Batman: Special Edition (DVD Special Edition) [DVD]

This new DVD edition should definitely replace your old Batman DVD or, God forbid, VHS tape. There are hours of bonus features included, mostly done in documentary format. All angles are covered on the 2nd disc. Beginning with the original Batman creator, Bob Kane, through the lengthy history of Batman, to the ultimate cinematic adaptation by Tim Burton, who also speaks at great length about the production of the film. This is very interesting material that a fan will truly appreciate. This movie spoke for itself at the box office. The combination of Tim Burton's vision and direction, impeccable casting and wonderful special effects took the movie world by storm and reached far beyond the silver screen. For a while there, you couldn't look anywhere without seeing the Batman logo. They did some job marketing this movie...

If you already own the previous release of 'Batman' on dvd, it would be hard for me to recommend that you fork over $25 for this special edition unless you are absolutely crazy about the film. It is a good movie, but the new transfer isn't much better than the previous dvd, in some ways it seems a little 'overdone'. The choice is yours.

Heath's Joker may be better than Jack's but it's close and this is an overall better flick than Begins or Dark Knight. But not by much.