you aint seen batman/batman returns till u seen it on blu

[DealsR4theDevil]

Originally Posted by Robert1986

You need to take the pics by hooking your hardware up to your pc. Taking pictures of HD movie with a poor camera isn't doing anyone any favours.

Review on amazon makes me want to check out Returns. If it looks better than TDK, then count me in!

How would one go about this process?

Also, The Dark Knight was a disappointing transfer (although I loved the shifting aspect ratios and the movie was fantastic).

[richieb1971]

I watched Returns up until the point of Selina Kyle turning into Cat Woman. Its definitely beyond DVD but its not 5 star quality. I'd give it 4/5. Some scenes are 5/5 but some are 3/5. So 4/5 is about an average imo.

I certainly think importers will be getting their monies worth. I'm a happy camper.

[MAPdead]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

And if you think Returns looks good, you should see Forever... Holy sh!t it looks good!!

And don't forget Batman & Robin BWAHAHAHAHA!

[Therickus]

Originally Posted by djluis2k6

Great, what about Batman Forever and Batman & Robin?

I might only buy batman forever. I will say IMO(yes....people may have their own opinions)....that Batman Forever is my favorite....ever.

Take that Dark Knight(ps...I am watching dark knight as i type this)

[andy86i]

i watched batman last night all the way thru.. will watch all of returns tonight..

DAMN!! so many things i noticed and ive seen this hundreds of times! was like being 4 and seeing it for the first time.

id go as far as to say it could be reference matrierial we are looking at. the shot where the joker breaks the mirror and the light and we are left in the dark looks great.. BLACK and not GREY like my dvd copy is!

this very black and dark movie looks as it should be, the dvd was washed out. this is a definate must buy definatley 5 star PQ

[Penitus]

This probably has been answered before, but is there a US release date for this?

[bhampton]

I'll wait for the US release.

But... I'm very excited these are coming. I'll get them for sure when then come out here.

-Brian

[crobert0247]

Originally Posted by bhampton

I'll wait for the US release.

But... I'm very excited these are coming. I'll get them for sure when then come out here.

-Brian

Yeah. Me too.

[ryoohki]

A box is coming without the possibility of buying them separatly. That's why i'am importing!

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Also, The Dark Knight was a disappointing transfer (although I loved the shifting aspect ratios and the movie was fantastic).

I think you need your eyes checked. Disapointing? It goes right near the top of best looking Blus.

[rubystone356]

the us release for batman 1989 is in march of 2009. if you have the HDnetmovies channel. they are playing the movie this month. it looks awesome.
I remember seeing batman returns off of cinemax months ago and it did indeed look awesome.

Jacob

[DealsR4theDevil]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

I think you need your eyes checked. Disapointing? It goes right near the top of best looking Blus.

Maybe my expectations were higher?

Given how great this movie is, how successful it is, and how much money it made them, I expected nothing but the best.

[Teabaggins]

anything can be disappointing if you go in with unreal expectations.

always keep the expectations low, especially movies with the ridiculous hype and you'll be a happier movie fan.

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Maybe my expectations were higher?

Given how great this movie is, how successful it is, and how much money it made them, I expected nothing but the best.

Thats what they gave us. Not a single flaw in the audio or video that I have noticed or heard anyone else notice. Beautiful and perfect.

[Blufury]

I'm still surprised the four Batman films didn't get a U.S. release in 08. What was WB thinking?

[rubystone356]

2009 marks the 20th anniverary of batman 89.. which is why they are releasing them then.

Jacob

[Blufury]

Originally Posted by rubystone356

2009 marks the 20th anniverary of batman 89.. which is why they are releasing them then.

Jacob

Makes sense.

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by djluis2k6

Great, what about Batman Forever and Batman & Robin?

Not very good films, but I must admit that I want these as well.

I think I'm gonna wait for a box set. Probably gonna wait for the US release too, even though it is region free.

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

How would one go about this process?

Also, The Dark Knight was a disappointing transfer (although I loved the shifting aspect ratios and the movie was fantastic).

It wasn't a bad transfer. It was true to the film. The problem that you're identifying is the "edge enhancement", I assume? Yeah, that was there on the IMAX master to sharpen the relatively "soft" 35 mm footage. Notice that the 70 mm footage looks perfect and amazing, while the only problems with the 35 portions are from processing that was done for the IMAX presentation.

It is a good TRANSFER. The problem here is that to avoid the processing the film undertook for the IMAX, they'd need to transfer the two masters independently, then splice together a single 1080p digital version created from the separate transfers from the different sources.

Originally Posted by Penitus

This probably has been answered before, but is there a US release date for this?

Batman (1989) is getting a US release as a digibook in March. No word on Returns, Forever, or ...& Robin. I assure you that they'll come in time though. Especially with The Dark Knight making Warner so much money, they should be itching to get more Batman out there, particularly the Burton films.

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

Thats what they gave us. Not a single flaw in the audio or video that I have noticed or heard anyone else notice. Beautiful and perfect.

The "screenshot scientists" have identified an easily overlooked edge enhancement. It's not difficult to notice on a screenshot that's been blown up, but it is difficult for a normal person to notice during actual playback of the film on a reasonably "normal" sized screen (i.e. NOT a 100 inch +). It's been grossly blown out of proportion. The PQ is easily still high quality stuff, particularly the flawless 70 mm footage.

[FIDDYPOP]

These movies are so bad ass for their nostalgic value. I love them even though they arent great movies. Dont get me wrong theses are definitly must buys for me.

[tickfordxr6]

They are all being released here in Australia on the 7th Jan. Can't wait to get these!