Batman: The Movie (1966) on Blu-ray

" "Batman: The Movie (1966)" on Blu-ray.

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By Tom Landy
First published Mar 25, 2008
Story last updated May 6, 2008

Update: Cover art added.

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Bring out your shark repellent because on July 1, Fox will release the 1966 "Batman: The Movie" starring Adam West and Burt Ward.

Special Features Include:

Commentary by actors Adam West and Burt Ward
Commentary by screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
Isolated Score Track 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio (Lossless)
All-new high-definition featurettes:
Batman: A Dynamic Legacy
Caped Crusaders: A Heroes Tribute
Gotham City's Most Wanted
2001 35th Anniversary Piece Featuring Interviews with Adam West and Burt Ward
The Batmobile Revealed with George Barris
The Batmobile Interactive Tour - A 360 Degree Navigational Tour
Batman on Location: Mapping the Movie
Holy Pop-Up Trivia Track, Batman!
Original Teaser and Theatrical Trailers
Galleries:
From the Vaults of Adam West
Interactive Pressbook
Posters
Production Stills
Behind the Scenes
Premiere

Also available to collectors will be a limited edition of only 5,000 copies with a 1/18th scale Batmobile from Hot Wheels®.

Synopsis:
From the height of the television show's popularity, this full-length movie features all four of Batman (Adam West) and Robin's (Burt Ward) most dastardly and cunning adversaries: the Penguin (Burgess Meredith), the Joker (Cesar Romero), the Riddler (Frank Gorshin), and the Catwoman (Lee Meriwether), joining forces to take over the world thanks to a De-Hydrator that turns people into piles of dust. The dynamic duo pull out all the stops, with a BIFF! and a KA-POW!, to stop the bad guys.

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kucoloco

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 3:49 PM

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y????????????????????????????????

nooooooooooooooooooooo

lol. im actually gonna rent it. just cause

wolfen

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 3:51 PM

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Holy cheesy camera angles, Batman!!!

mvckalel

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 4:01 PM

says... PIxar got it...3D is about depth...

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Hey, at least it looks like it has great extras, unlike many new hi-def releases...

indian

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 4:58 PM

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but seriously. who cares about releases like this? they have such a big catalog of releases i would rather choose from. Aliens just to name one. the digabits mentioned a small slate of fox titles coming this year for fox, most of which i'm not the least bit interested in. who decides these things?

r-u-serious

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 6:00 PM

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who decides these things?

obviously someone who owed someone else a BIG favor...look at "Mystery Men" being released on HD DVD

JJ79

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 7:26 PM

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Come on guys. Is this REALLY a shock? The Dark Knight hits theaters July 8. Batman: Gotham Knights comes out from Warner July 1. Batman Begins gets to Blu Ray on July 1. Of COURSE Fox is going to ride the Batman wave.

Warner did the same thing when Superman Returns came out. A glut of Superman related product right before the movie and then the mega Ultimate Supes set in November with the DVD.

Good grief, this isn't rocket science.

Jason, HAPPY this is coming to BD

Mike37

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 7:30 PM

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Holy cheesy camera angles, Batman!!!

I just love the Canted Angles in the bad guys lair.

Love Hendrix!

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 7:39 PM

says... Thanks for visiting DVDTOWN, and enjoy the news!

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I've owned the SD-DVD version of this campy classic for a few years now, having seen it on TV years ago as well. Visually, there's nothing special about it (so a hi-def version is irrelevant), even in widescreen. The attraction to the film is due to it's age, humour, 4 major villains, and a brief romance between an unmasked Catwoman and the unmasked Batman (Bruce Wayne). The musical soundtrack can be quite lively at times. Still, it's not worth picking up on Blu-ray unless you can get for $10 or under on a discount sale, which will surely happen by Christmas probably. As Jason implied, it's release on Blu-ray is just taking advantage of the summer 'Dark Knight' film, and the Batman Begins Blu-ray release.

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

JJ79

Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 7:57 PM

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Hendrix, I haven't seen the film since I reviewed the original SE DVD WAY WAY WAY back in the day, but as I remember, Batman always made full use of the then-new color television sets. Therefore, at least the colors should be eye popping, giving at least one reason to consider this release. The Batman trivia track sounds like some fun, as does the commentary with West and Ward (I don't recall if this was included on the first release).

Hell, I'm SO beyond ready for West's Batman to hit disc, I will most likely support this release to possibly help get DC and/or Warner and/or Fox talking about the series again. (And I'm just a superhero whore...)

Jason, has even contemplated picking up Catwoman

[Post edited by JJ79 on Mar 25, 2008 - CDT 7:57 PM]