Batman 1989 Review

Tune in next week for a much better episode.

For now, though, courage. Vicky Vail. Bruce Wayne.

And what do you do for a living? Lieutenant,

is there a six foot bat in Gotham City? Nice

outfit. You look fine. I didn't ask. I have given

a name to my pain. What are you? I'm Batman.

Get those wonderful toys. My life is really...

Hello and welcome to the 25th episode of the

MYR Movie Weekend Review. Today we're going to

be kicking off yet another Spotlight series,

this time dedicated to DC movies. For the next

six episodes we will be discussing each Batman

film, both from the 90s and the most recent ones

with the Christopher Nolan verse. This will be

volume one of the DC Spotlight. I am DFJU and

Mike, joined by Steve Megatron. Hello. And an

impromptu special guest, Mike the Birdman Dodd

from This Week in Geek and all the other various

crap that he does on the internet. Hello. Howdy

ho. How are you? I'm doing okay. Had a rough

week at school, but then again, how's that different

from any other week for me? Yeah. I'm too old

to go back to school. Just way too old to go

back to school. How old are you? I will be 30,

February 9th. Wow, you are old. Oh, you're good.

You're gonna die soon shut the hell up Say that

with love Mike. Yeah, right. Oh Crap, so Steve.

How are you? I'm pretty good. I just got up Wow

you lazy bugger I was awake. I just I went to

sleep and then got back up in time for the show.

Yeah Helps me stay awake and focus. Yeah uh...

so we're going to be getting into uh... batman

nineteen eighty nine which it's funny i actually

found uh... mike i listen to your all's commentary

and you had mentioned the diet coke commercial

now i originally remember seeing it on tv in

the vhs it's a damn shame it's not on the dvds

see i'm really really really surprised they wouldn't

bother putting that on as a special feature.

It makes complete sense to include in the supplementary

material and strangely it's missing. Before we

even start this whole spotlight on the 89 slash

90s Batman films, I know you have the Blu -ray

version, but I have the regular DVD version of

the Batman the Motion Picture Anthology 1989

to 1997. Love this thing. I've never had these

films on DVD before I had the Batman film on

VHS back in the day But this is just an awesome

set It is actually I originally had the DVDs

I actually bought them I found the entire set

for like 30 bucks and Then I contacted my friends

at Warner Brothers saying hey, can we get a copy

of this and they're like, yeah sure So I gave

by I gave my DVD set to Dave So like he can have

it but seriously this is like one of the most

complete DVD and or blu -ray sets I've ever seen

it's seriously worth it. There are two DC superheroes

that have very good complete film series sets

Batman and Superman our Superman spotlight won't

start until I think it's episode 51 of this show

and we will and I'll be talking about that 14

disc set once that comes around. But yeah, this

is a very good, very excellent 8 -disc set, over

18 hours of special features. Wow, 18 hours of

special features, holy crap. And they're totally

worth every second of it. I know Dave and Pierce

sat down and watched all the special features,

listened to all the commentaries, and you really

do get a lot here in these. And I know I found

a newfound respect for Joel Schumacher. uh...

for this despite well the bat rate that happens

later on but uh... you know what he's just a

passionate guy and a lot of it came down the

studio pressure but not so much with like batman

eighty nine and batman returns which will be

talking about uh... later on i guess uh... but

yes seriously these are some of the best special

features you'll find anywhere and commentaries

are not boring either so we will be right back

after this Gentlemen, let's broaden our minds.

Lawrence? Give me the shade. Get in. Oh, hey,

the new king in Tell you what his name is Party

man, party man Rock a party like nobody can hate

Rules and regulations, no place in this nation

Party man, party man Party people say it now

Man, man, man, man One dollar bill It's about

how much if you wanna party Kind of like this

You can take that off now, I think Beautiful

in an old -fashioned kind Get your portfolio.

I'm meeting someone who wants to see my work.

Crap. Crap. Crap. I'm thinking about sweetie.

I was in the bath one day when I realized why

I was destined for greatness. You know how concerned

people are about appearances. This is attractive,

that is not. That is all behind me. I now do

what other people only dream. I make art until

someone dies. See? I am the world's first fully

functioning homicidal artist. What do you want?

My face on the one dollar bill. You must be joking.

Do I look like I'm joking? No. Listen, we mustn't

compare ourselves to regular people. We're artists.

For instance, let me challenge you with a little

piece I did. Bob, Alicia. You will take pictures

and record my work. You will join me in the avant

-garde of the new aesthetic. Jack, you said I

could watch you improve the paintings. Oh, I'm

in trouble now. Why is she wearing a mask? Well,

she's just a sketch, really. Alicia, sit down.

Show the lady why you wear the mask. You see,

Miss Vale, Alicia's been made over the line with

my new philosophy, so... Now, like me, she is

a living work of art. I know Picasso, but do

you like it? It's great. So, what can I do for

you? Oh, little song, little dance, Batman's

head on a lance. Hello, we are back and as I

said before we're gonna be talking about Batman

which was billed I believe I remember this correctly.

I was nine years old in 1989 So I hope I remember

this right it was billed as one of the greatest

films of the end of the decade And is a 1989

superhero film based on DC Comics character of

the same name Directed by Tim Burton the film

stars Michael Keaton in the title role as well

as Jack Nicholson Kim Basinger Robert wool and

Jack Palance the film in which Batman deals with

the rise of a powerful villain known as the Joker

in the first installment of Warner Brothers Batman

film series When was the first time that you

guys saw this Steve? When did you first see this?

Probably around the time I was like five years

old or something when I really got into the Batman

series Believe I'd seen this movie first and

Then I from there I just I guess I just kind

of kept going I got into the My favorite characters

were like Joker and the Batman and I had all

kinds of the gear From the oh, yeah movie. Yeah.

Yeah when this first came out for me I was super

excited because I remember watching all the reruns

of the 66 show because they reran that all throughout

the 80s and when this got announced I'm like

oh way cool and then I was in I don't know there

was a store up north in Massachusetts called

child world it was basically a rival for Toys

R Us and They had the Batman toys in there and

they had the 1989 Batmobile I'm like, yeah, I

got to have that and I had it for about I think

six years and after that I don't know what happened

to it because I ended up moving around But yeah,

I think I first saw this In early 90 most likely

I actually I actually remember seeing this very

funny I remember sitting in a JCPenney watching

it on it on a TV on a VHS with a Sears wish book

catalog in my lap. Mike, when did you first see

this? I actually saw this theatrically when it

first came out. I was probably around seven or

eight years old. Actually, this is the first

movie I clearly remember seeing with a girl.

I went with my next door neighbor Melissa and

her parents. Our big thing was to go to the drive

-in every couple of weeks and I remember I saw

this movie under pretty much the most ideal circumstances

in terms of mood. It was thunderstorming and

raining at the time when this movie came out.

I remember sitting in the drive -in theater with

my popcorn sitting next to Melissa who I never

even got the first base with. I just remember

the rain hitting the windshield and just listening

to the thunder and then just watching everything

happening on screen. I was so enthralled by this.

I mean, I thought it was so absolutely badass.

I saw it in the theater once, and then when the

VHS came out, I saw it like a bunch of war times

over the years. I think if I look around my house,

I can probably still find the original VHS. I

didn't have a lot of the toys for this one, actually.

I had one Batman who didn't have a cape. I think

I had a joker figure, but I'm not sure. My next

-door neighbors, Arthur and Mark, they had everything

for this movie, and I was so jealous, but their

family was rich beyond belief. And I always wanted

the 1989 Batmobile. Even to this very day, if

I could get one that was complete... it would

receive a very awesome spot on my shelf. I love

it. I love it. I love it. In fact, I would love

to see a Batman transformer at some point. But

anyway, I digress. But yeah, like I remember

seeing this and I was never scared of it. I just

thought it was cool. Although one of the weirdest

parts about this movie that really got me and

made me think that maybe there's a little bit

of a screw loose upstairs. The Joker kills a

guy with his joy buzzer. You guys all know that

part, right? Yeah. And he leads into the guy

and goes, I'm glad you're dead. And even to this

very day, that makes me laugh to the point of

almost pissing my pants. And I don't know why.

I think I'm a little bit disturbed. Well, you

are. But yeah, when I was watching it this week,

I kind of laughed myself. But I've actually watched

this film twice in the past two weeks. Because

I watched it. Because originally, this episode

was supposed to air two weeks ago. But because

of coming off of holiday stuff and everything

else, we just couldn't get the scheduling to

record it. So I'd watched it in preparation for

the record, which never happened at the time,

and I watched it again this evening. And after

watching this thing twice, I don't want to watch

it again for another 20 years. Really? It's not

that I dislike it overall, but it's just like,

oh my god, I cannot sit through this film again.

It just, it's... When I was a kid, it was awesome

as hell, it was cool as hell, but now, outside

of the Batmobile and the Batwing, this film has

no overall appeal for me. I wish - Why don't

you suck? This was before Tim Burton lost his

mind. This is probably the best film he's ever

done. I would argue that and say Edward Scissorhands,

but that's just me. Anyways, I wish they would

have killed fucking Ox. I cannot stand that fucking

guy. uh... one thing that i noticed and i noticed

continuously dumb vicki veil bitch she's always

taking her fucking shoes off and running through

the fucking streets barefoot that that's not

gonna i mean i know it's a movie i know it's

not real life but that's not practical well you

try running in high heels okay yeah i was gonna

say granted she was in high heels but but damn

it that that's just not uh... i don't know She

could have broken the damn heel off, but anyway,

yeah, I honestly don't. Right now, I am so sick

of this film, I'm just gonna put the box set

up back on my shelf after we finish this spotlight.

I just can't watch this again. Not for a while,

anyway. No, see, I could sit there and I could

watch the Tim Burton films of it before I could

sit through the... 90s version of the Batman

mm -hmm. There's no way in hell I can sit through

forever and Batman and Robin Well, you're gonna

have to in order to talk about them for this

show and those episodes will come later, but

Yeah, I just I don't know it's just it's hitting

me so hard that this film is just such a letdown

to me now I guess it's because I'm a crotchety

old man now, but it's just like, oh my god. I

think you're starting to get Alzheimer's, because

this movie's amazing. Oh god. Just, I don't know.

Why don't you summarize the plot for us, Mr.

Dodd? Okay, well, the basic plot of the 1989

Batman, directed by Tim Burton, is basically

the origin story of Batman. So we're introduced

to Bruce Wayne, aka Michael Keaton, Mr. Mom,

and we see his parents killed by criminals, and

obviously he swears, I will defend the weekend,

make sure this never happens to anybody again,

and I'm going to find the guy that killed my

parents. So it turns out Gotham City is in the

grip of this crime wave. There's all these criminals

run around and they're led by one of the guys

in city slickers jack palance uh... a k carl

uh... grissom and it turns out there's all this

corruption within the police department like

they're paying off cops uh... lead them on raids

and everything so at one point uh... lando cal

rizzi in a key ability is playing d a harvey

den which i thought that was a bold move to make

them black but anyway on so they're trying to

they're trying to fight the crime that's going

on. So at one point, they get this tip that there's

going to be something going down at this chemical

plant. And the police show up and Jack Nicholson's

character, what's his name? Oh, Jack Napier is

set up for the fall. And so Jack Napier kills

the guy that ratted him out and Batman shows

up. So after a brief fight there, Jack Napier

is knocked into this vat of goo and we presume

he's dead. So, a little bit later you see his

hand come out of the goo and he's this twisted

shell of a man, sees a plastic surgeon and turns

into the Joker, because something is obviously

unhinged. So, while all this is happening, you

see Bruce Wayne who's going around fighting crime

as Batman, but he gets taken in by this reporter

who's played by Kim Basinger who is Vicki Vale,

who is the woman who gets involved with Batman

and eventually finds out his secret. So, anyway.

So what happens is the Joker, Jack Nicholson's

character decides he's going to go after the

guy that set him up. That being Jack, Jack Palance.

So he kills Jack Palance in cold blood and he

decides he's going to take over the crime syndicate.

And you get the famous line from the trailer,

wait till they get a load of me. And obviously

hilarity ensues. Eventually, the Joker just starts

causing chaos all over Gotham. He's been poisoning

products to make people basically turn into Jokers.

a nod to the Joker Venom, which is one of his

signature weapons, or causes the Rig of Mortis,

which gives you the super silly -looking grin

and all that. And then Batman cracks the code.

It says, if you mix these products, you'll die.

So the Joker's like, you can't do this to my

fun, blah, blah, blah. And they start this huge

kind of rivalry. So they have a few fights here

and there. And the Joker takes an interest in

Vicky Vail. So Batman's like, That's mine, can't

have any. And there is, basically she finds out

that Bruce is Batman after bringing her back

to the Batcave. And then things start to escalate

when the Joker decides he wants to bring happiness

to the citizens of Gotham by throwing them a

huge party and calling out Batman. He's like,

who are you going to trust, me? I'm giving away

free money. Or a man who dresses around in pajamas

and fights crime. And basically, the object the

Joker wants to do is to kill everybody because

he's a lunatic. He's going to use poison gas

to kill them via these giant parade balloons

because he hijacks more or less Gotham's bicentennial

or something like that. So anyway, the end of

the movie, there's a huge fight between the Joker

and Batman where the one famous line, have you

ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

And it clicks with Batman. You're the guy that

killed my parents. Epic fights. There and then

the Joker is defeated but not before he tries

to kill Batman and Vicky Vail one last time by

getting them from a helicopter Batman attaches

a gargoyle to his leg via one of his various

gadgets and the Joker falls to his well -deserved

death and the police come up to the Joker's corpse

they investigate it and there happens to be this

barrel of laughs which I thought was a great

gag by the by the way, and then the city is saved

and then Batman gives the police the bat signal

and a letter to be read by the police and he

says I will defend Gotham I'm your secret defender

blah blah blah blah and thus the legacy of Batman

is born working with the police and being the

epic good guy that we all know Yeah, I've got

a few problems with this film One thing I want

to point out to you. I think I posted it to yours

and Dave's Twitter's when you guys did the commentary

you said that The the people in the museum you

thought that they weren't dead that they were

just passed out from the gas No, they're dead.

They're not really dead. I don't know Knox isn't

dead No box. No Knox wasn't at the museum though

the people in the museum when he went went went

when Vicky was in the museum waiting on supposedly

Bruce Yeah, and the package arrived and it was

the gas mask. He said put this on now all of

a sudden the gas starts coming out And the gas

fills up the museum restaurant thing and everybody

dies Yeah, I could see that. I mean, I'm pretty

sure I was fighting the fact that they were dead

and I think Dave said they were knocked out I'm

not sure well, I don't know but they are they

are dead Joker's a homicidal maniac second issue.

I have with this film just from my Very limited

comic knowledge. The Joker has never had an actual

name Regardless of whether it's an alias or not.

You don't name the Joker Well, it's kind of funny.

I mean, speaking of that, I mean, I think it's

in the killing joke, I think, where the Joker

recounts his history, and he says, some days

I remember it one way, some days I remember it

the next. I mean, I think DC has said they're

never going to give a definitive background to

the Joker. I mean, originally he was a bad guy

called the Red Hood, allegedly, and it's very

similar to the Batman storyline, where he gets

framed or whatever. But yeah, I wasn't too happy

with this, but I think for the purposes of establishing

the superhero genre film, Tim Burton did have

to give the Joker a name so you can identify

with him as a villain. He was always an asshole,

so to speak, and this is where he came from.

So I'm okay with that. And to address your second

point where everybody dies, 1989 Batman has one

huge body count. Oh, I know it. Oh, I know. uh...

that's my problem i've got this i mean they say

batman never kills anybody not he killed a few

people are very very very deliberately in this

yes very much so my other issue is how they start

this film They start it by kind of retelling

the death of Bruce Wayne's parents But no, it's

this other couple named the father's name is

Harold The son's name is Jimmy and then the people

the two muggers mug them and then of course Batman

comes in but they cut back to that use the same

actors for the mother father and and kid to show

Bruce Wayne's parents being killed by the Joker.

I don't like that at all. Actually, it's funny

My buddies over at Earth2 .net Michael Sims,

Ian Wilson, and James Doe actually have already

reviewed this and this was Mike's reaction to

the Joker killing Batman's parents. It was the

Joker who killed his parents. The only reason

you're doing that Mike is because you can't make

a facepalm. Michael David Sims of Earth2 .net

basically nearly concussed himself upon hearing

the fact that the Joker killed Batman's parents.

See I kind of don't mind that I mean because

it does set them up as antagonists But it's a

little too big of a coincidence that I will definitely

you know that you know There's a lot of good

funny at the time cheesy lines in this You know

like the whole you know way do they get a load

of me? Another one that I liked was Where does

he get all those wonderful toys? And at the end

Why didn't anybody tell me he had one of those

things? Bob Gunn. Bang. That part was off. Actually,

it's funny. Bob the Goon. I never noticed this

until recently. It was played by Tracy Walter,

who actually plays another character in one of

my favorite cop TV shows, Nash Bridges. He plays

Angel. I never knew that that was Tracy Walter

playing Bob the Goon. That was so cool. All right,

let's let Steve talk. What did you uh, what'd

you think of the plot Steve or what do you do?

You have any issues with this film? Other than

it's extremely dated in some aspects of it I

Didn't really have any issues per se on As far

as the movies concern I think that the the people

they chose as far as like the Joker and the Batman

Were and and still are pretty good by comparison

to the Latest movie the dark yeah, I would have

to say that this is my second favorite alternative

actors for these these roles But as far as the

the story is concerned I didn't mind so much

the the Joker killing you know, Bruce Wayne's

parents, because that just kind of sets him up

as, you know, forever rivals. The other thing

is, wouldn't it make Jack Nicholson's character

of the Joker a hell of a lot older? Yeah. You

would think so. I don't know. It just, it just,

that was one of the things that kind of struck

me of watching that scene. Like, okay, wouldn't

he be, you know, a lot older considering Bruce

Wayne was just... Probably about ten years old

this guy's still in his like 20s or 30s at least.

Well, you know I you know, I guess it could be

argued I believe it's been said before that Bruce

Wayne was eight years old when his parents got

killed You could argue the fact that maybe Bruce

slash Batman in this film is maybe mid 30s Early

to mid 30s. You could argue that the Joker is

supposed to be I'd say Late 30s, early 40s. I'd

say, yeah. I mean, that's one discrepancy that

now that you mention it, does kind of stick out

in my mind. I mean, Bruce doesn't look any older

than maybe 35, maybe pushing 37, whereas you're

right, Jack Nicholson should be like maybe, I

don't know, I'd even argue as old as late 40s,

early 50s. Yeah, I don't know that was just one

of the things that stuck out to me about That

particular character's role on this whereas then

be the latest incarnation the Dark Knight. I

didn't actually think about that. Yeah Do we

have any other final thoughts on the actual plot

of the film or any other issues with the actual

plot? See, I don't think as as an origin story

for the beginning of the Batman franchise this

movie does anything really horribly wrong I mean

I think the plot moves along I mean it's fairly

it's fairly well -paced I mean you could probably

cut some of the crap with Knox unfortunately

I mean although I do love his character in this

I'd say overall this was a really good movie

to kick off the Batman franchise, and this is

before Tim Burton decided to get all weird and

stuff. I think overall it was a fairly decent

plot. You didn't have to be a super nerd to get

into this movie, and I think that's why it has

such a wide appeal because it's so accessible

on so many levels. So I guess we can go into

some of the castings. Some of the names on here

kind of really surprised me. Mel Gibson, Kevin

Costner, Charlie Sheen, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Selleck,

and Bill Murray were all considered for Batman.

Why the hell would they consider Bill Murray

as Batman? None of those names would fit that

role, I don't think at all. No, I think pretty

much they nailed it on the head with having Michael

Keaton as the... Batman for the time. Oh see

if they had Tom Selleck, he'd still have to have

the friggin You'd be like I'm Batman and Magnum

PI Okay, here's a little note that's in the in

the notes here Tim Curry Willem Dafoe David Bowie

and James Woods were considered for the Joker.

Okay, first of all, I'm sorry David fucking Bowie.

No, I See I could smell But but he'd have to

approach it like Heath Ledger did it wouldn't

be the same part now recently I've seen the trailer

for this is completely off the Batman actual

topic But Justice League crisis on two earths

with James woods voicing owl man in that I could

probably see James woods as as some sort of joker

whether it's Not this film, but you know in the

future because he does have that whole evil thing

kind of down Robin Think he'd make a much better

riddler could be Robin Williams lobbied hard

for the part Yeah, no No, I don't I don't see

I don't see John Keating as As the Joker See

I could see Robin Williams as the Joker, but

only if he basis basis if he base it kind like

the batman animated series where he was the joker

still a psycho but he's more of a happy psycho

he wasn't the evil menacing the jack nicholson

was he'd be i'm gonna kill you but i'm the kill

you using an acid cream pie you know what i mean

it would be wacky but it would still be evil

but it wouldn't be the same movie you know what

i mean right uh... we we should talk about the

music for this film because holy crap danny elfman

One of his best scores if not the best score

he's ever done It's and it's funny when I watched

this film earlier, you know, I can tell every

single Not really thing that that Bruce Tim and

company took from the movie But I can tell you

every single thing that they adapted into Batman

the animated series for the Joker from this film

The the squirting acid flower The laughing gas

because that was used in several episodes of

Batman the animated series Danny Elfman did the

theme for Batman the animated series The Batmobile

design Just if this film didn't happen Batman

the animated series would not be what it is today.

Oh Yeah, but yeah, I really did like the music

in this not too sure how I feel about You know,

Prince doing the majority of the soundtrack,

but... Yeah, that was a little bit of a strange

choice, but then again, when you consider how

popular Prince was at the time, I guess it makes

sense. I mean, look at it this way. I mean, we

should be thankful this movie was made back when,

because if you were to try to do it now, I guarantee

it, they'd get somebody ridiculous for the soundtrack.

I mean, it would kind of like be the whole James

Bond thing, and you'd get a really crappy cover

artist. I mean, like... For example, just to

go off -topic here, look at the theme song for

Quantum of Solace and compare that to Casino

Royale. I got a feeling we'd probably get someone

like Lady Gaga doing the Batman theme or something

stupid like that. Or they would turn it into

a Eminem raps video. Or maybe it'd be Nickelback.

Help, bastard. I'm sorry, that sucked, Mike.

Anyway. Steve, help me out here. Tell Mike they

suck. Just please help me out. their old stuff

was good anything exactly it's it's like moving

on if you know they kicked off this the show

i'm take the ticket to be off i call it uh...

i break tells us this covers a year right uh...

anyway movie lightsaber farts uh... During production,

Peters read in the Wall Street Journal that the

comic book fans were unsatisfied with the casting

of Michael Keaton. In response, Peters rushed

the first film trailer that played in thousands

of theaters during Christmas. It is simply an

assemblage of scenes without music that happened

to create enormous anticipation for the film.

The months predating Batman's release in June

1989, a popular cultural phenomenon rose known

as Batmania. Over $750 million worth of merchandise

was sold. Cult filmmaker and comic book writer

Kevin Smith remembered, that summer was huge.

You couldn't turn around without seeing a bat

signal somewhere. People were cutting it into

their fucking heads. It was the summer of Batman

if you were a comic book fan and it was pretty

hot. Just overall, you know it I it was great

marketing for the oh, yeah You know, I don't

know maybe it's I'm getting too old now, but

I just I I don't see the I Don't see the fun

that I saw when I was a kid in this home. I just

can't see it but well, yeah Because that's it,

Mike, because you are so old. I mean, when we

were kids, I mean, let's look back at the kind

of marketing for this. I mean, there was fast

food tie -ins. I remember Chips had Batman. I

remember the whole Diet Coke thing. I think even

McDonald's or Burger King had some kind of a

tie -in with this. I'm not 100 % sure on that

one. But I mean, they had those movie program

books that came out. And when we were kids, we

ate it up. That's why I think the movie was so

huge because kids got to see a movie that wasn't

as boring as Superman, and I love Superman, but

I think those movies by Richard Donner are boring.

I'm not going to lie to you. I think with this

one, because the Tim Burton movie, when this

came out, I think the reason it appealed to kids

too is it didn't insult their intelligence. because

it was still serious. It still had all the adult

themes that mommy and daddy enjoy, but we still

had our fight scenes. And when you looked at

the marketing for this, it kind of brought us

into it. I mean, our parents were getting excited

about Batman 2. And you want to know how effective

this marketing was, Mike? The Batman 89 logo

is tattooed on my right arm. That's how effective

the marketing was. I mean, Kevin Smith is right

when he says people were carving it into their

heads. It was everywhere and you couldn't escape

it. Yes. And some pretty kick -ass video games

came out of this too on Asylum. Yes, the original

by Sunsoft. I was going to say Ubisoft, but it's

Sunsoft. Second best Batman video game ever made.

And the first would be Arkham Asylum, right?

Damn right. I want to come up to Canada and steal

that damn Batarang. It's not really worth it,

but then again, I've seen the collector's edition

go for 60 bucks, so if you're going to buy it,

now's the time. So do we... Well, I guess I'll

go into the home video release. There have been

many versions of the film, including a VHS, laser

disc, single disc DVD, special edition DVD, and

an anthology set. The Batman in the Motion Picture

anthology released in 2005 included two discs,

special edition, DVDs of Tim Burton and Joel

Schumacher's Batman films. This anthology set

was re -released on Blu -ray on March 10th of

2009. On May 19th, 2009, a 20th anniversary standalone

edition was released, and that standalone version

contains the exact same special features as the

anthology set. both DVD and Blu -ray counterparts.

There's two differences. This version includes

a 50 page booklet guide to the film and a slight

variation in packaging from the normal Blu -ray

cases. I have the anthology set. I don't need

another, if it's the exact same copy, I don't

need another copy of the DVD even if it does

come with a booklet. See, I kind of wish Warner

Brothers would give you the option, like, hey,

if you pay $5 plus shipping, you can get this

booklet to complete your sentence, instead of

having to go out and buy the film again just

for the booklet. Yeah, that's one thing that

I really don't like, and that's a thing that

people were arguing about when... when the Batman

the Animated Series complete series set was was

released it basically is all of the original

season volume sets put into one package with

a 40 page booklet and it does have collectible

packaging but I never had the Batman the Animated

Series set so I mean I was good with that I was

okay because I wasn't double dipping I wasn't

paying extra because I never had those volume

sets but yeah I don't understand why companies

would do that it doesn't make any sense It comes

down to marketing and the collector guys because

you know what Mike there are people not unlike

ourselves that are going to pay for this again

just to get the booklet. I mean I bought different

packaging for different DVDs I'm not going to

divulge what they are but I've done this just

to get new booklets or new packaging that looks

really cool and I'm a sucker. Steve do you have

any final thoughts on Batman 89 before we go

to break? It's one of those movies that I would

have to say it's not my favorite out of the Batman

movies, but I'd have to say that this is probably

my favorite out of the classic four. Right, yeah.

And if you're not going to watch any of them,

I would at least suggest watching just the...

Wow. You're breaking up, Steve. I have no idea

why it's really scary. Yes. It's because Tim

Burton doesn't want you to talk bad about his

only good. Now, now. Alright, we're going to

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