Despite the initial trepidation, most of them have been a success.
And the more original the story, the better the movie.
The action sequences were well done, something that will remain a constant throughout these movies.
It certainly wasnt bad, but it was very middle of the road.
Fortunately they got it right later on.
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Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
RememberThe Animatrix?
And remember how people used to try and talk themselves into digging it?
I do, and I guess this is a little bit confessional.
These six stories were supposedly set betweenBatman BeginsandThe Dark Knight.
They were a disaster.
This movie is great.
This is a good excuse to pick it up.
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Ive come around on this since I first saw it.
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Earth 2 Luthor escapes to Earth Prime to get the Justice Leagues help.
Batman specifically uses Quick and not Flash to open this portal because doing so kills Quick.
Thats a dealbreaker for me.
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He tells Darkseid hell shut the destruct sequence off if Darkseid lets Kara go.
Its patently ridiculous, and grossly out of character for Batman, and you know what?
Im still mad about it.
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The Superman/Shazam/Black Adam story is fun and entertaining, and the other stories on here are pretty good.
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All-Star Superman (2011)
All-Star Supermanis tough.
There wasnt really any point to doingAll-Star Superman, though.
It was so peculiarly comics that I think it lost something when it became animation.
But I really think the comic is a vastly better use of your time and money.
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Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
LikeGotham Knight, this is an anthology.
But unlikeGotham Knight,Green Lantern: Emerald Knightsis actually good.
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This is a compressed adaptation of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchellis classic story.
But thats not important.
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Superman vs.
The Elite (2012)
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The Eliteis utterly puzzling.
Its fundamentally the same story.
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The first part takes the mutant story, and the second has the showdowns with the Joker and Superman.
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The biggest crime of the movie is that it wastes John Noble as Brainiac.
Also, theres a faint whiff of anti-intellectualism.
And the anti-museum-ness of it.
And how Superman beats Brainiac by exposing a latent mental illness.
Yes, even Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy.
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Well, I HATED the first arc of New 52Justice League.
So…it was tough to watchJustice League: War.
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Son of Batman (2014)
I dont get why Deathstroke had to be shoved into this.
But Warner Bros. just keep pushing him into other media trying to make him seem cool.
Son of Batmanis okay, but Deathstroke was a symptom of its bigger problem.
It tries too hard.
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Nothing aboutAssault on Arkhamis Earth-moving.
Its just a brief-ish action flick thats a lot of fun and worth your time.
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I wouldnt put this in the top five, but it was enjoyable enough.
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Its alittlemore complex than that, but not by much.
As with the rest of the latest batch of new movies, the fights inBatman vs. Robinare great.
Hell, I think Talon even moved like Mugen fromSamurai Champlooin his fight with Nightwing.
Or should I say…Batman!
Bruce asks his father Is it real?
Well principles of mediocre storytelling dictate that thats exactly whats going to happen, Bruce.
We didnt even bother shading it a little.
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Wonder Woman is Highfathers granddaughter.
Batman is Kirk Langstrom gone full vampire.
Just a story about a violent, cynical Justice League coming to terms with a darker world.
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Batman seemingly dies saving Batwoman from The Heretic (!)
and his gang of z-lister backups.
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The end product is fairly middling.
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Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Piping hot garbage.
Oh, you want more?
Ok. Dont adapt Alan Moore stories.
Ultimately,the Jokeris unsuccessful in his attempts to torture Commissioner Gordon into insanity.
Maybe he should have just shown him this movie.
The subpar animation alone probably would have worked.
Im being a little negative, because I fall squarely in the second group.
If you loved the old show, theres probably enough here to be worth your while.
If not, you should skip it.
This movie is a lot of fun.
Ryans voice and screenwriter Ernie Altbecks script do a great job of capturing scumbag Constantine.
Teen Titans,The Judas Contractovercomes almost all of them thanks to much stronger writing.
Terra, a geomorph, joins the Teen Titans as they adjust to life as a superhero team.
The voice work is stellar.
And what we ultimately get is a straight up comedy.
But Ill be damnd if these folks arent talented as hell.
Theres one fart sequence in the Batmobile that is maybe the funniest thing thats been in the Timmverse.
Its offbeat, butBatman and Harley Quinnis worth watching if youre a DCAU fan.
Its clever and fun, like a really good episode of the television show.
But the fact that this is Adam Wests final appearance as Batman also makes it a little melancholy.
It borrows heavily from the Two-Face story inDark KnightReturns,only if you added in King Tut and Bookworm.
The writers add in a few inspired jokes to keep the story moving briskly.
And the memorial to West is touching.
This is worth watching for that connection to history, and because its well made and entertaining.
So strike one against the animated adaptation is that the animation style wasnt Mike Mignola.
It actually looked more like Ed McGuiness normally not a problem, but it didnt work here.
The person I saw this with had the same reaction when we found out who Jack was.
We get all of that in this movie.
Its twisty, fun, violent and full of bad people and good ones doing bad things.
You wont come back.
If you even have a strong beer before watching that, youre not going to process it.
But you shouldtotallywatch it.
Its every bit as bonkers as it sounds.
And its gorgeous to look at.
DC tried something very different withBatman: Ninja, and succeeded.
Theyre two halves of the same movie.
Even with their close ties, theyre both very entertaining.
The success ofDeath/Reignisnt in their skill at adapting the classic Superman stories to animation.
Its actually in their skill in adapting the classic Superman stories to the DCAU continuity.
The comics theyre based on are underrated classics.
Both of these movies are worth your time.
One of the best things about that concept is the bait and switch the creators pulled with the movie.
This movie is Star Boy and Jessica Cruzs show, with supporting roles for Mister Terrific and Miss Martian.
We talked about that at greater length in a fullreview.
The comic series was a huge deal when it came out.
Hush was a terrible villain, but frankly, so was everyone else in the comic.
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Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Normally turn off your brain and its fun is a compliment.
But normally, youre saying that about Jason Statham movies, and thats the best that theyre capable of.
You should probably skip this one.
