BATMAN: THE MOTION PICTURE ANTHOLOGY 1989-1997 (BATMAN / BATMAN RETURNS / BATMAN FOREVER / BATMAN & ROBIN) [BLU-RAY] (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 1989
• Genre: Action; Crime; Drama
• Plot: The films started with their first release in 1989 with Tim Burton's Batman, starring Michael Keaton as the title character. The film was a huge success; not only was it the top-grossing film of the year, but at the time was the fifth highest-grossing film in history. Burton and Keaton returned for the 1992 sequel Batman Returns, and in 1995, Joel Schumacher directed Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as Batman. Schumacher also directed the 1997 sequel Batman & Robin, which starred George Clooney as Batman.; ; When Tim Burton first tackled Batman in 1989, comic book adaptations weren't exactly the billion-dollar industry darlings they are today. Aside from well-received flights-of- fancy like Superman, comic films offered little more than cheesy dialogue, laughable special effects, and mediocre performances. I doubt Burton (or Warner Brothers for that matter) could have imagined his dark and violent reinvention of DC Comics' iconic vigilante would go on to influence twenty years of cinema, motivate a floundering genre, and pave the way for grittier superhero successes like Blade, X-Men, Sin City, Iron Man, and, of course, director Christopher Nolan's own revered interpretations of the caped crusader, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.; ; All four Batman films are presented in remastered 1080p/VC-1 video, framed at 1.85:1.
• Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger
• Director: Tim Burton
• Runtime: 8:18
• Media Format: Movie