Sounds kinky!

Ah, so we'll finally know where bat-babies come from.

If only the WB had remastered the sound with DD 5.1 EX and DTS.

anyone else really hate the old school gun sounds in the original batman, i was watching this on tcm last night, and some of them are really dated sounding. also, i noticed a bunch of flashes during the fight after the musium scene, i doubt Vicky took that many photos, possible edits maybe to tone down the fights?

so no word on who the guest will be on the new commentary burton recorded for the first movie

I'm going to watch Batman & Robin with the commentary on. Probably funnier than the movie!

I didn't see it when Turner Classics aired it, but I don't believe they would edit anything for easier consumption. I greatly appreciate them because they broadcast movies in their original theatrical versions. Uncut, unedited, OAR intact.

In any event the fight between Batman and The Joker's goons is simply not intense enough to warrant any cuts. The scene airs on commercial television unedited.

--THX

Looks like Germany is getting an English DTS track.

Those Lucky Freakin' Germans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe if these box sets or single releases (minus Forever) of the original bat-flicks sell well, it will convince Warner to invest some money into getting a director's cut of Forever. I'd gladly welcome this Double Dip.

And no deleted scenes for the first two. We also now have names for the documentaries.

Here are the specs from HTF:

Titel: Batman - Special Edition (2 DVDs)
Termin: 04.10.2005 [Kauf-DVD]
Bildformat(e): Widescreen (1.85:1 - anamorph)
Tonformat(e): Dolby Digital 5.1 in Deutsch
Dolby Digital 5.1 in Englisch
DTS Digital 5.1 in Englisch

Untertitel: Deutsch, Englisch, Deutsch für Hörgeschädigte, Englisch für Hörgeschädigte, Niederländisch, Schwedisch, Finnisch, Norwegisch

Extras:
- Audiokommentar von Regisseur Tim Burton
- Dokumentationen: "Am Set mit Bob Kane", "The Making of a hero", "Legends of the Dark Knight: Die Geschichte von Batman", "Shadows of the Bat" Teil 1+2, "The Heroes", "The Villanins", Das Produktionsdesign, Das Batmobil, Von Jack zum Joker, Das Batkostüm-Design
- Music Videos: "Partyman", "Scandalous", "Batdance" von Prince
- Storyboards: Batman: Complete Robin
- Trailer


Titel: Batman 2: Batmans Rückkehr - Special Edition (2 DVDs)
Termin: 04.10.2005 [Kauf-DVD]

Bildformat(e): Widescreen (1.85:1 - anamorph)

Tonformat(e): Dolby Digital 5.1 in Deutsch
Dolby Digital 5.1 in Englisch
DTS Digital 5.1 in Englisch

Untertitel: Deutsch, Englisch, Deutsch für Hörgeschädigte, Englisch für Hörgeschädigte, Niederländisch, Schwedisch, Finnisch, Norwegisch
Extras: - Audiokommentar von Regisseur Tim Burton
- Dokumentationen: "The Bat, The Cat and the Penguin", "Shadows of the Bat", "The Heroes", "The Villanins", "Gothham City Revisited", "Assembling the Arctic Army, " Bats, Mattes and Dark Nights
- Music Video "Face to Face"
- Trailer

Titel: Batman 3: Batman Forever - Special Edition (2 DVDs)
Termin: 04.10.2005 [Kauf-DVD]
Bildformat(e): Widescreen (1.85:1 - anamorph)
Tonformat(e): Dolby Digital 5.1 in Deutsch
Dolby Digital 5.1 in Englisch
DTS Digital 5.1 in Englisch

Untertitel: Deutsch, Englisch, Deutsch für Hörgeschädigte, Englisch für Hörgeschädigte, Niederländisch, Schwedisch, Finnisch, Norwegisch

Extras:
- Audiokommentar von Regisseur Joel Schumacher
- Dokumentationen: "Riddle Me This: Why is Batman Forever", "Out of the Shadows: Production Desing", "Many Faces of Gotham City", "Scoring Forever: Music of Batman Forever", "Knight Moves: Stunts", "Imaging Forever: Visual Effects", "The Heroes", "The Villains"
- Music Video "Kiss from a Rose" von Seal
- Nicht verwendete Szenen
- Trailer
Inhalt:
Batman (Val Kilmer) steht vor seiner größten Herausforderung. Der tödlich geniale Riddler (Jim Carrey) und Harvey Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), ein Schizophrener Wahnsinniger, bedrohen Gotham City ...


Titel: Batman & Robin - Special Edition (2 DVDs)
Termin: 04.10.2005 [Kauf-DVD]
Bildformat(e): Widescreen (1.85:1 - anamorph)
Tonformat(e): Dolby Digital 5.1 in Deutsch
Dolby Digital 5.1 in Englisch
DTS Digital 5.1 in Englisch
Untertitel: Deutsch, Englisch, Deutsch für Hörgeschädigte, Englisch für Hörgeschädigte, Niederländisch, Schwedisch, Finnisch, Norwegisch

Extras:
- Audiokommentar von Joel Schumacher
- Dokumentationen: "Shadows of the Bat", "The Heroes", "The Villains", "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter - Production Design", "The Makeup", "The Costumes" und "Visual Effects"
- Music Videos: "End is the Beginning", "Look into my eyes", "Gotham City" und "Foolish Games"
- Nicht verwendete Szenen
- Trailer

well, mabye back in 89 that was consitered intense. also, these "flashes" have been in every version of the film that i have seen.

Hopefully as an easter egg they'll include the '89 Diet Coke commercial.

Also, I hope the US ones feature ALL of the trailers because, IMO, the teaser trailers for the films were better than the actual trailers.

Patrick at Davis DVD posted the specs for Batman Begins:

anamorphic widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio
audio commentary track with director Christopher Nolan and co-writer David Goyer
production featurettes
- "The Journey Begins"
- "Genesis of the Bat"
- "Path to Discovery"
- "Shaping Mind and Body"
- "Gotham City Rises"
- "Cape and Cowl"
- "The Tumbler"
- "Saving Gotham City"
- "Reflections on Writing"
- "Digital Batman"
teasers and theatrical trailers
Easter Eggs

No Deleted Scenes?

Details
 

I think this may be what you've been waiting for...here's official details from WB at dvd.ign.com

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/638/638136p1.html

For the lazy:

"On October 18, 2005, Warner Home Video will release Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 on DVD. The set will feature all four films in the '90s Batman series, and present each with new sound, remastered picture and other previously unreleased bonus materials. The set will be offered for the MSRP of 79.92, but each title will also be available individually for the price of 26.99.

The following materials will appear on the two-disc Batman Special Edition:

* Commentary by Tim Burton
* On the Set With Bob Kane
* Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman, which follows the comic book series through seven decades of changes and re-inventions
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, which includes parts 1-3: "The Road to Gotham City," "The Gathering Storm," and "The Legend Reborn"
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman," "Building the Batmobile," "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman," "Designing the Batsuit," "From Jack to Joker," and "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman"
* Music videos by Prince, including "Batdance," "Partyman" and "Scandalous"
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailer

The Batman Returns disc features the following extras:

* Commentary by Burton
* The Bat, The Cat and The Penguin, in which cast and crew recall the making of the sequel
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight part 4, entitled "The Dark Side of the Dark Knight"
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features "Gotham City Revisited: The Production Design of Batman Returns," "Sleek, Sexy and Sinister: The Costumes of Batman Returns," "Making Up the Penguin," "Assembling the Arctic Army," and "Bats, Mattes and Dark Nights: The Visual Effects of Batman"
* "Face to Face" music video by Siouxsie and the Banshees
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailer

Included on the Batman Forever Special Edition:

* Commentary by Joel Schumacher
* Additional scenes
* Riddle Me This: Why is Batman Forever, which examines how a new director and cast created a new version of Gotham's classic heroes and villains
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, part 5: "Reinventing a Hero"
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features "Out of the Shadows: The Production Design of Batman Forever," "The Many Faces of Gotham City," "Knight Moves: The Stunts of Batman Forever," "Imaging Forever: The Visual Effects of Batman Forever," "Scoring Forever: The Music of Batman Forever"
* "Kiss From a Rose" music video by Seal
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailer

And Batman & Robin features these bonus materials:

* Commentary by Schumacher
* Additional scene "Alfred's Lost Love"
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, part 6: "Batman Unbound"
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features "Bigger, Bolder, Brighter: The Production Design of Batman & Robin," "Maximum Overdrive: The Vehicles of Batman & Robin," "Dressed to Thrill: The Costumes of Batman & Robin," Frozen Freaks and Femme Fatales: The Makeup of Batman & Robin," and "Freeze Frame: The Visual Effects of Batman & Robin"
* Four music videos, including "The End is the Beginning is the End" by Smashing Pumpkins, "Foolish Games" by Jewel, "Gotham City" by R. Kelly, and "Look Into My Eyes" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailer

Box art is not currently available for the titles, but stay tuned to IGN DVD for the latest news on these and other forthcoming releases!"

Nitpicking aside, this looks pretty damn good. I'm hoping that the "documentary galleries" are actually featurettes and not art and photo galleries, or something, but looking at the titles, I can only imagine that they'll be featurettes.

I'm excited!

(I'm slightly disappointed about the lack of deleted scenes for the first two films and no U2 video, but otherwise, it still looks good...and, of course, not even The Matrix movies got DTS from Warner, so...wow.)

Hold on here... Warner Bros. is actually using DTS???? I'm shocked! But good shocked...

Wasn't "Bat,Cat,Penguin" a CBS special?

Worth my purchase, right there!

So no extended cut of Forever. That sucks.

DTS?!?!?!?!?!? DTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a wet dream come true!!! Except I was hoping for 5.1 EX and DTS-ES mixes.

So, no Sean Young footage? :sad:

Cover art should be here soon...I'm excited! THanks for all of the info.

She scared the shit out of Burton so badly that he forgot to turn on the camera. He just ran away and hid under his desk.

Yep. Hosted by Robert Urich. Still have that on tape.

I remember different trailers for Batman. One really stuck with me. But I think they were actually TV spots. So I'm a little disappointed that they didn't include those on the Batman disc. But no big deal. Each of us has something we wished was there. Can't include everything. This is going to be a kick-ass set.

--THX

Are the Batman/Returns teaser and trailers and TV spots and ads online anywhere?