Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Console best movie i've ever seen.

stephenfinlay77 I thought this movie was just good but nothing special. 7.4/10

Eric Stevenson Who says that direct to video movies can't be great? Seriously, why isn't this in the Top 250 here? Well, there's probably some rule that says direct to video movies aren't allowed there. Well, I think they are allowed in the Bottom 100, but that's different. Anyway, this movie concludes the adaptation of Frank Miller's comic of the same name. I feel so bad for not having read most of these comics beforehand. I think I'm at least familiar with the art design and wow, this movie has it down to a T! It looks just like what I've seen from the comic.Well, we finally get to see the Joker die but it's actually on his own terms. He intentionally breaks his own neck (somehow?) hoping Batman will take the blame for his death and he does. I love how he just goes around and randomly kills people, doing what he does best. We also get to see Batman and Superman fight and it's way better than the "Batman Vs. Superman" movie. We get a much better understanding of why the fight's occurring and it's far more creative. My only complaint is that, yeah, it was still too short! People don't seem to like "Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox" as much as this, but I'm allowed to disagree. ***1/2

ironbat-85417 I don't know how they have managed to show all this in 75 minutes .. but i thought i was watching a 2 hour movie and the thrill never went down . NOT EVEN FOR A MINUTEThe first part was in itself great, but the second part really breaks the boundary of excellence. Not being familiar to the graphic novel origins of the story, what happens in second part really blows my mind. Not only does Batman have the Joker to contend with, but put Superman together in the mix, and you get another level of awesomeness.This is one of the darkest portrayals of the Batman universe and it makes me wonder how the hell did they get away from an R rating. Never has been an animated movie been so thrilling and so serious for me like these. The whole story and some of the fight scenes are just epic. While face-offs with Harvey Dent & the Mutant Leader in Part 1 was great, battles with the Joker & Superman in Part 2 takes animation movies to a whole new level. Some might be disappointed not to hear Kevin Conroy & Mark Hamill's familiar voices, I'd say the chosen actors to play the older counterparts was a right decision. Some subplots might be mildly uninteresting, but that is irrelevant when most of the package is stuffed with such greatness.Easily the most powerful conclusion and the finest animated production from Warner Premiere, the whole thing looks superb. Animation is of the highest quality, rivaling that of big budget anime movies. Fight scenes are in full motion, bristling with a kinetic sense of energy and without a single short cut. All of it set to a unique score by composer Christopher Drake which combines blockbuster orchestral tunes with a futuristic tune inspired synthesizer sounds. Again, the main complaint is more with the art than the animation. Frank Miller's art is faithfully replicated but in certain scenes, the quality of the art takes a nose dive. One such scene involves superman taking on a naval fleet; the way the ships are drawn look pathetically cheap compared to the rest of the movie.These are Batman movies which almost shake my soul some of the familiar experiences are Batman Under the Red hood and The Dark Knight.But I recommend a new comer to watch in this order1)Batman Under the red hood 2)Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 3)Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Final marks A++

leplatypus It's funny that i can draw parallel with my review for « Mad love » that i didn't praise even if it's also similar to the comics. So i was afraid for this one and it's a surprise that i like it and i wonder why ? my first explanation is the quality of the source : « DKI » is a cult comics among the best ever because Frank Miller has really understand the character, his universe and like « Watchmen », he writes for adults putting super heroes in perspective with the society, political power. This story of an old batman is totally riveting and watching it on a screen helps me discover things that i haven't seen so far : 1) with a girl for Robin, Bruce can be more warmly 2) the 4 parts can be tied : 1 & 3 is about old enemy having rehabilitation with the help of a shrink ; 2 & 4 is about a powerful leader who has to bite the dust ! 3) Miller has guessed all the terror attacks : Gotham twin towers exploding, killing an audience having fun, chaos after a bombing,… Another great thing in this adaptation is that all the memorable moments of the comics are still there. I expected the censorship to cut a lot but there wasn't a single : the fascist babe, Joker burning skulls, the TV shows, the soviet attacks, … After all this praise, now the few disappointments : first of all, the only thing that get cut is Batman's voice-over : it's a pity as it showed that he was nearly suicidal and surely sadistic ! Next, the animation is really good and looks likes the art of Miller/Janson with a reminiscent of « Akira » but the animators lack skills in scale, perspective : the room are too big for the characters, etc… and for sure, the biggest flaw is the colors ! Varley was talented and in my opinion, « DKI » is black, gray, blue… Here the colors are yellow and the mood totally changes ! When you see the opening race, you have indeed the tone for all the movie, too luminous and too bright ! That's why when Gotham flinches at the end, we don't have the feeling of the total panic the comics told us about ! If they can change their tones for « DKII », so i'm sure it will be then a incredible hit !