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- A good addition to the seriesThis was well worth the money. It's about 90 minutes, and well worth the time. It's a fine addition to the series, and I recommend all those who don't have it to get it.
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- The Batman vs Dracula.........In all honesty, I figured the plot for The Batman vs Dracula would be a bit farfetched and unbelievable but, much to my surprise, it was anything but. It's much more Mature and adult-oriented, in my opinion. The story begins with Penguin finding out about a treasure that was buried in a Gotham Cemetary. Only the Joker knows of the treasure as well. Yet, while Joker is squaring off against The Batman, Penguin finds its' whereabouts. Unknowingly, Penguin cuts his hand on his umbrella and brings Dracula back to life. Soon thereafter, Penguin becomes a slave to the Prince of Darkness &, in no time at all, Gotham's Denizens starts becoming an army of the undead for Dracula. Heck, The Joker even becomes one. Vicky Vale, Bruce's love interest, figures in there as well. From that point on, it's a race for The Batman to come up with a solution to the problem and face off against Dracula.
Rino Romano, Alastair Duncan, Peter Stomare all do amazing voicework in this feature-length animated film.
I really enjoyed it and I'm sure you will, too.
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- A decent Bat featureSo here's The Batman's first attempt at a stand alone feature length movie, and while it is no Phantasm (arguably the best animated Batman movie ever), it doesn't fall flat on its face either. It actually raises the bar for the series and the tone is consistently dark throughout. I let a lot of the things that bothered me slide (still can't get used to the new Joker, Penguin designs/voices) and just enjoyed the movie on its own merit.
Citizens of Gotham go missing whom the media have dubbed "The Lost Ones". Batman does his best to track them down, while getting attacked by vampires at night. He knows what is responsible, but has to prove it, and by doing so, prove his innocence in the matter. Dracula is a great villain and definitely worthy of Batman's skill. Penguin and Joker also play supporting roles here but not to the point of outshining the titular villain. I was a little dissapointed that Gordon didn't make an appearance but Alfred picks up the slack. Vicky Vale also appears as Bruce's love interest/damsel in distress, but she's pleasant and voiced by Tara Strong (TNBA's Batgirl) so I didn't mind.
It's pretty predictable and I never once had any doubt how it would end, but it was fun while it lasted and the action between Batman and Dracula was well storyboarded. I was a little surprised that they didn't really shy away from the violence as there is some decent blood gushing moments. Also a bonus was that it was a solo Bat tale, so no sidekicks to steal his thunder. A decent first outing for a "The Batman" feature. If there's another, there's definitely room for improvement, but they could do a lot worse too.
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- hate the series love the one shotI dont really like the new batman series at all as I am a bit of a traditionalist, this however is pure gold. Well animated and a good development of story and fun without losing the darker and creepier elements of dracula or the batman for that matter, loved the edition of Vicky Vale too. Brilliant is up there with sub zero, superman batman movie but not mask of phantasm or return of the joker, but hey they were from the divine bruce timm batman, this is great fun though. Younger kids should watch with an adult though.
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- If Looney Tunes did Batman...Although it is rather serious in tone and deals with vampires and the undead, The Batman vs Dracula just seems to childish and too cartoony to be really effective. The color pallet is suitably drab and washed out and it does have a decent amount of atmosphere but I can't help but think that it could have been better if it just didn't seem toned down.
I prefer the 90s series of Batman, which had an overwhelming amount of darkness and Gothic pathos. This new THE Batman series appears to be reconfigured to appeal to kids who weren't even born in that decade. I know it's a cliché to moan that animated shows were always better when my age-group were kids, but it's so true.
The Penguin and The Joker (now looking like a cross between Krusty the Clown and The Predator) escape from Arkham (there's something new) and make their way to a hidden treasure trove in the cemetery. But the bird stumbles upon Dracula's tomb (why he is in Gotham is not explained) and resurrects him by accident.
But The Batman doesn't approve of a Vampireman stalking his streets and a drawn-out conflict with a predictable and hokey ending fills up the rest of the movie. It's fun, it's entertaining, but it's just not the Batman I'm used to.
The DVD is in good looking 1.33:1 full frame with Dolby 5.1 sound and a fair amount of extras. But why, in an age of almost every household having a widescreen TV (be it HD or not), animated features such as this are STILL being transferred in full frame is beyond me. I am willing to be that BvsD was drawn and storyboarded in 1.78:1 widescreen. So why not give us an anamorphic transfer Warner?
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