Batman Gotham Knight [Blu-ray]

Batman Gotham Knight [Blu-ray]
by Yasuhiro Aoki, Shojiro Nishimi

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Actor: Corey Burton, David McCallum, Gary Dourdan, Jason Marsden, Kevin Conroy
Director: Shojiro Nishimi, Yasuhiro Aoki
Brand: Warner Brothers
Composer: Robert J. Kral
Composer: Kevin Manthei
Composer: Christopher Drake
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-08
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video

Movie Reviews of Batman Gotham Knight [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Seriously, why is this getting so many 1 star reviews?
Summary: 5 Stars

OK, really... I don't even know where to begin. With the movie or the incredible lack of taste that reviewers on Amazon seem to have about animation or even just FILM in general. Granted, I wasn't expecting much going in to see Gotham Knight, but I have to say that I was genuinely blown away. Most Batman fans must be some serious anime-phobes, because the shear beauty of the animation in this film is absolutely gorgeous, quite arguably the best that Batman has ever even seen. Yes, some are VERY anime ("Field Test" in particular has an exceedingly bishounen-like Bruce Wayne, yet apart from that I am willing to tolerate the overall style), but then there are plenty that deviate from generic looking Japanese studio work. It baffles me that everyone seems to hate the first short for its style, it was the most interesting and intriguing of all six. The quality of framework with which the shadow version of Batman melts in and out of the ground is absolutely gorgeous. And hello, have any of you ever heard of the masking effect? Realistic backgrounds coupled with abstractly stylized characters is a means of adding life to animated figures. It gives them "character." I would like to see at least one of you a$$-tard reviewers draw something better than ANY of the work present in this movie.

"Gotham Knight" serves well to blend together the live action Nolan-version of Batman with the old animated series. Even Killer Croc is made somewhat believable and not too fantastic. It doesn't exactly bridge "Begins" and "Dark Knight," but it does explain a few things. For example, what happens to Arkham after the first movie. The writing is not the best in the world, but it doesn't really have to be. It isn't meant to be one long strong narrative and if you like vignette-style stories, you shouldn't have a problem appreciating this. Even despite this quality, the shorts flow fairly well into one-another. The third one takes its time to pause and show Bruce outside of his mask after two very action intense stories about how Batman is perceived by other people. "Working Through Pain" is an especially nice view into Bruce's past, something that is (even in the first Nolan-movie) very unexplored in the Batman mythos overall. It introduces a strong female character that goes as far as to touch upon issues of gender inequality in the world and enhances views of how Bruce Wayne can never truly replace violence as his means of solving the problems that torment him. The ending of this short has a beautiful shot of Batman, unable to let go of the violence that holds him in the lower depths of the sewer that he is trapped in.

So, for everyone who "didn't get" this movie, all I can say is this:
Go ahead and enjoy your live action "Watchmen" movies or whatever other beloved franchise Hollywood is plotting to suck the substance out of. Some of us still appreciate seeing superheroes DRAWN into existence and not bowing down to live-action film as though it is supreme art form above all others. And thank GOD they got Kevin Conroy. If Christian Bale had done this, it really wouldn't have been the same. After all, he probably would have started cussing out every other voice actor that didn't like his incomprehensible screaming (both in and out of character). Oh and just to be clear... "Dark Knight" rocked, but seriously guys, lighten up. This was a breath of fresh air for an animated Batman... or would you honestly rather watch "The Brave and the Bold?" Yeah, there's some quality interpretation.

9/10 (I give it a 5 to balance out the single-stars...you know who you are)

Btw, listen to the commentary. Conroy tells a very wonderful story about volunteering to help out at a diner after the 9-11 attacks in NY. Other waiters discovering who he was added light to what was otherwise a very dismal point in their lives.

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Summary of Batman Gotham Knight [Blu-ray]

Acclaimed screenwriters including David Goyer (Batman Begins) Josh Olson (A History of Violence) and Alan Burnett (Batman The Animated Series) join forces with revered animation filmmakers on six spellbinding chapters chronicling Batman s transition from novice crimefighter to Dark Knight. These globe-spanning adventures pit Batman against the fearsome Scarecrow the freakish Killer Croc and the unerring marksman Deadshot. Using an arsenal of high-tech gadgetry from Wayne Industries Batman s ethical boundaries exist only where he chooses to place them leaving some fearful of his power. The sharp storytelling complemented by stylish art from some of the world s most visionary animators masterfully depicts the blurred lines of Batman as man myth and legend.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre:?CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating:?PG-13 UPC:?085391179511 Manufacturer No:?117951

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