| | Batman DVD
| Category | Action/Adventure DVDs, Action Movies, Horror Videos, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Recommended, Essential Cinema, Fantasy, Live-Action, Superheroes, Heroes, Character Study, Blockbuster, Big City, Comic Book, AFI Top 50 Villains, AFI Top 50 Heroes | | Starring | Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Jack Palance, Pat Hingle, Tracey Walter, Billy Dee Williams, Robert Wuhl, Kim Basinger, Michael Gough, Jerry Hall | | Director | Tim Burton | | Composer | Danny Elfman | | Production Designer | Anton Furst |
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Amaray Case In gloomy Gotham City the caped crusader must engage in a battle-to-the-death with the villainous Joker--a madman orchestrating a wave of crime and murder that has paralyzed the town. During the course of the struggle, Batman learns the truth about his own mysterious past, and the role played by the Joker in shaping his life when he was a boy. Tim Burton's BATMAN, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and his nemesis, the maniacal Joker (a ripe Jack Nicholson).
Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for criminals, held in the corrupt grip of crime boss Carl Grissom (the ever-magnetic Jack Palance), and terrorized by a sadistic vandal and murderer known as The Joker. But it isn't long before a dark, mysterious caped crusader, who goes by the name of BATMAN, is on their trail and trying to thwart their evil doings. In this darkly entertaining retelling of the Marvel comic classic, ace photojournalist Vicki Vale (warmly and sympathetically played by Kim Basinger) is also on the trail--she wants to find out who Batman really is. Based on the popular comic book character created by Bob Kane for DC Comics; the story and tone have nothing in common with the popular TV series of the 1960s. Imaginative special effects and imposing, Gothic architectural sets dominate this visually graphic, stylish film. Keaton gives a brooding performance as the Caped Crusader and his interestingly understated alter-ego Bruce Wane. But is it Nicholson's Joker that steals the show, with his unnerving, brilliantly maniacal portrayal, especially in the context of his twisted relationship with Grissom's gal Alicia (a lanky, disquieting Jerry Hall). Theatrical release: 1989.
It was shot at the Pinewood Studios in England where renowned director Stanley Kubrick shot almost all of his films.
The ad campaign and trailers for BATMAN used no tag lines or clips from the film, but instead merely showed the darkly glowing bat logo on a black background.
The film was based on the DC comics character but was also inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, which is about a darker, moodier Batman than the traditional character.
BATMAN won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
The film was released in the United States on the character's 50th anniversary.
Actor Robin Williams was reportedly considered for the role of The Joker before it was offered to Jack Nicholson.
This was not the first version of BATMAN put on the silver screen: In 1943, Lambert Hilyer directed a 15-episode serialization of the comic strip, followed in 1948 by Spencer Bennet's BATMAN AND ROBIN serial. In 1966, a film based on the 1960s television series was released featuring the show's stars Adam West and Burt Ward.
In Great Britain, the release of this film required the introduction of a new British Board of Film Classification rating, BBFC 12. This rating indicates that children under the age of twelve are not allowed to see the film, even with parental consent.
Linda Henrikson designed the costumes for Kim Basinger's character; Rick Provenzano was Ms. Basinger's hairdresser; Nick Dudman designed the makeup for the Joker.
Estimated budget $30-40 million. Batman Reviews: "...Nicholson keeps things moving higher and higher..."
-- Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times Batman | List Price | $12.97 (You save $5.08) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1989 | | All Time Sales Rank |  13820  | | CD Universe Part number | 7425142 | | Catalog number | 116299 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 15, 2007 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Widescreen |
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Gotham City is once again under siege, this time by the mind-controlling Riddler and the diabolical Harvey Two-Face. The Caped Crusader cleans up with the help of his new side-kick Robin in this effects-laden thrill ride.
DVD. Feature film. Stars Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, & Chris O'Donnell. 122 min. Rated PG -13. Dolby Dig. Standard & widescreen. Sound in Engl. & Fre nch; subtitled in Engl. French, & Spanish. W/ filmographies , production notes, & scene access.
| | Batman Begins DVD (2005) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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Genius of mystery and intrigue Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, FOLLOWING, INSOMNIA) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series, explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale)--the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging--transformed into the crime-fighting superhero. With flashbacks to his privileged childhood, young Master Wayne, as he is called by the butler Alfred (Michael Caine), develops a terrible fear of bats when he falls through the backyard garden into a hidden cave. As a young adult, Wayne lives among the League of Shadows, a martial arts group in the mountains of Asia. His leaders Ra's al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) and Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) teach him strength, endurance, and--unfortunately--evil, against which he naturally rebels. Returning to Gotham and reinstating himself as a dapper socialite and the rightful heir to his parents' enterprise, Wayne quickly devises his secret identity, commanding help from the gadgetry expert Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman). With one eye on his childhood playmate Rachel (Katie Holmes)--now a beautiful woman and dedicated lawyer--and the other on his mission to save Gotham from criminal corruption, Batman makes his fledgling debut. But when the blue-blooded mastermind Dr. Crane (Cillian Murphy)--who steals every scene with chilling menace--taints the water system with a hallucinatory substance, Batman realizes he has met his first true opponent. An attitude of grave seriousness elevates BATMAN BEGINS above more cartoony Batman movies, as Nolan crafts a dark drama that thrives on sci-fi intrigue. Bale strides into the role with grace, adding refinement that is seldom seen in action-oriented films. And while the action scenes explode with high-tech glitz and fast-moving thrills, they are evenly placed among sequences of plot and character development, making for a complex and satisfying viewing experience.
Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Da
| | Batman Returns DVD (1992) Full Frame; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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In director Tim Burton's sequel to his successful BATMAN (1989), the Caped Crusador (Michael Keaton) is pitted against the demented, ravenous Penguin (Danny DeVito), a pitiful, orphaned psychopathic freak who once went on a baby-killing spree, and a "power" hungry capitalist villain Max Shreck (Christopher Walken). As the two criminals plot to gain domination over Gotham City, BATMAN must plot to stop them.
In the highly stylized BATMAN RETURNS--complete with dark, Gothic architecture and moody lighting--Batman (and his alter-ego Bruce Wayne) is thrown a third enemy, a terrible distraction: Cat Woman (fearlessly and fabulously played by Michelle Pfeiffer). She is the slinky, sharp-clawed alter-ego of Shreck's secretary Selina. Batman must overcome his own dark past, and his present love entanglements, to rid Gotham of it's evil enemies, this time with even more intricately designed sets and tongue-in-cheek humor, making BATMAN RETURNS an action-packed, but darkly fun adventure.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Amaray Case
| | Batman & Robin DVD (1997)
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The Caped Crusader returns to battle the abominable Mr. Freeze and green-thumbed Poison Ivy. To save his ailing wife, Dr. Victor Fries turns to a life of crime after a hideous accident makes him unable to tolerate even moderate temperatures, while Dr. Pamela Isley falls victim to mutated plant DNA when things go awry in a jungle laboratory funded by Wayne Industries. Of course, though their interests are diametrically opposed (Freeze wants another Ice Age; Ivy wants to make the world safe for plants), the two villains team up to defeat Gotham's dynamic duo of Batman and Robin, who are joined by butler Alfred's motorcycle-obsessed niece as Batgirl. And when Alfred is diagnosed as having the same terminal disease as Freeze's wife, the trio find themselves not only fighting an altruistic battle, but a personal one as well. A frenetic, colorful, and often overwhelming sequel to "Batman," "Batman Returns," and "Batman Forever."
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Amaray Case; Special Edition
| | Thin Line Between Love And Hate DVD (1996) Widescreen
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An overt, fast-talking playboy gets his comeuppance when one of his conquests takes it personally and comes back for revenge in this "Fatal Attraction"-esque comic thriller. Martin Lawrence scripts, stars and directs.
This 108 minute feature film is a DVD starring Martin Lawre nce and Lynn Whitfield.
| | Orange County DVD (2002) Widescreen
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ORANGE COUNTY is a teen comedy that, along with goofy lowbrow fun, offers a surprising amount of wit and heart. Colin Hanks (son of Tom Hanks) stars as Shaun, a carefree California surfer dude who loses a friend to a tsunami. Shaun is contemplating his life when he finds a brilliant novel buried in the sand. He reads it and decides to become a writer himself, and study with the author, who teaches at Stanford. He's eager to leave Orange County, where he lives with his clingy alcoholic mother (Catherine O'Hara) and his burnout brother Lance (a brilliantly debauched Jack Black). When Shaun's guidance counselor (Lily Tomlin) sends the wrong transcript to Stanford, Shaun needs all the help he can get from his seemingly hopeless family to salvage his dream. ORANGE COUNTY was directed by Jake Kasdan (Lawrence Kasdan's son) and written by Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK) who also plays Shaun's illiterate English teacher. Schuyler Fisk (Sissy Spacek's daughter) plays Ashley, Shaun's animal-loving girlfriend, and she and Hanks make an attractive and sympathetic pair. While all kinds of insanity (including hilarious turns by Black, O'Hara, and Harold Ramis) spins around them, the young and dynamic couple remain the soulful center of the film.
Closed Captioned; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Shura No Toki: Age Of Chaos - Vol. 1 DVD (2004) Japanese Soundtrack
Batman review
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As far back as the Hejian period, an elite class of warriors has passed down secret martial arts techniques that explain how to create deadly force with nothing but one's own bare hands. The clan, known as the Mutsu, is trained to overpower even the most deadly sword-wielding samurai without the aid of weapons. In SHURA NO TOKI, a young nobleman, who finds himself the target of assassins, is assigned a mysterious bodyguard named Yakumo Mutsu. Soon, the nobleman realizes his gigantic bodyguard has an uncanny ability to beat the odds under any hostile circumstances and emerge victorious. This mismatched pair may find they have more in common than meets the eye.
According to legend, there was a clan of warriors in the Heian era who were a match for any samurai even though they fought without weapons. They were called the Mutsu clan, and their art was known as the Mutsu Enmei style. The great samurai, Musashi Miyamoto, cuts down a group of assassins and saves a young nobleman. Howeve he has no desire to work as an escort. To keep the young master safe, Musashi recommends a passerby from whom he senses great potential. And thus Yakumo Mutsu becomes a bodyguard, and the young master gains the protection of an invincible warrior.
| | Bridezillas - The Complete First Season DVDs (2005)
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This first season of the extremely entertaining, if somewhat alarming, reality show follows a variety of seemingly normal and sane women as the process of preparing for their imminent weddings causes them to go completely out of their minds. Dealing with massive stress, expectations, and costs, these women are determined to let nothing stand in the way of their perfect day, no matter how imperfect they may look doing it. Thirty-thousand-dollar engagement rings and three years of wedding planning are just the tip of the iceberg, and viewers, like many of the put-upon grooms-to-be, can only cower--amazed, impressed, and horrified--before the onslaught. All eight episodes of the first season are included here, as well as a recap.
8 episodes each season featuring real life couples about to take the plung and the tantrums, meltdowns and collapses on their way to the altar. Special features include deleted scenes.
| | Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers - Volume 2 DVDs (1989)
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Though unlikely heroes, loveable chipmunks Chip and Dale continually proved themselves perfectly suited to solving crimes in the animated series CHIP N'DALE RESCUE RANGERS. Premiering on the Disney Channel in 1989, RESCUE RANGERS became an after-school favorite of young viewers in the years that followed. The show revolved around two chipmunks' jobs for a secret international crime-solving organization. Assigned to cases the police deem too petty and insignificant to bother with themselves, Chip and Dale find a way to turn each job into a full-blown adventure. With other likeable characters like chubby cheese-addicted mouse Monterey Jack, female mouse Gadget Hackwrench, and blue fly Zipper on their sides, the Rescue Rangers try to put their enemies Fat Cat and Professor Nimbul to shame. Between Nimbul's ever-evolving plans for taking over the universe, to Fat Cat's relentless attempts at revenge, Chip, Dale, and their team of furry allies have got their paws full. This box set contains all three discs of episodes from the second season.
3-DVD set includes all 47 episodes from seasons 1-3
| | Urban Gothic - Season 2 DVDs (2001)
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This show aired in a late night slot at the dawn of the 21st century, and featured plenty of creepy thrills. URBAN GOTHIC's series of unrelated stories are designed to send a chill down the spine as various creatures of the night and other devious characters torture and stalk humankind. The complete second season of episodes is included on this release.
Behind the facade of London's shiny dockside developments, designer boutiques and coffee bars lie forgotten dark corners and darker secrets. From vampire documentaries to alien infested supermarkets, from teenage necromancy to ghostly East End gangsters, you'll find tales of the city to chill the blood in Urban Gothic.
| | Naruto Uncut - Box Set 14 DVDs (2009) Playing Cards
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Based on a popular manga and video game, the anime series NARUTO follows the adventures of a 12-year-old orphan boy who dreams of becoming his village's number-one ninja. Unfortunately, Naruto is endowed with an evil spirit that entered his body at birth and that he must learn to tame before he can fulfill his ninja destiny. In this volume, Naruto journeys to the Land of Stars to investigate a missing meteorite. Later, the young ninja and his friends come to the aid of a disguised princess--or is it the other way around?
The ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village are summoned on a mission to the Land of Stars, where a meteorite with incredible powers has been stolen! Naruto and the others begin to suspect it was an inside job when they learn that the ninja who stole the star used a special ninjutsu known only to the Star Village. Then, Choji, Hinata and Naruto set out for the Land of Greens to protect a group of merchants, one of whom turns out to be a princess! When Hinata is threatened by an evil ninja to reveal the princess's whereabouts or Naruto will be hurt, will she choose to save a princess or the boy she loves?!
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