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Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 [5 Discs] [Blu-ray]

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Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 [5 Discs] [Blu-ray]

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Release Date:	03/10/2009
UPC:	0883929031689
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Warner Home Video
Language:	English
Time:	8:28:00
Sales rank:	18,202

Special Features

Over 18 hours of must-see profiles. documentaries and making-of featurettes; Director commentaries by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher; 9 music videos

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Originally released in conjunction with Batman Begins’ DVD debut (and followed on Blu-ray in March 2009), this strikingly packaged box set contains the Caped Crusader's four feature-length adventures released between 1989-97. Batman (1989), directed by Tim Burton, startled fans with its extremely odd casting of comic actor Michael Keaton as the Dark Avenger created by comic-book legend Bob Kane in 1939. Keaton played Batman as a super-serious crime fighter still haunted by the long-ago deaths of his parents at the hands of a petty criminal. Burton's vision of a tormented superhero -- operating in a Gotham City designed to look simultaneously gothic and futuristic -- seemed to be at odds with Jack Nicholson's over-the-top portrayal of the Joker, but the film scored high marks for its unique blend of action and atmosphere. Keaton reprised his characterization in the Burton-helmed sequel, Batman Returns (1992) -- which, if anything, was even more grotesque than its predecessor. Danny DeVito was memorably macabre as the Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer was seductively slinky as Catwoman, but some aficionados consider this series entry too nihilistic to be good fun. The series' tone lightened somewhat with Batman Forever (1995), for which Keaton relinquished cowl and cape to Val Kilmer and Burton handed the directorial reins to Joel Schumacher. This second sequel introduced Chris O'Donnell as Robin the Boy Wonder and boasted terrific star power: Tommy Lee Jones as an especially sadistic Two Face; Jim Carrey as an appropriately manic Riddler; and Nicole Kidman as sexy shrink Chase Masterson. Schumacher retained control of the series' destiny, and there was great anticipation in fan circles when George Clooney was announced as the new Caped Crusader. But Batman & Robin (1997) fell somewhat short of expectations, despite the casting of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, and Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl. In our view, all four films have much to recommend them, and even if no one of them is perfect, Batmaniacs will be gratified to have them together in one box.

Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 [5 Discs] [Blu-ray]

Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 [5 Discs] [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray (Special Edition / Mixed Media Set)

Blu-ray (Special Edition / Mixed Media Set)

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