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Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants (2016)
Gotham Rim
For any complaining this film isn't as mature or tightly woven in plot as the likes of 'Under the Red Hood' or 'The Killing Joke', I think they're misunderstanding the whole point of the Batman Unlimited line. This is meant for younger kids and I feel it does a great job at that without being obnoxious. I'm much older than this demographic, but I still found it enjoyable and entertaining.
There wasn't anything that upset me about this movie and it legitimately entertained me. And if a movie, an entertainment medium, does that; it certainly didn't fail. Not everything needs to be dripping with characterization and plot or be dark and gritty when it comes to Batman. Sometimes you just want to have fun with your favorite characters and the Dark Knight along with the other DC heroes is no exception. The animation looks great and the fights are very mobile, so there's always something to look at; and there's some nice character moments still there. I found this Damien Wayne a lot more enjoyable than even the comics version.
As a kaiju and mecha genre fan, I got a big kick out of this film. If you saw and liked Pacific Rim, you'll think it's a hoot as the film is constantly giving you shout-outs. It doesn't get to the rip-off territory, but more like an honestly happy homage with the visuals and soundtrack.
We got a movie with Green Arrow and Batman slugging it out with a Godzilla sized Killer Croc and Hulked-Out and Hulked-Up Bane while bass guitars are strum in the background. If that doesn't bring out your typical sci-fi/comic geek's inner child, I don't know what will.
I expected this film to be tacky, very toy pandering, immature, and just plain bad; and had high hopes for 'The Killing Joke'. As of the closing of 2016, that opinion has entirely reversed. Mechs vs. Mutants is a happily fun, entertaining romp with some nice homages; knowing exactly what it is and excelling at it. Put it on for the tots and even if you're older, I can see all but the most hardlined dark Batman and DC fans finding something to enjoy.
Yonggary (1999)
Weird but entertaining, but is there an 'OldGary' too?
DO NOT take this film seriously. Compared to this flick, even the poorer Gamera and Godzilla films are Citizen Kane when it comes to taking the film seriously.
Taken as face value as entertainment, kudos to the director for making a great popcorn cruncher.
Yes the dialogue is awkward at times- Yes the CGI doesn't quite look finished- Yes it's kinda odd a South Korean film has near only American actors- Yes the monster looks nothing like the original Youngary- But heck to all that, it's IS entertaining!
This movie falls firmly in the 'So bad it's good' category. The action scenes have a lot of hilarity going on, dialogue can be flat out hilarious, the plot, while executed a bit oddly, IS pretty original; and the monster designs aren't half bad.
I saw this as a kid and loved it for the unintentional humor as much as I did the big monster fight at the end. As for any parents who's monster movie loving kids might want to see this, this is a pretty safe film. Outside of one scene that could be a bit squeamish where (offscreen) a fossil tooth flies through a dig worker, I can't see anything in this film that would be bad for kids under 10.
If you want a film to kill time and to leave your brain at the door to have some fun, this film will for the job.
When it comes to Godzilla's numerous foreign relatives, Yonggary did pretty well for me.