Hi y'all,

i just read about this on IGN and it made me think 2 things. 1: my god that was 20 years ago when I was in college and how I remember going to Batman themed dance parties being the DJ wearing my Batman symbol tee shirt and playing the Purple Party Mix, going to the premiere of the movie, excited to hear Prince's music in the film. ...ahh the memories

AND 2: I wonder if these 2 items in the special features will pull anything out of the archives talking about Prince's collaboration with Tim Burton, inspired by Jack's joker to come up with much of the music for the Batman album.

Also I wonder if the 3 videos have been remastered to HD or if they were just 480p upscaled.. Or if it will be easier to make out Prince in the opening sequence of the film in the shadows.

Thoughts?

Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman
Three Prince Music Videos

Batman Unmasked
20th Anniversary Edition glides in.
by David McCutcheon

US, March 16, 2009 - On May 19, 2009, Warner Home Video will release Batman: The Movie (20th Anniversary Edition) on Blu-ray. The Tim Burton classic stars Michael Keaton as the caped crusader, out to stop the dastardly Joker (Jack Nicholson) from destroying Gothom City from the outside in. It will contain bonus materials and extra features, and the Blu-ray will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $34.99.

The Batman: The Movie (20th Anniversary Edition) Blu-ray will feature the following bonus materials:

* Commentary by director Tim Burton
* On the Set with Bob Kane
* Legends of the DARK KNIGHT: The History of Batman
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the DARK KNIGHT Parts 1-3
* Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman
* Building the Batmobile
* Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman
* Designing the Bat-Suit
* Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman
* From Jack to the Joker
* Three Prince Music Videos
* The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries
* Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence
* Theatrical Trailer

no interviewas of Prince and no sneakpeeks into Kim Basinger and Prince dinner escapades?

DATskinnyMFwifdaHIGHvoice said:

Oh man, the poor guy in the studio that had to clean up their honey sex!!

Prince does not appear in Batman at all.

Myth.

A friend of mine loaned me the newest DVD version of Batman released a few years ago ... the 3 music videos were not even remastered up to DVD-quality.

This leads me to believe that they won't be remastered to Blu-Ray quality either - but I hope I am wrong.

It isn't a great blu-ray, the source material just isn't that sharp. Better than dvd, but not much. And the great pity is the Prince promos ARE NOT in HD.
They look really shit. Pity.

Marrk said:

Really? I am sure I read that somewhere once. I remember looking in the beginning of the film... Oh well, I guess it makes a good story..

Se7en said:

I guess it depends if his videos were shot with video cameras or actual film...If they exist on film, they can be remastered to HD. If they are only on video tape, then I guess it would be alot more work. Not simply a new transfer but a frame by frame clean up...

funkylust said:

They are bad quality SD. I have it.