Product Description: An entire season of the animated adventures of Batman. Item Type: DVD Movie Item Rating: NR Street Date: 01/25/05 Wide Screen: no Director Cut: no Special Edition: no Language: ENGLISH Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no Dubbed: no Full Frame: yes Re-Release: no Packaging: Sleeve
Amazon.com: The early-'90s Batman series was probably the best animated superhero show ever, mixing stylish animation with a dark tone appropriate for the Dark Knight. The second volume, comprising four discs of 28 episodes and vastly preferable to the many single-disc releases, features familiar characters the Joker, Catwoman, the Penguin, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, as well as the first appearances of the Riddler, and Ra's Al Ghul and Talia. The episodes are highlighted by the Emmy-winning two-parter "Robin's Reckoning," which recounts the origin of the Boy Wonder and his chance for revenge years later. In "Perchance to Dream," Bruce Wayne finds his parents alive and another Batman patrolling Gotham City, the two-part "Something" pits Batman against Miyazaki-styled robots, and Batman revisits the samurai training of his past in "Night of the Ninja" and "Day of the Samurai." Give the series credit for not talking down to kids--Japanese characters spoke in Japanese with English subtitles, and one episode, "Almost Got 'Im," was styled after a '50s black-and-white variety show. It employed smart humor and characterization even to the point where it could let villains carry an episode. Certain stories were based on comic books, and the series involved comics veterans such as Denny O'Neil and Len Wein. Also camp-master Adam West appears as the voice of the Grey Ghost. --David Horiuchi
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: WEA EAN: 9780790787527 Format: Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 0790787520 Item Dimensions:120 Label: Warner Home Video Languages:EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Surround Manufacturer: Warner Home Video MPN: WARD31625D Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 25, 2005 Running Time: 624 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: September 05, 1992
Customer Reviews
One of the best cartoons of all time hits its stride
With season 2 the classic 90s Batman cartoon hits its stride. The cast have been introduced, the setting is detailed and filled in, the crew have learned how to make it work, and now things can really hit their peak.
This collection has 4 disks and there's not a bad episode among them and some are true classics. More than 10 years later the comics are still cribbing from them.