batman special edition

Batman. the 2 disk DVD just came out for this one, so i did as any self respecting comic book nerd would do, i ran like a raving madman to best buy and snatched that bad boy up! i havent had a chance to watch much of the extras yet, but i did get to watch the whole movie with commentary (which, by the way, sucked. tim burton is a great artist but a horrible speaker. come on tim, try a coherent thought every once in a while!) this is certainly my favorite of all the batman movies. the new one is good, but its not this good. michael keaton will always be the best batman.i havent watched this movie in at least five years, so it was great to see it again after such a long break. im still so impressed with the perfect casting of the film. wow. jack nicolson as joker? inspired! jack palance as his boss? who else could pull it off? heck, even the prince songs were cool! (remember that crazy bat dance video with prince half batman and half joker? crazy...) all together it actually holds up fairly well. the only stuff that was dated was the fashion. the crappy 80's black and white and red drawings of women with really sharp shoulders have not maintained their cool. also, the bad fashion of vicki vale sticks out like a sore thumb. obviously they were trying to show her as a woman on the cutting edge of fashion, unfortunately that edge has long since been cut...the best part though, has got to be the car! i surprised myself and actually liked the tumbler in batman begins, but nothing can even hold a candle to the burton batmobile! its the stuff dreams are made of.