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Tim Burton's BATMAN, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and his nemesis, the maniacal Joker (a ripe Jack Nicholson).
Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for criminals, held in the corrupt grip of crime boss Carl Grissom (the ever-magnetic Jack Palance), and terrorized by a sadistic vandal and murderer known as The Joker. But it isn't long before a dark, mysterious caped crusader, who goes by the name of BATMAN, is on their trail and trying to thwart their evil doings. In this darkly entertaining retelling of the Marvel comic classic, ace photojournalist Vicki Vale (warmly and sympathetically played by Kim Basinger) is also on the trail--she wants to find out who Batman really is. Based on the popular comic book character created by Bob Kane for DC Comics; the story and tone have nothing in common with the popular TV series of the 1960s. Imaginative special effects and imposing, Gothic architectural sets dominate this visually graphic, stylish film. Keaton gives a brooding performance as the Caped Crusader and his interestingly understated alter-ego Bruce Wane. But is it Nicholson's Joker that steals the show, with his unnerving, brilliantly maniacal portrayal, especially in the context of his twisted relationship with Grissom's gal Alicia (a lanky, disquieting Jerry Hall).

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Michael Keaton, Tracey Walter, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Jack Palance Director: Tim Burton

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid release on Blu-Ray for Burton's Batman, 29 Jan 2009
By K. O'Leary (Milton Keynes, England) - See all my reviews
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I was looking forward to Batman coming to Blu-Ray, I like the Nolan films just as much but find Jack Nicholson's Joker far more enjoyable than Heath Ledger's.

Warner Brothers have chosen to let the film start almost immediately, without the chance to select options from the menu; rather annoying. This also means that if you wish to watch any of the extras (there is an exhaustive library of documentaries and interviews) you have to select them from the pop-up menu while the film is running, and when you finish it returns to the film - I find that a little weird.

Image quality is very good and a huge improvement over the DVD, I'm pretty familiar with this film but found I was able to detect more emotional nuances than usual in the faces of the actors, the quality certainly seems to add something to the performances. It should be spectacular if it is ever re-mastered, but for now, it's still pretty good. I wouldn't go so far to say this is as good as Blade Runner though, which is exceptional.

I haven't heard the HD soundtracks, but the standard Dolby Digital 5.1 is a little disappointing, it's too quiet and occasionally seems to drop into mono, or at least partly, with dialoque suddenly spreading to the front left and right speakers. This may be of interest to others like me who haven't upgraded yet from their original surround set-ups for DVD.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Batman (1989) - Blu-ray Info, 1 Feb 2009
By LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews
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Version: International / Warner / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
VC-1 BD-50 / AACS / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 2:06:19
Movie size: 28,33 GB
Disc size: 41,43 GB
Total bit rate: 29.91 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 22.34 Mbps

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1694 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1694 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Audio French 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Audio German 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Audio Italian 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 192 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 96 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 96 kbps

Subtitles: English SDH, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Number of chapters: 38

#Audio commentary by Director Tim Burton
#On the Set with Bob Kane (2½ min)
#Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (41 min)
#Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Parts 1-3 (72 min)
#Beyond Batman (50 min)
--Visualizing Gotham (10 min)
--Building the Batmobile (9 min)
--Those wonderful Toys (6 min)
--Designing the Batsuit (7 min)
--From Jack to The Joker (11 min)
--Nocturnal Overtures (7 min)
#Batman: The Heroes (12 min)
#Batman: The Villans (7.5 min)
#Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence (4.5 min)
#Theatrical Trailer (2 min)
#Music Videos (15 min)
--Partyman (4 min)
--Scandalous (4 min)
--Batdance (7 min)
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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Batman Blu Ray, 31 Dec 2008
Overall this film is very sharp but does suffer from the ocasional noticeable grain. The picture quality is good and is worth the upgrade to Blu Ray just don't expect to be dazzled as this has simply been transfered and not touched up or remastered. The sound is dolby true hd and whilst DTS hd would have been better the sound is still decent. Also all the bonus features from the 2 disc dvd version are here on 1 blu ray disc so if you are a big Batman fan then this film is recommended.

be warned though, I have just found out that Warner have planned a special blu ray release of this film next year to mark the official 20th anniversary of the film. As this already contains a wealth of bonus material rumours are that it will have a fully remastered picture and sound.
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