Batman Beyond: School Dayz VHS

For the sake of clarification, the two "titles" on this DVD (School Daze and Spellbound) were previously released separately on video, and are combined together on one DVD. Each video contained 3 episodes of the original Batman Beyond show. As such, this DVD contains 6 episodes : SPELLBOUND / HOOKED UP / A TOUCH OF CURARE / GOLEM / THE WINNING EDGE / DEAD MAN'S HAND.I think this DVD is aimed at two audiences - as a low priced DVD for the kids, as well as for adults who enjoyed the show. I personally would prefer a box set containing every episode, but how many parents would buy that for their kids? Putting the episodes out this way gets both audiences to buy the DVD.This disc contains no extras, but there is a "play all" feature.Picture looks great, but no subtitles, and only one audio choice. Still, I give it 4 stars as I feel 6 episodes for the low price is fair.

I was excited when I saw that this DVD was going to be released. Just got my copy.I thought that all should know that there are 6 episodes onthe disc. Great! Here is the reason for the three stars.3 of the episodes were previously released on the Batman Beyond the Movie DVD as follows:GolemDeadmans HandThe Winning Edge.I do recommend the disc to anyone, but wanted to forwarn allconsumers that if they already have the movie, you are reallyonly getting 3 more episodes.

It contains great episodes of the newest Batman and love the characters and am glad I got it.

Batman beyond is possibly my favorite Batman ever. To me it mixes Spiderman personality with Batman's tools and money. This new Batman isn't wealthy, but he is tied to Bruce Wayne who supplies both resources and intelligence.I won't spend too much time here, because you're better off just buying  season one . This was one of a set of two DVDs which was released by Warner Bros. prior to releasing the whole first season. In my opinion, it was a cash grab. I ended up with two of these as a gift because I didn't know they'd ever put the whole season out and I'd rather have the whole season.If you get this DVD and  Tech Wars , then you have almost every first season episode, except the pilot, Mr. freeze, and the one where Blight ends up bottom of the ocean. You also end up with a couple episodes of season two. I give this a decent score because the episodes are still great, but in just about every way, you're better off buying  season one  instead.

These three episodes of Batman Beyond show how Terry McGuiness handles life as Batman, a life that not only offers opportunity, but also exacts a price in terms of his relationships with others, at school and at home.Golem is an episode that illustrates a fantasy most every kid who's ever been bullied dreams of - acquiring possession of a powerful force (in this case a construction robot) with which the bullies can be humiliated. The best part of the episode is in McGuiness' reaction - he battles the robot, and makes clear he'd like to do the same to the bullies under attack. This is best illustrated in his comment to Bruce Wayne about the bully being targeted - "Anyone have a grudge against him?" "The list starts with me and extends around the block twice."Next up is a drug story in which Terry, upon stumbling across a cache of dangerous (and thus illegal) steroidal drugs, finds himself wrongfully accused by his mother and thus grounded. The episode features a genuinely horrifying scene when Terry meets up with Bruce's old enemy Bane - now little more than a corpse kept (barely) alive by vast machinery.But my favorite of this set comes at the end, when Terry crosses swords with The Royal Flush Gang - featuring George Lazenby (James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service). The Gang is a crime family, the Walkers, that dresses up as playing cards and possesses a strict familial code of honor - which causes a meltdown when the youngest, Melanie (Olivia D'Abo) falls in love with Terry. For his part Terry experiences his own meltdown; after breaking up with sometime girlfriend Dana Tan - who throughout the series comes off as rather snooty and not worth concerning oneself with - he meets Melanie and in the process has a falling out with Bruce.The action and animation shine throughout these three episodes.

Let me start out by saying I love the series Batman Beyond. This DVD is crap six random episodes are on this thing churned out by Warner Bros to make a quick buck. For less than twice the price of this DVD you can buy the whole 1st season of Batman Beyond. Save your money and boycott these quick cash garbage DVDs.

The Batman Beyond movies are all great. If you liked all the other Batman movies your like these too. The Batman Beyond series is about when the original Batman,Bruce, is too old to continue and finds a new person to become batman named Terry,a teenage boy. I enjoy watching this series over and over again. Batman Beyond is a new batman for the new age. It's great!!

It's an understatement that many of us feel ripped off by WB's attempt to unfairly empty our wallets. If we refuse to buy these horribly priced episode dvds and at the same time purchase the available box sets that are of value then we can make some headway. They are in the business of making $$$. Slowing their cash flow will force them to give us consumers' products we demand or risk losing our disposable income. Die-hard fans of this series and other series must convince every parent to withhold from purchasing these dvds until full seasons are made available.

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