This box set contains the first 4 Batman films, and the great thing about this box set is that it is cheaper than buying the films individually, and it chronicles the change in the Batman genre, from dark and moody (Burton), to more slapstick and comic-book like (Schumacher).
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BatmanThanks to the ambitious vision of director Tim Burton, the blockbuster hit of 1989 ... more
delivers the goods despite an occasionally spotty script, giving the caped crusader a thorough overhaul in keeping with the crime fighter's evolution in DC Comics....
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tremendous 4 disc box set? Batman (Dir. Tim Burton 1989): (Fullscreen / English - Dolby Digital 5.1 / Subtitles - English ; Arabic ; English for the hard of hear...
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This DVD Box Set Includes:Batman, Batman Returns:Gotham City faces two monstrous criminal ... more
menaces: the bizarre, sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). Can Batman (Michael Keaton) battle two formidable f...
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
Advantages: Tim Burton, Michael Keaton Disadvantages: Batman and Robin, George Clooney, Nipples on the suit!
...set contains the first 4 Batman films, and the great thing about this box set is that it is cheaper than buying the films individually, and it chronicles the change in the Batman genre, from dark and moody (Burton), to more slapstick and comic-book like (Schumacher).
And so we begin with Batman (1989). This is not an origin story, like Batman Begins, instead, the film picks up with Batman already well established as a masked vigilante, ... ...tower showdown.
Batman is a very dark affair, but watching it, even now, it's not difficult to see why this film became (at the time) one of the top 10 highest grossing films ever. Burton paints a dark, decrepit, devastating Gotham City, whilst Michael Keaton was born to play the dark knight. Jack Nicholson, as usual, steals the film with one of the great super-villain displays, as the demented Joker.
This box set contains the first 4 Batman films, and the great thing about this box set is that it is cheaper than buying the films individually, and it chronicles the change in the Batman genre, from dark and moody (Burton), to more slapstick and comic-book like (Schumacher).
And so we begin with Batman (1989). This is not an origin story, like Batman Begins, instead, the film picks up with Batman already well established as a masked vigilante, putting the fear of God into Gotham's evil doers. Meanwhile, a malevolent, and evil criminal mastermind known as The Joker is terrorizing the Gotham City populous.
With the police at a loss, and the public hope fading, a hero steps from the shadows to clean up the city. Little does Gotham City know that their favourite winged avenger is none other than billionaire entrepreneur Bruce Wayne.
Cue much bating between the two nemeses, and attempts at winning over the public, with one too many innocent deaths thrown in for good measure. Eventually leading to the capture of Wayne/Batman's love Vicky Vale, by The Joker and a bell tower showdown.
Batman is a very dark affair, but watching it, even now, it's not difficult to see why this film became (at the time) one of the top 10 highest grossing films ever. Burton paints a dark, decrepit, devastating Gotham City, whilst Michael Keaton was born to play the dark knight. Jack Nicholson, as usual, steals the film with one of the great super-villain displays, as the demented Joker.
Next to Batman Returns, which sees the return of Burton at the helm, and Keaton behind the mask. Returns is an equally dark affair, with Max Shreck (the brilliant Christopher Walken), the city millionaire, dumping chemicals into the sewage system. The Penguin (Danny Devito), although with a dark and tragic story (dumped in the sewers as a baby and mutated by exposure to Shreck's chemicals) is actually a rather comic character. His "downtime" in the sewer with his pet penguins is amusing,. However, his motive remains dark; wreak revenge on every first-born in the city.
Michelle Pfeiffer, in a career highlight role steals the film as the effortlessly sexy, but damaged Selina Kyle, who, after been thrown from a top storey window by her boss, becomes Catwoman.
Overall, despite the good villains, and well written script, the film is a little more empty than the first, with too much happening all at once for the viewer to fully absorb it.
Then we move to Batman Forever, where the gothic quirkiness of Burton is out, and the slapstick, comic book style of Schumacher is in. Jim Carrey's Riddler and Tommy Lee Jones' Two-Face are much camper, less imposing villains than the Joker. Their masterplan? Use airwaves to steal people's intelligence.
The main problem, however, is the villains have now become more interesting than the hero. Val Kilmer only half delivers, and is a shell of the broody, interesting Keaton. There's also too much superfluous eye-candy; Nicole Kidman's sexy, but ultimately pointless Dr Chase Meridian.
Chris O' Donnell joins the fray, as Robin, initially part of a circus act called the Flying Grayson's, turning the now questionably named "Dynamic Duo" into something of a circus act.
Ultimately though, Batman Forever is good, harmless, stylish, family fun, and much better than it ought to be.
Finally we have Batman and Robin, the film that almost destroyed Batman , and ensured it would be a full 8 years before we were to see the franchise resurrected in the form of Batman Begins.
Teaming up Mr Freeze (Arnold Scwarzenneger surely paying the rent) and Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), the big bad plan here is to freeze Gotham City in the hope that Freeze can find a cure to reverse the illness ravaging his wife. Hmmm! Schumacher seems as though he's lost his way, and is aimlessly allowing the action to unravel all around him, totally oblivious as to how to save this farcical affair.
But the worst is yet to come...Perhaps the most unforgivable part of Batman and Robin is the horribly mistcasting of George Clooney as Batman. Clooney, usually a good actor, just cannot make things work as the winged avenger. He is horribly bad, as Bruce Wayne, and even more inept as Batman himself, cemented by the fact that even Chris O' Donnell out acts him here.
This film proves that assembling many talented (if not popular) stars together in the same film, does not guarantee a successful film, despite what Warner Brothers may have thought at the time.
And then there's the nipples on the suit....
No extra features of any note, just the four films.
Advantages: Batman The Movie Disadvantages: Batman And Robin
...the city. Batman Returns followed on the heals of the first film with Tim Burton and Michael Keaton returning to the fold. Joining them here is a new array of villains headed up by Christopher Walken as Max Shreck, the respected millionaire who is dumping chemical toxins into the city's sewers, Danny De Vito as the hideous Penguin who was dumped into the city's sewers himself as a baby and now rises back to the city's streets in a campaign to become ... ...Hingle as Commissioner Gordon.
Batman Forever has Val Kilmer taking over Batman duties, with Joel Schumacher lending his far more colourful vision to the film. Tim Burton's dark gothic vision is but a memory as Jim Carrey's The Ridler and tommy Lee Jones's Two Faced lend mayhem and madness in. There is a variance of beautiful women along for the ride this time as Drew Barrymore has a pointless cameo, and Nicole Kidman pre-acting chops as the lovely ...
bilbob20 05.12.2006
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Advantages: Tim Burton's films Disadvantages: nipples....................
...good package, all the old Batman films in one chunky box set that should have the fans foaming at the mouth. It has both Tim Burtons darker take on the Dark knight as well as Shumacher’s take on the Bat. As far as the films go, the first two are very good films. Burton, as with all his films adds his blend of darkness mixed with high-octane action very well. Batman Forever and Batman Returns are very different from the first two. They decided to ... ...As far as the DVD's are concerned there's not a lot as well. The special features are lacking plus you don’t get the best Batman of all, Batman Begins. If you’re a hard-core fan then get the double disk individual versions, they both look better but contain more features. ...
kreff1110 03.07.2007
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Advantages: All the classic Batman films together at last Disadvantages: Already seems outdated compared to the new Batman Begins
...to watch the progression of Batman from the earliest battles with the Joker in the original Batman to his huge battle with Freeze in Batman & Robin. This Quadrilogy is riddled with famous faces, most interesting are the villans. Jim Carrey lets his natural insanity flow perfectly into the character of the Riddler and even Arnie's usual woodenness fits the character of Dr. Freeze rather well. Although undoubtedly the best character is Michelle Pfeiffer's ... ...Halle Berry). Each story line is individual but holds true to the comics from its whacky villans and their brightly coloured goons down to Batman's limitless supply of uniquely useful gadgets. Definatly a good buy, as you can watch them over and over and you don't really have to watch them in order. ...
homer__21 14.02.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Batman (Movie Box Set) (DVD)
Advantages: couple of batman classics with the rest thrown in Disadvantages: only a couple can be watched over and over unless your a real batman fan
...yourself in the world of batman you can't take it too seriously but the reason i think this is fantastic is the fact you can get the four movies for 9.99. would you want to watch them over and over is another question. i like them all especially the first which is my favourite. its a bit of rollercoaster after that with the quality of the movies but lets face it if your only going to want this if your a real batman fan then again saying that if you ...
poldavil 14.03.2007
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Advantages: very nice Disadvantages: anything good
i like this movie much. i hope you like it also, very very very nice movie. good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good ...
mywebbs 05.01.2007
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Features all four Batman Movies. In 'Batman', the fate of Gotham City is placed firmly at the feet of Bruce Wayne's alter ego as he attempts to thwart the evil plans of the Joker. Also features 'Batman Returns', 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman And Robin'.
Features all four Batman Movies. In 'Batman', the fate of Gotham City is placed firmly at the feet of Bruce Wayne's alter ego as he attempts to thwart the evil plans of the Joker. Also features 'Batman Returns', 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman And Robin'.
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