Batman Anthology (Blu-Ray)

Reviewed by:
Eric Alt

The Skinny: The Batman franchise as it existed between 1989 and 1997—namely Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin by directors Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher—come to Blu-Ray.

The Good: Until fully-immersive brain implants are perfected, this is the best it's going to get. The movies are cleaned up with a healthy 1080p gloss, and no Bat-completist worth his Alfred can own a Blu-Ray player and not have this on his shelf.

The Bad: There are no new special features—all the featurettes and docs are carried over from the standard DVD Batman box set that came out in 2005. So the lone selling point is the Blu-Ray-ness. And do you really need another reminder why you probably won't (and shouldn't) ever watch Batman & Robin again?



Best Extra: Tim Burton's commentary on the first Batman is a stand-out, but we'll go with the "History of Batman" doc because we can't get enough Bat facts.

Buy, Rent, or Ignore: There's no middle ground here. Blu-ray-enabled Bat fanatics will want this, though.

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