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Look, we all know the original delivery of this set had some issues. Yes, the package presented some damage, which is an understandable complaint for collectors, but to base your entire review on it? And giving the thing a 1-star rating? There are places for that, and this isn't it. Why punish the set makers for something that's not their fault? I'm here to give a fair review to the actual set and not the shipping issues, which are entirely unrelated.
CONTENT:
The set contains the whole animated series: Season 1 (Batman: The Animated Series), Season 2 (The Adventures of Batman & Robin) and Season 3 (The New Batman Adventures), plus the movies "Batman - Mask of the Phantasm" and "Batman & Mr. Freeze - Subzero". Most of the included discs come with extras (commentaries, analyses, concepts, behind the scenes, etc.), plus there's a whole bonus disc exclusive for extras. Outside of that, there are 7 lithographs showing pictures in the original series art style with a 3D effect, and 3 Funko POP minifigures (Batman, Joker and Harley Quinn). There's also a code for a digital copy included.
PRESENTATION:
The set comes in a thin cardboard box with the series' logo and three small windows showing the Funko POP minifigures. Being a limited edition, the back of the box presents a golden sticker with the production number. The actual discs come packed in a beautiful hardcover book-style holder with sleeves for each disc (holding 12 discs total) and includes art in the style of the series. The lithographs come in their own cardboard envelope.
QUALITY:
The visual quality is amazing. They clearly didn't just repackage the DVD sets and call it a day. They obviously took the effort. Audio is also fantastic. The episodes in the discs come with English, French and Latin american Spanish audio and subtitles, while special features only have English audio but subtitles in all three languages. The lithographs are just gorgeous. While not depicting scenes taken from actual episodes, no one would call you a fool for believing they do. In the back, they also present some pictures of scenery from the series.
The Funko POP minifigures are a point of contention. People either love them or hate them, with very little in the middle. I don't mind them regularly, but the small size of these ones is a bit of a problem: it's practically impossible to get the Harley figure to stand without using hot water to bend her neck and/or feet a little. It's probably a good idea to leave them in the box.
The discs being in sleeves rather than cases is another point of contention. These being Blu-Rays and not DVDs, it's not such a big problem, since Blu-Rays are more resistant to scratching, and the sleeves are covered in a shiny plastic film that's much more friendly to the discs than simple cardboard would be. The problem is that the discs fit too tight in the sleeves, so it's nearly impossible to get them out without getting your fingers on them. I recommend to take a ruler or the back of a knife to the sides of the sleeves to "open" them a little bit more without damaging them (unless you don't have this problem, which might very well be exclusive to my set).
The digital copy seems to be another issue. I generally don't care about them, but I understand people who do will be disappointed to know that the provided copy is only SD and only available for VUDU with no iTunes option. Furthermore, only the series is included and not the movies.
CONCLUSION:
Yes, the set has some issues. No, they absolutely are not worth an angry 1-star review (specially the ones that aren't even the fault of the publishers). They aren't even worth a 4-star one. I'd give it a 4.6-4.8, but since Amazon won't let me do that I'll give it a 5. Granted, if all you care about is the series and aren't interested in the movies, figurines or lithographs, I'd wait for a regular release. If you only care about digital copies, you can already buy that elsewhere in better quality. But I'd say this limited release is well worth the money for what it has, and it's a definite recommendation.
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Batman: The Complete Animated Series (Deluxe Limited Edition)
ll 109 episodes (Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures) of the critically acclaimed, Emmy-winning series that redefined the Dark Knight with its thematic sophistication, aesthetics, voice acting, and orchestral score, have been remastered for the first time since their broadcast airing and are now all here in this stunning Blu-ray box set that's spread over 10 Blu-ray discs, which also includes a Digital version.
Look, we all know the original delivery of this set had some issues. Yes, the package presented some damage, which is an understandable complaint for collectors, but to base your entire review on it? And giving the thing a 1-star rating? There are places for that, and this isn't it. Why punish the set makers for something that's not their fault? I'm here to give a fair review to the actual set and not the shipping issues, which are entirely unrelated.CONTENT:The set contains the whole animated series: Season 1 (Batman: The Animated Series), Season 2 (The Adventures of Batman & Robin) and Season 3 (The New Batman Adventures), plus the movies "Batman - Mask of the Phantasm" and "Batman & Mr. Freeze - Subzero". Most of the included discs come with extras (commentaries, analyses, concepts, behind the scenes, etc.), plus there's a whole bonus disc exclusive for extras. Outside of that, there are 7 lithographs showing pictures in the original series art style with a 3D effect, and 3 Funko POP minifigures (Batman, Joker and Harley Quinn). There's also a code for a digital copy included.PRESENTATION:The set comes in a thin cardboard box with the series' logo and three small windows showing the Funko POP minifigures. Being a limited edition, the back of the box presents a golden sticker with the production number. The actual discs come packed in a beautiful hardcover book-style holder with sleeves for each disc (holding 12 discs total) and includes art in the style of the series. The lithographs come in their own cardboard envelope.QUALITY:The visual quality is amazing. They clearly didn't just repackage the DVD sets and call it a day. They obviously took the effort. Audio is also fantastic. The episodes in the discs come with English, French and Latin american Spanish audio and subtitles, while special features only have English audio but subtitles in all three languages. The lithographs are just gorgeous. While not depicting scenes taken from actual episodes, no one would call you a fool for believing they do. In the back, they also present some pictures of scenery from the series.The Funko POP minifigures are a point of contention. People either love them or hate them, with very little in the middle. I don't mind them regularly, but the small size of these ones is a bit of a problem: it's practically impossible to get the Harley figure to stand without using hot water to bend her neck and/or feet a little. It's probably a good idea to leave them in the box.The discs being in sleeves rather than cases is another point of contention. These being Blu-Rays and not DVDs, it's not such a big problem, since Blu-Rays are more resistant to scratching, and the sleeves are covered in a shiny plastic film that's much more friendly to the discs than simple cardboard would be. The problem is that the discs fit too tight in the sleeves, so it's nearly impossible to get them out without getting your fingers on them. I recommend to take a ruler or the back of a knife to the sides of the sleeves to "open" them a little bit more without damaging them (unless you don't have this problem, which might very well be exclusive to my set).The digital copy seems to be another issue. I generally don't care about them, but I understand people who do will be disappointed to know that the provided copy is only SD and only available for VUDU with no iTunes option. Furthermore, only the series is included and not the movies.CONCLUSION:Yes, the set has some issues. No, they absolutely are not worth an angry 1-star review (specially the ones that aren't even the fault of the publishers). They aren't even worth a 4-star one. I'd give it a 4.6-4.8, but since Amazon won't let me do that I'll give it a 5. Granted, if all you care about is the series and aren't interested in the movies, figurines or lithographs, I'd wait for a regular release. If you only care about digital copies, you can already buy that elsewhere in better quality. But I'd say this limited release is well worth the money for what it has, and it's a definite recommendation.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 15, 2018
Look, we all know the original delivery of this set had some issues. Yes, the package presented some damage, which is an understandable complaint for collectors, but to base your entire review on it? And giving the thing a 1-star rating? There are places for that, and this isn't it. Why punish the set makers for something that's not their fault? I'm here to give a fair review to the actual set and not the shipping issues, which are entirely unrelated.
CONTENT:
The set contains the whole animated series: Season 1 (Batman: The Animated Series), Season 2 (The Adventures of Batman & Robin) and Season 3 (The New Batman Adventures), plus the movies "Batman - Mask of the Phantasm" and "Batman & Mr. Freeze - Subzero". Most of the included discs come with extras (commentaries, analyses, concepts, behind the scenes, etc.), plus there's a whole bonus disc exclusive for extras. Outside of that, there are 7 lithographs showing pictures in the original series art style with a 3D effect, and 3 Funko POP minifigures (Batman, Joker and Harley Quinn). There's also a code for a digital copy included.
PRESENTATION:
The set comes in a thin cardboard box with the series' logo and three small windows showing the Funko POP minifigures. Being a limited edition, the back of the box presents a golden sticker with the production number. The actual discs come packed in a beautiful hardcover book-style holder with sleeves for each disc (holding 12 discs total) and includes art in the style of the series. The lithographs come in their own cardboard envelope.
QUALITY:
The visual quality is amazing. They clearly didn't just repackage the DVD sets and call it a day. They obviously took the effort. Audio is also fantastic. The episodes in the discs come with English, French and Latin american Spanish audio and subtitles, while special features only have English audio but subtitles in all three languages. The lithographs are just gorgeous. While not depicting scenes taken from actual episodes, no one would call you a fool for believing they do. In the back, they also present some pictures of scenery from the series.
The Funko POP minifigures are a point of contention. People either love them or hate them, with very little in the middle. I don't mind them regularly, but the small size of these ones is a bit of a problem: it's practically impossible to get the Harley figure to stand without using hot water to bend her neck and/or feet a little. It's probably a good idea to leave them in the box.
The discs being in sleeves rather than cases is another point of contention. These being Blu-Rays and not DVDs, it's not such a big problem, since Blu-Rays are more resistant to scratching, and the sleeves are covered in a shiny plastic film that's much more friendly to the discs than simple cardboard would be. The problem is that the discs fit too tight in the sleeves, so it's nearly impossible to get them out without getting your fingers on them. I recommend to take a ruler or the back of a knife to the sides of the sleeves to "open" them a little bit more without damaging them (unless you don't have this problem, which might very well be exclusive to my set).
The digital copy seems to be another issue. I generally don't care about them, but I understand people who do will be disappointed to know that the provided copy is only SD and only available for VUDU with no iTunes option. Furthermore, only the series is included and not the movies.
CONCLUSION:
Yes, the set has some issues. No, they absolutely are not worth an angry 1-star review (specially the ones that aren't even the fault of the publishers). They aren't even worth a 4-star one. I'd give it a 4.6-4.8, but since Amazon won't let me do that I'll give it a 5. Granted, if all you care about is the series and aren't interested in the movies, figurines or lithographs, I'd wait for a regular release. If you only care about digital copies, you can already buy that elsewhere in better quality. But I'd say this limited release is well worth the money for what it has, and it's a definite recommendation.
CONTENT:
The set contains the whole animated series: Season 1 (Batman: The Animated Series), Season 2 (The Adventures of Batman & Robin) and Season 3 (The New Batman Adventures), plus the movies "Batman - Mask of the Phantasm" and "Batman & Mr. Freeze - Subzero". Most of the included discs come with extras (commentaries, analyses, concepts, behind the scenes, etc.), plus there's a whole bonus disc exclusive for extras. Outside of that, there are 7 lithographs showing pictures in the original series art style with a 3D effect, and 3 Funko POP minifigures (Batman, Joker and Harley Quinn). There's also a code for a digital copy included.
PRESENTATION:
The set comes in a thin cardboard box with the series' logo and three small windows showing the Funko POP minifigures. Being a limited edition, the back of the box presents a golden sticker with the production number. The actual discs come packed in a beautiful hardcover book-style holder with sleeves for each disc (holding 12 discs total) and includes art in the style of the series. The lithographs come in their own cardboard envelope.
QUALITY:
The visual quality is amazing. They clearly didn't just repackage the DVD sets and call it a day. They obviously took the effort. Audio is also fantastic. The episodes in the discs come with English, French and Latin american Spanish audio and subtitles, while special features only have English audio but subtitles in all three languages. The lithographs are just gorgeous. While not depicting scenes taken from actual episodes, no one would call you a fool for believing they do. In the back, they also present some pictures of scenery from the series.
The Funko POP minifigures are a point of contention. People either love them or hate them, with very little in the middle. I don't mind them regularly, but the small size of these ones is a bit of a problem: it's practically impossible to get the Harley figure to stand without using hot water to bend her neck and/or feet a little. It's probably a good idea to leave them in the box.
The discs being in sleeves rather than cases is another point of contention. These being Blu-Rays and not DVDs, it's not such a big problem, since Blu-Rays are more resistant to scratching, and the sleeves are covered in a shiny plastic film that's much more friendly to the discs than simple cardboard would be. The problem is that the discs fit too tight in the sleeves, so it's nearly impossible to get them out without getting your fingers on them. I recommend to take a ruler or the back of a knife to the sides of the sleeves to "open" them a little bit more without damaging them (unless you don't have this problem, which might very well be exclusive to my set).
The digital copy seems to be another issue. I generally don't care about them, but I understand people who do will be disappointed to know that the provided copy is only SD and only available for VUDU with no iTunes option. Furthermore, only the series is included and not the movies.
CONCLUSION:
Yes, the set has some issues. No, they absolutely are not worth an angry 1-star review (specially the ones that aren't even the fault of the publishers). They aren't even worth a 4-star one. I'd give it a 4.6-4.8, but since Amazon won't let me do that I'll give it a 5. Granted, if all you care about is the series and aren't interested in the movies, figurines or lithographs, I'd wait for a regular release. If you only care about digital copies, you can already buy that elsewhere in better quality. But I'd say this limited release is well worth the money for what it has, and it's a definite recommendation.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2018
I pre-ordered this in the summer and paid around $87. I was pretty relieved when this product arrived in good condition, because there are quite a number of Amazon purchasers who had their shipment pretty banged up because of it being mailed in a bubble envelope. Luckily, my Batman box was still in very good shape minus a tiny ding in the back upper corner which you can see in the pictures, along with the actual envelope it came in. I'm not sure I'll actually be keeping the box anyway since the inside case itself is very sleek and displayable and all the packaging box has on it is your limited edition #... which now that they produced 40,000 more than anticipated, isn't actually so limited.
I've only watched a few episodes so far but the show really shines in HD. This art style was meant to be seen in a hi-res format like blu-ray due to the show's many shadows, shading, and colors. The animation is super smooth and you can tell that care went into the remastering. The sound is wonderful too as the show is regularly riddled with sharp sound effects and explosions. It's very unfortunate that the Digital downloads are NOT in HD, which I don't believe was ever communicated. I'll be honest though, I originally pre-ordered this at $113 when no Digital inclusion was announced, so I can't really complain about a $25 price cut over the summer plus Digital now thrown in. Not sure I'll take advantage, but I can see how this may be a dealbreaker for some.
The extra collectibles in the set are a nice touch, though I'm not really sure what I'll do with these mini-pop's or lenticular cards. The actual booklet that houses all the discs is ordered by seasons, with the two movies and your digital codes in the back. Unfortunately, these cardboard sleeves are NOT user-friendly and you really have to pinch these suckers to extract them from their sleeve. Forget about fingerprints, just be happy you don't damage the disc yanking it out.
Pros:
- The show you grew up watching and loved is now all collected in a superior format with excellent remastering
- Comes with nice physical extras but also some cool special features for the series, plus two movies
Cons:
- Amazon will probably ship it to you in a bubble mailer instead of a box and the outside packaging could arrive somewhat damaged. Again, this is just the outer box that you probably won't have on display (and may just discard)
- Digital version is NOT in high definition
- The discs are packaged VERY tightly into their respective sleeves and doesn't make pulling them out easy or worry-free
Overall, I'd highly recommend this set just for the main 109 episodes on Blu-ray alone in beautiful HD. Everything else is just a bonus to me, and despite some of the cons, I'm still giving it 5 stars for the main product. It's highly probable a non-limited-edition will be released in the next couple months -- who knows exactly how they'll price it and if the Digital will actually be in HD (my guess is no). Do yourself a favor either way and make sure to pick up this show and relive this glorious 90's animated masterpiece.
A fantastic show finally gets the Blu-ray treatment it deserves!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2018
This review is for the Batman Animated Series Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray. I'll be focused on the set itself - content, collectibles, case, packaging. If you're considering buying this, you're already a fan of this amazing show and I don't need to tell you how great it is!Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2018
I pre-ordered this in the summer and paid around $87. I was pretty relieved when this product arrived in good condition, because there are quite a number of Amazon purchasers who had their shipment pretty banged up because of it being mailed in a bubble envelope. Luckily, my Batman box was still in very good shape minus a tiny ding in the back upper corner which you can see in the pictures, along with the actual envelope it came in. I'm not sure I'll actually be keeping the box anyway since the inside case itself is very sleek and displayable and all the packaging box has on it is your limited edition #... which now that they produced 40,000 more than anticipated, isn't actually so limited.
I've only watched a few episodes so far but the show really shines in HD. This art style was meant to be seen in a hi-res format like blu-ray due to the show's many shadows, shading, and colors. The animation is super smooth and you can tell that care went into the remastering. The sound is wonderful too as the show is regularly riddled with sharp sound effects and explosions. It's very unfortunate that the Digital downloads are NOT in HD, which I don't believe was ever communicated. I'll be honest though, I originally pre-ordered this at $113 when no Digital inclusion was announced, so I can't really complain about a $25 price cut over the summer plus Digital now thrown in. Not sure I'll take advantage, but I can see how this may be a dealbreaker for some.
The extra collectibles in the set are a nice touch, though I'm not really sure what I'll do with these mini-pop's or lenticular cards. The actual booklet that houses all the discs is ordered by seasons, with the two movies and your digital codes in the back. Unfortunately, these cardboard sleeves are NOT user-friendly and you really have to pinch these suckers to extract them from their sleeve. Forget about fingerprints, just be happy you don't damage the disc yanking it out.
Pros:
- The show you grew up watching and loved is now all collected in a superior format with excellent remastering
- Comes with nice physical extras but also some cool special features for the series, plus two movies
Cons:
- Amazon will probably ship it to you in a bubble mailer instead of a box and the outside packaging could arrive somewhat damaged. Again, this is just the outer box that you probably won't have on display (and may just discard)
- Digital version is NOT in high definition
- The discs are packaged VERY tightly into their respective sleeves and doesn't make pulling them out easy or worry-free
Overall, I'd highly recommend this set just for the main 109 episodes on Blu-ray alone in beautiful HD. Everything else is just a bonus to me, and despite some of the cons, I'm still giving it 5 stars for the main product. It's highly probable a non-limited-edition will be released in the next couple months -- who knows exactly how they'll price it and if the Digital will actually be in HD (my guess is no). Do yourself a favor either way and make sure to pick up this show and relive this glorious 90's animated masterpiece.
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Dan Peláez
No lo dejen ir.
Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on October 27, 2018
Dan Peláez
Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on October 27, 2018
En cuanto al producto, puedo decir que es una pieza que no debe faltar en la colección de un buen fan de Batman.
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Llegó la caja muy, muy dañada.
Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on November 3, 2018Juan g.
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Juan g.
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Caja golpeada, pero muy buen producto
Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on October 30, 2018
Felix Lopez
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