Batman - Gotham Knight [Blu-ray]

Product Description

Acclaimed screenwriters including David Goyer (Batman Begins) Josh Olson (A History of Violence) and Alan Burnett (Batman The Animated Series) join forces with revered animation filmmakers on six spellbinding chapters chronicling Batman s transition from novice crimefighter to Dark Knight. These globe-spanning adventures pit Batman against the fearsome Scarecrow the freakish Killer Croc and the unerring marksman Deadshot. Using an arsenal of high-tech gadgetry from Wayne Industries Batman s ethical boundaries exist only where he chooses to place them leaving some fearful of his power. The sharp storytelling complemented by stylish art from some of the world s most visionary animators masterfully depicts the blurred lines of Batman as man myth and legend.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY

Product Details

• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2008-07-08
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Animated, Color, Widescreen
• Original language: English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 76 minutes

Customer Reviews

Not Good
Hearing that Bruce Timm was producing this DVD animated Batman movie, I ran out to get a copy. Ouch.

While I enjoy the work of several Japanese animators, this is pure "anime" which has become mostly exploitation entertainment produced to appeal to Western audiences. These stories are hollow and thin, and there's a dingy, murky grimness to the collection that makes it impossible to enjoy. Batman is a cipher in these stories, and the heart that makes other Timm productions so special is completely missing. Almost any episode from the first season of Timm's 1990's "Batman The Animated Series" leaves this wallowing in the gutter, where it belongs.

Oh, and most of the animation is generic and boring. Blech.

Meh...
I love Batman. I've loved Batman for years. I am way too excited for The Dark Knight. So when I found out there was going to be an Animatrix style in-betweener for Batman, I flipped....That is until I saw it. Truthfully, this really isn't that good. The animation is phenomenal - very dark, how Batman should be - but the stories just aren't good. They go from bad to slightly better, but still never reach "good" by the end of the movie. I found myself saying "what was the point of that?" at the end of every story, and couldn't really find any good reasons why this was even made. This is pretty much a cash grab from the studios. In comparison to The Animatrix, this one doesn't even stand up - Gotham Knight doesn't give you anything substantial - it doesn't deliver anything about the character that we don't already know, and it doesn't even reiterate the point very well. There is really no need to see this before you see The Dark Knight. I read earlier bad reviews and ignored them and bought it anyway - so PLEASE at least give this one a rental before you drop more than 20 bucks on it.

Disappointed
I got excited to hear about a new Batman cartoon feature. Not only that, I got sucked into the hype when I heard the voice of Kevin Conroy.

The story is loose, not all that together. The 6 interlocking stories makes no sense at all. Batman's suit looks more closely like the Azrael Batman. Most of the drawing are too Akira like. And, that is not a good thing actually.

Kevin Conroy is the Batman, but Masterpiece, this feature is not.

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