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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
EAN: 9781404977082
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404977082
Item Dimensions: 35
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 1.0JapaneseSubtitled
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: COLD10521D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: March 22, 2005
Running Time: 261 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: May 26, 1949
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Movie DVD
Amazon.com:
There's no Batmobile, and Robert Lowery looks a bit, ahem, well-fed as the Caped Crusader, but Columbia Pictures' 1949 black-and-white serial Batman and Robin is up to its cape and cowl in cliffhangers, crime capers, and good old-fashioned rock-em-sock-em action. Directed at a breakneck pace by serial vet Spencer Gordon Bennett, the Complete 1949 Movie Serial Collection's 15 episodes pits Lowery's Batman and Johnny Duncan as the Boy Wonder against arch-villain The Wizard, who has designs on a remote-control device that doubles as a death ray. Jane Adams's Vicki Vale is on hand to fall into peril at least once per episode, while Ed Wood regular Lyle Talbot looks on sternly as Commissioner Gordon. Viewers weaned on Tim Burton's dark, sleek interpretation of the Batman mythos will undoubtedly groan over the creaky dialogue and performances (creator Bob Kane was no fan, either), but fans with designs on absorbing every bit of Bat-trivia possible will probably get a kick out of this well-intentioned attempt at bringing the Dark Knight's adventures to screen. The episodes are divided onto two DVDs, which offer no extras. --Paul Gaita
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If your are a Batman fan get this box its wicked .
Its like you are swinged back in time to a old movie theatre.
Cheers Albert
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With this review, I'm retracting what I said in my 1943 serial review about the villains but I'll get to that in a bit. This quasi-sequel, I think, looks better than the previous attempt. Sure, the Dynamic Duo and their alter-egos drive the same car, as cleverly noted by Vicki in one chapter, albeit with the top up when they're in costume. The plot in this is your standard superhero story though I wish that the writers used a well known villain for this instead an obscure comics villain (though the ... Read More
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I'm giving this only 4 stars. Why? Because most of the cliffhanger endings are far below average. But that doesn't keep this from being a very good serial anyway. This time Robert Lowery plays Batman. Lowery enjoyed a great career in b-flicks before & after this film. Also Johnny Duncan is well cast as Robin The Boy Wonder. He had appeared in a few Bowery Boys films & a number of other movies prior to Batman & Robin. In this serial it's Batman & Robin vs. the unknown masked Wizard. The Wizard has stolen ... Read More
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This is a very rare thing -- a DVD of an old, classic movie serial that looks and sounds as good as DVDs of any other Hollywood feature. Serials usually don't get this good treatment when put on DVD. I wish the Hollywood studios would put out more old serials on DVDs like this one! Thank you to the brilliant executive who thought of this!
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I bought this as a gift and it came brand new and on time as prescribed by the shipping method I elected
