Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker! - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Deciazulado · 01-26-2011, 05:43 PM

WorkShed · 01-26-2011, 05:49 PM

The 1.33:1 on the back cover has me a bit worried.

Kryptonic · 01-26-2011, 05:49 PM

Back cover mentions 4x3 1.33:1. This was 1.78:1 non-anamorphic on DVD. Strange.

Kryptonic · 01-26-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KennedyZL

YES! Give us more of the DC catalog and with lossless audio AND OARs!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm looking at you JL season two!!!!!!!!!!

JL: Season 2 is OAR, it's just not anamorphic is the problem. Still looks good though.

whbinder · 01-26-2011, 05:53 PM

Speaking of OAR, Return of the Joker has shown up in HD on Netflix instant streaming, but is cropped to 4:3. I hope the Blu-ray gets it right.

Also, I sincerely hope Subzero comes to Blu-ray and in 1.66, because I'd like to finally replace my Laserdisc.

Kryptonic · 01-26-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by whbinder

Speaking of OAR, Return of the Joker has shown up in HD on Netflix instant streaming, but is cropped to 4:3. I hope the Blu-ray gets it right.

It's likely it was animated in 1.33:1 and cropped to 1.78:1 for the DVD.

Batman1980 · 01-26-2011, 06:01 PM

All over this for sure since I'm one of the few that considers this show as good as the earlier Batman cartoon.

dallywhitty · 01-26-2011, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

All over this for sure since I'm one of the few that considers this show as good as the earlier Batman cartoon.

Ditto. As much as I love The Animated Series, it's quite inconsistent. There's plenty of brilliant episodes but too many mediocre ones.

Tyger · 01-26-2011, 06:15 PM

Batman Beyond still had the same people working on it, don't know why so many don't like it. I got the complete series for Christmas and have been thinking of at least renting ROTJ, but now I'll just wait for the blu-ray

Very happy about this and hope it does well and urges WB to go back to MOTP, the original series, etc.

Walts Ghost · 01-26-2011, 06:17 PM

Very awesome news! Can't wait to get it

Hope that means we're going to get Mask of Phantasm soon

Sky_Captain · 01-26-2011, 06:26 PM

*spurt!*

GuruAskew · 01-26-2011, 06:26 PM

The credits (and I believe the titles) are in the 1.33:1 ratio and only the animation is in widescreen so Warner Bros. would have to re-edit the movie to make a 16x9 transfer, even if the edit was nothing more than chopping off the credits and re-attaching a windowboxed version on the anamorphic transfer.

CtrlAltDel · 01-26-2011, 06:26 PM

This year just keeps getting better and better for Blu releases

whbinder · 01-26-2011, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

It's likely it was animated in 1.33:1 and cropped to 1.78:1 for the DVD.

Quite right. Point taken.

BrandonJF · 01-26-2011, 07:56 PM

I'm expecting this to be the original PG DVD release in the same aspect ratio (4x3).

- whoops, just saw the back of the case says it's PG-13. Very strange if the aspect ratio is correct, then, unless they are saying that because it's non-anamorphic letterboxed. I really would be shocked if WB gave us an anamorphic transfer, although it sure would be nice.

whbinder · 01-26-2011, 08:33 PM

The runtime is consistent with the longer cut.

That clue aside, I don't think we'll ever get the shorter version. It was never intended for release. The 76 minute cut was about to be released when Congress started pushing Warner Brothers very hard on their content. The shortened version was a concession to Lieberman at the time.

Jimmy Smith · 01-26-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kryptonic

It's likely it was animated in 1.33:1 and cropped to 1.78:1 for the DVD.

Like the first season of Justice League it was animated in 1.33 but framed to leave the top and bottom of the frame open so that it can be cropped to 1.78 and leave nothing important missing.

1.33 framing for this and Justice League is likely due to the resolution these movies were animated in. Its likely the 1440 x 1080 4:3 versions of the animation on Blu-Ray is the highest resolution the show can be presented in without reanimating the show. Its likely that any full 1080p versions of the widescreen version would simply be upconverted from lower resolution animation. So if thats the case 4:3 is probably best since the movie/episodes can be zoomed to fill the frame and have identical framing as a true widescreen presentation would have.

cinema sickness · 01-26-2011, 09:01 PM

OMG! This just made my day! This is my all time fav animated movie! This is a day #1 buy for me!

GunRanger · 01-26-2011, 09:50 PM

Great movie. Hope it's a nice price.

Agent Bond · 01-26-2011, 10:25 PM

I actually prefer the shocking version of Joker's death. I like the fact The Joker got his own ass killed, without a final line either.

01-26-2011, 05:43 PM	#21
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4044	covers

01-26-2011, 07:56 PM	#35
BrandonJF Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2010 Location:United States 4K collection:1889 Blu-ray collection:7142 DVD collection:52 Trading Score:2	I'm expecting this to be the original PG DVD release in the same aspect ratio (4x3). - whoops, just saw the back of the case says it's PG-13. Very strange if the aspect ratio is correct, then, unless they are saying that because it's non-anamorphic letterboxed. I really would be shocked if WB gave us an anamorphic transfer, although it sure would be nice. Last edited by BrandonJF; 01-26-2011 at 07:59 PM.

01-26-2011, 05:49 PM	#22
WorkShed Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:729 Blu-ray collection:2491 DVD collection:37 Prime collection:12 Trading Score:1	The 1.33:1 on the back cover has me a bit worried.

01-26-2011, 05:49 PM	#23
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	Back cover mentions 4x3 1.33:1. This was 1.78:1 non-anamorphic on DVD. Strange.

01-26-2011, 05:53 PM	#25
whbinder Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Phoenix, AZ Blu-ray collection:633 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Speaking of OAR, Return of the Joker has shown up in HD on Netflix instant streaming, but is cropped to 4:3. I hope the Blu-ray gets it right. Also, I sincerely hope Subzero comes to Blu-ray and in 1.66, because I'd like to finally replace my Laserdisc.

01-26-2011, 06:01 PM	#27
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	All over this for sure since I'm one of the few that considers this show as good as the earlier Batman cartoon.

01-26-2011, 06:15 PM	#29
Tyger Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Sacramento, CA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:1	Batman Beyond still had the same people working on it, don't know why so many don't like it. I got the complete series for Christmas and have been thinking of at least renting ROTJ, but now I'll just wait for the blu-ray Very happy about this and hope it does well and urges WB to go back to MOTP, the original series, etc.

01-26-2011, 06:17 PM	#30
Walts Ghost Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Arizona 4K collection:783 Blu-ray collection:3086 DVD collection:177 iTunes collection:34 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:1	Very awesome news! Can't wait to get it Hope that means we're going to get Mask of Phantasm soon

01-26-2011, 06:26 PM	#31
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	spurt!

01-26-2011, 06:26 PM	#32
GuruAskew Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2010 Blu-ray collection:393	The credits (and I believe the titles) are in the 1.33:1 ratio and only the animation is in widescreen so Warner Bros. would have to re-edit the movie to make a 16x9 transfer, even if the edit was nothing more than chopping off the credits and re-attaching a windowboxed version on the anamorphic transfer.

01-26-2011, 06:26 PM	#33
CtrlAltDel Banned Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Liverpool, UK Blu-ray collection:626 Trading Score:4	This year just keeps getting better and better for Blu releases

01-26-2011, 08:33 PM	#36
whbinder Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Phoenix, AZ Blu-ray collection:633 Blu-ray reviews: 1	The runtime is consistent with the longer cut. That clue aside, I don't think we'll ever get the shorter version. It was never intended for release. The 76 minute cut was about to be released when Congress started pushing Warner Brothers very hard on their content. The shortened version was a concession to Lieberman at the time.

01-26-2011, 09:01 PM	#38
cinema sickness Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:PA Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:6	OMG! This just made my day! This is my all time fav animated movie! This is a day #1 buy for me!

01-26-2011, 09:50 PM	#39
GunRanger Expert Member Member since:Jun 2010 Blu-ray collection:44 Trading Score:48	Great movie. Hope it's a nice price.

01-26-2011, 10:25 PM	#40
Agent Bond Blu-ray Champion Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Las Vegas, Nevada Blu-ray collection:227 DVD collection:33 Trading Score:3	I actually prefer the shocking version of Joker's death. I like the fact The Joker got his own ass killed, without a final line either.

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