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Blu-ray Review: Batman - The Movie, Special Edition

Written by Rebecca Wright
Published July 07, 2008
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The documentary "Batman: A Dynamic Legacy" (28:29) takes a look at the impact of the film and the television series on popular culture. Comic book fans will be pleased to see the likes of Paul Dini, Alex Ross, and Geoff Johns giving their thoughts on Batman and Robin throughout the documentaries.

"Caped Crusaders: A Heroes Tribute" (12:29) takes a look at the costumes featured in the film and series that were heavily influenced by the comic book.

"Gotham City's Most Wanted" (15:51) examines the villains in the film — the Penguin, Joker, Riddler, and Catwoman.

The additional features move away from the cast and put the focus on some other aspects of the film. The 2001 featurette (16:47) originally included in the first DVD release, was a 25th anniversary production that featured Adam West and Burt Ward. The presentation of this featurertte on Blu-ray is terrible. For some reason, the featurette only takes up about a sixth of the television screen in the left hand corner. It was too bad, because the featurette itself is quite interesting.

"The Batmobile Revealed With George Barris" (5:47) looks at the Lincoln Futura concept car through the eyes of its creator and reveals some interesting facts about the car.

"The Batmobile Interactive Tour" allows your remote control to navigate around some of the cooler features of the Batmobile. This is a good example of the kind of advanced features Blu-ray has to offer.

"Batman on Location: Mapping the Movie" shows a graphical map with facts, photos and directions that can be selected while watching the movie. "Holy Trivia Track, Batman!" shows popup windows while watching the film. This Blu-ray release also includes the original trailers and some photo galleries. All and all, the Blu-ray release of Batman: The Movie, Special Edition is a must-have for any Batman enthusiast.

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Rebecca is a freelance writer, concentrating in the areas of film, television and music criticism. Her B.A. is in the Humanities with an emphasis in film and writing.She holds an M.A. in American and British literature with an emphasis in dystopian literature and detective fiction.
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Blu-ray Review: Batman - The Movie, Special Edition
Published: July 07, 2008
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Filed Under: Video: Action, Video: Adventure, Video: Blu-ray, Video: Classics
Writer: Rebecca Wright
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