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Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins

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The one star is for this cheap DVD that they put the animated shows on. No extra features on it what so ever. It would have been great if they had done a behind the sceens feature on how the show was made and the animation done, but no, once again DVD production was done quickly and cheaply.

well let me put it like this batman has always been a favorite of mine even when bob kane started batman in 1939 we had and insight to what it was all about i think that we all have a little darkness in us but this movie gives mr kane a thumbs up on his creation it also gives a story on how bruce wayne became batman and mark hamill is especially demented as the joker so my review is thumbs up

Great animation, great stories, wonderful villians. This Batman series show the Dark Knight at his best. Batman's endless arsenal of nifty gadgets fascinated my kids. My younger son is four and he was frightened by some of the stories. The episode featuring the Joker especially disturbed him. The Joker is a brilliant villian, but a bit cold and definitely without a conscience. I recommend this movie for older children and adults. My favorite episode was the one with the Scarecrow. When Batman gets sprayed with Scarecrow's gas and faces his deepest fear, we are able to glimpse a human side of the Caped Crusader that he rarely reveals.

The landmark animated adventures of DC Comics' caped crime-fighter has arrived on DVD with "Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins". The award-winning animated series is definitely the best comic book adaptation of the famous DC Comics character. This popular series features solid episode storylines, well developed characters, great voice acting, amusing action and a rich music score. Its gothic animation style and dark adult-like tone changed the view of Saturday morning cartoons. The DVD contains five great episodes: "On Leather Wings", "Christmas with the Joker", "Nothing to Fear", "The Last Laugh" and "Pretty Poison". The episodes are presented in their original full screen format. The DVD contains a fine video transfer with some bits of grain and dusts, and a good 2.0 Dolby Digital sound. It also includes a short animation featurette and episodes introductions by producer Bruce Timm. "Batman: The Legend Begins" is a must-have DVD for any fan of this great animated series, and scores a worthy "B-".

Batman: The Animated Series came out while I was in college, which gave me lots of time to watch it. This DVD includes the first five episodes, with such greats as the Joker, Scarecrow and Poison Ivy. Lets face it, "Christmas with The Joker" might be old when compared to the newer episodes, but it is a classic.
The best part is the series can draw on the vast background and the large selection of characters from the comic books and other sources. This would allow the series to develop story arches, use its own history and even shoot out a few full-length movies.
The DVD has great extras, such as how to draw Batman, conversations with Director Bruce Timm about each episode and a 'Life on the Edge Game'. Even the DVD menus are cool. Good for any fan of the Batman!

Batman is the greatest animated show still running out there with other great classics like batman beyond or batman and robin. You can relive the gotham scene and atmosphere of a great saga of gothams finest Dark Knight. This DVD edition is great to your collection of other titles that have made it big like batman. Great episodes, great storylines and great charecters, what more to say. 10/10.

I have loved BTAS for ages, and I was so excited that it was being released on DVD. Eventhough, these five episodes were all classics, I really wished Warner Bros. would have released the complete first season of Batman: The Animated Series. If the whole season would have been released, we could have owned such classics as, "Feat of Clay, Pt. 1 & 2", "Heart of Ice" (the first ep. with Mr. Freeze), "Joker's Favor" (the first ep. made with the Joker, although CHRISTMAS WITH THE JOKER was aired first), "The Demon's Quest Pt. 1 & 2", "Robin's Reckoning Pt. 1 & 2", "Tyger, Tyger" and more. Hopefully the future 5-episode BTAS DVDs will include some of these.

The only complaint is I just wish Warner would release each season in box sets. The best animated series ever. If you want to see quality acting and great visuals BUY THIS

I don't know how many other BTAS fans are aware of this, but Columbia House is releasing the entire Batman TAS on DVD, one DVD every month as a subscription. I received my first DVD in the mail today, and instead of the shows being released in production order (who cares what order they were made in?) they are being released on DVD in the order they first aired (with the exception of "The Cat and The Claw, Part 2" programed directly after "Part I" even though initially, the second part of "Cat" aired one week later than the first. Not only are the episodes in chronalogical order, there are SIX episodes on this first DVD. The episodes are as follows: The Cat and the Claw, Part I; The Cat and the Claw, Part II; On Leather Wings; Heart of Ice; Feat of Clay, Part I; and Feat of Clay, Part II. This disc has three of my favorite episodes, "Heart of Ice" and the two part "Feat of Clay" on it. Also, the discs come in different packaging than the cardboard snap case from WB, the Columbia House case is very slim and made of plastic. The good thing about that is that the entire series will not require a book case of it's own. Also the artwork for the Columbia House DVD is much more attractive than the WB release; Batman standing in silhouette with the Batman logo in front of him. Very dark and brooding and matches the show completely. I hate it when the studios use artwork on their packaging that doesn't truly represent the content and I feel WB has done that with these BTAS discs by making them the character look too rounded and bright and cheery. Uggg.

The only disappointment I have with the Columbia House disc is that the back of the case says the disc features Cast Info and Bonus Materials, but they are not on the disc. I can only hope they will be included in future discs.

I have every episode of the orignal show on VHS that I taped when the show originally aired. Seeing it today for the first time on DVD, the one thing I can't get over is how beautiful the artwork is. The blacks on this DVD are awesome in their depth and richness! I never knew this show could be this gorgeous. The colors are amazing and I feel like I could walk right into the shadows or onto the streets. This is truly glorious.

I think for Batman TAS fans, the Columbia House subscription (I hate those cardboard snap cases and that ugly packaging from WB) is a good way to go.

I just bought this DVD today, after reading a few negative reviews on amazon.com. Although I too would love to see them release a box set of this classic animated series, I believe there are two ways to look at it. ... And these five episodes are great stuff! There's only so much one needs to do to decorate such a great series--the episodes speak for themselves. This is Batman at his finest. Keep 'em coming, WB! I'm eager for more!