|
Rating:  -
The amazingly hideous cover art is indicative of the ineptitude on display in this sad '77 sequel series to Filmation's cool `60s Batman cartoon. By 1977, superheroes could only teach, not hit, and these cheap, cheezy stories are rife with lazy storytelling, limp villains and weak animation. If you love to see five minute stories padded to twenty, with endless repetition of stock shots, music, unfunny gags and really awful voice acting, then this cartoon is for you! In other words, for kids only.
Rating:  -
I strongly remember watching The New Adventures of Batman a lifetime ago. I've been looking forward to getting this DVD ever since I found out it was due for release. I've been wondering if it can live up to my memory of it, or wither I would feel let down by it. Adam West was my childhood hero in the live action Batman TV series, but even back when I first seen this, I was too young to realise it was the same actor playing the part. Too young, or not old enough not to care, I was just wrapped up in the adventure of it all.
After not long watching some of the episodes, I was surprised that it has lived up to my memory of it. Oh, it's vastly inferior to 90's version in every way, Batmite is still irritating, but it has charm, strong nostalgia value, and the great Adam West!
Even though I'm still working my way through the episodes on these discs, I'm looking forward to some of the episodes that I can still remember after all these years. This 36 year old batfan is in heaven.
Now I'll come to the packaging. It sucks! I'd like to shake whichever muppet at Warner Bros who signed off on this packaging warmly by the neck! The cover artwork is poor and doesn't especially represent the cartoons and I hate digipacks. Why couldn't it just of come in the study standard plastic DVD packaging like the new `The Batman' series? Instead it's all cardboard. Once it's damaged, it stays damaged, unlike a standard DVD case which you would just swap. We're paying for this, so stop going cheap on us!
DVD's 5 out of 5
Packaging 1 out of 5
Rating:  -
I will Buy the Superman cartoons coming out on DVD. but i will only rent the "New Adventures of Batman" as in 77, when it first came out, i only thought it slightly better than Super Friends, which had horrible execution.The Art in the 1966 Batman cartoons was not the best, but it hit home. The colors were brilliant, the music unforgettable and the plots short sighted enough to hold my young interest. I respect Lou and the people at Filmation, their commentaries are great and and they really seem to be moving at breakneck speed to put out their catalogue. Star Trek Animated, Groovy Ghoulies, Jason of Star Command, Ect.I even think i saw a box set of Sabrina the Teenaged Witch somewhere, but really, when the ENTIRE series of Spiderman '67 cartoons has been out for a year, its time to release "The Adventures of Batman, with Robin, boy wonder. Batman and Robin, dynamic duo against crime and corruption. Whose secret identities as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne, and his young ward, Dick Grayson, are known only to Alfred, their faithful butler. Ever alert, they respond to a signal from the police, and moments later, from the secret batcave deep beneath Wayne Manor, they roar out. To protect life, limb, and property as...Batman and Robin, caped crime fighters. Batman and Robin, scourge...to Gotham city's kooky criminals; The Joker, clown prince of crime. The Penguine, pudgy purveyor of pervity. And ,the cool, cruel Mr. Freeze. Watch out villains here comes.... Batman and Robin. Cmon already!!!!
Rating: -
Featuring the voices of Batman's Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Robin/Dick Grayson, The New Adventures of Batman (1977) was the 2nd Batman animated series produced by Filmation for CBS following their 1968 Batman animated series.
Though Filmation retained most of the '60s show's character designs and production art for the '70s series, The New Adventures of Batman's use of rotoscoping (tracing over live footage), coupled with West and Ward's vocal performances gave the '70s show its artistic edge. Like most Filmation shows, educational messages were addressed at the end of every episode via "Bat-message."
The New Adventures of Batman - The Complete Series is a 2-disc set featuring all 16 episodes; Full Frame (1.33:1) video; Dolby Surround Stereo audio; plus the following Special Feature:
"The Dark Knight Revisited": Featurette examines the legacy of Filmation and its depiction of the DC character through interviews; and explores the split between Filmation's lighter comedic version of the character and the darker brooding Detective Comics version of the time.
Episodes:
1. The Pest
2. The Moonman
3. Trouble Identity
4. A Sweet Joke On Gotham City
5. The Bermuda Rectangle
6. Curses! Oiled Again!
7. Bite-Sized
8. Reading, Writing & Wronging
9. The Chameleon
10. He Who Laughs Last
11. The Deep Freeze
12. Dead Ringers
13. Birds Of A Feather Fool Around Together
14. Have An Evil Day (Part 1)
15. Have An Evil Day (Part 2)
16. This Looks Like A Job For Bat-Mite!
Classic '70s Filmation series finally on DVD!
Rating:  -
Oh the joys of childhood! Waking up at 5:30 on Saturday morning,quitely walking passed my parents closed bedroom door,into the kitchen and getting "THE BIG BOWL" pouring fruity pebbles and TWO SCOOPS OF SUGER(I know, I bounced of the walls in those days) into the bowl with milk walking into the family room and parking in front of the 25inch T.V.(yes that was the big screen of it's day) and spending hours watching cartoon after cartoon. This Batman was a particular favorite of mine and it still looks great. I look foward to shareing this with my boys. I like the stories and the art work was good, but have to take one star away for the obnoxious Batmite(he and scrappy-doo were what killed saturday morning cartoons in my eyes) as he just never really fit in. this is one to have
Television Show
Collectibles
Movie Searches
|
|
|
Search for posters,
art prints, photos, collectables, merchandise, toys, t-shirts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TV Guide
Program listings, celebrity profiles, industry
gossip, movie reviews, puzzle.
More
Entertainment
& TV Magazines
This site is
Hosted
by Bluehost
Read
my Bluehost Review
Most Popular TV collectibles
|
|
Home
Articles
Images
Forum
Search
Shopping
TV Trivia
Watch TV
Wallpaper
