Batman Gotham Knight

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Batman Gotham Knight

David McCallum, Gary Dourdan, Kevin Conroy, Will Friedle, Jason Marsden

Anime-inspired direct-to-DVD anthology film. Comprised of six short stories, from diverse creators, including Academy Award-nominated Josh Olsen (A History of Violence), Batman Begins writer David S. ...( read more  read more... )Goyer, and comics scribe Brian Azzarello. It's planned for a release window of two to four weeks prior to the release of The Dark Knight, and would bridge the gap between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

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  • DrZeek
    August 25, 2009
    DrZeek
    Subway Bum: Hey Bats, when your flying around above the city, whats it look like?
    Batman: It looks dirty.

    Similar to the Animatrix, this DVD is comprised of six animated shorts, written and directed by a different people. The overall connection of these shorts serves as a bridge...( read more) between Nolan's Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Besides serving as a good way to quell my waiting for The Dark Knight to come out, in terms of story, some are better than others, but the overall animation and music on each is wonderful. Its also nice that Kevin Conroy again stars as the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne, seeing as how he's been doing it in animation form for nearly 20 years.

    The first short is Have I Got a Story For You. (3.5 stars) It involves a group of kids each telling a story about their encounter with the Batman. All the kids have their own perspective on what the Bat looks like as well.

    Crossfire is next (4 stars). This story involves two cops arguing over the effectiveness of a vigilante in the city during a drive back from Arkham, when they suddenly are in the middle of a mob shootout. Batman arrives in time to show how effective he is.

    Next is Field Test (3 stars). This story shows Batman testing out his hi-tech gadgets. While effective, Batman decides to only go to certain lengths after a side effect of a device causes problems.

    Bruce Wayne: I'm willing to put my life on the line to do what I have to. But it has to be mine, no one else's.

    In Darkness Dwells another one of the best shorts (4.5 stars). This story involves Batman's search for a deformed criminal known as Killer Croc and the Scarecrow who still roams under the city and uses his fear toxin. He works with Lt. Gordon this time around as well.

    The next story is Working Through the Pain (4 stars). This is a dual story involving Batman's struggle with an injury to get out from under the city and flashbacks involving an early part of Bruce Wayne's life where he works with a spiritual women in search of finding out how to conquer pain.

    Alfred: Give me your hand sir
    [Batman standing in a sewer with handful of guns, further understanding the harsh reality he is apart of]
    Batman: I can't

    The last short is Deadshot (4.5). This story involves Batman facing of against a deadly assassin targeting not only cops but Batman as well.

    As mentioned, all of the shorts are very well animated and scored wonderfully, which makes this whole thing worthwhile. Nicely done.

    Lt. James Gordon: [Batman's been bitten by Croc] Are you in pain?
    Batman: I work through pain.
  • phubbs1
    May 5, 2009
    phubbs1
    Looking excellent and with top notch animation these Batman shorts are good. The first couple are abit odd and kinda surreal, I didnt enjoy them that much, but as the stories continue they get better and more like the Batman we know.
    The stories envolving Killer Croc and Dead Sh...( read more)ot are the best and show what could come in future movies.
  • ladyp1964
    January 4, 2009
    ladyp1964
    junk
  • sononothing
    December 15, 2008
    sononothing
    Batman Gotham Knight is an anthology of six short cartoons with each one being very different from one another. Some are way too anime like and some look like an animated comic book. The stories are hit and miss, but most of the hits are very good and most of the misses are...
  • mrpopcorn
    November 16, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    "Get Ready....To Rage Against Evil"

    The producers of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight team with some of the most respected anime artists in Japan to explore Bruce Wayne's transition from tormented crime fighter to heroic icon of a crumbling metropolis. Separated into s...( read more)ix distinct chapters but intended to be viewed as a whole, this stylized look at immortal DC Comics superhero is the result of a collaboration between Shojiro Nishimi (Tekkonkinkreet), Yasuhiro Aoki (Steamboy), Futoshi Higashide (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack), Toshiyuki Kubooka (The Secret of Blue Water), and Hiroshi Morioka (Chronicle of the Wings).

    Review
    Gotham Knight is both entertaining & beautiful to watch. Told in separate stories, through different perspectives, Gotham Knight isn't so much a straight-up tie-in to Christopher Nolan's brilliant franchise, but a companion piece. You don't need it but it's certainly worth the watch. While it does serve as a companion piece to the uber-realism of the Nolan franchise, Gotham Knight is very different in the fact it dwells on fantasy & the bizarre, for example Batman battles Croc, a deformed & gigantic monster in the sewers beneath Gotham. In this case however it is very fun to watch all of these different writers and animators take new and exciting twists on Batman's character, but keeping in tone with his morals. So while not necessary to see, I still recommend Gotham Knight highly to anyone who is a fan of any and all incarnations of the Batman.
  • Zibbs
    December 27, 2009
    Zibbs
    HAVE I GOT A STORY FOR YOU (2.5) - I have more appreciation for this one after watching it recently, the background animation is very well drawn and is clearly contrasted by the silly main character animations.


    CROSSFIRE (3.5) - One big build-up for an extreme Batman entrance.
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    FIELD TEST (1) - The least amount of action/entertainment.


    IN DARKNESS DWELLS (4) - "I'm looking for a monster."

    The epitome of Dark Knight animation style; this short story is very similar to the grimy style of "Batman Begins".

    "I work through pain."


    WORKING THROUGH THE PAIN (4.5) - More focus on Batman's personal vendetta/drive; my favorite short animation of the feature.

    "You shouldn't thank me, Bruce. I failed you. You came asking for help in dealing with your pain, but your pain is beyond my abilities; perhaps yours, as well. For your pain is leading you down a path you desire."


    DEADSHOT (4) - I didn't really care for this short flick the first time I watched all short films; but after watching it on it's own (and not at the end of all six features), the episode actually feels like the highlights of a motion picture animated film.
  • TexasGuy
    December 25, 2009
    TexasGuy
    The stories were great and the way each story have a different artwork.
  • uberbeard
    December 24, 2009
    uberbeard
    Firstly, this has nothing to do with the Nolan films, so this animated feature lost points the moment it billed itself as such.

    Secondly, as nice as it is to see some old voice talent, Kevin Conroy doesn't seem to fit the anime styled Batman presented here... Or perhaps Batman d...( read more)oesn't fit the anime styled Batman here.

    Thirdly, considering the apparent talent they're suggesting is behind the short stories, they were really bland! It may be an unfair comparison, but the animated series of the 90s had anthology episodes that were produced and written miles better than this 'movie.'
  • BloodyOne
    December 1, 2009
    BloodyOne
    Very interesting film that uses the Animatrix as its inspiration.
  • ythelastman89
    November 19, 2009
    ythelastman89
    A great anthology of Batman stories, set in the tone of Christopher Nolan's universe. While some of the animation was not my taste at all, it was not horrible. There were a lot of great segments and Kevin Conroy still plays an amazing Batman.
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