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Hi everyone, I'm from Mexico and I bougth my BATMAN ANTHOLOGY box set dvd on amazon since october 14th and I did not receive it yet!!!
I only want to know if the features on the second disc have spanish subtitles?
I also bought the BATMAN BEGINS DELUXE EDITION and I'm in the same situation!!!
Can anybody tell me if the special features of the second disc on each movie have spanish subtitles???
Thank's fellows!!!
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I am proud to say that I own this anthology and it has some great special features. But the down side to the anthology is you get a great Batman movie directed by tim burton but you also get batman and robin which is the worst movie in the anthology.If your a batman fan then you wont regret buying this anthology. Heres How I rank each movie
Batman-5 stars-the best in the anthology staring Michel Keaton as the cape crusader. In this film batman faces his arch enemy the joker played by Jack Nicholson who is the best villian.
Batman Returns-4.5 stars- Michel Keaton replays his role as Batman as he battels the penguin (played by Danny Devito)with the help of Max Shreick(played by chrisopher walken) runs for mayor turnning the people of gothom against batman. Batman also battels catwoman who also helps the joker. This is the most darkest in this anthology.
Batman Forever-3 stars-When tim burton and Michel Keaton steped down from the batman movie franchise Joel Schumacher stepped in. Val Kilmer playes the dark night as he battels two face(tommy lee jones) and the riddler(jim carrey). We are also introduced to dick grayson who would become robin(Chris O'Donnell).This is more lighter than the first two. Has a ok batman story but two face is more of a lighter villen than a darker villen as he is in the comics.
Batman and Robin-1 star-geroge clooney is batman in the final movie in this series and chris o'donnell is robin once again.Here they face Mr. freeze(Schwarzenegger)who tries to put gotham city on ice. Uma Thurman playes Poison Ivy who had batman and robin fighting over her. Her and Freeze team up with the help of Bane to destroy the dynamic dueo. But the with help of Batgirl(silverstone) they have a better fighting chance.This is more lighter than all of the films and George Clooney dosn't play a good batman. It's more for the family to enjoy.
Over all if you are a die hard batman fan I recommend this anthology,but for the everyone else I recomenned The first two
and Batman begins.
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"Haven't you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?"
"I am Catwoman. Hear more roar."
"It's true, I was there #1 son, but, they treated me like #2!"
"By the way, I've seen your mind - freak!"
"Your not sending me to the cooler!"
- The Joker wants to put eternal smiles on Gothamites, Catwoman has more than a frog in her throat, The Penguin can't get family time, The Riddler has a meeting of the minds, while, Mr. Freeze cools off, as they all try their hand at destroying "Batman"
Finally, after roughly five years since the release of the bare bones "Batman Legacy" DVD edition & on the heels of "Batman Forever"'s tenth anniversary on video, comes the "Batman Anthology". The first four "Batman" films are represented here with 2 discs covering each film in widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, with director's commentary.
"Batman"
- Disc 1: feature film & one (!) theatrical trailer ("Warner" advertised the sh*t out of this film in 1989 & all they put is one release trailer!)
Disc 2: On the set with Bob Kane -the creator of "Batman" takes a small tour thru the set of the first film. It lasts about 2 minutes & really isn't worth losing sleep over, if you miss it.
"Shadows Of The Bat: The Cinematic Saga Of The Dark Knight" Parts 1-3: this is definitely worth checking out. Everything you pretty much need to know about the progression of Batman from the comic pages of D.C. to the big screen release of the first film is here. If there is a reason to get this box set this is it. Big thumbs up.
"Legends OF The Dark Knight: The History Of Batman"
Need another reason to own this box set? here it is. Doc covers the complete history of Batman, from an idea of Bob Kane's, to comic hero, to T.V. star of the 60's, to big screen Dark Knight hero of the 80's & 90's. Another big thumbs up.
"Batman" Documentary Gallery - O.K. look behind the scenes at making the film. From the gadgets & sets, to the costumes & the score. Cool enough to look at, but, something you would expect from a box set like this.
Hero & Villians Profiles - basically, a bit of a rehash look at the main characters from the first film.
Robin storyboard sequence - an idea that was dropped & might have actually pissed off a lot "Batman" fans. Basically, it's a chase sequence with Batman chasing The Joker through the streets of Gotham City. The chase eventually leads to a circus, The Flying Graysons, & the origin of Robin. I, personally, thought this sequence was overkill & makes you question did the filmakers need to have the Joker be responsible for both the origins of Batman & Robin?
Prince's music videos - yup. Oversexed & silly even for it's time. I couldn't even sit through watching "Batdance". Prince is O.K., but, can you really take a man seriously when he's dressed as half-bat, half-clown? I call it half-as*ed.
"Batman Returns"
- Disc 1: Feature film & theatrical trailer (yeah, just one)
- Disc 2: "The Bat, The Cat, & The Penguin" - original CBS special shown with a repeat showing of "Batman" in June of 1992, a couple of weeks before the release of "Batman Returns". Robert Urich hosts & its pretty cheesy in some areas.
"Shadow Of The Bat: The Cinematic Saga Of The Dark Knight" Part 4 - decent chronicle of the history of "Batman Returns". There is a big problem, however, with the interviews. All of the Michael Keaton, & some of the Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito interviews are rehashed from the CBS special, & its like watching pete & repeat. Nothing has been changed. My advice watch this first then go to the CBS special. Trust me on this one.
Heroes & Villians - profile of main characters
Beyond Batman Doc Gallery - behind the scenes look to "Batman Returns"
Siouxe & The Banshees "Face to Face" music video - ever wonder what happened to this group? Watch this video & wonder no more.
"Batman Forever"
- Disc 1: Feature film & wow!..., 1 trailer
- Disc 2: "Riddle Me This - Why Is Batman Forever?" - CBS special that was broadcast with "Batman Returns" in June 1995, a couple of weeks before the theatrical release of "Batman Forever". Chris O'Donnell hosts & asks the question: Do you like your cheese grilled or with a slice of tomato? Taste the cheese.
"Shadow Of The Bat: The Cinematic Saga Of The Dark Knight" Part 5 - everthing you need to know about "Batman Forever" & the rumors & gossip surrounding the film are debunked right here. Great stuff.
Beyond Batman Doc Gallery - a look at the making of the film. Just like the first two films.
Deleted Scenes (!) - Holy cutting room floor, Batman!
alternate beginning (Two-Face escapes Arkham Asylum. "The Bat Must Die!" in blood on his cell wall), Bruce Wayne faces his fear in the bat-cave, are a few of the deleted scenes. Pretty cool, overall.
Seal, "Kiss From A Rose" video - classic video from the film, but where the hell's the "U2" video!?
Heroes & Villans Profile
"Batman & Robin"
- Disc 1: Feature film (sheer toy-ettic torture) & trailer
- Disc 2: "Shadows Of The Bat: The Cinematic Saga Of The Dark Knight" Part 5 - YES!!! Joel Schumacher finally apoligizes for making this film!!(my soul reason in buying this box set was to see what was going to be said about this fourth film)
"Warner Brothers" wanted a more family inspired film, with lots of toys for the kiddies.
With the film being rushed into production & the emphasis, from toymaker Kenner, for more characters & vehicles to be "toy-ettic" (so they can make massive amounts of money off the toys, even if the movie sucks, which it does) "Batman & Robin" was doomed from the starting gate.
Why didn't Schumacher bow out of the project if he knew it was gonna suck?
Even after all this I still find the film painful to watch.
Chris O'Donnell adds: "Batman Forever" felt like we were making a film. "Batman & Robin" felt soft, like making a toy commercial."
Deleted scene - Alfred's lost love. Ho-hum.
Batman doc gallery - behind the scenes of "Batman & Robin"
four music videos - they all suck. Believe me.
Heroes & Villans Profile
Overall, this is a great set & is worth getting, for the right price that is. This isn't the last definitive set for the "Batman" films. "Batman Begins" isn't included in this set, but, it seems like the franchise has been revived with the latest film & hopefully won't fall to the trappings of "Batman & Robin".
Either way Batman is forever.
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Unlike really super-duper powered up Superman with his 10 abilities(exaggerating but who knows), Batman has no abilities. In fact, the only ability he does have is probably resources. The money to be able to be a crime-fighter. Unlike his other DC comics compatriots, and even the Marvel fellas, Batman has to do something in order to be a super hero rather than the Flash running like hell at will. Just one of many struggles for Bruce Wayne. In film form, he's just as good as those superheroes but film adaptations can be tricky, like the last 2 entries in this set prove. For this review, instead of reviewing each DVD seperately, I'll just put all movie reviews here.
Batman: Directed by Tim Burton and it's one of the better entries in this set. Batman was supposed to be a more darker comic book but having very colorful comics and the cheesy 1960's show didn't help much. This film sets the tone right like Frank Miller's books. Jack Nicholson does a good Joker but anyone who's seen the animated series knows Mark Hamill(yes, the Skywalker fella) does an even better Joker. Why? Because Joker is supposed to be disturbing, like a guy who finds it funny when you fall down a stairs. Here, Nicholson is more like a prankster. Michael Keaton is a good Batman, just not Bruce Wayne. He doesn't have that troubled side that he should have. The rest are fine with, to me, a mention to Michael Gough, perfectly capturing that grandfatherly aspect of the Alfred character. Michael Caine from Begins is almost too "good uncle" like. Pacing may be off but it's a fine first entry for the Dark Knight. 8/10
Batman Returns: 3 years later, same director and it's better. Here we introduce Catwoman and Penguin, played by Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito respectively. Michelle has the perfect tone of sexiness and ice-coldness, and slight warmth. And of course Danny is just as nasty and awesome. Mention also goes to Christopher Walken, playing corporate bad guy Shreck. He delivers his lines with gusto and strength. The story's better, more time on the villains, set pieces are better and even though financially is wasn't, this to me is #1 Batman film, battling Begins. 9/10
Batman Forever: Gone is Tim Burton from the director's chair, in comes Joel Schumacher. First, the shift is extremely noticeable. While Burton matched the tone, it's almost like they tried to fuse the campiness from the 60's show with the gothicness of the previous 2 films. What we have is a film with neon face paint, bat nipples, and slight awfulness. Two-Face, which has potential of being the most complicated Rogue in the gallery, here he's actually more better Joker than Nicholson, being very upbeat and loving being bad. Jim Carrey essentially is like the prankster aspect of Joker amped up. New Batman Val Kilmer actually does the opposite of Michael Keaton: he has the perfect balance of troubled man but doesn't have the Batman tone down. This film like popcorn will fulfill its need but just not very effectively.
Batman and Robin: To paraphrase Treebeard from the Two Towers, there isn't a curse in dwarf, elvish or the tongue of Man that could explain the travesty that is Batman and Robin. Everything about this just screams awful. First? Well bad Mr. Freeze puns. Almost everything he says is some witty remark involving ice or cold or snow or anything cold. Then we have Bane, the character that actually broke Batman's will and spirit, not to mention his back in the comic books, ends up being "dumb goon". Then we have extreme campiness. Hated the bat nipples? Well how about on Batgirl's too? Or the Batman credit card? Or the changing of Barbara from Commissioner Gordon's daughter to Alfred's niece? I could go on and on because quite frankly, it's fun. There's so much to hate you can practically be giddy as you tear it down. This film is essential watching for aspiring filmmakers? Why? Well it's a lesson on how NOT to make a film, especially a franchise entry.
Extras for each film is pretty much the same thing: a StarTV style behind the scenes, an entry into the multi-part Shadows of the Bat documentary, a feature on the making of the respective film with Beyond Batman, music videos and sometimes deleted scenes. The big highlight is the 6 part documentary Shadows of the Bat, chronicling the Caped Crusader's journey onto the big screen. It's probably on par with the Empire of Dreams documentary from the Star Wars set.
So there it is. 2 great films, one average film, and one film that proves sometimes making money is the only goal, not art. If you're at all into Batman or comic books or even action movies, get them. I'd warn you: the last 2 are quite bad but watch them so you'll know never to watch them again.
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There's quite a few good extras. I especially like the Shadows of the Bat documentaries, and also the history of Batman feature. It's nice to see comments on the characters by folks like Dennis O'Neill, Frank Miller and Paul Dini.
It's a bit interesting to see some of the DC Comics enforced restrictions. For example, they talk about Dr. Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent book quite a bit, but neglect to mention the most Batman-specific factoid, that Wertham claimed Batman and Robin were gay. Bill Finger gets copious mentions, but you still couldn't get a sense of how much of the Batman mythos that he and Jerry Robinson created. (For example, it's stated that they came along later, even though Finger wrote Batman's first apperance.) It's corporate policy that Bob Kane created everything and that the others merely helped.
The abannoned Robin sequence from the first film is interesting, and I like that they got the definitive animated voices to read the script over the storyboards.
As for the movies themselves, watching it, I really enjoyed seeing the first two Batman films again. They have their flaws, but there's still a strong artistic sense to them. Tim Burton wasn't trying to create toy commercials.
As for the last two, well... it bugs the hell out of me that Joel Schumacher keeps excusing every story problem, every bit of dopey dialogue as "it's a comic book" or "it's a cartoon". Schumacher, people who do comic book movies should actually respect the artform. They should work to bring out the strengths of comics, not replicate the weaknesses of the worst examples of the medium. The director's poor attitude realls explains all the problems of those movies.
But this boxed set is cheap enough that the last two films can be counted as extras to the first two. If you can spare about 10 dollars for the sake of completeness, then it's worth getting this anthology set.
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