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Release Date:
8 July 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Get Ready....To Rage Against Evil
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A collection of tales of The Dark Knight of Gotham City, as conceived by noted anime talents. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin Conroy | ... | Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) | |
| Jason Marsden | ... | Thomas Wayne / Doctor / Cop / Youth 2 (voice) | |
| Scott Menville | ... | B-Devil / Cop (voice) | |
| George Newbern | ... | Man in Black / Guido / Man / Youth 3 (voice) | |
| Corey Padnos | ... | Porkchop (voice) | |
| Crystal Scales | ... | Meesh (voice) | |
| Alanna Ubach | ... | Dander (voice) | |
| Hynden Walch | ... | Woman / Young Cassandra / Young Bruce Wayne (voice) | |
| Corey Burton | ... | Scarecrow / The Russian / Ronald Marshall (voice) | |
| Gary Dourdan | ... | Detective Crispus Allen (voice) | |
| Jim Meskimen | ... | Lt. James Gordon / Deadshot (voice) | |
| Pat Musick | ... | News Anchor (voice) | |
| Ana Ortiz | ... | Detective Anna Ramirez (voice) | |
| Rob Paulsen | ... | Sal Maroni / Mole Man / Youth #4 (voice) | |
| Andrea Romano | ... | Martha Wayne / Dispatcher (voice) |
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Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, including some bloody images.
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75 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 |
Australia:M |
Singapore:PG |
Brazil:14 |
UK:15 |
USA:TV-14 (cable rating) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario)
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On the DVD commentary, Kevin Conroy admits that he had never read about the Dark Knight until he originally auditioned for the part back in 1992 on Batman: the Animated Series. When he was told the back-story of murdered parents and a quest for revenge, Conroy, who was a trained Shakespearean actor, thought they were telling him the story of Hamlet.
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Continuity: Even though this film is intended to act as a loose bridge between Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008), during the period when Wayne Manor is being rebuilt, the final segment, "Deadshot," shows Bruce Wayne and Alfred living in the manor.
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Quotes:
Batman:
Alfred, how's the satellite picture?
Alfred Pennyworth: Splendid. I can almost see your pointy ears, sir.
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Alfred Pennyworth: Splendid. I can almost see your pointy ears, sir.
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Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#40.1)" (2008)
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I've never been a fan of anime, and this film didn't really do anything to change my mind. This is a collection of short stories much in the same vein as the Animatrix meant to somewhat bridge the gap between Batman Begins and the Dark Knight.
Each story focuses on one particular aspect of Batman and his mythos. Through the eyes of some kids we so how his presence in Gotham is to many an urban legend. We also see how he learned to deal with pain, we see a sample of the development that goes behind some of his toys, we see the police's attitude towards him and of course we get to see some good old fashion Batman ass kickery. Collectively all these stories are pretty well written and I liked how they managed with the use of subtle details and references to link one story from the next to help bring it a little higher than your typical anthology.
But as I've said I'm not a fan of anime. I find anime directors to be exceptional at conveying mood and atmosphere through the use of brilliant backgrounds and well plotted storyboards, but outside of the science fiction realm of the Batsuit and the monsters I find there character designs lacking in originality. When Batman takes off his mask Bruce Wayne has a remarkable resemblance to almost every other anime character we've ever seen. This can't be said for all anime artists, we do get some variety here and regardless of the style it's always interesting to see different artists' takes on the same character. Another issue I found across the board which I think more than anything detracted from my enjoyment of this and most others of the style is the lack of emotion that goes into the character acting. We're treated to good voice actors here, specifically the return of Kevin Conroy as Batman but the solid performances of the voices are lost behind faces completely devoid of emotion. The heads remains dead during the lion's share of all dialog while the mouth moves up and down (sometimes not even that)until the voice is done delivering the lines. This is no exaggeration either, there is no movement of the eyes or brows or even enough variation on mouth shapes to imply any emotion at all, if they're not throwing a punch the characters are relentlessly static. As an animator myself I may be more critical to such things and I'm not trying to tell of anime creators, I know it has legions of fans, but I won't be joining the ranks personally until they evolve beyond some of these problems.
In the end this is still worth seeing if you're a Batman fan, and despite my ranting against the anime style I did really enjoy seeing the different interpretations of the Batsuit and batmobile along with a couple other elements that carried across the stories.