"Batman: Soul of the Dragon" Animated Feature News & Discussion Thread (Spoilers)

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I wasn't expecting an R-rating, but I'm guessing some of the takedowns will be pretty brutal .

Batman vs TMNT was pretty intense with it's action/violence, so I suppose this'll be a nice middle ground between that movie and Scorpion's Revenge.

 

[SweetShop209]

Batman vs TMNT was pretty intense with it's action/violence, so I suppose this'll be a nice middle ground between that movie and Scorpion's Revenge.

Then again, Batman Vs TMNT was also partly a Nickelodeon movie, making it more intense by their standards.

Eh, I don't think Soul of the Dragon is gonna go that nuts in terms of bloody violence like the impaling, stabbing, etc. James Tucker once said a sure R rating is the getting consecutively hit in a short span of time, so something as simple as getting pummeled by a fist 5 times in a row gets a R rating. For a martial arts movie, very likely.

So, it's essentially about how much impact there is multiplied by how long the impact is, that determines what gets an R rating.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

I wasn't expecting an R-rating, but I'm guessing some of the takedowns will be pretty brutal .

True; I was under the impression that Warners was going for a PG-13 rating. I wonder if this might get a re-edit?

 

[Frontier]

Eh, I don't think Soul of the Dragon is gonna go that nuts in terms of bloody violence like the impaling, stabbing, etc. James Tucker once said a sure R rating is the getting consecutively hit in a short span of time, so something as simple as getting pummeled by a fist 5 times in a row gets a R rating. For a martial arts movie, very likely.

That seems a bit much to be, but maybe I'm just numb from watching a lot of action animation .

 

[RoyalRubble]

Not that I put much stock into how these ratings are given, but for what it's worth the reasoning for Soul of the Dragon is listed as "some violence", while Mortal Kombat: Scorpion's Revenge was "strong bloody violence throughout". So I would imagine this Batman movie will be tamer.

 

[-batmat-]

That Mortal Kombat was the most violent animated movie I've ever seen. The opening scene really put me to the test.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

That Mortal Kombat was the most violent animated movie I've ever seen. The opening scene really put me to the test.

Hmmm. I haven't seen it, but I wonder how it stacks up compared to a few others I can think of (Turok, Son of Stone; Violence Jack; Fist of the North Star; Wicked City; etc.). Have you seen much ultraviolent anime, bats?

 

[-batmat-]

Hmmm. I haven't seen it, but I wonder how it stacks up compared to a few others I can think of (Turok, Son of Stone; Violence Jack; Fist of the North Star; Wicked City; etc.). Have you seen much ultraviolent anime, bats?

No, not really. So I wouldn't know how it compares to those.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

No, not really. So I wouldn't know how it compares to those.

Well, Turok wasn't an anime but an unrated direct-to-video movie (much like the Mortal Combat one under discussion), but you don't seem to have seen it anyway.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

... Leader of the terrorist organization Kobra and the antagonist of the movie.

Ah, okay. My bad on that.

 

[Yojimbo]

I'm guessing a Soul of the Dragon trailer is coming real soon. Last year's 1st release Red Son had it's trailer out on December 22 but that was a 3 release year. In 2018, which was a 4 release year like 2021 will be, Reign of the Supermen's trailer released on October 22. So extrapolating from that, I'm thinking we might have a Soul of the Dragon trailer, probably through IGN, this coming Monday, the 19th.

 

[Frontier]

I'm guessing a Soul of the Dragon trailer is coming real soon. Last year's 1st release Red Son had it's trailer out on December 22 but that was a 3 release year. In 2018, which was a 4 release year like 2021 will be, Reign of the Supermen's trailer released on October 22. So extrapolating from that, I'm thinking we might have a Soul of the Dragon trailer, probably through IGN, this coming Monday, the 19th.

Spot on detective work for a Batman movie, Yojimbo .

 

[Yojimbo]

Spot on detective work for a Batman movie, Yojimbo .

Turns out, not so much. lol.

 

[Frontier]

Turns out, not so much. lol.

Even the World's Greatest Detective makes a mistake or two .

 

[RoyalRubble]

BluRay.com lists a January 26, 2021 release date. Presumably the digital release would be around 2 weeks earlier if they follow the same pattern as before.

EDIT:
Den of Geek apparently has the cover art for the limited edition gift set.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

That's an earlier release date than I was expecting.

 

[Frontier]

BluRay.com lists a January 26, 2021 release date. Presumably the digital release would be around 2 weeks earlier if they follow the same pattern as before.

Starting a New Year off with a new DC film sounds like my kind of good time .

EDIT:
Den of Geek apparently has the cover art for the limited edition gift set.

That's probably the most realistic looking cover art for a DC Animated Film I have ever seen .

Loving that Bronze Tiger figure, though .

 

[Yojimbo]

That's an earlier release date than I was expecting.

Indeed. By 1 day if we're talking physical release of this DCU line. A late January release isn't unprecedented. Reign of the Supermen was January 29, 2019 (4K/Blu), Throne of Atlantis was January 27, 2015, TDKR Part 2 was January 29, 2013. But if you count the other DTVs, 2 others have the record, JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time on January 21, 2014 and Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and The Bold on January 9, 2018.

If this date is right, we could looking at a January 12 digital date.

 

[RoyalRubble]

It wasn't that much of a competition to begin with, but that figurine helps me decide for which character I'll write a retrospective when the movie comes out.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

That cover art is gorgeous. Almost looks like a Bill Sienkiewicz drawing.