The entire first season of the animated adventures of Batman.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 07/06/04
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: yes
Re-Release: no
Packaging: SleeveWarner Brothers’ Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) remains a striking, stylized program that helped to revitalize the familiar comic book hero. Drawing on such diverse influences as Frank Miller’s graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns, the Fleischers’ Superman cartoons of the early ’40s, and contemporary Japanese animation, the filmmakers stress interesting designs and cinematography. The Caped Crusader prowls a sinister, Art Deco-styled world of tall verticals, sharp angles, silhouettes, searchlights, and grid-like shadows cast by window frames. Its visual pizzazz eclipses Filmation’s pallid kidvid, The Batman/Superman Hour (CBS, 1968), which ran off and on in various incarnations through 1981. Many of the same artists worked on the Batman animated features (e.g., Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Batman Beyond–The Movie (1999)), which display similar strengths and weaknesses.
Ironically, Batman: The Animated Series looks better in stills than it does in motion. The artists fail to stylize the movements of the characters to match the dramatic settings, as Genndy Tartakovsky and his crew did in Samurai Jack. Batman uses sophisticated computers to combat the well-known villains–the Joker, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman–as well as some less celebrated baddies: Manbat, Clayface, The Mad Hatter. The bad guys cram a lot of plotting and scheming into each 22-minute episode, but the violence is kept to a broadcast standards minimum.
The Dark Knight’s First Knight easily ranks as the most interesting of the extras. Producers Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski recount the genesis of the series, and show their mini-pilot, which is more violent and more fully animated. If the complete episodes had matched the pilot, the series would have been much more exciting. (Unrated, suitable for ages 8 and older: violence, mild grotesque imagery) –Charles Solomon
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March 22, 2010
#1
After reading all the great reviews on these series, I immediately ordered the first season, for my total dissapointment. Of course I saw some of the chapters more than 10 years ago on TV. I was expecting deep psychological situations like everyone says in their comments. But Nothing!! All you get is a very poor animation and nothing relevant regarding the plotlines or the characters. Besides, I hate this bulky look that they give to some characters. Cheap old japanese animation. Speed Racer is far better than this!!!!
On the good side, I liked the dark and more serious twist these series got after the silly old Batman TV shows. I like the dark 50s/40s atmosphere, and the gothic/art deco feeling of the scenarios.
I strongly recommend The Batman new series. Far better animation (the action sequences are far better achieved, all the computer animation included for the batmobile, bat wings, etc.) and original soundtrack (really great). The dialogues are better and the characters are darker and more twisted than ever.
In my opinion, don’t waste your money and time in these old/cheap shows, and buy the new ones, that are actually less expensive than this one!!
March 22, 2010
#2
The reason batman was awesome believe it or not was the Joker the best crinmnal mastermind. If it was not for a crazed maninc in my opion is the greatest evil charcarter of all time i’m not an evil person but when you think of all the bad guys they are all great but when you narrow it down the joker comes out to be the best but don’t just watch the one’s with Joker oh no NO they are all great but i just think that The Joker is the best
Enough about the joker now on with The Batman to me he is the greatest superhero of all time i mean he is a really smart gut with no powers or nothing he is just really smart and likes to work out a lot to me that is awesome because he has no powers and still whips up bad guys that is awesome
March 22, 2010
#3
The classic vigilante who lurks in the shadows, in the form of a bat-like phantom continues to crush the rotten. He always carries the psychological advantage, as the criminals are caught off-guard by the shock of his appearance. Sound familiar? Gotham is a prime example of a total environment. Batman is the personification of de-facto Satanic ideals in many respects. Although personally, I think he spends too much time on saving worthless enemies & the stupid.
Bruce Wayne, the wealthy gigglo, ‘preys’ on females when not preying on foes. He utilizes his eccentricity & resources to enforce Lex Talionis & Diabolic Justice. Gothic imagery abounds. Superb theme by Danny Elfman.
March 22, 2010
#4
Everybody knows how great is “Batman” the animated series, and how has changed the tv animation the work of Bruce Tim and Paul Dini.
But Warner hopes that we spend money buying individual thin DVDs. But finally we can get the season in one pack.
The digipack box is beautiful. But the quality of the edition… Sucks! The picture is full of scratches and the image is far from clear. The quality isn’t much different from VHS.
Even the first episode has a problem with the fields wich make it impossible (and I’m using kind words) to watch. Warner should replace all the “disc 1″ from us, innocent buyers!
Show some respect for Batman, and make better editions from now.
Sure Warner will meke money soon with “the DVD edition that should be”… We are victims!
Now, I’m going to cry…
March 22, 2010
#5
All I can say is that the CD collection’s box does NOT list which episodes are in the collection. Does it start from the first episode and go throughout season one? I just won’t buy it if it’s another mixture of episodes. Can someone please answer this?