Best
-Batman: Under the Red Hood. A movie far better than the comic it's based on (ironically, it's written by the same guy), with strong vocal performances. Kind of neat it introduced two new Batman voices. Bruce Greenwood as Batman, who would later voice the character on Young Justice, and Jensen Ackles, who's voicing the character in the "Tomorowverse" movies.
-Justice League: Doom. This one is a comfort watch to me, I love hearing a lot of the DCAU actors, its Dwayne McDuffie's last script, and it's just a fun watch, even it's a little thin on substance compared to the comic. Also, Phill Bourassa's art looks the best in this film, I think.
-The Dark Knight Returns. Both parts are great, faithful adaptations, and truth be told, if I'm revisiting this story, I'd rather watch the animated feature over reading Miller's comic.
-Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. This one has crept up and become one of my favorite DC animated films over the years. Something about is very rewatchable for me, I've seen it many times and it's a really good yarn. Love the setting, this version of Catwoman, and the mystery.
I would kill to see this adapted into a live-action Batman movie, like c'mon, a Batman movie in the Victorian era would be so refreshing from all the previous incarnations of Batman!
Worst
-Son of Batman. My lord is this movie a snoozefest. It's the DCAMU movie that introduces Daimian Wayne (who I will never like, sorry). A really plodding story, trite dialogue, and a laughably incompetent Deathstroke as the main villain (Thomas Gibson was also very unconvincing as Deathstroke's voice).
-Injustice (animated movie). A butchery of some of my favorite comics and video games. This movie takes about 10 years' worth of story and crams into an 1h 18m runtime and makes baffling deviations.
Also, practically everyone in the voice cast is either miscast or giving very stiff performances. Why not just use the voice cast from the games? Not to mention, the art is pretty blocky and not pleasant to look at, with stilted animation to boot.
-Batman and Harley Quinn. I've read/seen so many interviews with Bruce Timm, Jim Krieg, and Sam Liu, trying to understand the thought process behind this movie, and I still don't understand what the hell happened here. Even poor Sam Liu when talking about directing the film, seemed confused as to what Timm was going for.
I understand BT wanted to make a comedic movie after working on a bunch of dark and serious animated movies, and yes, the old DCAU shows had plenty of silly episodes, but not at the expense of its characters. This is a movie where Batman and Nightwing kiss Harley on the cheek while they set Floronic Man on fire.
The movie has a massive identity crisis, it has no idea if it wants to be B:TAS, or a parody of B:TAS. It tries to be both and fails miserably at both. As a comedy, the jokes fall terribly flat, the tone is all over the place, everything with Harley feels incredibly dehumanizing towards the character, the story is incredibly thin, and it barely has an ending.
Also, who's the target audience for this movie? It's not aimed for kids because of the sexual content, but the potty humor in the movie (Harley farting in the batmobile, etc) feels like it's aimed exclusively for kids, not adults.
The one genuine positive I can say about this movie is Ron Paulson singing "Don't Pull your Love" at the bar scene. What a voice. Everything else is a genuine disaster, and I am not someone who makes hyperbolic statements.
-Batman: Under the Red Hood. A movie far better than the comic it's based on (ironically, it's written by the same guy), with strong vocal performances. Kind of neat it introduced two new Batman voices. Bruce Greenwood as Batman, who would later voice the character on Young Justice, and Jensen Ackles, who's voicing the character in the "Tomorowverse" movies.
-Justice League: Doom. This one is a comfort watch to me, I love hearing a lot of the DCAU actors, its Dwayne McDuffie's last script, and it's just a fun watch, even it's a little thin on substance compared to the comic. Also, Phill Bourassa's art looks the best in this film, I think.
-The Dark Knight Returns. Both parts are great, faithful adaptations, and truth be told, if I'm revisiting this story, I'd rather watch the animated feature over reading Miller's comic.
-Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. This one has crept up and become one of my favorite DC animated films over the years. Something about is very rewatchable for me, I've seen it many times and it's a really good yarn. Love the setting, this version of Catwoman, and the mystery.
I would kill to see this adapted into a live-action Batman movie, like c'mon, a Batman movie in the Victorian era would be so refreshing from all the previous incarnations of Batman!
Worst
-Son of Batman. My lord is this movie a snoozefest. It's the DCAMU movie that introduces Daimian Wayne (who I will never like, sorry). A really plodding story, trite dialogue, and a laughably incompetent Deathstroke as the main villain (Thomas Gibson was also very unconvincing as Deathstroke's voice).
-Injustice (animated movie). A butchery of some of my favorite comics and video games. This movie takes about 10 years' worth of story and crams into an 1h 18m runtime and makes baffling deviations.
Also, practically everyone in the voice cast is either miscast or giving very stiff performances. Why not just use the voice cast from the games? Not to mention, the art is pretty blocky and not pleasant to look at, with stilted animation to boot.
-Batman and Harley Quinn. I've read/seen so many interviews with Bruce Timm, Jim Krieg, and Sam Liu, trying to understand the thought process behind this movie, and I still don't understand what the hell happened here. Even poor Sam Liu when talking about directing the film, seemed confused as to what Timm was going for.
I understand BT wanted to make a comedic movie after working on a bunch of dark and serious animated movies, and yes, the old DCAU shows had plenty of silly episodes, but not at the expense of its characters. This is a movie where Batman and Nightwing kiss Harley on the cheek while they set Floronic Man on fire.
The movie has a massive identity crisis, it has no idea if it wants to be B:TAS, or a parody of B:TAS. It tries to be both and fails miserably at both. As a comedy, the jokes fall terribly flat, the tone is all over the place, everything with Harley feels incredibly dehumanizing towards the character, the story is incredibly thin, and it barely has an ending.
Also, who's the target audience for this movie? It's not aimed for kids because of the sexual content, but the potty humor in the movie (Harley farting in the batmobile, etc) feels like it's aimed exclusively for kids, not adults.
The one genuine positive I can say about this movie is Ron Paulson singing "Don't Pull your Love" at the bar scene. What a voice. Everything else is a genuine disaster, and I am not someone who makes hyperbolic statements.
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