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PowellPressburger · 11-12-2008, 08:15 PM

From DVDReview.com

Warner celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman

We just got word that Warner Home Video is preparing a 20th Anniversary Edition of Tim Burton’s Batman on Blu-Ray Disc for release in March.
Jack Nicholson is the Joker, who emerged from a horrible accident as a maniacal criminal. Michael Keaton is the Caped Crusader, who emerged from a childhood trauma to become a masked crimefighter. Kim Basinger is Vicki Vale, the talented photojournalist desired by both men. And Batman is the movie, the all-out spectacular directed by Tim Burton, set to songs by Prince and a music score by Danny Elfman, and an Academy AwardO winner* for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (Anton Furst and Peter Young).
No exact details or specs have been announced yet, but the release will comes as a 2-disc Digibook version, containing a BD-25 disc for the movie and a separate DVD for the bonus materials.
The release date for “Batman” is tentatively scheduled for March 31, but we’ll keep you informed on any new developments of announcements we’ll hear of.

My hope is we get nice cover art (Not what we were handed for the BOX set a few years back. Very Boring and the fonts BAD.)

Blu Titan · 11-12-2008, 08:16 PM

Fantastic news. A day one purchase for me.

Ceasar · 11-12-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Fantastic news. A day one purchase for me.

+1

HD 335 · 11-12-2008, 08:19 PM

Damn, a digibook? I'll still pick this up as it was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Jack did an excellent job as the Joker but Heath took the character to a whole new level.

wnicholas76 · 11-14-2008, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by HD 335

Damn, a digibook? I'll still pick this up as it was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Jack did an excellent job as the Joker but Heath took the character to a whole new level.

+1

Booyahs the name · 12-01-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HD 335

Damn, a digibook? I'll still pick this up as it was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Jack did an excellent job as the Joker but Heath took the character to a whole new level.

Now this what i'm wondering... Would his performance be seen as good if he didn't die?
Now don't get me wrong I like Heath in general and i did like the way he took on the Joker character. But i did miss the Purple and Orange suit and the green hair but that's just me

Dr.Mirakle32 · 12-02-2008, 12:57 AM

Am I the only one who's looking forward to this more than the DK BD?

Blu-Malibu2009 · 12-02-2008, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Mirakle32

Am I the only one who's looking forward to this more than the DK BD?

Yes. Though I am looking forward to getting B89 and BR in better quality than the crappy DVD's that I've had for years.

Beast · 12-02-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Mirakle32

Am I the only one who's looking forward to this more than the DK BD?

Nope. But then I prefer the Burton films over the Nolan ones.

sfmarine · 11-12-2008, 08:19 PM

Blah for no new bonus features & not being in HD....but I'll still get it.

fatediesel · 11-12-2008, 08:22 PM

I can't believe they would give such a highly anticipated movie such a poor release. A BD-25 and a dvd? Probably won't even have HD audio.

Bond007 · 11-12-2008, 08:25 PM

Wonder what's up with Returns, Forever, and Batman & Robin?

dereksworl · 11-12-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bond007

Batman & Robin?

uh........yeah, i wouldn't buy that movie on any format.

DetroitSportsFan · 11-12-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bond007

Wonder what's up with Returns, Forever, and Batman & Robin?

Warner will probably do what they did with Dirty Harry.

Sell the original individually as a digibook, and sell the rest as a set only. I'm expecting this same 3/31 date for the anthology set.

kpkelley · 11-12-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fatediesel

I can't believe they would give such a highly anticipated movie such a poor release. A BD-25 and a dvd?

128mins long and a very dark film, which means it is going to be bit-starved if this news is accurate.

A bit of trivia---this movie is the first movie released in the UK to receive a rating of 12.

benricci · 11-12-2008, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fatediesel

I can't believe they would give such a highly anticipated movie such a poor release. A BD-25 and a dvd? Probably won't even have HD audio.

Even with high bitrates, the movie is only 2 hours long and wouldn't need more than 25 gigs. I can't believe people are complaining before the real specs have even been published.

DigitalfreakNYC · 11-12-2008, 08:37 PM

What's strange is that the UK version will be out at the end of next month. I don't remember there being anything about a BD/DVD combo on that.

Is it possible that the BD-50 shortage might only be in the US?

kpkelley · 11-12-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

Even with high bitrates, the movie is only 2 hours long and wouldn't need more than 25 gigs.

Assuming some loss of space for menus, etc. lets say that the feature takes up 20.6gigs(size of speed racer on bd).

(20,600mbs*8)/(128min*60sec/min)=21.458333mbs

Considering this is a very dark film, that is a low average bit-rate for what should be a high-priority disc.

Might include audio in that 21.5mbs number, I'm not sure.

masob98 · 11-12-2008, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Fantastic news. A day one purchase for me.

+1.

BlurayManiac · 12-08-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Fantastic news. A day one purchase for me.

+1

11-12-2008, 08:15 PM	#1
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Batman (1989) (20th Anniversary Edition) From DVDReview.com Warner celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman We just got word that Warner Home Video is preparing a 20th Anniversary Edition of Tim Burton’s Batman on Blu-Ray Disc for release in March. Jack Nicholson is the Joker, who emerged from a horrible accident as a maniacal criminal. Michael Keaton is the Caped Crusader, who emerged from a childhood trauma to become a masked crimefighter. Kim Basinger is Vicki Vale, the talented photojournalist desired by both men. And Batman is the movie, the all-out spectacular directed by Tim Burton, set to songs by Prince and a music score by Danny Elfman, and an Academy AwardO winner* for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (Anton Furst and Peter Young). No exact details or specs have been announced yet, but the release will comes as a 2-disc Digibook version, containing a BD-25 disc for the movie and a separate DVD for the bonus materials. The release date for “Batman” is tentatively scheduled for March 31, but we’ll keep you informed on any new developments of announcements we’ll hear of. My hope is we get nice cover art (Not what we were handed for the BOX set a few years back. Very Boring and the fonts BAD.) Last edited by Scottie; 09-01-2017 at 03:33 PM.

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11-12-2008, 08:16 PM	#2
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Fantastic news. A day one purchase for me.

11-12-2008, 08:19 PM	#4
HD 335 Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Texas Home Theater Gallery:33 4K collection:408 Blu-ray collection:1269 DVD collection:16 iTunes collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:121	Damn, a digibook? I'll still pick this up as it was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Jack did an excellent job as the Joker but Heath took the character to a whole new level.

12-02-2008, 12:57 AM	#7
Dr.Mirakle32 Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:224	Am I the only one who's looking forward to this more than the DK BD?

11-12-2008, 08:19 PM	#10
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Blah for no new bonus features & not being in HD....but I'll still get it.

11-12-2008, 08:22 PM	#11
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	I can't believe they would give such a highly anticipated movie such a poor release. A BD-25 and a dvd? Probably won't even have HD audio.

11-12-2008, 08:25 PM	#12
Bond007 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:195 Blu-ray reviews:6	Wonder what's up with Returns, Forever, and Batman & Robin?

11-12-2008, 08:37 PM	#17
DigitalfreakNYC Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Astoria, NY Trading Score:9	What's strange is that the UK version will be out at the end of next month. I don't remember there being anything about a BD/DVD combo on that. Is it possible that the BD-50 shortage might only be in the US?

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