From: lukas.mariman@REMOVEgmail.com   
      
   "Lukas Mariman"  schreef in bericht   
   news:6iscefF9mnnU1@mid.individual.net...   
   > Two days ago I received the Batman: Gotham Knight Special Edition. I've   
   > mentioned it before; as you may know, it's this animatrix-like collection   
   > of short anime stories based on & inspired by the recent Batman movies.   
   >   
   > For some reason I didn't seem able to get hold of the 2-disc edition here   
   > in the Old Continent (tm), so I had no choice but to order it from an   
   > American site.   
   >   
   > But I figured it was worth it, and I have to say, I wasn't disappointed.   
   > Having, erh, do*COUGH*wnloaded the game before, I wanted it and I wanted   
   > to get me the extras.   
   >   
   > IMO they were worth it. One is an exploration of both Batman himself and   
   > the eccentric villains that populate Gotham city. Which I really liked.   
   > Nothing really earth-shattering, I suppose, but I did like it enough to   
   > watch it twice in a row. I guess that means something. :-)   
   >   
   > Then there was a documentary on Bob Kane, who apparently was quite a   
   > character in his own right.   
   >   
   > On top of that, there was an interesting selection of episodes from the   
   > Batman animated series from the 90's. One of them in particular was   
   > interesting in that it featured some kids talking about how they knew/saw   
   > Batman, an idea that was revisited in one of the actual anime episodes,   
   > but the way it was done was nice: in one kid's version, Batman, robin end   
   > the villain looked like they did in the 60's series intro, and the story   
   > eflecting the campy wackiness of that series.   
   >   
   > Another part was way cool in that they actually did what was basically an   
   > animated version of a chapter from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns"   
   > in which Batman takes on some gang, and its leader, all done in the   
   > drawing style that was used in the actual graphic novel. Great stuff!   
   >   
   > That's basically it. Highly recommended!   
      
   Man I made some serious typos there. Sorry 'bout that!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)