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Giving opinions for several years and showing like a fine vintage
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When dvd was first brought onto the market Warner bros was one of the forst studios to get on the bandwagon with some initial releases.
Batman was one of these titles and it really shows the infancy of dvd titles.
The film itself is a great dark gothic comic book movie. It's everythngi you'd expect from the dark knight. Keaton is the best of the cinematic batmans so far and is a charming Bruce Wayne. Jack Nicholson is wonderfully over the top as The Joker and at times domintes too much. Still it's enjoyable but not as good as it's sequel.
The film is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen and is enhanced for widescreen TV's. The problem is sadly the transfer which is abysmal. It's grainy, full of dirt and scratch and frankly everything looks washed out. I wouldn't be surprised if Warners made this transfer from a VHS copy.
Sound wise it's presented in Dolby Digital 5.1, it's noting special and has a few surround effects but could have been so much more.
The extras are a few pages of dull production notes, the menus are very clunky and dull also. It's basically the VHS version with a few extra knobs on.
There have been rumours that the films will be re-visited and get special editions in the near future. This would seem likely as there are two new Batman films in the pipeline and the cash cow opportunity would be too good to miss.
However for now you'll have to make do with this average version. At least it's a budget title.
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Production Year: 2005 - Action/Adventure - Director: Ridley Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
After a young boy witnesses his parents' murder on the streets of Gotham City he grows up ... more
to become Batman a mysterious figure in the eyes of Gotham's citizens who takes crime-fighting into his own hands. He first emerges out of the shadows when the...
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Gotham City, not the safest of places to live, but that is about to change with the ... more
emergence of a new super hero, who intends to inspire fear into the hearts of the evil, and hope into the hearts of the honest citizens of that city! Who is Batman?
Advantages: Great story, Great effects and make up, great soundtrack great performances. Disadvantages: Not enough of Alfred and commissioner Gordon shown
Gum 22.07.2000 ·
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Review of BATMAN (DVD)
Advantages: Reasonable film, attractive ladies and Mr. Freeze is a top class villain Disadvantages: George clooney and his one liners, same plot as many other films just with some twists here and there which distrct from the action.
rdls99 30.07.2001 ·
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Review of BATMAN (DVD)
Advantages: good acting from a few, good story, funny bad effects! Disadvantages: Wooden acting from the villians, some may be disappointed by the effects
May 27th, 2001
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