I just watched this. It's good. I actually forgot I was watching a cartoon for a bit. It's brutal. Intense. It's somewhat sadistic, but the sadism is portrayed in a very negative light. I can't believe Winick wrote this.
It feels like a smash-up of Bruce Timm's Batman and Chris Nolan's. There are larger than life things in this Bat-universe, but Gotham is very grounded, like Nolan's.
Voice acting is top-notch. Bruce Greenwood is the best of these bigger actors cast as Batman. Neil Patrick Harris' Nightwing is a little more light-hearted than I like, but it works well against Jensen Ackle's Red Hood.
John DiMaggio, Bender of Futurama, and Aquaman of B&B is the Joker. He is CREEPY. He's a bit of a cross between Hamil and Ledger, but with his own flavor. He comes across as a frightening monster.
This movie ejects the goofier elements of "A Death in the Family" and "Under the Hood" and makes a coherent story out of two messy storylines. No small feat...and it's Winick!
Winick.
If you like Batman, you'll like this.
Chris
It feels like a smash-up of Bruce Timm's Batman and Chris Nolan's. There are larger than life things in this Bat-universe, but Gotham is very grounded, like Nolan's.
Voice acting is top-notch. Bruce Greenwood is the best of these bigger actors cast as Batman. Neil Patrick Harris' Nightwing is a little more light-hearted than I like, but it works well against Jensen Ackle's Red Hood.
John DiMaggio, Bender of Futurama, and Aquaman of B&B is the Joker. He is CREEPY. He's a bit of a cross between Hamil and Ledger, but with his own flavor. He comes across as a frightening monster.
This movie ejects the goofier elements of "A Death in the Family" and "Under the Hood" and makes a coherent story out of two messy storylines. No small feat...and it's Winick!
Winick.
If you like Batman, you'll like this.
Chris
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