DVD : Birds of Prey: The Complete Series

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Rating:

- Birds of Prey
Great series, made possible on DVD by numerous fan requests.
This DVD set also includes the webisodes "Gotham Girls". So enjoy the animated version.
13 live action episodes telling of Batman's daughter the Huntress, Oracle (formerly Batgirl) and the Black Canary's daughter.
The music soundtrack is largely tuneless, unlike the Batman cartoons of the 1990s, but the plots and character development will hold your attention.
So glad to see this show released.

Rating:

- 4;3 FOREVER
I am giving this 3*s because i did watch the tv show and enjoyed it. The show has flaws in tihe history of characters but...... What this review is to let those widescreen and letterbox viewers know that there is a WIDE 4:3 VIEWERSHIP OUT HERE. The disc people should use the double-sided for wide on one side and 4;3 on the other. they are losing A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE UNLESS IT IS AND VERY IMPORT FILM. WE WON'T BUY! I have Bourne #1 in widescreen - oops! I have Bourne 2 & 3 i 4:3. if the option is there, 4:3ers will buy. If not, we won't.

Another thing widescreen-makers don't realize is that when you put 40's-60's movies that we love in widescreen, you take away an action, a moment, a remembrance from that movie. You wait for that certain scene and, puff, it is gone to that widescreen hell.

Like us 4:3ers, if it is not to your liking, don't buy it!

Rating:

- Finally but no OAR!?!?!?!?
I really like the series my self.At last on DVD.But...no original aspect ratio?What were they thinking?Are they serious?5 stars for the series and 1 for no OAR.Correct it WB...you guys got 2 and a half months.Put the original OAR or NO BUY for me.grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Rating:

- Never given the time and opportunity to grow
Despite the many liberties it took with DC mythology, Birds of Prey displayed a boat load of promise, but sadly got the axe before it had the chance to grow into something special. The story revolves around Helena Kyle, AKA The Huntress (Jericho's Ashley Scott), who just so happens to be the daughter of Batman and Catwoman. She joins forces with the wheelchair-bound former Batgirl Barbara Gordon (Dina Meyer), and the telepathic Dinah (Rachel Skarsten) to fight crime in Gotham City when Batman mysteriously disappears. Other familiar faces from the Batman world appear also throughout the course of the series, including trusty butler Alfred (Ian Abercrombie), Harley Quinn (Mia Sara), and even the Joker (played by Roger Stoneburner with the voice of Batman: The Animated Series' own Mark Hamil!), but there were often times when the show just felt as if it wasn't sure of what it was. Granted though, Birds of Prey never came off as cheesey and sugar-coated as Smallville, and by the time the series came to an end, things were just starting to really pick up. Despite it's flaws though, Birds of Prey always managed to entertain. Who knows what might have been, but the fact is Birds of Prey was never given the time and opportunity to grow, which is a crying shame. Its great that WB finally had the good sense to release the series on DVD, which has been long overdue to say the least.

Rating:

- Not Widescreen? What kind of messed up thing is this?
I was very excited when I heard this was coming out. It was a very cool show that did not get a fair shot. But now it is being given a crappy full frame release. This show was shown in widescreen not fricken fullscreen. It takes more effort to change from widescreen to make it fullscreen. Why don't they just leave it alone and release it in its OAR. I will not be getting this. I am very disappointed.

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