MOVIE FACTS 

GENRE : CARTOON
DIRECTOR: -
CAST : -
YEAR : 2000
DISTRIBUTOR: WARNER BROS
RATING :

MOVIE REVIEW ()  

WARNER BROTHERS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT RELEASED THE FIRST BATMAN BEYOND FEATURE LENGTH MOVIE ON TUESDAY, BB:ROTJ.  YES, IT IS A SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON, BUT THIS MOVIE AIMS HIGH AND DOESN'T DISAPPOINT.  THE MOVIE FOLLOWS THE NEW BATMAN 40 YEARS IN THE FUTURE AS THE GREATEST VILLAIN TO EVER CROSS BATMAN'S PATH RETURNS.  THAT'S RIGHT, AS THE NAME SUGGEST, THE JOKER RETURNS.  THE MOVIE HANDLES ALL THE CHARACTERS WELL, KEEPING A GOOD PACE AND PUTTING A LOT OF GREAT ACTION IN THE RIGHT PLACES.  OF COURSE, IF YOU'VE MADE YOUR WAY AROUND THE INTERNET LATELY YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THE CUTS WB MADE 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVIE'S ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE, BUT THE EDITING IS NOT AS BAD AS YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, IT STILL PLAYS VERY WELL.  WITH A NEW COMPANY PULLING THE DUTIES ON ANIMATION, THE MOVIE HAS A SLIGHT ANIME' FEEL TO IT, WITH SMOOTH FLUID CHARACTER MOVEMENTS.  VOICE ACTING IS GREAT, MARK HAMILL CONTINUING HIS JOKER DUTIES PLAYS THE BEST JOKER SEEN TO DATE, RANKING RIGHT UP THERE WITH JACK'S PERFORMANCE IN BATMAN (1988). 

                                                                        
                                                                                                  Review by :Jerm

DVD REVIEW ()

DVD PICTURE IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR AN ANIMATED MOVIE.  5.1 SOUND WAS A BIT DISAPPOINTING.  THE SURROUND SPEAKERS REALLY DIDN'T GET THE WORKOUT A NORMAL ACTION MOVIE WOULD HAVE PROVIDED.  ALSO, THE MOVIE IS PRESENTED IN FULL SCREEN WHICH IS ALSO A DISAPPOINTMENT TO THE HOME THEATER ENTHUSIAST.  DVD EXTRAS WERE FAIR.  COMMENTARY WAS INTERESTING AND THE BEHIND THE SCENES FETERETTE GIVES YOU A "CATCH UP" ON BATMAN LORE.  THE ONLY THING THAT WAS MISLEADING WAS THE DELETED SCENES, WHICH WERE THE EQUIVALENT OF STORYBOARDS WITH DIALOG.  ALL IN ALL THOUGH, A GOOD MOVIE, WELL WORTH A RENT AND WORTH EVERY PENNY OF A BUY.

facts :
RUNTIME : 70 MIN

LANGAGES : ENGLISH

SUBTITLES: ENGLISH

RE-WATCH RATE : 3-4 TIMES

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