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Dark Knight Returns DVD review
If you liked the comic, you'll like the movie. Not quite as literal an adaptation as Year:One, but still pretty much the comic on screen. I was a little concerned with early art I saw, thinking it was too clean and homogonized to capture Miller's morphing style. Miller starts out in Book 1 with some of his Adams influence intact, and by Book 4 it's totally exorcised. Somehow the design team of this film manages to synthesize the overall feel of the series into an animation style that works.
The voice acting is top-notch. I really liked Peter Weller as an aged Batman. Maybe it didn't hurt that Robocop had a similar vibe going for it as well. David Selby of Dark Shadows fame makes a great old Jim Gordon. They pretty much carry this part.
The movie moves along at good clip despite having the story split into two parts. They expanded some of the actions scenes, filling in the ticks between the comic panels. None of this detracts from the story or the adaptation of the source material.
If you are a Batman fan, and particularly a fan of this seminal work, I'd definitely recommend this. Be interesting to see how they handle the more wonko elements that will come up in Part 2.
The voice acting is top-notch. I really liked Peter Weller as an aged Batman. Maybe it didn't hurt that Robocop had a similar vibe going for it as well. David Selby of Dark Shadows fame makes a great old Jim Gordon. They pretty much carry this part.
The movie moves along at good clip despite having the story split into two parts. They expanded some of the actions scenes, filling in the ticks between the comic panels. None of this detracts from the story or the adaptation of the source material.
If you are a Batman fan, and particularly a fan of this seminal work, I'd definitely recommend this. Be interesting to see how they handle the more wonko elements that will come up in Part 2.
Great job, short sweet and to the point. 
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