Customer Reviews:
first two baman movies were great..........2007-09-22
first two movies were great, the others were pants. Forever and Batman n Robin don't deserve to si alongside the first two Tim Burton Movies.
Holy Smokes Batman.............2007-04-02
This is a decent enough boxset with the first four feature films of Batman. This boxset contains the single DVD editions of the movies, which have little in the way of extras.
So this boxset is ideal if you just want to own or make up your Batman movie collection, however if you want more indepth viewing buy the 2 DVD Editions available seperatly or wait until there is a new boxset with the the 2 DVD Editions and the recent 5th presequel movie Batman Begins.
Just DVDs?.......2006-10-27
I got this box set as it was on sale, however I was disappointed to see that it's not filled to the rafters with extras, which is common with most box-sets.
Only the two Tim Burton directed films are really worth watching, although the latter two are good, they just don't stand up to the cinematic wonder of Tim Burton's imaginative adaptation of the Batman stories. He really keeps the comic book feel in the films, whereas the other two take on a more cartoonish quality.
Give the final Batman movie to your mum, she'll love the appearance of Mel Gibson in his batsuit. However, in my opinion Michael Keaton is the best choice of Batman.
Good DVD box set. No extras........2006-01-08
This box set is worth getting if you're not looking for all the behind the scenes extras etc. that usually come with dvds. As a box set it is certainly lacking since there are no extras but I bought it just for the films so I'm happy.
DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!.......2005-09-21
Although I am a big fan of the Batman films, do not bother buying this boxset as it only contains 4-Discs and has no special features! If you are a big fan of the Batman films, you may as well buy the 2-disc special edition DVDS of the quadrilogy which have lots of special features!!!
Amazon.co.uk Review
Batman: The Movie carries the high camp absurdity of the 1960s TV show to gleeful new heights. Shark Repellent Batspray, costume-removing Batpoles, a contraption that dehydrates political figures into coloured powder, and endless childishly easy conundrums. Bringing the primary-coloured show to the big screen was a natural move, since sets, costume and casting were all in place. But what elevates the movie above the series? Is it the wonderful new toys--the Batcopter, Batboat and Batbike? Is it the OTT direction, taking the Dynamic Duo on location far more than usual? Or is it the electrifying one-upmanship between Burgess Meredith (Penguin), Cesar Romero (Joker), Frank Gorshin (Riddler) and Lee Meriwether (a new Catwoman since regular Julie Newmar was busy elsewhere)? As Commissioner Gordon says, "The sum of the angles of that rectangle is too monstrous to contemplate!" Really, the best of the movie's magic is to be found in the sheer glee Adam West and Burt Ward exhibit in playing for the big screen. This was the most exciting event in their careers. And it shows in their colourful, zestful performances.
On the DVD: Batman: The Movie on disc includes an affectionate commentary from the two stars ("Oh lookee!" says West repeatedly), after which the duo are heavily involved in the wealth of additional material, even recording dialogue for the interactive animated menus. Seeing them on screen in the 16-minute featurette might be a shock, though. In the restored 1.85:1 film print they look much better! Additionally there's a five-minute "Batmobile Revealed" featurette with designer George Barris, a trailer page with some very humorous inclusions and two large galleries of behind-the-scenes photos.--Paul Tonks
Customer Reviews:
Looking for the TV series on DVD? Holy Grail, Batman!!.......2008-03-10
There is very little I can add to the many favourable reviews this classic Dynamic Duo adventure has already received here on Amazon. This is the Batman I remember from my early teens, and will always be the real thing as far as I'm concerned!
Unless I have missed it, none of the other reviewers have mentioned the sad fact that when it comes to Adam West and Burt Ward this film is pretty much it! No sign of any of the 120 TV episodes on DVD is to be found here, or even in the U.S., nor any mention of why that might be.
The simple explanation seems to be the fact that Warner Brothers own the rights to the Batman characters whilst Fox own the actual programmes themselves! Various websites give a more detailed explanation, but it would appear that the two companies have never been able to agree a deal under which this material could be made available for commercial release. Apparently the shows were never released on VHS either, and the situation is a longstanding one with very little sign of a resolution in the near future. However, this problem does not extend to TV showings like the current run on BBC4 in the UK. Let's hope you've recorded some of them!
I hope this has prevented some fruitless searches for a non-existent Holy Grail, Batman!!
Batman.......2008-01-25
I disagree with the review below titled "They don't make 'em like they used to..."
That review is guilty of historical arrogance and condescending in the extreme. We do not know better now, and in any case 30 years ago was not a fluffier and more innocent time.
60s programme makers saw the story of a man dressed up in a batsuit as a bit of a joke and treated it as such, whereas now we know better and suppose that we should be serious about such things - see Batman Begins for evidence of this. The humour here is amongst the best that the USA produced in the twentieth century. It's the opposite of modern po-faced trash, and better, but it is not kitsch and does not need sympathy. It's much sharper and more immune to criticism than any other Batman film that's emerged since.
"Robin pass me the Bat shark repelant spray"...............2008-01-16
Brilliant,Brilliant film that obviously did not take itself seriously,an excellent cast from the caped duo to the fabulous villains,the number one Batmobile that has ever been, a brilliant extras feature the film is an absolute steal.
Hilarious.......2007-11-09
I loved the Batman series in the 70's but this film especially the bit with the shark had me crying with laughter. Just Excellent.
THE ORIGINAL BATMAN MOVIE.......2007-10-20
1966 was, among many other things, the year of "Batman". This campy color TV series (very) loosely based on the classic comic strip, was originally planned for a fall debut. But the ABC network which commissioned the show, had already seen several of their new programs fail dismally in the ratings. Desperate for some promising new material. they gave "Batman" the green light, and it premiered in January. Thanks to it's 'hip' humor, an eye-popping kaleidoscope of bizarre color backgrounds and a cast of "guest villains" second to none: Julie Newmar, Cesar Romero, Anne Baxter, Burgess Meredith (the list goes on and on) the show was an immediate smash. Suddenly, America became "batty" and it's popularity was so great that stars scrambled for a chance to appear on the program. Along with its ratings, success came the brilliant merchandising campaign - everything from bubble gum cards and records to underwear and cereal. Inevitably, a movie was planned, supposedly either to introduce audiences to the show (which wasn't necessary after all, because the program was picked up first) or to sell the series overseas. It's main function, of course, was to cash in on the Batmania flooding the country while it was still hot. So, with a slightly bigger budget - mainly to accommodate the construction of the batboat and the batcopter, a feature version of the show was quickly filmed between the end of the first season and the beginning of the second. By the time of the movie's release in August 1966, however, the Batman craze had already begun to fade. The critics, for the most part, dismissed the film and audiences chose to ignore it. And, in recent years, there has been some speculation as to what happened. Although it has been written that Twentieth Century-Fox did little to inform the public that this was a project made exclusively for the big screen and not (as with "The Man from Uncle") a compilation of previously seen television episodes edited into a feature. In fact, the movie was promoted both in advertising materials (trailers, posters, etc) and magazine features as being "All New, Made Especially for the Giant Motion Picture Screen". It appears that the viewing public felt that it was probably just more of the same, figuring there was no point in paying to see what they got for free at home. So, despite mass bookings in every theater available, the film came and went. But, seen today, "Batman" holds up well, capturing perfectly what was one of the biggest fads to come along in the sixties.
Adam West and Burt Ward personify the clueless but virtuous Superheroes - always ready for a challenge, and, as usual, lionized by their puny police force led by Commissioner Gordon (Neil Hamilton) and Chief O'Hara (Stafford Repp). Alfred, alter-ego Bruce Wayne's faithful butler (Alan Napier) and Harriet Cooper (Madge Blake), aunt of Robin's alter ego Dick Grayson are on hand as well. The chief delight here though, are the four Supervillains - The Catwoman (Lee Meriwether, subbing for Julie Newmar), The Penguin (a rakish Burgess Meredith), The Joker (onetime Latin lover Cesar Romero) and The Riddler (a manic Frank Gorshin). The plot, the usual nonsense involving this crew's attempt at world domination, serves as a suitable background for sight gags and pratfalls galore. Meriwether and Meredith are the Villains with the most footage, each getting to disguise themselves during the course of the story. Posing as Russian reporter Miss Kitka, and sporting a commendably convincing accent, the incredibly lovely Meriwether is (understandably) successful in a scheme to lure Bruce Wayne into a kidnapping, hoping Batman will dash to the rescue! Meredith is not quite as able, in his guise as the villain's hostage Commodore Schmidlapp, though he does manage to get into the secret Batcave. And the plot thickens...West and Ward perform their chores with appropriately deadpan dispatch, but, as usual, the devils have the best parts, with Lee Meriwether offering a deliciously different interpretation of The Catwoman, and Burgess Meredith, who was born to play The Penguin, standing out. Batman is great fun both for younger viewers (who won't pick up on the intentional parody) and older ones (who will). "Holy time capsule!" Sevaral years ago, a wide screen DVD was released. It boasts an excellent transfer, Stereo sound and many extras, including a running commentary track with West and Ward, trailers, still galleries, and new featurettes about the film, and the Batmobile, with creator George Barris. A MUST for Batfans!
Amazon.co.uk Review
Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins tells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees Western civilization following the murder of his parents. He is taken in by a mysterious instructor named Ducard (Liam Neeson in another mentor role) and urged to become a ninja in the League of Shadows, but he instead returns to his native Gotham City resolved to end the mob rule that is strangling it. But are there forces even more sinister at hand?
Co-written by the team of David S. Goyer (a veteran comic book writer) and director Christopher Nolan (Memento), Batman Begins is a welcome return to the grim and gritty version of the Dark Knight, owing a great debt to the graphic novels that preceded it. It doesn't have the razzle dazzle, or the mass appeal, of Spider-Man 2 (though the Batmobile is cool), and retelling the origin means it starts slowly, like most "first" superhero movies. But it's certainly the best Bat-film since Burton's original, and one of the best superhero movies of its time. Bale cuts a good figure as Batman, intense and dangerous but with some of the lightheartedness Michael Keaton brought to the character. Michael Caine provides much of the film's humor as the family butler, Alfred, and as the love interest, Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek) is surprisingly believable in her first adult role. Also featuring Gary Oldman as the young police officer Jim Gordon, Morgan Freeman as a Q-like gadgets expert, and Cillian Murphy as the vile Jonathan Crane. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com
Customer Reviews:
A super hero movie that actually merits a sequel .......2008-03-13
This is (in my own humble opinion) easily the best Batman movie ever made and although I have not seen any Superman movies I would rank it above every other movie of its kind I have ever seen, compared to this the Spider man trilogy (okay excluding part 2) do not merit a second glance. What sets this above the other ones, what makes it more than a guilty pleasure? Quite a few things actually, for starters an extraordinary cast including Michael Caine, Liam Nesson, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gay Oldman and with almost minor roles filled by the likes of Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy, Rutger Hauer, you cant go wrong. But the key difference here is story, in the other four you start off with this billionaire and all these cool gadgets that came from nowhere, whereas in the reboot we actually see some, trial and error and how a man woke up one day and decided he was going to dress up like a giant bat, take the concept of this man fighting criminals and render it ALMOST believable and you have a very, very good superhero movie that actually merits a sequel. We actually see the origins of the hero and not told as a flashback or rushed through to get to nice explosions but a carefully worked process where the hero nearly breaks his neck, gets incinerated, gets beaten and bashed and has to figure out all those seemingly impossible tricks that were made second nature in either Burton or Schumacher's films. Speaking of which I never really warmed to Burtons two "critically acclaimed" adoptions he went for what I thought was a more Gothic brooding look while keeping some of the comics original elements, Schumacher, I thought went for a more cheesy out and out comic story with what he hoped were good one liners and cool tricks, and despite making a lot of money and getting high profile actors in I never really warmed to either their two. I am bringing this up purely for the point that seeing as I was never a big Batman fan this movie proved a surprisingly very enjoyable watch which seems to combine all the positive things the other ones were trying to get but in a way that was almost believable, I mean lets face that is in itself an achievement given the title character dresses like a bat fighting for justice. Christopher Nolan is a very good director, and he, or his cinematographer I should say creates a mean Blade Runner style Gotham that perfectly conveys the desperate state of the city and its people. The effects needless to say are terrific never has a flying tank seemed so appropriate and necessary to a high-speed getaway. The only negative things I can come up with relating to this picture is the occasionally, potentially tricky lines between Bale and his characters love interest Rachel Dawson (played by Katie Holmes who got a Razzie nomination for her performance but I thought she did just fine but see for yourself and make up your own minds,) but these lines are better than most regarding love and superheroes and only pale in comparison to what comes before and after it. The acting in this filming was superb I thought and I honestly cannot think of a single person who annoyed me or didn't at least get the job done and for once not every thing is laid out in black and white like the other movies, this one actually provides a surprise or two along the way, I thought. This is a highly satisfying film which breathes life back into a failing (seemingly dead franchise) and is overall a very good film and far from a guilty pleasure thanks to the best cast any of the Batman films have ever had and easily the most believable plot. At the risk of over doing it, what the Hell, Bale is easily the best Batman.
P.S Watch out for this summers sequel, looks the part with the late Heath Ledger playing "The Joker"
The best "Batman" film ever made..........2007-11-25
Christopher Nolan's franchise-reboot is undeniably one of the best superhero films every made, and the best outing for the caped crusader.
We kick off with the history of Batman (Christian Bale), from his time amongst thieves and criminals fighting them one-by-one, to his stint within the league of shadows. Eventually, we get the birth of Batman, using his knowledge he garnered in the League of Shadows and the resources supplied by his late father's old employee Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman). With the help of Albert the Butler (Michael Caine) and lawyer/love-interest Racheal Dawes (Katie Holmes), he embarks on a mission to save Gotham from a group of low-level criminals lead by the Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), unravelling a much larger plot being hatched by his old League of Shadows mentor Ra's Arghul (Liam Neeson).
Christian Bail is inspired as Batman, as good of a superhero casting choice as any. It's not often that someone fits the boots better than their initial owners, but Bail comes as close as anyone with his turn as Bruce Wayne. He gives Wayne a human side, conflicted as most of us humans are, and he sometimes even overcomes the difficult task of out-shining both Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. Holmes gets unfair flack from Batman fans in her turn as Dawes. It's probably the character, not the portrayal that deserves the infamy. Holmes plays a thinly-drawn character as well as possible, and despite Racheal Dawes' many shortcomings, they are not down to Katie Holmes' acting ability.
The plot is clever and unpredictable. The twist involving Ra's is unexpected to those new to the caped crusader, and well executed by both Neeson and Bail. The way in which the town of Gotham is bombarded is clever and in keeping with problems in the real world. Biological warfare, as opposed to brute strength and comic-book super villains, makes the bad guys seem even more formidable than usual because of the real-world bad guys that we can compare them to.
Nolan secures his credentials as a top-tier director, confirming the ability shown in Memento. It's no surprise that Warner Bros have given him full control of the Dark Night, because if that is as good as Batman Begins, then there shouldn't be a shock in seeing a third instalment of Batman in the pipeline.
batman begins review.......2007-10-24
Batman has been reborn and it is Christopher Nolan who has given the batman franchise the spark it needed on the silver screen...Many would consider George Clooney as one the best batmans ever but he has been made to look like a batgirl compared to Christian Bale he has the muscle the look and the voice to play both a perfect batman and bruce Wayne...batman is given a new look he is darker and if you suggest even sinister in both his actions and looks.....and what about the tumbler the bats tank like riot vehicle its perfect....this film is a must have for fans of the dark knight ..and look out the sequel the dark knight is out next summer which includes the original cast christian bale morgan freeman michael cane and heath ledger as batmans greatest enemy the joker.....and new toys including a new batsuit and a new vehicle which is like a harley davidson on steroids it is called the batpod it makes ghost riders chopper look like a honda 50...hope you enjoyed my review its my first if you did email me your comments to roe0101@hotmail.com Thank You
The Bold and Brutal Bat is Back........2007-10-10
Originally viewed on the 16th June 2005, Re-written Review Posted
Plot:
Billionaire down-and-out Bruce Wayne (Bale), traumatised since the murder of his parents. He is recruited by The League Of Shadows; ninja assassins devoted to eradicating society's ills. Rejecting their methods, he returns to Gotham and embarks on a one-man war against crime.
My Review:
While looking at newest releases, I stumbled upon the title 'Batman Begins' in the production/filming category on IMDb. Stunned to see that, 'Warner Bros' had decided to do another Batman film. Slightly despondent since the last two previous caped-crusader films had been terrible. I had hopes for this to turn it around. Having only seen one trailer, I had some expectations that it would only supersede the previous instalments. The action and the idea of a prequel/beginning story were intriguing. As the last, few films had different views on the beginnings on my favourite superhero. They had only mentioned his compelling quest to becoming the Batman as theatrical footnote.
Set out to be drastically different from the series unveiled by Tim Burton's Batman 89'; and thoroughly trashed by Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin 97', as the title seems to suggest. Trying to forget the bitterness of the last two films, director Christopher Nolan gets more supplementary than the camp-ness of the 1960s TV show. It gives the impression to audience, how do Bat-foes like the Penguin could ever appear in this gritty and economically deficient Gotham City that Nolan has built from foundation up.
Whereas Burton sketched a creatively though-out art deco hell then pushing Michael Keaton on to the screen in a slightly exaggerated Bat-suit within the first minutes, Nolan puts off the moment when Christian Bale dons the mask for almost an hour. Before getting back to super heroics, Batman Begins does spend a significant amount of time in a world just recently removed from actuality.
The first act finds a dejected Wayne in a Chinese prison and a Himalayan monastery, altering profoundly from a scruffy-bearded brawler to black-clad ninja as he flashes back to a lifetime of trauma that, in this film, began even before his parents' deaths, as he falls down a well and is terrorised by the bats which later inspire his night persona. Burton had played the Wayne's parents killed by the hoodlum who would become The Joker, however Nolan relapses to earlier comics and makes the murderer a hesitant no-one named Joe Chill, distorting the set-up so, ostensibly unfair, young Bruce and even Wayne Sr. (Linus Roache) must take some blame for the killings.
The same familiar director who made Memento and Insomnia (and recently The Prestige) is at home with extreme psychological states - following memory loss and sleeplessness with phobia. Bale even makes the old playboy-idiot act work enough, suggesting - as Michael Caine's dry Alfred remarks - a man who needs to pretend to have fun because he might accidentally enjoy himself.
While Batman recruits an army for a war - forming alliances with Gordon (Oldman), the only honest cop in Gotham, he manages to maintain a secret identity. Also with Wayne Enterprises' R&D man Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), while treating childhood sweetheart/Assistant D. A. Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes) as much as an informant as love interest (taking the role played in comics by Harvey Dent, becoming the disfigured villain Two-Face) knowing full well she will not be playing the future part of that villain.
Less fantastical depicted city than of Burton's, Nolan hits the streets and slums of Gotham (nicknamed 'The Narrows'- referring to its structure) to show the horrific escalation of evil that demands Batman's presence, as Gordon suggests he might make it worse; old-fashioned Mob guys (Tom Wilkinson) are edged out by masked freaks (Cillian Murphy, scarily creepy even before he pulls on his Scarecrow hood). Nolan doesn't use action as a last resort, with aggressive and awkwardly - shot and brutal fights, rugged vehicle chases and, in one fantastic sequence, a gripping mass escape from Arkham Asylum of serial killers and maniacs doped up.
Verdict:
In terms of big-screen comic-adaptation triumphs, Marvel has recently been ahead (X-Men, Blade); nonetheless, Batman Begins undoubtedly gets rival comics house DC back in the game. It has been a long time since a fitting and amazing comic book adaptation has come out with a flare for captivating many audiences. Grittier, bolder and more aggressive, this new instalment provides all the noir, action, drama and with a side order of dementia regarding the previous films. Bat is back and better then ever. 9/10.
Brilliant!!.......2007-09-10
I have always been a keen Batman fan.
Its interesting to know how Batman became Batman.
Why can't all super hero movies can't be this wonderful??!!
One to own and watch again and again
Amazon.co.uk Review
Just when you though that the Batman franchise was dead and buried--certainly after the abomination that was 1997's Batman & Robin--along comes director Christopher Nolan to brilliantly bring it all back to life with the astonishingly strong Batman Begins.
Nolan, whose curriculum vitae already features Memento and Insomnia, focuses his attention where films in the franchise haven't gone before--by examining that character of Batman himself. Thus, the story here is the genesis of the character, from the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, harrowing training with the mysterious League of Shadows, right through to the Dark Knight's first appearances on the street of a crime-ridden, moody Gotham City.
Nolan plays several trump cards in his take on the Batman legacy, and none pay off quite so handsomely as his casting. Christian Bale is an immense force in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman, bringing a brooding anger and genuine unease to the Batsuit. He's backed with strong turns from Tom Wilkinson, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, and Cillian Murphy as the unstable Scarecrow.
In spite of a last twenty minutes that can't quite sustain the tone of what's gone before, Batman Begins is a major achievement, and one of the finest superhero movies to date. Easily the best of the Dark Knight's big screen adventures, it manages to be a blockbuster film that's unpredictable, compulsive, superb to look at and well worth many repeated viewings. A staggering achievement, particularly considering the state the Batman franchise had got itself into.--Simon Brew
Customer Reviews:
The Batman but not as I know it........2008-03-04
As somebody that has loved the batman mythos for over twenty years I have to say that this movie is absolutley superb. While it can be considered as an 'elsewords' take on the batman which takes severe liberties with the overall story arcs (The joker didn't kill batman's parents, harvey dent is white and becomes two face!) It still maintains the ethos of the character and takes it too a new and interesting place. While batman begins sets its stall in a more realistic take on the dark knight (begins is superior to this but only just!) burtons vison sets up Gotham city and its architecture as part of the tortured soul of bruce wayne, here corruption, graft, murder are all par of the course. The designs for the costumes point toward the old pulp comics in which kane based his vision on originally such as 'the shadow'. The film is dark, people always comment that this joker is a fun trickster but they have clearly missed the point, here is a man who disfigures an innocent woman's face, kills his detractors and shows no remorse. The joker here is a dark psychotic madman. Yes he's fun but you wouldn't want to meet this guy in a dark alley! Another Myth is that Nicholson steals the show, while that is true to an extent I dont think the people that make that comment appreciate that burtons batman lies in the shadow and is therefore a more introverted batman in the film. This does not make either actor, nicolson or keaton better or worse in this movie it just means that the joker is by definition the focal point of the extroverted style which he has in the comics and in this movie. I dont like getting into which batman films are better but just to say that batman, batman returns, begins and the forthcoming dark knight are the greatest not only batman films but comic book adaptations in the world. Thankyou to Burton and Nolan for giving us TRUE BATMAN FANS what we deserved after years of kapow crap.
Love That Joker.......2008-01-27
Brilliant, very dark, very Tim Burton, very Batman, and very 80s (in a good way). Love Keaton's lost little boy Bruce Wayne and dark brooding, and strangly sexy Batman. Nicholson's Joker is funny and evil all at the same time, and his larger than life proformence means you for give him for being a little 2 Porkish for the role. Can't wait to see what the late Heith Ledger does with the role
I kinda like this one Bob
Great..except.......2007-12-14
Great film.The best Batman film ever. Keaton can't be beaten as Batman. My only gripe is the stupid long barreled hand gun as used by The Joker. For that annoyance I left a star out of my rating.
If I could I'd give it tripley 5 stars!.......2007-12-08
This is my favourite! If I could, I'd give it infinity stars! The acting is brilliant, the sets are brilliant, the actors are brilliant, the film is BRILLIANT!
The cast are as follows: Jack Nicholson (Jack Napier/Joker), Michael Keaton (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Kim Basinger (Vicki Vale), Robert Wuhl (Reporter Alexander Knox), Pat Hingle (Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon), Billy Dee Williams (District Attorney Harvey Dent), Michael Gough (Alfred Pennyworth), Jack Palance (Carl Grissom).
I don't know what else to say except: BUY IT!
Two Jacks attack!.......2007-10-13
A global phenomenon in 1989, Tim Burton's Batman was a monstrous box office smash. Viewed today, the movie is still a childhood relic. It is one of those films that gets neither better no worse each time you see it; Michael Keaton is good in the main role, and though this most manic of actors surprisingly doesn't plumb the depths of the character the way he could have, he makes for by far the best of the pre-Christian Bale Batmen. Kim Basinger is just eye-candy, and the supporting cast comes across as a little weak. Veterans Pat Hingle and Michael Gough are almost wafer-thin as Commissioner Gordon and Alfred (Hingle in particular has nothing to work with), the bland Billy Dee Williams is bafflingly cast as Harvey Dent (were they really planning to put Williams centre stage as Two-Face at a later date?), and like Superman IV (also shot in England), the supporting cast is full of British actors doing American (say hello, Cassandra's dad from Only Fools and Horses, and Moxey from Auf Weidershen, Pet). What little power there is in the acting comes from two Hollywood heavyweights. Jack Nicholson's Joker is an awesome piece of grandstanding that carries the film. Yes, he's basically playing a souped-up version of himself, and yes, he bears little physical resemblance to the wiry psycho of the comics, and yes, the `they created each other' back-story SUCKS, but still, Nicholson is great. In a smaller part, Jack Palance works wonders with the clichéd role of an old-school crime boss; this is what Tom Wilkinson's Carmine Falcone in Batman Begins should have looked like. The scene in which The Joker confronts Palance's Carl Grissom is the movie's best moment (`You can call me...Joker! And as you can see, I'm a lot happier!'). Overall, the film is one of the lesser efforts in the Burton canon; it looks surprisingly cheap in parts (check out the street set that seems to run into a backcloth after about a twenty yards), the model work is a bit obvious, and there is a lack of the freakish world-view that marks his best movies (this was easily his `straightest' film until his crap Planet of the Apes remake). Fortunately, Burton was in full-on wacko mode three years later...
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.
Customer Reviews:
Superb.......2007-07-27
Everything about this is just superb. I have a U.S version and one of the reviews on the back says "Gotham's saviour; the way he was meant to be", I couldn't agree more. This is an atmospheric piece of cinema-noir, the music is beautifully written and the animation is perfect. The cast deliver top-flight voice performances, Mark Hamill as the Joker really stands out.
The story is powerfully told using the classic neo-Gothic setting of Gotham City, that we all know and love. It is written with care and intelligence and has everything a good Batman story should have, plus a lot more. The tragi-romantic edge is superb and is genuinely moving the first time you see it.
Don't be fooled by the fact that this is a cartoon; kids wouldn't understand the permeatations and the meanings in "Mask of the Phantasm" and also it has a couple of moments that younger kids may find scarey
A true classic, a triumph in every sense, even if your not a Bat-fan you will admire this as a piece of art. - the Dark Knight: as he was supposed to be.
One of the best hand drawn animated films.......2007-03-15
It does tread on the same ground as Batman Begins - how he became Batman and began training etc but technically this came first. If you have had the pleasure of watching the animated series when it was on in the early 90s then you know what to expect.
A dark storyline, great visuals and excellent voice acting (particularly from Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as Joker). As you can pick this gem up relatively cheap - what have you got lose? The chances are you'll agree at how good this movie was for its day and still is.
Easily on a par with the live action films.......2006-04-10
Everyone loved the Batman animated series of the early nineties. There was no mystery as to why it was such a huge success. It consisted of nothing but pure quality. The character of the Batman and his universe was transferred perfectly from comic to TV, so it was no surprise that a movie would follow.
Given the fact that Batman Begins had just come out in the cinemas last June, it seemed only logical for Mask of the Phantasm to be released on DVD (at last!) round about the same time. Because, really, this can be interpreted as the animated version of Batman Begins (even though this was released twelve years prior!), as the Dark Knight's origin is explored in great capacity, as he has to deal with one of the most enigmatic and perverse foes he has ever faced: The Phantasm.
Batman is framed for the murders of Gotham's most dangerous gangsters. As the Caped Crusader has to unravel the mystery of the Phantasm's identity and motives, he must also have to confront his past and along the way, we discover how Batman almost never came to be because of Bruce Wayne's one and only chance to be happy.
There's so much going on in this film and there's so much depth to the plot. The mystique and aura of the Phantasm is what drives the film, but there's also a lot of creative insight regarding the past of Bruce Wayne. The exploration of who he was on his road to becoming Batman brings the film a lot of merit, along with the introduction of Andrea Beaumont, who unlike Batman's on-off relationships with Catwoman and Talia, was perhaps his only genuine shot at happiness.
Another positive boom is the inclusion of the Joker in this film. Given that this was the first-ever, feature-length, animated Batman movie, it would've been so easy to use the Dark Knight's greatest enemy as nothing more than window dressing. But fortunately, the Joker plays a very meaningful, and very significant role in the entire film. The Joker has always been one of the most fascinating characters in all of fiction, and his role in this film justifies that truth, as we discover that he's been in Batman's life much longer than we realise.
It's not just the dive into the past that makes this film, or the rich characterization, or the sheer mystery of the film. It's the action as well. There are tremendous sequences involving Batman being pursued by the GCPD, the murders of the Gotham mobsters, and of course the epic, brutal fights between Batman, the Phantasm and the Joker. They're all brought to life by the quality animation and Shirley Walker's fantastic music score.
Any negatives? Hardly. The only possible bad thing I could bring against this is that the animation may not be on a par with Disney or some of Warner Bros.' later stuff, but so what? It suits the film perfectly. And at the end of the day, it's the presentation that matters, and that certainly hasn't been messed up.
Mask of the Phantasm is right up there with the Tim Burton live-action films. It is the epitome of Batman storytelling, and without criticism, and I'm sure that nobody can dispute that. Yet for some bizarre, incomprehensible reason, it failed miserably at the box office.
One of the greatest Batman films has finally been released on DVD in this country, and it's about time. Sadly, there are no extras, despite the fact that there's supposed to be a trailer included as listed on the back of the case. I would've liked to see the trailer, along with audio commentary and a documentary or two, but I suppose it's irrelevant really. This timeless classic is here at long last, and that's all that matters.
Best ever Batman movie........2005-11-01
This is without a doubt the best animated movie ever, not only that but it completely outshines any Batman movie to date. The story follows Batman's past and the reason he donned the cape and the cowl, and reasons he didn't want to. The movie starts with a series of crime bosses being murdered in Gotham by someone or something. The people and police suspect Batman because of his similarites with the suspect. Batman becomes a wanted man and the whole city wants him stopped. Batman is innocent, and only James Gordon sticks by him. The Joker also plays a part in this movie and he shows his real twisted evil. It's beautifull written and the first time I saw it was years ago and I haven't gotten sick of it. Best Batman movie by far.
The Dark Knight's first animated movie!.......2005-06-25
After a successful run through of the TV series Batman: The Animated Series, Warner Bros decide to make the Batman hit the big screen by having his own movie, which is fantastic. The film starts off well with some of Gotham City's most ruthless crime bosses & kingpins getting killed by a mysterious figure known as the Phantasm. After this everybody is convinced that Batman is responsible for the strange demise of crooks, but that isn't the only thing this movie reveals, we also get some insight into Batman's past when he met a woman called Andrea Beaumont and fell in love with her.
A few years later she returns to Gotham to get revenge after her father was murdered a long time ago, and Batman discovers that the Joker was one of the henchmen who threatened Andrea's father. I found the movie explained a lot of things about Bruce Wayne like how he became a vigilante before putting on the costume and turning into Batman, who puts the fear of God in most of the gangsters and criminals alike!
Anyway enough said, buy this film if you don't already have it, just add it to your collection, it's well worth it!
Customer Reviews:
"High Def exclusive!".......2008-01-15
'Batman Begins' is a no-brainer. Even if you are only casually interested in the film, you should definitely check this one out to see the HD DVD format at the top of its game. Terrific transfer, awesome Dolby TrueHD soundtrack and tons of extras -- including some genuine HD bonus content -- make this one the A-list HD DVD release to beat. Now is a very good time to be an early adopter!
Simply outstanding - THE superhero movie of the decade.......2007-08-24
This story of batman is just flat-out brilliant. Whereas the other movies have dealt with the moral issues only casually, some of them more resembling a rollercoaster ride in a theme park for children, this movie tackles it head-on, and provides, on top of that, action and romance - it keeps you interested on a number of levels. In my opinion, it is THE defining superhero movie, because it deals with these deeper issues of the soul in a way that makes them more 'visible' and inspiring. For this to be the least bit believable the actors have to be in tune with these things themselves, and I will say that, in my opinion, they do not fall short, but support the very essence of the characters they 'fill out'.
Christian Bale is the first actor to realistically portray Batman. The other Batman films have failed to some extent, but this movie comes so close that it is difficult to find other words than 'spot on the head of the nail'. But all the performances are above par, outstanding all round.
I am tremendously grateful for this movie, I find myself seeing it from time to time again. What a movie. Any comic-book fan or action film-lover should have this film, for any number of reasons.
This movie even seems to transcend the comic books themselves, I don't know, perhaps this is a little too much. But it is a truly amazing film.
In conclusion: Get it.
Sincerely,
Jesper.
Batman back to his roots...and all the better for it........2007-08-07
Ok, first of all you need to realise that this isn't a sequel to the previous 4 Batman films, nor is it a prequel to them.
This film sees director Christopher Nolan, take the dark knight back to his roots, to tell the story from the beginning - HIS way.
First of all the HD transfer of this film is breathtaking, the already stunning cinematography is enriched with the HD visuals and great sound to accompany it.
The story really does live up to it's name, where Batman 'begins'. He shows him briefly as a child, but mainly in his later years, prior to donning the cape for the first time. What makes him want to do what he does, how does he do it? who designs his costume?
This film feels more realistic than the other incarnations, and the audience sees more of Batman/Bruce Wayne behind the scenes to be able to empathise with his character.
A great cast supports the fantastic Christian Bale as Batman. Michael Caine as Alfred the butler is an inspired choice. Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, Katie Holmes as Bruce Wayne's childhood friend, Rachel. Cillian Murphy as the scarecrow and plenty more.
All in all a fantastic film, which in my opinion is the best of all that were made. I will always have a place in my heart for Tim Burton's 2 Batman films, but Nolan's has overshadowed them in all areas.
Brilliant!
The best of the series.......2007-01-17
I was surprised by how good this is. I wouldn't describe it as brilliant, but it is the strongest and darkest of all the Batman films. After the dross that was 'Batman and Robin' I wasn't expecting much - so I was gratified by how successful this account of how Batman became Batman is. In many ways it feels like an entirely separate film, with elements of the story not matching up with the other films in the 'sequence'. However, it doesn't suffer from this.
One thing I liked is that this is very much a post 9/11 film, the badies being quasi-religious fanatics who want to destroy New York, rather than just rob it. Interesting to see how the fantasies we create reflect our current fears.
Customer Reviews:
Superb.......2008-03-04
In short-Refreshing excellently acted, beautifully shot, superb design, dark, violent. This is a superb take on the batman, where Burton again uses his own vision of what he believes batman to be. I am a batman fan of twenty years and this was excellent, in anybody elses hands I think there changed vision of catwoman and the penguin and Gotham would annoy me. But Burton does it with skill. Batman isn't for kids. Superb. And thats coming from a real batman geek!
Me'oww.......2008-01-27
The best off the late 80s and 90s Batman films, Brilliant looking film, and despit what some of the critics say it does have a plot (which is a griping, fast moving fantasy story). Keaton and Pfiffer are both sexy, funny and play their parts to a T.
Batman kills a couple of bad guys (including the Penguin and a fat clown) which is against type. Apart from these 2 things as a Batman fan I love it.
Danny DeVito is brilliant as the Penguin. Starting on from were Jack's Joker left off as a funny yet scarry villan. The most brutal character being Christopher Walken's Max Shrek.The most human looking character but probably the biggest Monster, killing and stealing for greed rather than Maddness or because he's been rejected by society.
The best Batman Film before Batman Begins.
Let's go shopping at Burton's.......2007-10-13
Released in the summer of 1992, Batman Returns is still one of my favourite films. After the box-office success of Batman, Burton was given full creative control over the sequel, and he turned out one of the weirdest mainstream movies in Hollywood history. Keaton is given far more to work with here, and his romance with Michelle Pfeiffer's awesomely sexy Catwoman is both compelling and touching. Taking the comic characters as a starting point, Burton fashions what is, although I couldn't appreciate it at the time, a very intelligent look at two people grappling with the dark sides of their personalities, and their relationship throwing a seven as a result. At the end, Wayne/Batman is willing to overlook their problems in order to attempt a life together, whilst Selina/Catwoman is self destructive and too full self-disgust to consider it, in the true `damaged woman' fashion; and the twist ending, with Pfeiffer popping up again after we thought her dead, now seems less like paving the way for a sequel than a simple acknowledgment that Keaton's Batman is now so screwed up that he'll never be happy with any other woman.
Further down the cast list, the nondescript Pat Hingle thankfully only gets about four lines, whilst Michael Gough is given a couple of comedy scenes to help mark out his character. Danny DeVito gives the performance of his career as the slobbering, child-molesting Penguin (I told you this was weird for a Hollywood film), and Christopher Walken downplays his usual frenetic style as the oily Max Shreck (I love the scene in which he plays the classic `sexual predator' boss, only instead of trying it on with Pfeiffer, he shoves her out the window). On screen, both Max Shreck and Burton's version of The Penguin bear absolutely no relation to anyone from a Batman comic, but you hardly care, because its obvious Burton doesn't either; he's doing his own thing, and this isn't a movie for Batman purists. He sets the movie in a sterile, 1940s-like environment; and again relies on soundstages rather than location shooting, but for this more deliberately `artificial' project it doesn't seem half as weird as the first time. The movie also had a pair of great screenwriters who specialised in the dark side of human nature, Wesley Strick (Cape Fear) and Daniel Waters (Heathers). An understandable dip in box office takings this time around meant that Burton was removed from the franchise for the next film, though he'd done what he could with the series, and would have probably walked away anyway. Batman Returns isn't a perfect film (its concessions to a regular narrative mean a climax seems to come out of nowhere, makes no sense, and is over before we can work out what's supposed to be happening), but it is still by far the best film of the original Batman franchise.
DARK, GOTHIC AND BETTER THAN THE FIRST.......2007-08-27
Batman Retuns is not just complex,involving and visually mouthwatering.It is exquisitely detailed in every conceivable sense.Its the little things that make the film what it is.Bruce Wayne sitting silent and alone waiting for the bat signal to be lit , Batman ripping of his mask to convince Catwoman of his sincerity , Bruce and Selinas dance when they are the only unmasked people at the costume party , the way Max jokes with Selina before pushing her out of the window,Selinas head ducking into shot in the last frame.The only blatantly psychological pseudo-expressionist S&M art film that anyone has sold to Mcdonalds as a summer blockbuster for the kids.Batman Returns is magnificent
It is Christmas in Gotham City. A twisted, deformed penguin-man(Danny Devito), the heir of the aristocratic Cobblepot family, abandoned to the sewers by his parents shortly after birth, is determined to regain his birthright.Max Shreck, a corrupt millionaire, wants to build a giant energy-stockpiling capacitor (disguised as a new power plant) for Gotham City as a legacy for his moronic son to inherit, but is stymied in his goals by both Bruce Wayne and the Mayor of Gotham City.
Abducted by the Penguin's Red Triangle Circus gang, Shreck agrees to help the Penguin re-enter normal society and ease his acceptance by the surface world. Once the Penguin's tragic story wins over Gotham City, Shreck encourages him to run for Mayor, confident that he can be more easily manipulated than the current Mayor to approve his "power plant."
In order to replace the current Mayor, the people of Gotham must lose faith in his ability to keep order. The Penguin's Red Triangle Circus provides the necessary emergency and chaos, with the help of Selina Kyle, Shreck's harassed secretary - nearly killed by her boss when she uncovered his plans for the capacitor and revived as Catwoman, a sexy vinyl-costumed criminal. She also has a love/hate relationship with Bruce Wayne as Selina, her only real grip on her sanity, and the Batman as Catwoman. As the film progresses Selina/Catwoman's sanity and mental stability deteriorates, symbolically reflected in her costume: the costume represents an outer body or shell that protects her inner body and represents her unleashed power, with her inner body representing her mind; as her skin tight black costume continues to rip and tear from abuse, more of her svelte but fragile inner body is exposed, and the exposure of her "damaged" body metaphorically refers to the exposure of her damaged mind. It is left up to Batman, who has won the favour of the police and of the City since defeating the Joker three years ago, to stop the riots, expose Shreck's schemes, and save Selina from herself, ultimately her own worst enemy. He must also contend with the Penguin's horrific true motivations for returning to the surface world.
Like the Academy Award winning 1989 original Batman returns is directed by movie making wizard Tim Burton.(Corpse bride, Sleepy Hollow) And like the first blockbuster,Its a dazzling adventure that leaves you breathless.
THE FINAL WORD-better than the first by far. Too bad it all went wrong after this...
Tim Burton's Darkly Poetic Superhero Sequel Soars in This Special Edition.......2007-08-06
Batman Returns remains something of a curiosity. It's dark and operatic mise-en-scene alienated viewers expecting a Happy Meal friendly genre film while those expecting a paint by numbers superhero story were left befuddled by the films visual complexity, moral ambiguity and tenuous narrative.
Make no mistake, Batman Returns is no generic action flick nor cut and dried comic book adap. It is far richer than that! Batman Returns is an expressionistic, poetic, operatic tale of twisted caricatures, fractured psyches and a search for what's right in a world defined by corruption.
Michael Keaton's introspective Dark Knight is as psychologically dense as ever while still finding time to kick all the right asses in some terrific action scenes. Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman is an incredibly sexy guerilla post-feminist richly illustrated by Bob Ringwood's costumes and Danny Elfman's haunting score fleshing out an already wonderful performance. Danny DeVito's penguin is a masterfully performed freak who manages to instill in us simultaneous loathing, humour and pathos, and Christopher Walken's tyrannical industrialist Max Schreck is one of the most memorable original creations in any comic book film.
The transfer on this DVD is remarkable. Burton's world of blacks and dark blues juxtaposed with the winter snow over Gotham has never looked more visually sumptuous. The 5.1 and DTS tracks get a reasonably good airing throughout the course of the film though their primary achievement is accentuating Elfman's wonderful score.
Tim Burton's commentary is, again, passable. The director clearly feels uncomfortable dissecting his own work, prefering to let it speak for itself though his most interesting musings concern what HE would have done with Batman Forever.
Once again the Special Features really shine on this 2 disc set and credit should be given where due to Warner Bros for compiling some bonus material worthy of such a dynamic film. The Legends of The Dark Knight documentary is continued here and again documents the inception, development and production of the film with a frank and candid approach to how the film suffered by refusing to conform to the expectations of the genre. The dichotomy between the director's dark sensibilities and the studio's Fast Food tie in commitments are aptly referenced here.
The Beyond Batman documentaries tirelessly cover every aspect of the film's production with the visual effects and production design providing the most interesting fare for exploration.
Once again the Heroes and Villains section shows us perspectives of the characters in the comics and subsequently on film from everyone from Kim Newman to Paul Dini to Mike Mignola.
Also on offer is the vintage featurette The Bat, The Cat and The Penguin, a publicity short to promote the release the launch of the film. While thsi provides nothing we haven't seen in greater depth in other material on the disc it is nonetheless a nice, kitsch feature that's worth having.
Overall, if you liked the film initially then this film is for you. If you didn't like it, perhaps when you understand where the film makers were coming from and hear the arguments for why it was made as it was made you may just change your mind!
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