The BFI are hosting a Tim Burton season at their cinema on the South Bank in London. Films showing include Batman and Batman Returns once more on the big screen ON MY BIRTHDAY! I'm so happy, best birthday present ever. After a disapointing week Batman wise (what is going on with The Dark Knight?) today is awesome, not only B89 back on the big screen, but my Blade Runner box set came today too!
Here the link http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/film_programme/december_seasons/tim_burton
I've booked my tickets for Batman on the 16th, don't think I can do Batman Returns though. Any one else going?
Fantastic, I just saw this in the latest issue of Empire magazine
edit: this is now shown in our new calender. click on calender (http://www.batmanmovieonline.com/forum/index.php?action=calendar) above
Are you going Raleagh?
sadly not, its too far for me to trek - especially with christmas coming up!
are you going with a crowd? it would be great to get some feedback of the event from you afterwards.
Met up with Gary (89Batman) and his lovely missus, who kindly took this photo.
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It was awesome. So awesome that we're going again this Saturday! Such a great experience seeing it on the big screen again.
Were there many people there?
Quite a few actually, more than I expected. Probably about 100 people. One woman was laughing at Nicholson's lines like she'd never heard them before!
I have never seen Batman Returns in a cinema. It would be great.
The first VHS i bought was Batman Returns in 4:3. A few years later Warner released a 16:9 version on VHS under the fantasy vision label. It was like watching an entirely new film, it gave me a new appreciation for it. For some time afterwards I was telling people who weren't sold on Returns to watch the 16:9 version and they would like it.
I wish they would do a rerelease here in the states. Id love to see Batman on the screen again.
You guys are lucky. Get Gary to dress up in his suit next time. lol
Having seen B89 on the big screen earlier this year, let me add to the discussion that it's like nothing else on Earth.
For this Batfan, it will always be the definitive film.
Did you guys go back yesterday? If so, did it pull in the same numbers?
I did, and it was even better. Lots more people there the cinema was at least half full and what was even better, based on the comments I eavesdropped in the foyer after, a fair amount of people that had never seen it before (mainly girls!) and what's more they LOVED IT!
I went with my partner, who confessed to me after that it was the first time she'd seen it all the way through! And guess what, SHE LOVED IT!
I'm so glad I made the trip twice, it was worth every penny and every mile.
'89 Forever ;)
Just wondering, were the projectors digital? If so, what was the quality like?
No digital projection. Good old fashioned 35mm all the way. A couple of the reels were a bit ropey, but overall the quality was awesome and a darker print that any of the DVD transfers.