DC Comics Animated

Vengeance blackens the soul, Bruce. I've always feared that you would become that which you fought against. You walk the edge of that abyss every night, but you haven't fallen in and I thank heaven for that.-Alfred

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Director:Bruce Timm and Eric Radowski

Cast:Kevin Conroy,Mark Hamill,Dana Delaney,Hart Bochner

Genre:Animation

Year of release:1993

Running Time:75 minutes



Plot:

Someone is killing off some of Gotham's mob leaders in an eerie costume, vanishing and reappearing like a ghost and eyewitnesses insist that it is Batman. The dark knight is now in serious trouble with the police, accused of being dangerous and unpredictable. Hunted wherever he goes, Batman must solve the mystery of the Phantasm to stop the killing and regain his reputation. Meanwhile old wounds are opened as Andrea Beaumont (whom Bruce Wayne had had a serious love affair with in the past) returns to the city. Memories of the past are now preying on Bruce's mind, memories of a time before Batman where Bruce was drawn between happiness and the promise he made to his parents. The mystery of the Phantasm is really putting Batman's skills to the test as the police slowly draw in with no mercy. The answer to it all lies somewhere in the past of both Bruce Wayne and another deadly foe, The Joker



Review:

I was really forward to see Batman:The Mask of the Phantasm because i m a huge fan of Batman and i ve heard positive things about this movie created by the masterminds behind Batman:The Animated Series.If you think The Dark Knight is the best Batman ever made,think again.The Mask of the Phantasm is very superior to Tim Burton s films and on the same level of Chris Nolan s version.I loved this film and is reccomendable of the fans of the Dark Knight of Gotham and who those loved the animated series aswell.

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Kevin Conroy is absolutely fantastic as Batman.Conroy managed to capture the spirit of the character in a huge way,even animated.Batman faces an strange enemy that is killing Gotham s crime bosses and he gets the blame and also has a travel into Bruce Wayne s past before embrace his destiny as Batman.Conroy is amazing and honestly he would be a great live action Batman instead of Michael Keaton.Mark Hamill is so hysterical as The Joker.It s kinda silly mention Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger.Mark Hamill is also the best Joker eveer.The Joker faces Batman once again and it won t be a clean fight this time.The new character of the film is the Phantasm,the masked avenger who uses the same methods as Batman but he kills the bandits while Batman doesn t do that.I was shocked when i discovered his true identity and is Andrea,Bruce s old love.



Bruce Timm and Eric Radowski are truly the geniouses behind this amazing movie on giving a great brilliance and magic to the movie that no one has capture before.One of the best scenes of the movie is when Bruce Wayne puts the mask for the first time which is definetly one of the greatest moments of the character,thanks to Shirley Walker s amazing score.



Batman:The Mask of the Phantasm is a masterpiece of animation and a wonderfull representation of Batman,honoring his 70 year legacy.A movie reccomendable of the Batman fans who knows really what Batman is all about and not for the idiots who think that The Dark Knight is the best of all Batman movies.Masterpiece of animation.

Batman is the greatest superohero of all time.This looks great for anime but the Dark Knight will be even better.

i want to see this one.