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| Batman: Gotham Knight |
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English |
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12/07/2008 |
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Posted on
7/24/2008 11:27:06 PM
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Andy
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I'm not going to say this is the best animated batman ever, because honestly, it isn't. This DVD doesn't break new ground for Batman. It's not the end all be all of Batman. It isn't something I would hold up as being definitive Batman by any means.
What I will say is that this is a quality product that any Batman fan should enjoy. If you like your Batman grim, dark and violent, this should keep you very happy. These micro-stories are done very much in the style of the comic books.
That means each writer/animator is going to have their own flavor, their own touch that they bring to each segment. It is very much like Animatrix in that respect. One episode may not be your cup of tea. Another episode you may absolutely love. My own personal opinion, I didn't really care for "Have I Got a Story For You." "Working Through Pain," gave me a luke warm reaction. "Darkness Dwells" and "Deadshot" were absolutely great. Just my own opinions.
Some have complained about the animation. These comments, I believe come from people who have had limited to no exposure to anime. Each of the episodes has a different style of animation, but are each very common styles of Japanese animation. Anyone who has had any in depth exposure to Japanese animation and has come to enjoy it should not have too many qualms with the animation.
I also like the fact that Kevin Conroy is back doing the voice acting of Bruce Wayne and Batman. At first I was afraid he'd only be in one of the segments and the sweetness would be short-lived. But he does, in fact, play Batman in all six episodes. For those who don't know who Kevin Conroy is (shame on you in the first place), he is the one who did the voice acting for Batman in the extremely popular Batman: The Animated Series. For anyone who watched that series, "Kevin Conroy" is nearly as synonymous with "Batman" as "Adam West." Hearing him doing the voice acting is very welcome. The fact that there are 4 bonus episodes from the Animated Series (Two DVD edition or Blu-Ray edition) is just icing on the cake.
There are one or two things I have to bring up as negatives, however. Parents should be wary of getting this for their kids. It is violent. There is blood. It should be screened before letting your children watch.
This also is not quite the connection between the first and second movies as was promised. Except for the fact that the Arkam breakout from Batman Begins is referenced a few times, you would hardly even know that this takes place in the same continuity as the films. It could easily just be set in it's own side-universe. Which for me is fine. I have no qualms with it being unrelated to the movies, but that wasn't really what was advertised.
This still boils down to a very entertaining collection of shorts that any Batman Fan should enjoy if they can just keep an open mind to the Japanese styled animation.
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Corey Burton
Kevin Conroy
Gary Dourdan
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| Director | | : Yasuhiro Aoki
: Shojiro Nishimi |
| Writer | | : Bob Kane
: Josh Olson |
| Producer | | : Toshi Hiruma
: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
: Masao Maruyama
: Kôichi Mashimo |
| Music Composer | | : Christopher Drake
: Robert J. Kral
: Kevin Manthei |
| Cinematographer | | : Michiya Katou
: Kenji Takehara
: Kôji Tanaka |
| Art director | | : Kaoru Inoda
: Shinji Kimura
: Toshiharu Muruta
: Naoyuki Onda |
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