I personally liked the teaser poster best of all

Wasn't this going to be WB's first HD-DVD? Still happening or what??

I think all HD titles have stalled due to no hardware.

After reading the recent delay of hd-dvd/blu ray format in the wall street journal last week...it is probably coming next year instead of q4 of this year.

They are right off the Digital Bits site- which is why they are small.

Nick, sorry. I wasn't doubting your post, I just meant if that is what WB decides to release as the final covers. It could still change just like that giant head Veronica Mars cover changed.

Also known as the "Peanuts" edition.

Amazon's price is $15.98. Grab it.

Can they change that price on you after you've preordered it?

box art looks fine, we should be glad it doesn't look like the new Batman SE's covers.

Even if it is a price mistake, amazon honors the price 99.9 percent of the time.

Exactly what i was thinking.

I'm asking for the 2-disc edition for my birthday. I'll have to wait till Nov. 27, but I have already seen it in theaters. Hopefully I might get the Batman boxset too .

No.

Amazon always honors whatever price you ordered at, unless it's one of those rare misplaced decimal points making a $90 boxset appear to cost $9. But nobody would honor that.

It appears we share the same B-Day!

Can't wait for the 2-Discer. I actually like the 2-Disc cover......

I like the 2 disc as well and that will definitely be what I buy.

Oh no, I never thought anything like that.
Speaking of changing covers a la "Veronica Mars" (GAWD DAMN do I love that show! ) sorry... I'm sure custom covers will be all the rage come time this comes out- The other "Batman" movies as well as the horrible new "Titanic" Jim Cameron cover will likely inspire the artist in many of us to come up with our own.

haha...looks like i'm going to piss a few people off with this one as well.

Here's the 2 disc version from R2:

That's a nice cover for the R2. Looks like I'll be buying all the Batman films on DVD from the UK. What's the R2 release date for Begins?

eh, big floating bat cover

I'm actually just as happy with the 2-disc cover. The single-disc is cool, but the swarm of bats all over the front makes it a little busy for my tastes. I like better the effect of Batman's body dissolving into the bats. Plus, there's just a more pleasing aesthetic quality to the overall composition.

--THX

Count me as one who likes the R1 2 Disk cover better. But I do like them both.

from the other batman thread

from DAVISDVD:Press Release

THE LEGEND UNFOLDS
Batman Begins

SOARS ON A TWO-DISC DELUXE EDITION DVD
OCTOBER 18 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO
$200 Million Box Office Smash Hit
From Visionary Director Christopher Nolan

Available in a Single Disc Version and a 2-Disc Deluxe Edition
Loaded with Extras and an Exclusive Collectible Comic Book

Burbank, CA (August 18, 2005) - Hailed by critics as one of the best films of the year, experience this summer's action-packed tale of the legendary Dark Knight when "Batman Begins" debuts on DVD October 18th from Warner Home Video. The origin story of Bruce Wayne from childhood through his transformation to Batman is directed by Christopher Nolan ("Insomnia," "Memento") and stars Christian Bale ("American Psycho," "New World") as Bruce Wayne.

The two-disc Deluxe Edition DVD is packed with spectacular bonus features such as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, additional information on key characters and weapons that was not revealed in the film, a look at various incarnations of the Dark Knight, an exclusive collectible DC(TM) comic book and much more!

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Syncopy production of a film by Christopher Nolan, CHRISTIAN BALE in "Batman Begins," starring MICHAEL CAINE, LIAM NEESON, KATIE HOLMES, GARY OLDMAN, CILLIAN MURPHY, TOM WILKINSON, RUTGER HAUER, KEN WATANABE and MORGAN FREEMAN. Directed by CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, the film is produced by EMMA THOMAS, CHARLES ROVEN and LARRY FRANCO. The screenplay is by CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and DAVID S. GOYER, story by DAVID S. GOYER, based upon BATMAN characters created by BOB KANE and published by DC COMICS.

The executive producers are BENJAMIN MELNIKER and MICHAEL E. USLAN. The director of photography is WALLY PFISTER, A.S.C.; the production designer is NATHAN CROWLEY; the film is edited by LEE SMITH, A.C.E.; the costume designer is LINDY HEMMING; and the music is by HANS ZIMMER and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD.

This film has been rated "PG-13" by the MPAA for "intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements." "Batman Begins" is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.batmanbegins.com

"Batman Begins" will be available at $28.98 SRP in both widescreen and full frame formats. The Deluxe Edition will be available for $30.97 SRP.

"Without question, the best Batman ever." -- Joel Siegel, GOOD MORNING AMERICA

SYNOPSIS

"Batman Begins" explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

DVD ELEMENTS

2-DISC DELUXE EDITION with Movie Adaptation Comic Book
Exclusive collectible 72-page comic book from DC Comics

• Detective Comics #37 - The very first Batman story.
• Batman: The Man Who Falls - A classic story that inspired "Batman Begins."
• Batman: The Long Halloween - A chilling excerpt that also inspired the film
Lots of other special features include:
• Genesis of the Bat - Batman incarnations from the mid-1980s to the present
• The Journey Begins - Creative concepts, story development and casting
• Shaping Mind and Body - Fighting style.
• Gotham City Rises - Production design.
• Cape and Cowl - The new Batsuit.
• The Tumbler - The new Batmobile.
• Path to Discovery - Filming in Iceland
• Saving Gotham City - The monorail chase sequence.
• Tankman Begins - A spoof on "Batman Begins."
• Confidential Files - character/weaponry gallery.
• Still Gallery of design ideas developed to market the movie.
• "Batman Begins" mobile game and DVD-ROM weblinks.

SINGLE DISC EDITION
• Theatrical Trailer.

BASICS
Single DVD: $28.98 SRP
Deluxe Edition DVD: $30.97 SRP
Street Date: October 18, 2005
Languages: 5.1 English, 5.1 French
Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
Running time: 140 minutes
Rating: PG-13
DLBY/SURR DLBY/DGTL (CC)

THE CREDITS

With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics' Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.

BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (C) DC Comics.

End Of Release

Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27! I'm boycotting this DVD!