Batman: the Animated Series, Vol. 3
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- DVD Release Date: 05/24/2005
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- Sales Rank: 1,450
Features
Closed Caption; Gotham's New Knight -- Batgirl: Batman's Newest Ally in the War on Crime!; Commentaries on three episodes with animation creators
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Side #1 -- Batman: The Animated Series, Vol. 3 - Disc 1
1. Shadow of the Bat - Part I [22:22]
2. Shadow of the Bat - Part II [22:14]
3. Blind As a Bat [22:13]
4. The Demon's Quest - Part I [22:16]
5. The Demon's Quest - Part II [22:10]
6. His Silicon Soul [22:14]
7. Fire From Olympus [22:13]
Side #2 -- Batman: The Animated Series, Vol. 3 - Disc 2
1. Read My Lips [22:22]
2. The Worry Men [22:14]
3. Sideshow [22:13]
4. A Bullet for Bullock [22:16]
5. Trial [22:10]
6. Avatar [22:14]
7. House of Garden [22:13]
Side #3 -- Batman: The Animated Series, Vol. 3 - Disc 3
1. The Terrible Trio [22:22]
2. Harlquinade [22:14]
3. Time Out of Joint [22:13]
4. Catwalk [22:16]
5. Bane [22:10]
6. Baby-Doll [22:14]
7. The Lion and the Unicorn [22:13]
Side #4 -- Batman: The Animated Series, Vol. 3 - Disc 4
1. Showdown [22:22]
2. Riddler's Reform [22:14]
3. Second Chance [22:13]
4. Harley's Holiday [22:16]
5. Lock-Up [22:10]
6. Make 'Em Laugh [22:14]
7. Deep Freeze [22:13]
8. Batgirl Returns
Editorial Reviews
Right off the bat, a great two-part episode opens the third, and final, four-disc set that completes the DVD release of this Emmy Award-winning series. But in "Shadow of the Bat," a new crime fighter joins the club. She is Barbara Gordon, Commissioner Gordon's lithe young daughter, a.k.a. Batgirl. And as her unwitting father remarks, "She's as welcome in Gotham City as the Batman." The same could be said of all the women of Batman: When they're good, like Barbara, they are very, very good. But when they are bad, like "clever little minx" Harley Quinn and Catwoman, they are absolutely terrific. (The more comedic Harley episodes, "Harlequinade" and "Harley's Holiday," are particularly entertaining.) The "grim, stalwart Dark Knight" faces the familiar who's-who assortment of warped master criminals (among them, the Joker, Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, and Roland Daggett). Among the most formidable is Bane, a chemically charged hulk who wears a mask out of Mexican wrestling. Several episodes feature some intriguing alliances: Batman and the ancient Ra's Al Ghul in "The Demon Quest"; Batman and nemesis cop Harvey Bullock in "A Bullet for Bullock"; Batman and Harley in "Harlequinade"; and Batgirl and Catwoman in "Batgirl Returns." To the end, the series did the Batman franchise justice with its boldly stylized animation, compelling stories, literate scripts, and exemplary voice work. As the handful of commentaries demonstrate, the series' creators approached their work with reverence for Batman's storied history and many incarnations. So the disappointment is palpable in the last words spoken in the final episode, "Batgirl Returns." As Catwoman gets away yet again, Batgirl restrains Robin from pursuing her. "It's okay," she says. "There'll be another time." Not for this series, unfortunately. Donald Liebenson, Barnes & Noble
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