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\u201cBeware the Batman\u201d: Season One, Part One<\/b> is an interesting entry into the series with some fun CGI animation, good voice performances and some innovative inventions in the Dark Knight\u2019s arsenal to the point I hope can be integrated into the new franchise. Still, it\u2019s not perfect and of course doesn\u2019t come close to \u201cThe Animated Series\u201d, but if you can look past the big changes, it\u2019s an entertaining ride.<\/p>\n
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“Beware the Batman”: Season 1, Part 1<\/span> Genre(s): <\/b>Animation, Action, Adventure <\/p>\n Batman has been interpreted in a variety of ways through the decades from camp of the 1960s television series to serious, dark and brooding of the Nolan movies. In between the two, though, there was \u201cBatman: The Animated Series\u201d, a great show even today and gold standard for the character that some, myself included, would like to see some elements adopted for a live action film.<\/p>\n Following the cancellation of the wonderfully loony \u201cBatman: The Brave and the Bold\u201d started over with a new show entitled \u201cBeware the Batman\u201d<\/b>, a CG series with a new take on The Dark Knight: gone are the classic Bat-villains like The Joker and Catwoman replaced by lesser known\u2019s such as the sensual Magpie, the chaotic Anarky and the strangely menacing Professor Pyg and his sidekick, Mister Toad.<\/p>\n \u201cBTB\u201d<\/b> follows the exploits of Batman (voiced by ANTHONY RUIVIVAR) as he takes on the criminal elements of Gotham City but gets help from ex-MI6 agent and butler Alfred Pennyworth (JB BLANC) who is much more a fighter in this version than in any other incarnation. After breaking his ankle in the series opener \u201cHunted\u201d, he enlists the help of his god-daughter Tatsu Yamashiro (SUMALEE MONTANO) to be the driver for Bruce and eventually, after some tests, sidekick to Batman. Also included in the show is Lieutenant James Gordon (KURTWOOD SMITH) who not a fan of the vigilante albeit garners more respect for him as the season progressed and also introduced to his daughter, Barbara Gordon (TARA STRONG).<\/p>\n The animation style, along with the character changes, might be a turn-off to viewers. It\u2019s CGI like been done with the \u201cStar Wars: The Clone Wars\u201d series and while it is at first a bit off-putting, I kind of dug what the animators were doing considering the numerous animated incarnations that have been done with the character(s) over the years. I liked Batman\u2019s suit and the character designs, especially for Alfred and Magpie are both innovative albeit, especially in the case of Alfred, drastically different and took some time to get used to.<\/p>\n As far as the voice casting is concerned, I didn\u2019t find any particular one to standout though Anthony Ruivivar is decent with both his Bruce Wayne and Batman voice (of course Kevin Conroy is the gold standard) while Kurtwood Smith is good as Gordon. And as with the character design, JB Blanc\u2019s voice as Alfred does take time to grow because it\u2019s hardly the posh style we\u2019re used in other versions (even Caine\u2019s cockney accent isn\u2019t as jarring). Still, not a bad casting job.<\/p>\n \u201cBeware the Batman\u201d<\/b>, the first half of the first season anyway, isn\u2019t bad and although it doesn\u2019t hold a candle to \u201cBatman: The Animated Series\u201d, it\u2019s not a bad incarnation and revisionary for a character that has been done in so many ways over the decades. Is it for everyone\u2019s taste? Of course not and fans of the character will not be accepting of the changes, but for me, I still found it enjoyable.<\/p>\n Sadly, but not surprising, no features are included.<\/p>\n Warner Home Video releases \u201cBeware the Batman\u201d<\/b> on Blu-ray shown in its original 1.78 widescreen presentation and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Not surprisingly, the video looks good in HD with bright colors during the daylight scenes and stark black levels during the night sequences as well as Batman\u2019s black costume. The transfer appears to be void of artifacts and pixilation and outside of some blocking issues, it\u2019s clean.<\/p>\n The Dolby Digital Stereo track is pretty basic but relatively robust with clear dialogue levels and the action sequences show off and are fairly well balanced even for a 2 channel track.<\/p>\n Overall, \u201cBeware the Batman\u201d: Season One, Part One<\/b> is an interesting entry into the series with some fun CGI animation, good voice performances and some innovative inventions in the Dark Knight\u2019s arsenal to the point I hope can be integrated into the new franchise. Still, it\u2019s not perfect and of course doesn\u2019t come close to \u201cThe Animated Series\u201d, but if you can look past the big changes, it\u2019s an entertaining ride.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n The Movieman \u201cBeware the Batman\u201d: Season One, Part One is an interesting entry into the series with some fun CGI animation, good voice performances and some innovative inventions in the Dark Knight\u2019s arsenal to the point I hope can be integrated into the new franchise. Still, it\u2019s not perfect and of course doesn\u2019t come close to \u201cThe … Continue reading “Beware the Batman: Season 1, Part 1 Blu-ray Review”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[52,347,2731],"class_list":["post-6883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","tag-batman","tag-dc-comics","tag-kurtwood-smith"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6883"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27636,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6883\/revisions\/27636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nWarner Home Video | NR \u2013 285 min. \u2013 $21.99 | February 18, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/td>\nMOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Bob Kane (Batman creator)
\nVoice Cast: <\/b>Anthony Ruivivar, JB Blanc, Sumalee Montano, Kurtwood SmithDISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>None
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1Audio: <\/b>English (Dolby Digital 2.)
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English
\nDisc Size: <\/b>40.9 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\nTHE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nSPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nVIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nAUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nOVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/i>Published: <\/b>03\/01\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"