Batman: Dead End (2003)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Sandy Collora

Writer:

Sandy Collora (written by)

Genre:

Short | Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

The Joker has escaped from Arkham and Batman must once again bring him in - once and for all. Unfortunately for the bat, there is something even more sinister than the Joker waiting in the alley for the dark knight detective.. |

Plot Keywords:

Super Villain | Infra Red | Based On Comic Book | Very Little Dialogue | Xenomorph

Cast

Clark Bartram	...	Batman
Andrew Koenig	...	The Joker
Kurt Carley	...	Predator #1
Jake McKinnon	...	Alien
Dragon Dronet	...	Left Predator
Patrick Magee	...	Predator #3

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Montauk Films

Trivia:

Filmed in four days.

Quotes:

Male newscaster: [radio reports are heard while Batman is suiting up] Murder and mayhem in Gotham City; evil mastermind 'The Joker' has once again escaped the Arkham asylum...
Female newscaster: [newscaster is downed out by another voice] This is Shannon Comb reporting for Arkham asylum, where the scene can only be described as grim. Two guards brutally beaten, and criminal mastermind 'The Joker' has escaped from his maximum-security cell. At this time Dr. Harley Quinn Is still missing. Police Chief James Gordon could not be reached for comment.

Movie Connections:

References Aliens (1986)

Great piece of film making. Very stylish!

Don't expect a crappy little amateur film. "Batman: Dead End" puts some of the superhero movies made these days till shame.

The style and atmosphere is even darker and more sinister then in the 2 Tim Burton Batman movies. You can say that "Batman: Dead End" is a more daring movie. The movie shows how the makers can handle several styles and it's the crew that really deserves credit. Everything works perfect especially the cinematography.

But let's not forget the cast. Clark Bartram is actually a very convincing Batman (Better then Val Kilmer and George Clooney anyway) and Andrew Koenig is the perfect Joker his character is actually much more different then from the original movie in a good way. The character is more sinister and psychotic in a scary way instead of an entertaining. The characters are much more closer then the ones from the comic books.

Sure the story is just beyond silly but that's not the point, the crew really showed how they can handle different moments and styles. This little film is filled with wonderful little moments and is a shear pleasure to watch.

Awesome fights, great make-up, wonderful costumes, excellent directing, great cast, most excellent cinematography and a great and daring atmosphere and style, what is there not to like?

8/10