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[Jericho_One]

The Fall of The Roman Empire.

[Athena007]

Well... I've pre-ordered: Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series

And bought...
Doctor Who - The Hand of Fear
Shallow Grave
The Little Mermaid

And I really want to get...
Casanova (Masterpiece Theater) w/ David Tennant

[mccartney007]

NewsRadio - Season Three, I think.

[Qwerty]

The Night Listener

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Crank
Mean Machine
Black Hawk Down Deluxe Edition

[Professor Dent]

Crank along with seasons 8 & 9 of The X-Files (which completes the series for me).

[Jericho_One]

The Breakfast Club
Elephant Man
The Thing
The Graduate
Star Wars first three episodes
Goldeneye UE.

Just taking advantage of the post-Christmas discount sales.

[Agent 0015]

James Bond Ultimate Collection Vol 2, it was long story how I got.

[Scottlee]

I blew

[Joyce Carrington]

Bought

A Perfect Murder
Miss Congeniality
and
Gladiator (Special 3-disc edition)

today.

Strange thing was, I couldn't find Good Will Hunting anywhere. Guess I'll have to order it off the internet.

[Jericho_One]

Videodrome
The Bridge on the River Kwai Collector's Edition
Orca (I never thought I could actually find this on DVD...)
Midnight Express
The Doors of the 21st Century: L.A. Woman Live
The Deer Hunter

[Kilroy6644]

Beverly Hills Cop

[DamnCoffee]

Shameless: Series 1.
Diamond Geezer.

[Roebuck]

''The Batman'' - season one of the Dark Knight's latest cartoon incarnation. All thirteen episodes on two disks. Gone for a lighter tone this time, with a manga influenced look and some MTV editing. This is Bats as young action man rather than brooding detective. Far superior to the Saturday morning entertainment we had when I was a lad.


Extras are squarely aimed at very young fans (there's an addictively simple batarnag throwing game), so I'm a little concerned by the inclusion of a thinly disguised ad for Mattel toys. Bit sneaky that.

[Harmsway]

''The Batman'' - season one of the Dark Knight's latest cartoon incarnation. All thirteen episodes on two disks. Gone for a lighter tone this time, with a manga influenced look and some MTV editing. This is Bats as young action man rather than brooding detective. Far superior to the Saturday morning entertainment we had when I was a lad.

Man, I hate that show. So inferior to the Paul Dini/Bruce Timm animated series.

[Roebuck]

So inferior to the Paul Dini/Bruce Timm animated series.

Cant/wouldn't disagree. ''Batman: The Animated Series''is classic. But I do think the creators forget along the way that it was intended primarily as a cartoon series for kids. As a kid I would have liked this new show more.

[Harmsway]

As a kid I would have liked this new show more.

I don't think I would have, largely because the "new" Batman isn't anywhere near as cool as the Dini/Timm version, and the villains aren't up to snuff, either.

[MI-6 Director]

I haven't bought a dvd for myself for a while but I'm thinking about buying a few in the next few months. However, we all know how movies today sometimes get multiple dvd editions within a short period of time. That is why I'm asking for any information about these following movies. I would like to know if anyone knows whether or not they will be released on only one edition or if they will get a special edition sometime soon.

Flags of our Fathers

The dvd comes out Feb. 6 but I'm not sure if I should buy out then or wait a little a while. Since this movie is a companion to Letters From Iwo Jima I'm concerned that there might be some kind of special two movie set later on. The dvd for Flags of our Fathers has no special features either which seems like an indication of a possible special edition with special features later.

Borat

Comedies seem to be the one genre that gets rereleased the most often, that is why I'm wondering about this one as well.

Casino Royale

I'm not as concerned about this one because Bond movies don't typically release an individual movie only to rerelease it that same year on another edition but being that this scheme seems somewhat common I though it best to ask anyway.

Thank you for any help you can give me.

[Safari Suit]

As a kid I would have liked this new show more.

I don't think I would have, largely because the "new" Batman isn't anywhere near as cool as the Dini/Timm version, and the villains aren't up to snuff, either.

I agree. I loved that show as a kid (and still do) precisely because it was so classy in every department. The new show isn't that bad, but it's a big comedown.

[Roebuck]

As a kid I would have liked this new show more.

I don't think I would have, largely because the "new" Batman isn't anywhere near as cool as the Dini/Timm version, and the villains aren't up to snuff, either.

I agree. I loved that show as a kid (and still do) precisely because it was so classy in every department. The new show isn't that bad, but it's a big comedown.

I overdosed on BM:TAS episodes over the holidays and (playing Devils Advocate here) it's not without it's faults.The animation is smoother on the new series. What also surprised me was how uninteresting the backgrounds on BM:TAS were, coupled with a dark and sludgy colour pallet. Pacing is also an area where ''The Batman'' has the edge; it's all about action, while some of the TAS episodes are talky enough to be radio scripts. Where TAS reigns supreme is its atmosphere, plus greater focus on dialogue and characterisation. BM:TAS was a milestone in terms of TV cartoons but, if you asked the eight year old me to chose, I'd have plumped for the new series.

[Turn]

Saturday Night Live Season 1 1975-76 boxed set.

It's weird seeing how different this show was in its early days -- multiple musical guests, short films by Albert Brooks, comedy by the Muppets and very little from the cast.

[DaveBond21]

Ross Noble - Randomist. I hope it really does work on my DVD player.

[Harmsway]

The animation is smoother on the new series.

'Course it is. But it's actually not much smoother than when the BTAS received an upgrade (see Volume 4).

Pacing is also an area where ''The Batman'' has the edge; it's all about action, while some of the TAS episodes are talky enough to be radio scripts.

The "all action" thing is not a plus, IMO. It just makes the new series mind-numbingly unintelligent. And some of the talky episodes of the BTAS are the best for their focus on character and plot over action.

[Roebuck]

And some of the talky episodes of the BTAS are the best for their focus on character and plot over action.

Absolutely. The point I want to make isn

[Safari Suit]

Not that this in any way invalidates your point, but I loved B:MOTP when I was about 7/8. The thing about B:TAS was that it appealed to kids without talking down to them, which means that viewers are still able to appreciate it as they get older. Not that I'm saying the new show has no appeal to older audiences. I would agree with you that it is better than most of the other cartoons from the same era as B:TAS.

[Roebuck]

Not that this in any way invalidates your point, but I loved B:MOTP when I was about 7/8. The thing about B:TAS was that it appealed to kids without talking down to them, which means that viewers are still able to appreciate it as they get older. Not that I'm saying the new show has no appeal to older audiences. I would agree with you that it is better than most of the other cartoons from the same era as B:TAS.

I was still lamenting the cancellation of ''Marine Boy'' at eight.

From the (pathetically short) featurette, you realise the creators of the new series worship B:TAS for the highwatermark of TV cartoons that it is. They were faced with the choice of doing a sort of lesser, tribute show or trying to take the character in a diametrically opposite direction. They were aware that, trying to measure themselves side by side against B:TAS, they would have come up short. What they've have done, I feel they've done well (better certainly than most of the dross children get served up).

[Harmsway]

What they've have done, I feel they've done well (better certainly than most of the dross children get served up).

You see, I don't. I think THE BATMAN is on the same level as most of the kid's TV shows out today. There's nothing that makes it stand out from generic junk like AVATAR.

[Roebuck]

What they've have done, I feel they've done well (better certainly than most of the dross children get served up).

You see, I don't. I think THE BATMAN is on the same level as most of the kid's TV shows out today. There's nothing that makes it stand out from generic junk like AVATAR.

Your standards are probably higher than mine. I like the show's visual style, and from a technical aspect the animation is superior to anything on (for instance) Jetix. No way is ''The Batman'' appointment television, but I found the first two seasons fun and consistently entertaining. That's really all I expect from a cartoon series.

[Jericho_One]

K2: The Ultimate High
Seven Years in Tibet
Octopussy UE
Moonraker UE

...And finally done with all the Bond UEs.

[Agent 76]

Miami Vice: Season 2
The Manchurian Candidate