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As is usually the case, sequels are
not as good as the the first movie and in Batman Returns case this
is true. It is a consolation that this sequel is far superior than
the next 2 sequels directed by Joel Schmacher.
Batman Returns continues the story
of Bruce Wayne/Batman (Michael Keaton). This time he must now stop
Penguin (Danny DeVito) from becoming Mayor of Gotham City and from
killing the first born children of the privileged socialites of
Gotham. When Penguin joins forces with Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer),
Batman's life becomes even more complicated as he is falling in love
with Catwoman.
Batman Returns is a worthy sequel,
very dark much like the original and is well directed by Tim Burton
yet again. It's just missing something that the original had, not
sure what.
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| VIDEO |
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The video transfer on
Batman Returns is quite disappointing. The transfer is very soft and
not as sharp as it should be, Shadow detail is also sadly lacking.
There were no MPEG
artifacts seen but there were quite a few numerous film artifacts
throughout, couldn't they have cleaned this up a bit?
This is really
quite disappointing.
Batman Returns is framed at
1:85:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single-sided, single
layer disc.
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| AUDIO |
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While the video is
somewhat lacking the sound isn't. Batman Returns was the first
movie to be released theatrically with Dolby Digital sound and it
shows with an almost reference quality soundtrack.
This disc has a very
immersive soundtrack with wonderful surround integration and
separation. The .1 channel was used frequently to underscore sound
effects and music.
Dialog was always
easy to hear.
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| EXTRAS |
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There are no extras on this
disc.
Subtitles: English, Arabic,
Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Closed Captioned
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| Fun movie on a good
disc. Well worth adding to the collection. |
| 16:9
ENHANCEMENT |
DISC
RATING |
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REVIEW
EQUIPMENT
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Display:
48" Sony RPTV.
DVD Player: Panasonic A350 Player using S-Video Cables.
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-D508
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Speakers: Accusound speaker
system. |
Copyright © 2000 by [Roger
Ward].
Revised: 25 Sep 2000 23:42:21 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
126
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Snapper
Case |
| Release
Date: |
10/5/1999 |
| Catalog
Number: |
15000 |
| List
Price: |
$29.95 |
| Distributor: |
Warner
Bros. |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Label
Only |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-SL |
| Chapters: |
39 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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1:85:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital: |
5.1
Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
| Languages:
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English |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
None |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
None |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
None |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
None |
| Production
Notes: |
None |
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