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Stars:
Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne
Jack Nicholson as Joker/Jack Napier
Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale
Robert Wuhl as Alexander Knox
Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon
Plot:
Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the best efforts of D.A. Harvey Dent and police commissioner Jim Gordon, the city becomes increasingly unsafe...until a Dark Knight arises. We all know criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot...so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He becomes a bat. Enter Vicky Vale, a prize-winning photo journalist who wants to uncover the secret of the mysterious "bat-man". And enter Jack Napier, one-time enforcer for Boss Grissom, horribly disfigured after a firefight in a chemical factory...who, devoid of the last vestiges of sanity, seizes control of Gotham's underworld as the psychotic, unpredictable Clown Prince of Crime...the Joker. Gotham's only hope, it seems, lies in this dark, brooding vigilante. And just how does billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne fit into all of this?
Awards:
Won:
| Academy Award (1989) | Best Art Direction (Anton Furst (Art Direction); Peter Young (Set Decoration)) | |
| ASCAP Awards (1990) | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures ("Partyman": Prince) | |
| BMI Film & TV Music Awards (1990) | BMI Film Music Award (Danny Elfman) | |
| Saturn (1990) | President's Award |
| AFI (1989) | 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) | |
| AFI (1989) | 100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001) | |
| AFI (1989) | 100 Years... 25 Scores (2005) ("Composer": Danny Elfman) | |
| BAFTA (1989) | Achievement In Special Visual Effects (Derek Meddings, John Evans) | |
| BAFTA (1989) | Actor In A Supporting Role (Jack Nicholson) | |
| BAFTA (1989) | Costume Design (Bob Ringwood) | |
| BAFTA (1989) | Make-Up Artist (Paul Engelen, Nick Dudman) | |
| BAFTA (1989) | Production Design (Anton Furst) | |
| BAFTA (1989) | Sound (Don Sharpe, Tony Dawe, Bill Rowe) | |
| Golden Globe (1989) | Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy (Jack Nicholson) | |
| Grammy Awards (1990) | Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television (Danny Elfman) | |
| Grammy Awards (1990) | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television ("Partyman": Prince) | |
| Hugo Award (1990) | Dramatic Presentation | |
| Saturn (1990) | Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) | |
| Saturn (1990) | Best Costumes (Bob Ringwood) | |
| Saturn (1990) | Best Fantasy Film | |
| Saturn (1990) | Best Makeup (Paul Engelen, Lynda Armstrong, Nick Dudman) | |
| Saturn (1990) | Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger) | |
| Young Artist Awards (1990) |
Extras:
- Commentary
- Featurettes
- Music Videos
- Photo Gallery
- Scene Access
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Trailers
My Thoughts:
Rating: 
(From Tom's Random Reviews on November 30th, 2011)
Member's Reviews
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, a review by DJ Doena
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
William Shatner ... Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy ... Captain Spock
DeForest Kelley ... Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan ... Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Walter Koenig ... Commander Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols ... Cmdr. Uhura
George Takei ... Captain Hikaru Sulu
Kim Cattrall ... Lieutenant Valeris
Mark Lenard ... Ambassador Sarek
Grace Lee Whitney ... Commander Janice Rand
Brock Peters ... Admiral Cartwright
Leon Russom ... Starfleet Commander in Chief
Kurtwood Smith ... Federation President
Christopher Plummer ... General Chang
Rosanna DeSoto ... Azetbur
David Warner ... Chancellor Gorkon
John Schuck ... Klingon ambassador
Michael Dorn ... Colonel Worf
Three months until Captain Kirk and most of his senior staff go into retirement. Sulu has got his own ship now, the Excelsior. But then the klingon moon Praxis explodes. This polutes the atmosphere of the klingon homeworld Qo'noS (Kronos). The Klingons have no choice but to negotiate a peace treaty with the Federation. But there are forces in motion that want to prevent that this happens.
My opinion:
"There will be no peace as long as Kirk lives" (Star Trek IV). This time one had to fear that they mean it. VI is my favourite movie of the entire Star Trek series. There is a great final battle but that's not the end but is marking a new beginning.
Nicholas Meyer is directing a Star Trek movie for the second time after II and he did again an excellent job. Besides being the director he also worked on the screenplay for II, IV and VI and thus for three of the four best Star Trek movies.
(From Weekend Star Trek Marathon on February 9th, 2008)
Member's TV Reviews
Babylon 5: Marathon, a review by DJ Doena
Disc 4
Signs and Portents
Synopsis: A human man arrives on the station who was on the outer territories for the last couple of years. And in turn he sets up a meeting with every ambassador and asks one simple question "What do you want?". When this man called Morden encounters Delenn and later Kosh it gets darker as if shadows were moving. Meanwhile Mollari aquired an ancient piece of jewlery that belonged to the very first emperor of the Centauri Republic and tries to bring it back to Centauri Prime.
My opinion: It's the name-giving episode to the entire season and what an episode it is. Many important things are set in motion although one doesn't really know it. I found it quite fascinating how the different people answered to a simple question like "What do you want?". It's one of the key episodes of the entire series.
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TKO
Synopsis: A rabbi and a boxer arrive at the station. The rabbi sets out to seek Susan Ivanova and sit shiva (a jewish mourning ritual) for Susans father who died in "Born to Purple". And the boxer tries to enter an alien martial arts kombat known as "Mutai" which is forbidden for humans.
My opinion: Even with the Mutai it's a rather quit episode. It shows that not all aliens are pleased with the behaviour with the average human because they behave as they do on earth: mocking about the rituals and traditions of foreign cultures. But there is hope, they are able to learn.
The Grail
Synopsis: On the station arrives a human man who is treated with utmost reverence by the Minbari. This man searches for the Holy Grail. Sinclair can't really take him seriously but for the Minbari it doesn't matter if the object of the search really exist but only that one is a true seeker.On the station he meets Jinxo, the "curse of Babylon 5" who had helped building all five Babylon stations and every time he left, the station was destroyed or got lost. And so he never left Babylon 5.
My opinion: The search for the Holy Grail should have always been a spiritual journey and not one for riches and/or power. I was moved when Aldous (the seeker) died and Jinxo promised to continue the search.
Eyes
Synopsis: A colonel and a Psi Corps enter the station and start an investigation against Cmdr. Sinclair which soon turns to be a witch hunt. All command staff shall be questioned and scanned by the Psi Corps agent. But Ivanova won't allow a scan by any teep.
My opinion: I felt reminded of the Star Trek TNG episode "The Drumhead" in which Cpt. Picard said the memorable quote "With the first link, a chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." (Did I mention I love quotes?), which also turned out to be a witch hunt. I liked it because it showed the strong loyalty between the command staff.
(From Babylon 5: Marathon on August 5th, 2007)