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If you enjoy the animated Batman series . Then you will enjoy this movie . It gives a slight twist to the demise of the Joker and what happens in the future . You also find out what happens to Harliquin , Batgirl , and Robin .
The Batman Beyond Series puts a future twist on the Batman story never seen before , and this is what makes this movie a must see. In this series , there are street gangs calling themselves the "Jokers" . Then when the actual Joker himself appears , it just throws everyone for a loop . In this movie , you really get the feel for what kind of Insane Genius , he really is .
I do not want to spoil the Movie for anyone out there reading this , but I will say this to you . If you want to have a bit of fun with Batman , and seeing Joker get what he really deserves , grab your Pop-Corn , Your Drink , turn off the lights and hold on for an exciting time...
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Probably the best of the made-for-video animated Batflicks(Mask Of The Phantasm was a theatrical release), Return Of The Joker was the only movie of Batman Beyond, which also acted as a kind of finale to the series.
Set sometime after Season 3 of the show, a remaining group of the Jokerz(a street gang enspired by the Joker)has been working with a criminal claiming to be the original Joker. Meanwhile, the elderly Bruce Wayne has regained control of his family's business, but Joker & Co. crash his big party. Luckily, Batman 2.0(aka: Terry McGinnis)is on hand to stop them. The return of his old nemesis forces Bruce to take away the Batsuit from Terry. That doesn't stop the Jokerz from hunting down him down while Joker busts into the Batcave and nearly kills Bruce. Barbara Gordon fills Terry in on the demise of the first Joker from back in her Batgirl days when Tim Drake(the second Robin)was kidnapped and tortured by the Joker, which caused Tim to shoot him. Terry suspects Tim has some connection to the new Joker, mainly because of his current expertise as a satellite engineer, and the Joker's been stealing lots of computer parts used to control satellites. Joker uses an orbiting particle-beam satellite to shoot down the Batmobile, and wrecking half of Gotham in the process! Batman arrives at the Joker's hideout, and is stunned to find out that Tim Drake is really the Joker who the original one had planted some of his DNA inside him when he was Robin. Thankfully, Terry is successful in freeing Tim from the Joker's control, and stops the satellite laser.
This was a triumph for Warner Bros. video animation, which later helped set the stage for the current DC Universe line of films. It was also alot more mature then the previous DC Comics animated outlets up until then, so much so that there is a unrated version of this film that's much more worth owning. The animation is also profoundly upgraded. Batman Beyond was already heavily influenced by cyberpunk anime like Akira and Bubblegum Crisis, but it really shows up alot more here than in the TV series, especially in the shots involving the space laser destroying the city. The TV series also occasionally suffered from a lack of decent writing, but this movie was a profound boost in that and making it a true Batman story more with mystery and intrigue. There's also better development with the characters, more so with the original Batman characters than the Beyond ones. This is a must for all Batfans, even ones who didn't watch BB.
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This is a great Batman movie. I'm a fan of the Batman Beyond series and this was very well done and a pleasure to watch. I just want to note that Amazon.com lists the aspect ratioo as 1:33:1 (Fullscreen). The back of the DVD case also says "Standard Version" and says the film was modified from it's original version. However, this DVD is in anamorphic WIDESCREEN. So at least it's not cropped to a 4:3 pan and scan, you get the full view of the wonderful 16:9 video as it was intended to be seen.
The film was great, I have yet to go into the special features, but it does seem to have a good amount including deleted scenes, animation tests and even a commentary. I'm very happy Warner Brothers released an Uncut version of this movie. It's by-far the best version, sure it's not the best for young kids - but this series and the film aren't really that violent or adult, sure it has some adult themes, but compared to what's on TV today it's hard for me to see why they had to go and make an edited version. Then again, to each their own. This is a fantastic DVD and it's at a great price, get this uncut version, don't worry, it's in Widescreen and any fan of Batman or any of the many animated series about Batman will really enjoy this DVD.
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completly worth the buy, though its too bad will is in his thirties now, he probably would have made a good next generation batman
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The best Batman movie ever made, bar none! Never mind that it's animated, it is rated PG-13 for some disturbing moments! Set after Bruce Wayne's retirement as Batman, it is a very literate story, with lots of symbolism about family as well as insight into what motivates both Bruce Wayne and the Joker. Mark Hamill ROCKS as the Joker!
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