Product Details

• Format: Animated, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: February 12, 2008
• Run Time: 143 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000YDBP84
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,614 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Those that don't own the films: Recommended. Already Own the Films: Skip It., February 24, 2008

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DJ PHILLY B? (Palm Bch. Gardens Fl.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero / Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (DVD)

While initially thought to be a two-disc release of the previous releases for the films, Warner Home Video has pressed a whole new flipper disc for this DVD release, putting SubZero on one side and Mask of the Phantasm on the other (featuring the films fullscreen transfer). Also confusing is the DVDs packaging that puts SubZero before Mask of the Phantasm in nearly every respect.

The two sides of the discs are complete duplicates of the original releases and contain nothing new. Exact same menus and exact same video transfers. They could've taken the time to hunt down that 5.1 surround track for SubZero that was released on LaserDisc and tossed it on here, but that's not what this release was meant for. A quick cash in on the ever growing popularity of one of comic books most famous heroes. Here's hoping we'll see a more worthy release for Mask of the Phantasm come it's twentieth anniversary.

For those that don't already own these two films, it's a cheap alternative to buying two different DVD releases, but for those that already have these two releases it's a definite downgrade. Not only do you have to still deal with a flipper disc, you lose the widescreen transfer of Mask of the Phantasm. Not a huge loss considering the film was animated in fullscreen, but still. This is really just a cash cow release that, one can hope, was just released to check the interest in these two films to see if future special editions are warranted. Let's all hope for a Phantasm special edition to coincide with The Dark Knight DVD release, shall we?

Those that don't own the films: Recommended.
Already Own the Films: Skip It.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Batman Movies, March 28, 2011

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Benjamin Archambault (Jackson, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero / Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (DVD)

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is one of the best Batman movies ever (including the live-action). It tracks the mythos of Batman's very early days of crime-fighting. You'll enjoy his mishaps and blunders. At the same time, it tracks his older days (perhaps mid-30's) where he's such a well-oiled machine of a superhero that he almost gives you the creeps.

The plot revolves around romantic relationships and murder. I would not recommend this movie for children under 13.


Batman: Subzero is fairly standard Batman fair. It's not a bad movie at all, but it's a dim cousin to the Mask of the Phantasm. The animators tried to insert 3d computer graphics into the movie, which lost a lot of its luster. But the story is very human and you'll have a difficult time not feeling sympathetic for the villain -- which is the best kind.

Both movies are quite good. If you've never seen them and you like Batman, then you are completely in the dark. Buy them right now!

If you've seen them before or you own one or the other, you might do better to pick up a different collection. In my opinion, Sub-Zero just wasn't worth owning as much as Mask of the Phantasm.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two great Batman films, So-So DVD, November 17, 2008

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Eric S. Kim (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero / Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (DVD)

"Mask of the Phantasm" and "Subzero" are two fine animated Batman films (two of the best animated films in general). But it's too bad that none of the DVD's, including this "Double Feature", have any interesting special features. There is lack of audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, etc. And the quality of the movies themselves are only mediocre: none of them have been digitally remastered. I'm hoping there will be Special Editions of these two movies soon. But until then, I'll enjoy these for what they are.