I would guess all the films would receive the SE treatment. Honestly, why wouldn't they do that? I think sales would be pretty poor if they forced you to buy a whole boxset just to get a Batman SE. I certainly wouldn't buy it. Also, I hope they do this boxset the way Fox did the Alien Quadrilogy where you could buy the movies individually so I could just get Batman and Batman Returns. Although, it would be interesting to hear Schumaker do a commentary of Batman & Robin if they chose to do that.

I would get the box set, I am a big Batman fan but was not really happy with 3 & 4, hell even 2 to be honest! But I do enjoy all four movies. It would be nice to have SE of all 4 but if they only do Batman thats also fine in my book. The set will probably mirror what was done for Superman. I have held out this long for the other movies only having bought Batman (my first DVD by the way). My only issue is they MUST be anamorphic transfers with digital sound!!!

As far as buying them seperatly, they will most likely release them as a set then down the road split them up, again like Superman (although Superman was available by itself all along I think?)

HOLY SPECIAL EDITION! BATMAN!!!!!!! This is great news, seeing as Tim Burton is a genius.

Give me 1 & 2. Warner Brothers can keep 3 and that softcore gay porn fiasco labeled as #4.

What was exactly cut out of the movies that could be reinserted to make them S.E.?

BATMAN & ROBIN : V.I.P. Edition, complete with rubber nipples and shot glasses, etc....

"Special Edition" is just a marketing term, it doesn't automatically mean something is being changed in the movie itself. That's just how George Lucas used it (and that was where the phrase was popularized, so that marketing people decided it was a good thing).

That said, 'Batman Forever' has significant cuts, check out the IMDb for more info (I've read it, but I honestly couldn't tell you anything other than there's a very different opening sequence, and the Two-Face fight that opens the movie now is from an hour or so in).

Also, there's some minor cut on the 'Batman' widescreen DVD which is out now (but not the fullscreen side), from what I understand, but I don't think that would count.

Loved first 2 movies. 3rd was not bad. 4th was Satan in movie form.

I liked the two Burton films OK and didn't really care for the Schumacher ones. But that Adam West series -- man, that's where it's at!

Hmm. Do you suppose they'll superimpose Clooney into the first 3 for "continuity"?

About time.

Now, if WB gives them all breand-new anamorphic transfers and DTS tracks, I'll be extremely happy.

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Hmm. Do you suppose they'll superimpose Clooney into the first 3 for "continuity"?

Depends....whose vision was it?

If anyone at WARNER BROS. is listening, please find a way to include the superb 20/20 segment that aired shortly before Batman premiered in '89. It gives a very nice overview of the production with Bob Kane discussing the origin of the characters, the many incarnations of Batman over the years, a brief overview of Tim Burton's career, a walk through the Gothan City lot with the late production designer Anton Furst and Danny Elfman in his studio discussing the music. I'm assuming Disney owns the rights to this but its inclusion would be a gem.

Maybe the new Batman flick can use Egghead and we can see Vincent Price's face superimposed over some stunt double's face. That would be sweet. Or even better yet, we could see Liberace's Chandel CGI'd in. Now we're talking!

Looking forward to it. If they have a good deal on the box set, I'd buy all four instead of just the first three. Looking forward to it.

Well, how many of us bought the Alien Quad box set even though Ressurection is abyssmal? B@R is horrible, but it's not that much more horrible than the 4th Alien flick. If this box is as complete as the Alien box, I'll buy it even with Chris O'Donnell's rubber nipples co-starring.

My favorite part of B&R was when Alfred referred to O'Donnell's character as "Master Dick".

No more fighting, if they release a 4 box set they will also individually release each movie from the box set. Oh, but then you will want the additional disc with the extras...

I just saw Batman on tv last night. I can't wait to own it on dvd. Gotham City looks incredible.

Hm..What is so funny? Alfred does that in the comics and cartoons. Just as he refers to Bruce as "Master Bruce".

-shrugs-

Im sure they'll release at LEAST the first movie spearately. Loved it when I saw it and will double dip for this one. Nicholson should have gotten a freakin' Oscar, or at least a nom for this.

Ill buy the first one (although I also liked the 3rd one too) Didnt like the 2nd and lets not even mention B&R

I'll get the whole set too as I enjoy the first 3 movies. It will be cheaper to buy the set with all four than it will to buy the first three separately.

I never understood why Batman and Robin costumes had rubber nipples, but Batgirl's didn't?

Spielberg had the "Close Encounters of the Third Kind Special Edition" with the new/extended ending WAYYY before the Star Wars rereleases in 1997.

Touche, but I'd still maintain what I said in the original post, that the term was *popularized* by Lucas, and the term 'Special Edition' has evolved beyond meaning specifically that there is footage added back in.

Also, what did they call 'American Graffiti' when they re-released it? I'm not trying to disprove what you said, I'm just curious if anybody knows.

2 American 2 Graffitti