The Batman: The Complete Second Season

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Rating: Unrated

Starring:

Rino Romano as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth

Ming-Na as Detective Ellen Yin

Kevin Michael Richardson as The Joker

Tom Kenny as The Penguin

Mitch Pileggi as Commissioner James Gordon

Adam West as Mayor Grange

Jesse Corti as Chief Angel Rojas

Gina Gershon as Catwoman

Clancy Brown as Mr. Freeze

Jason Marsden as Firefly

Frank Gorshin as Professor Hugo Strange

Piera Coppola as Poison Ivy

John Di Maggio as Mugsy

Fred Willard as Ross Darren

Peter MacNicol as Dr. Kirk Langstrom

Dan Castellaneta as Arnold Wesker

Patrick Warburton as Cash Tankenson

Robert Englund as The Riddler

Special Features:

Catching Up With…The Batman: Inside Season 2

Other Info:

Fullscreen

French and Spanish Language

French and Spanish Subtitles

Running Time: 350 Minutes

Synopsis:

The following is from the DVD cover:

“Riddle me this: who’s the latest villain to set his sinister sights on Gotham City? Riddler, of course, and only The Batman has the answers to stop this enigmatic evildoer. In these 13 action-packed episodes from the hit TV series, Gotham’s greatest protector stumps Riddler and other favorite villains like Joker, Mr. Freeze and Penguin, and his obsession with justice earns the trust of up-and-coming police detective Jim Gordon. When Gordon offers The Batman a tentative alliance ? “Just help me make this city safe for my daughter”? another piece of the legend falls into place! Swoop onto this Deluxe 2-Disc Edition with All Season 2 Adventures plus Exciting Extras. See justice done as no other hero can deliver!”

“The Batman: The Complete Second Season” is not rated.

Mini-Review:

After a shaky start, “The Batman” continues to get better and better as seen in this second season of the series. The show continues to feature very impressive animation and familiar characters drawn in very unique styles. The Riddler now looks like Marilyn Manson, The Joker looks like a court jester, and Mr. Freeze looks like a block of ice. It’s an interesting change after seeing the characters drawn almost the same for so many years. The voice cast also continues to be strong. Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, comes on board to play The Riddler. Kurgan (or Mr. Crabs from SpongeBob) plays Mr. Freeze. Sexy Gina Gershon plays sexy Catwoman while Adam West, the former Batman himself, even plays the Mayor in this series. All in all, it’s a lot of fun.

If you’re a comic fan or any kind of fan of Batman, this is required viewing for you. It’s cool for little kids to watch and the stories are exciting enough to engage adults. It’s fun for the whole family.

Unfortunately, Warner Brothers skimped on the bonus features here. All they did was put together a series of clips from the first and second seasons. Not much to see here.

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