Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
05-07-14 | 12:26 AM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
Ordering Target exclusives online has been problematic in the past. I would not feel comfortable about getting it without buying it in person.
05-08-14 | 01:13 AM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
copy i ordered from Target.com is on the way. Wont be able to get by an actual store until Sat since its 30 minutes away. Hopefully they send me what i ordered.
05-08-14 | 05:12 AM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
I started watching this tonight but wound up falling asleep during it (the film wasn't bad it was just sort of late). I have to say O'Mara is awful as Batman/Bruce. Easily the worst voice actor to play him in one of these and I really hope that he's not used anymore. Greenwood is the best Conroy alternative or the guy that plays him in Arkham Origins.
05-08-14 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
why the fuck can't they use Conroy always?
05-08-14 | 03:05 PM
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Yeah it's not even just about not having Conroy voice Batman/Bruce. It's just the fact that O'Mara is fucking terrible. First off he barely even changes his voice between Batman and Bruce at all, and his Batman voice lacks any real emotion. It just seems like he's trying to come off as overly serious but something just doesn't click.
05-08-14 | 03:12 PM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
Speaking of which, looks like Troy Baker will be reprising his role as The Joker in the new Arkham animated flick. He did a fantastic job there, too.
05-08-14 | 03:45 PM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
Bruce's voice in Batman: Year One was also terrible. The voice casting in recent years has gotten very questionable. Every fan wants Conroy as the voice but they keep hiring these no-names to replace him.
05-08-14 | 03:56 PM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
Oddly enough, that was Ben McKenzie, who's set to play Gordon in the new Gotham show. I remember his dialogue scenes not being too bad at all, but the voiceovers being snooze-worthy.
05-09-14 | 08:19 PM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
I watched Year One not too long ago again and while he's not my favorite he's not as bad as O'Mara. I really hope Warner drops O'Mara going forward as he just is terrible.
05-09-14 | 10:36 PM
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So, no Son of Batman steelbook for me. The Target near work only got 5 copies today. I got there right when it opened and walked with 2 other guys to the video department. First guy grabbed 4 copies. Second guy grabbed the last one. I looked around and asked the clerk if he had more and he said no.
I caught up to the guy with the 4 copies and asked if he could spare one and he said "No. You should have got here earlier." As he was checking out at the counter, I went up to customer service and spoke with the manager. I wasn't angry, just disappointed. Well, maybe a little ticked by the hoarders attitude. But I wasn't trying to cause a scene just to get a steelbook. I told the manager that in future, Target really should put a limit on how many copies of an exclusive one person could buy. He said they already do and that guy shouldn't be allowed to buy all 4 copies. When we looked at the checkout area, the guy already made his purchase and was heading out of the store. Not much anyone could do at that point.
The manager apologized and said that shouldn't have happened. He gave me a $6 off coupon for a future purchase at Target. I did thank him for that and headed to work. I'll pick up a regular copy of Son of Batman later.
Again, not angry. Just disappointed.
I caught up to the guy with the 4 copies and asked if he could spare one and he said "No. You should have got here earlier." As he was checking out at the counter, I went up to customer service and spoke with the manager. I wasn't angry, just disappointed. Well, maybe a little ticked by the hoarders attitude. But I wasn't trying to cause a scene just to get a steelbook. I told the manager that in future, Target really should put a limit on how many copies of an exclusive one person could buy. He said they already do and that guy shouldn't be allowed to buy all 4 copies. When we looked at the checkout area, the guy already made his purchase and was heading out of the store. Not much anyone could do at that point.
The manager apologized and said that shouldn't have happened. He gave me a $6 off coupon for a future purchase at Target. I did thank him for that and headed to work. I'll pick up a regular copy of Son of Batman later.
Again, not angry. Just disappointed.
^ But when someone walks out with multiple copies it's not too difficult to surmise what their plan is.
The Valeyard might as well have just asked that guy what his ebay handle is since he was going to have to buy it on the secondary market now that they were all bought up at Target.
The Valeyard might as well have just asked that guy what his ebay handle is since he was going to have to buy it on the secondary market now that they were all bought up at Target.
. Evidently, the Arkham Origins guy was pretty good.I think they're trying to avoid using him every time, all the time for some variety. Although I must admit, if he was Batman in everything, all the time, that'd be OK with me
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05-10-14 | 12:46 AM
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The problem when you have someone like Conroy is that he's so damn good at it that pretty much everyone pales in comparison. Even Greenwood as much as I like his take on the voice is a pretty distant second to him. Roger Craig Smith is decent too but he basically just feels like he's trying to imitate Conroy so that's good but also not too. I get that Warner wants to use other voice actors for the part as obviously Conroy can't do it forever, but I think it would be to their benefit to use him as long as they can personally.
05-13-14 | 06:04 PM
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Re: Batman: Son of Batman - TBD
yeah the copy i got online wasnt the Steelbook like my original order stated it would be. Plan to make the 20 min trip to Target anyway in a few days so will see if maybe I can get lucky and exchange. I dont expect to be lucky.
05-13-14 | 06:20 PM
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05-14-14 | 07:21 AM
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That sucks, but it seems to happen all the time with Target exclusives. I don't know why they don't take the extra step to give them different DPCI numbers since they already have different SKU numbers as it is.
