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Michael Keaton, Tracey Walter, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Jack PalanceDirector: Tim Burton
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
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.
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This was the first film i got on blue-ray. Why? Becuase it is my favourite movie of all time.
Jack Nicholson steals the show as the joker, you can clearly see that he was having fun and Michael Keaton is a suprisingly good Batman, everyone slated the casting choice before the film's release but once they saw the movie everyone admitted to being wrong.
Hardcore Batman fans will say that this movie is not as true to the comics as they would like but that to me is why it was a film and not a comic. It is a completely different media so enjoy this movie for being the movie that it is.
If you do enjoy this film please also read the comics that inspired it such as the beloved Batman: The Killing Joke (Deluxe Edition) and Batman: Dark Knight Returns
Jack Nicholson steals the show as the joker, you can clearly see that he was having fun and Michael Keaton is a suprisingly good Batman, everyone slated the casting choice before the film's release but once they saw the movie everyone admitted to being wrong.
Hardcore Batman fans will say that this movie is not as true to the comics as they would like but that to me is why it was a film and not a comic. It is a completely different media so enjoy this movie for being the movie that it is.
If you do enjoy this film please also read the comics that inspired it such as the beloved Batman: The Killing Joke (Deluxe Edition) and Batman: Dark Knight Returns
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
If you were around in summer 1989 then you'll remember that Bat-fever was EV-ER-Y-WHERE! You couldn't look anywhere without seeing the Bat Logo in some incarnation. The film was a mega-hit. People were queueing up around the block for hours (the literal meaning of a blockbuster).
The marketing team at Warner had to saturate the minds of the public with the big-screen coming of the Dark Knight. Up until this point the Batman series from the 1960s is how people regarded the Batman character and universe. Tim Burton corrected all that by giving us a dark, sinister and Gothic world with rich production design and a great score by Danny Elfman (who has made a career out of recycling the same old generic cues in nearly every movie he has scored). The original material is respected (to a degree), and the characters are deep instead of just campy.
Michael Keaton is the best Bruce Wayne in my opinion. When he plays both Bruce Wayne and Batman you have to watch what he doesn't say and doesn't do. He's a rich, socio-phobic megalomaniac who has more money than sense. This is very different from Adam West's turtleneck playboy.
Jack Nicholson is a great Joker too, not quite as intimidating or as iconic as Heath Ledger's take on the character, but still a role that has defined his career in a way. Nicholson's Joker isn't much more than an attention-seeking lunatic. But it's still nothing like Caesar Romero's campy, hopping-skipping-and-jumping villain.
Anton Furst's Oscar-winning design of Gotham City is very original and unique, and is very much in the style of the Comic book. The smoke-blackened, cramped and claustrophobic 1920s buildings look and create a very oppressive atmosphere. This is definitely GOTHam City. Not LA like the TV series.
They didn't even make any attempt with that show did they? In fact the Batcave in the TV series was like the set of a mad scientists lab from a 1950s movie. But the REAL Batcave in this movie is a monstrous cavern filled with stalagmites and it actually HAS bats in it. And there's no fireman's pole leading into it.
With Christopher Nolan's reboot of the franchise currently the only Batman worth considering for most fans, it'd be a shame if you were to let this go ignored. It may not be as mature as Nolan's work but it has an edge that no other recent comic-book movie has.
It's NOT an origin story. There's no 60 precious minutes on a build-up, it just goes straight to the action. Why can't more comic-book movies do this?
The marketing team at Warner had to saturate the minds of the public with the big-screen coming of the Dark Knight. Up until this point the Batman series from the 1960s is how people regarded the Batman character and universe. Tim Burton corrected all that by giving us a dark, sinister and Gothic world with rich production design and a great score by Danny Elfman (who has made a career out of recycling the same old generic cues in nearly every movie he has scored). The original material is respected (to a degree), and the characters are deep instead of just campy.
Michael Keaton is the best Bruce Wayne in my opinion. When he plays both Bruce Wayne and Batman you have to watch what he doesn't say and doesn't do. He's a rich, socio-phobic megalomaniac who has more money than sense. This is very different from Adam West's turtleneck playboy.
Jack Nicholson is a great Joker too, not quite as intimidating or as iconic as Heath Ledger's take on the character, but still a role that has defined his career in a way. Nicholson's Joker isn't much more than an attention-seeking lunatic. But it's still nothing like Caesar Romero's campy, hopping-skipping-and-jumping villain.
Anton Furst's Oscar-winning design of Gotham City is very original and unique, and is very much in the style of the Comic book. The smoke-blackened, cramped and claustrophobic 1920s buildings look and create a very oppressive atmosphere. This is definitely GOTHam City. Not LA like the TV series.
They didn't even make any attempt with that show did they? In fact the Batcave in the TV series was like the set of a mad scientists lab from a 1950s movie. But the REAL Batcave in this movie is a monstrous cavern filled with stalagmites and it actually HAS bats in it. And there's no fireman's pole leading into it.
With Christopher Nolan's reboot of the franchise currently the only Batman worth considering for most fans, it'd be a shame if you were to let this go ignored. It may not be as mature as Nolan's work but it has an edge that no other recent comic-book movie has.
It's NOT an origin story. There's no 60 precious minutes on a build-up, it just goes straight to the action. Why can't more comic-book movies do this?
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magic movie
one of the best films of the 80s, the great work of tim burton wonderful cast and crew! emphasis on performance and jack nicholson
Published 19 days ago by kennedy
A fun classic that doesn't benefit much from blu-ray
I've always had a fondness for this 1989 blockbuster, so was keen to see how it brushed up in hi-def. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Benminx
the original bat
Ok, granted I have seen sharper and brighter blu transfers, but, this is still far better than the dvd version I had, which was the 2 disc special edition. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Benjamin J. Raddon
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Simply the Best Batman,Keaton should of done the third movie,and simply the best Batmobile,Stunning.
It's a treat to see in Blu Ray,Batman Return's Meoooooow!
It's a treat to see in Blu Ray,Batman Return's Meoooooow!
Published 7 months ago by Alien rip off !!!!!!
The original still stands tall
a great movie, fans of batman have almost definatly viewed this at one time or another and have fond memories of it too.
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but this is about the blu-ray version! Read more
Published 14 months ago by John Whatmough
"Where is the Batman? ...He's at home washing his tights!"
After the 1960s TV series and re-runs for decades after, the mainstream public view of Batman was of something a bit camp and not to be taken too seriously. Read more
Published 15 months ago by GeekZilla
The best of the Batman series!
This Blu-Ray edition is a must for Batman lovers, huge increase in picture and sound quality (ofcourse depending on your video and audio equipmnent)
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This along with the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mumbles
Bat-fab!
Brilliant to actually be able to see all the detail in the dark streets and gloomy side roads of Gotham! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Film Fan
Batman - Classic
The first one, and arguably the best of the original lot. Little outdated now but a classic nontheless.....am sure if you are getting the blu ray you have seen the film....... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dr. B. C. Burrows
"You would'nt hit a guy with glasses would ya? Huh?"
I'm sorry folks, from the outset of the movie where the title tune meets the Batman logo, complete grain. unimpressed. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2010 by Mr. Joseph G. Black
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