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   Lukas Mariman wrote:   
   > 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!   
   >   
   >   
      
   Yeah, I got the blu-ray, which has the same extras. I'd recommend   
   picking up the entire animated series if you liked the ones on the   
   Gotham Knight DVD and you can spare the cash, there's a nice deluxe set   
   of the whole darn thing coming out soon, which works out much cheaper   
   than getting them seperately and includes a book and an extra disc of   
   extras.   
   http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Complete-Animated-Kevin-Conroy/dp/B   
   01CTXUTQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1221144926&sr=8-5).   
      
   LH   
      
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