Any idea whether Warner Bros will do anything to celebrate Batman Returns' 20th Anniversary? I'd love to see the release of a Blu-Ray plus commemerative book along the lines of their 20th Anniversary release for the first Batman.
I wonder if any of us could get in touch with WB to find out what of anything they're planning.
I honestly can't see WB celebrating BR in the same way as B89. The so called controversy and stigma around the movie, and the opinion that it isn't a classic in the same way as B89 would all swirl around as reasons for their inaction, I feel. I would sure like to be proven wrong, though.
Still a good seller though. Last night I called into my local supermarket - Christmas Blu-rays out on display already - with Batman Returns in the middle of them! I didn't have my phone with me to take a photo :-[
Quote from: Paul (ral) on Thu, 17 Nov 2011, 01:49
Still a good seller though.
This is true. I often see BR advertised in catalogues, as well as on the shelf.
Maybe they could do another retrospective centering around Keaton? Considering he wasn't involved at all with the 05 releases? The Keaton tapes!
Quote from: Gotham Knight on Thu, 17 Nov 2011, 15:53
Maybe they could do another retrospective centering around Keaton? Considering he wasn't involved at all with the 05 releases? The Keaton tapes!
I know I'd buy it!
Sideshow Toys getting on board with BR would please me. Fingers crossed they do.
I really think WB should put something in place, despite the stigma when it first came out, alot of people look at it differently after several years and it is still considered much better than what Schumacher gave us.
Quote from: Grissom on Mon, 12 Dec 2011, 15:15
I really think WB should put something in place, despite the stigma when it first came out, alot of people look at it differently after several years and it is still considered much better than what Schumacher gave us.
I think it's safe to say 22 years later it stood the test of time and really was one of the most influential films of all time; at that point after superman returns it was doubted if comic films could be a successful venture for the big screen especially since they needed a budget to work (as we saw the next year with Captain America). Batman dominated the 90's comic/superhero genre (come to think of it aside from Captain america, were there any superhero films without the cape crusader in the 90's?) What would the movie world be like without Batman 89? No dark knight for certain.
What would be really great is if WB were to do a 25th anniversary of Batman in 2014 and Batman Returns for 2017... each disc accompanied with a reunion of sorts (or a round-table kind of discussion) with Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and the respective villains of each film. I'd love to see Warners release some nice hardcover books to accompany the anniversary as well. :)
I was hoping for deleted scenes but if they won't do it with Batman there no way they do that with Batman returns
Quote from: riddler on Mon, 12 Dec 2011, 22:22(come to think of it aside from Captain america, were there any superhero films without the cape crusader in the 90's?)
Spawn, The Shadow (if that counts as a superhero), Steel, Blade (if that counts as a superhero), The Phantom, The Rocketeer, the Roger Corman Fantastic Four, Barb Wire, The Mask and Zorro come to mind.
Quote from: thecolorsblend on Wed, 1 Aug 2012, 22:54
Quote from: riddler on Mon, 12 Dec 2011, 22:22(come to think of it aside from Captain america, were there any superhero films without the cape crusader in the 90's?)
Spawn, The Shadow (if that counts as a superhero), Steel, Blade (if that counts as a superhero), The Phantom, The Rocketeer, the Roger Corman Fantastic Four, Barb Wire, The Mask and Zorro come to mind.
I know this will be a minority, or even "controversial" view, but for me The Shadow is a "superhero" as much as Batman is (at least the Batman as presented by Burton, Nolan, and some of the best comics).
Quote from: SilentEnigma on Fri, 3 Aug 2012, 11:44
Quote from: thecolorsblend on Wed, 1 Aug 2012, 22:54
Quote from: riddler on Mon, 12 Dec 2011, 22:22(come to think of it aside from Captain america, were there any superhero films without the cape crusader in the 90's?)
Spawn, The Shadow (if that counts as a superhero), Steel, Blade (if that counts as a superhero), The Phantom, The Rocketeer, the Roger Corman Fantastic Four, Barb Wire, The Mask and Zorro come to mind.
I know this will be a minority, or even "controversial" view, but for me The Shadow is a "superhero" as much as Batman is (at least the Batman as presented by Burton, Nolan, and some of the best comics).
Totally off topic but, speaking of Shadow, Intrada just released the complete remastered score for the film. Took only 18 years. Wooo! Jerry Goldsmith had such a talent for doling out fab scores for underwhelming movies, though I must admit that The Shadow(1994) was rudimentary, but entertaining, and not without quite a bit of substances.
I remember that I loved it as a kid (on VHS, at around the same time Forever came out). These were the pre-internet days, and after that I learned that it was a commercial flop, and that I "should" hate it. I don't think I was consuming everything thrown at me, I hated other genre movies like Robocop 3, Forever, I thought Judge Dredd was more comedy than action, but I liked the Shadow. Need to refresh my memory, haven't seen it since the mid 00s, but I think the only reason people think it sucks was its commercial failure. And yeah, it has a great score.
Quote from: SilentEnigma on Sat, 4 Aug 2012, 12:30
I remember that I loved it as a kid (on VHS, at around the same time Forever came out). These were the pre-internet days, and after that I learned that it was a commercial flop, and that I "should" hate it. I don't think I was consuming everything thrown at me, I hated other genre movies like Robocop 3, Forever, I thought Judge Dredd was more comedy than action, but I liked the Shadow. Need to refresh my memory, haven't seen it since the mid 00s, but I think the only reason people think it sucks was its commercial failure. And yeah, it has a great score.
I still watch it from time to time. Got a younger sibling that likes it, too. It's actually pretty good. I think the redemption angle is what really sells this movie, at least to me. I like the idea of Shadow being a bad guy whose been forced to go straight. Kind of Spawn-esque (the tv series, anyway). In retrospective, I think I'd have liked seeing the filmmakers utilized more pulp Shadow than Radio Shadow, at least where his origin was concerned. 'Kent Allard' was a great quasi mystery to me, this idea that the Shadow wears many false faces, and whose very existence may not be what or who you think it is. But, you know one thing, Lamont Cranston isn't his real name. But, Koepp, tried to condense two elements, and fairly successfully I might add, into a center of the road action adventure piece with a really nice period gloss and other nice elements.
I mean...is it X2 or Spider-Man. No. Didn't need to be. I'd like to see another pass made at the property.
Quote from: thecolorsblend on Wed, 1 Aug 2012, 22:54
Quote from: riddler on Mon, 12 Dec 2011, 22:22(come to think of it aside from Captain america, were there any superhero films without the cape crusader in the 90's?)
Spawn, The Shadow (if that counts as a superhero), Steel, Blade (if that counts as a superhero), The Phantom, The Rocketeer, the Roger Corman Fantastic Four, Barb Wire, The Mask and Zorro come to mind.
you ask if blade counts as a superhero, then you put zorro? lol.
i wish they'd do something. anything. i'm not picky. ok i am but still.
I really should write that 'what BR means to me' piece and get it on the front page.