Poison Ivy, The Scarecrow and The Joker (wonderfully voiced by Mark Hamill).
The main dissapointment is that it does not feature the series opener, The Cat and The Claw, and that it is more a best of than a collection of the series (the US have the complete season 1 DVD).
Batman The Animated Series has yet to be surpassed both as an animation and as a superhero series.
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- Bear In The Big Blue House - Dance Party
- Bear In The Big Blue House - Everybody's Special
- Bear In The Big Blue House - Potty Time With Bear
- Bear In The Big Blue House - Sleepytime With Bear
- Beauty and the Beast [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Belle And Sebastien - The Complete Series [1967]
- Brum - Crazy Chair Chase
- Catweazle - Series 1
- Catweazle - Series 2
- Charlie And Lola: Series 1
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Batman - The Animated Series - Vol. 2 - Tales Of The Dark Knight
Batman - The Animated Series - Vol. 3 - Out Of The Shadows
Batman - The Animated Series - Vol. 4 - Secrets Of The Cape Crusader
Spider-Man - The Animated Series
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Batman - Mask Of The Phantasm [1993]
