Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

October. 18,2005      
Rating:
7.5
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A six-part documentary primarily chronicling Warner Bros. Studios adaptations of the DC Comics character Batman, from 1989–1997. First premiered on the special features discs of the Batman Motion Picture Anthology DVD set.

Michael Uslan as  Himself
Stan Lee as  Himself
Benjamin Melniker as  Himself
Bob Kane as  Himself
Tim Burton as  Himself
Robert Wuhl as  Himself
Peter Guber as  Himself
Michael Keaton as  Himself
Kim Basinger as  Herself
Billy Dee Williams as  Himself

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Reviews

Rijndri
2005/10/18

Load of rubbish!!

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Sexyloutak
2005/10/19

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Brendon Jones
2005/10/20

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Bob
2005/10/21

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews
2005/10/22

Featuring interviews with several people involved in the creation, and others, including the highly talented Frank Miller(who comments on being true to the source material) and Stan Lee(introduced as "the man", presumably in that, well, who knows about comics and *doesn't* know about him?), this describes how they got to make the original Batman. This is one of the special features found on the DVD of the film, released in recent years(around 2005 or 2006). Not only is it entertaining and informational, it has Michael E. Uslan(who, just from his first words, is clearly a fan, and an eloquent and smart one at that, hopefully helping our image some) describing striking a powerful blow for all of us comic book fans, and it is *awesome* to listen to. If you're a fan of comics, even if you can't stand Batman, you should almost watch this just for hearing that, in his own words. The focus in this special is most definitely on the struggle it was to get the film made. Over a decade or so, they fought to get to make it, and do it *right*. This documentary is well-paced, coming in at 18 minutes, it neither wastes time nor rushes through. It's well-cut. It even has Bob Kane, himself(who, even moreso than Uslan, is well-spoken), though it is of course not new footage. Fifty years, it took to do a proper film of Batman... five decades. At least Kane did get to see it(though, sadly, he may have also watched Schumacher's efforts). I recommend this to any fan of the film, the character, and comics in general. 7/10

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