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List Price: $26.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 18141
Released: February 10, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Gotham City faces two monstrous criminal menaces: the bizarre, sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). Can Batman (Michael Keaton) battle two formidable foes at once? Especially when one wants to be mayor and the other is romantically attracted to Bruce Wayne! Like the groundbreaking 1989 original, Batman Returns is directed by the wizardly Tim Burton. And like the first blockbuster, it's a dazzling adventure that leaves you breathless.
DVD Features:
Documentaries:The Cinematic Saga of Batman, Shadows of the Bat Pt. 4 Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery
Featurette:The Heroes and Villains Profile Galleries
Interviews:The Bat, The Cat, and the Penguin
Music Video:Face to Face by Souixsie and the Bashees
Description of Batman Returns (Two-Disc Special Edition):
The first Batman sequel takes a wicked turn with the villainous exploits of the freakish and mean-spirited Penguin (Danny DeVito), whose criminal collaboration with evil tycoon Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) threatens to drain Gotham City of its energy supply. As if that weren't enough, Batman (Michael Keaton) has his hands full with the vengeful Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), who turns out to be a lot more dangerous than a kitten with a whip. As with the first Batman feature, director Tim Burton brings his distinct visual style to the frantic action, but this time there's a darker malevolence lurking beneath all that extraordinary production design. --Jeff Shannon
Batman Returns (Two-Disc Special Edition) Reviews:
More of a Tim Burton movie 8/10 part 2 on Batman Returns Blu Ray IMPORT 
2009-12-07 - Batman Returns is more of a Tim Burton movie than a Batman movie it is a good sequel you still had Micheal Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman Pat Hingle stuck around to play Gordon again Micheal Gough reprised his role as Alfred you had really good villains Danny DeVito as the Penguin Michelle Pfifer as Catwoman/Selina Kyle & Christopher Walken as Max Shreck. Ok we start off with Penguin who is thrown into a river when he was a baby he arises 33 years later & has plans to use Max Shreck for his agenda Shreck has his own plans for a power plant Shreck is captured & Penguin & Shreck begin to work together Shreck's is to get Gotham's unpopular Mayor recalled so Penguin under his real name Oswald Cobblepot to run for Mayor so Shreck can control the city. Penguin tells everybody that he is trying to find who his parents were & his birthname Bruce Wayne sees more to it while investigating the Red Triangle circus & missing & killed children. Selina Kyle is killed by Max Shreck when he finds her going through his files.
The Bat, The Cat and The Penguin 
2009-09-30 - Burton's sequel is as good as the first but darker. Amazing how people complain that this film was too dark (so dark that due to protest from parents, McDonald's pulled out of a Happy Meal promotion for it). But nowadays, we commend the very dark aspects of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Both of which don't even have a sense of humor about them while this does, though dark. Returns is not a movie that I would let the kids watch (if I had any, but I'd let them watch it over any piece of garbage that Disney puts out or these very low-class comedies), as this, the first film and the two newer ones show that Batman isn't a film meant for the whole family like the Marvel films (except Punisher) or the Superman films. There were complaints of Batman killing people (the Strongman imparticular) but if people knew the history of the character, they'd know that Batman killed quite a lot back in the day. But enough of that rant. Keaton is again excellent as Batman and also gets a little more screen time as Bruce. Danny DeVito, to me, seemed an odd choice for the Penguin but for this interpretation, it fits him. I actually like his version and I don't think its a disturbing portrayal. People cry out for a serious interpretation of these characters over the campy 60s series and when they get a serious one, they complain because its too dark. Just a thought though; are the people of the city so stupid as to elect someone without any real political background to become mayor or does present day life really imitate art? Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman, though not my favorite, suits the mood of the film. She's out for revenge against the man who "killed" her and Batman but she feels attracted to him. The end scene between Catwoman and Batman is one of my favorites as she declines Bruce's offer, knowing her life is too screwed up to continue their relationship. And Christopher Walken again plays a good villain. He manipulates Penguin and (unknowingly) Catwoman for his own evil ends. My one complaint is that him getting the Penguin to run for mayor seems to be something that a DA, like Harvey Dent, would do instead of a business tycoon. In fact Dent was featured in many early drafts of the script and at the end would probably have become Two-Face, along with Shreck being the Penguin's older brother in earlier drafts. And Burton was attached to a Catwoman spin-off and Pfeiffer was supposed to return but after many years, the connection to this movie was lost and we got the horrible film with the equably horrible Halle Berry. Action wise it is one par with the first film. Danny Elfman returns with another solid score, making it quirky (for Penguin) and mysteriously sexy (for Catwoman). Unfortunately, due to the mixed reviews of this film and not doing as well as the first, Warners decided to not have Burton direct (resulting in the loss of Keaton) and go in a lighter direction (people can't make up their mind about how they want Batman portrayed; the tortured loner that the fans want or the family-friendly toy marketable blockbuster the studio wants).
Not the best Batman movie 
2009-08-21 - This was not the best Batman movie. The beginning was awesome. While I was watching the beginning, I thought that this was going to be an awesome movie. I was wrong. The ending made no sense. Batman ripped off his mask and exposed his true identity to Max Shrek. He intended to take Shrek to the cops and if he had, Shrek would've exposed his secret identity. If Batman had taken off his mask in front of only catwoman that wouldn't have been bad because she already knew who he was.
Batman would never take off his mask and expose himself and especially not to a criminal. This was ridiculous. As I was coming home after buying this movie, I had a feeling that Batman would lose his mask in it. But I had no idea that they'd be dumb enough to make him rip it off himself.
My best friend wanted to watch this movie very badly so I started showing it to him. Ten minutes later he told me to shut it off. This movie was very popular but I know of at least two people who were not crazy about it.
Where is batman 
2009-07-31 - I never saw this movie when it came out. I just saw it last week. The special affects were good. They made Gotham look like New York in the 1940's. The acting was superb and the music gives the perfect move. Danny Devito is totally disgusting as the penguin.He is really ghoulish looking & bites a guy in the nose and blood gushes out.I love his little duck car he drives all around in and the circus minions he has doing his dirty work.
Michelle P. plays catwoman like I pictured her:dangerous,sexy,mysterious,a little testy when people push her over the edge, but sweet only when she wants to be.
Christopher Walken was weirder than usual and made me laugh.
Why didn't I give this a higher rating you ask? Michael Keaton, was a great Batman and he is barely in this movie. Why is this ? All the screen to goes to everyone else.Its like they forgot him to give a major part in the film and made him into a cardboard cutout. The plot is lumpy and overun with too many characters,no of who we know that well. Also if you have kids under 8 ,they probably shouldn't see this movie. Unless of course,you want them spending the night in bed with you.
That being said it isn't horrible,just not fabulous like 1988 BATMAN.(Batman and Robin was truly horrible)
worst batman movie, hands down. 
2009-07-19 - i love batman. my favorite comicbook character by far. i also really liked the first movie. and have seen the other 4. given that the newest 2 (dark knight and begins) are the best, and forever/batman&robin are considered to be the worst. i must say that i have to put this movie in the bottom of them all. and it is probably one of the worst and most hated of my films ever. i just purchased and watched the bluray anthology just to double check... yep this movie sucks. heres why:
its not about batman. Micheal Keaton who is the best bruce wayne ever (even though Bale is a better batman, is barely even in the movie. the entire film focuses on the 3 (!) villains!
bastardization of the comic books. catwomen's and penguin's characters are completely destroyed and made up from nothing. terrible stories and visions. sorry Tim, you went crazy. the best 'villian' isnt even from the comics! (largely because it is played by Walken. (batman kills people...)
stupid plot all around. really now, this is the dumbest plot of any batman movie devised. rocket wielding penguins? cmon...
the score. the music is excellent HOWEVER, it is completely inappropriate for this movie. i was ready to turn this crap off when i heard the cheerful and circus-y soundtrack to batman beating up some goons or catwoman doing backflips. what the hell, has Tim also gone deaf?
overall the only good thing about this movie are the performances of the terrible characters. the actors are all top notch and i commend then for the excellent job they all did. devito is excellent. pfeffier is amazing. keaton is inspiring and walken is as usual a show stopper. i feel bad for all these people having to be associated with such terrible writing.
