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	• Batman - Gotham Knight (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Corey Burton, Kevin Conroy Warner Home Video, 2008 average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Incredible and Worth Every Penny

*This does contain some minor spoilers. I tried not to spoil too much.*

Batman: Gotham Knight is advertised as the missing link between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. There are six stories in total. Each story is by different artists, but they all link together and flow together nicely.

The first story is untitled(that I know of) and envolves a boy waiting for his friends to arrive. Once they do, each one of them tells a story about what they saw today and they all saw Batman. Each story is farfetched in its own way as this story capitalizes on teenagers stretching the truth and/or having overactive imaginations. It seems their day isn't finished though as the fight they all witnessed makes its way to that very skate park.

"Crossfire" is the story of Chris and Anna being apart of Lietenant Gordon's MCU(Major Crime Unit). Chris thinks Batman is a vigilante that takes the law into his own hands while Anna is still unsure about him and is just thankful that good cops that know how to do their job are actually being respected now that Batman has shown up. After taking a recent Arkham escapee back to the asylum, they soon realize they're stuck in the middle of a gang war between Sal Maroni and The Russian.

"Field Test" begins with Lucius Fox showing Bruce Wayne some new gadgets. Amongst them is a harness equipped with an electromagnetic pulse strong enough to deflect bullets. Batman decides to test it out with Maroni, The Russian, and his goons. Everything is going Batman's way until a certain...glitch...happens.

"In Darkness Dwells" has everyone looking for a monster. Killer Croc, to be exact. Apparently, he was the former patient of a certain Johnathan Crane. Coincidentally, one of the reasons he was admitted to Dr. Crane was for his fear of bats. Go figure.

Batman is injured on what seems like any other night he puts on his mask in "Working Through Pain." We're basically shown how tenacious he really is as he struggles with his injuries. We're also shown a few flashbacks of his past and soon learn the difference between exterior and interior pain. There's a way to put pain in its place and this is how Bruce Wayne found out how.

"Deadshot" has come back to Gotham and has set his sights on Jim Gordon, but it looks like he has alterior motives. Bruce Wayne also gives his views on guns.

Gotham Knight is superb. There's really no other way to describe it. I had my doubts about it, but I think those were blown away during the first few minutes of the film. The animation is fantastic. Everything moves crisply and smoothly. It just seems to flow. And let me just say that it's amazing to hear Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman again. It's like a homecoming in so many ways.

The biggest question you may be asking yourself is if all the stories actually flow together since they're all done by different artists. The truth is that other than the artistic style changing, you don't really notice anything. The voice cast stays the same throughout the entire film and while each individual story has its own story to tell, they're all connected in some way and flow together nicely.

Gotham Knight is a feature that shouldn't be missed by anybody. Whether you're an anime fan, a Batman fan, or you're just looking for something new to catch your eye, I'd recommend Gotham Knight to anyone and everyone. The animation is beautiful and has a real crisp flow to it while the stories are written incredibly well and will keep you interested. The voice cast is also something worth mentioning. Other than seeing Kevin Conroy come back as Batman, the rest of the cast does a great job as well. My one complaint is that it doesn't really bridge the gap between anything. If you've seen Batman Begins, you'll be fine when you see The Dark Knight. This doesn't really seem to have anything that's a must see before TDK comes out in a few weeks. It is a nice bonus though and is highly recommended.

Rating: 9/10

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disappointed

1.
it's still pre-ordered on my cart right now,
i'm now bit skeptical about actually purchasing it.

i might get it in the future
because of making film parts and interviews,

i don't think i will be ever want to buy this one
purely based upon those episodes on this dvd.

2.
visual's ok, they hired top notch japanese studios.
they delivered it nicely.

there were some episodes that didn't live up to my expectations
though overall i think it's well done in terms of
art directions and visuals.

3.
writings might be one of the most major disappointing part.
i mean nothing special, just plain boring stories on and on and on.
if they had some prquels about villains...that might be
interesting...but they didn't.

i'd rather watch wb's tv series batman,
it has better intriguing and fresh ideas than this gotham knight.

4.
i don't know why dc let japanese stuios come up with their own
stories just like animatrix did.

outside looks fresh because of visuals from different studios
but as you peel it out more, it stinks just like onions.
inside is just same old...

batman's old franchise, and i think it needs more freshness.
i'm not sure this dvd makes happy old batman fans.
one of my friends who is hard core batman fan
wasn't that happy with gotham knight.

5.
anyways,
if you're a mild batman fan, and expect new visions from
japanese studios. don't expect too much.
visuals are good, but stories are just sam old.

but i think it will be worth 20$,
including making films and interviews
which i haven't got a chance to watch it...:)
hopefully

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okay

wow, very dissapointing but its still ok.
The animation was beautiful but most of the stories were dull and boring for the exception of a couple or so and i love Batman.

the first story with the little kids was ok but it just wasnt " Batman" to me, I felt like i was watching PBS or something. The animation or art was nice looking but the story was ok. my rating: 3/5

the second story was alright but the first few minutes were dull and boring, i thought the two detectives were boring charcters.but then i saw batman at the end and that was probably the best part.but in the end, it wasnt very good, and lets keep in mind these stories are about 12 min or so, my rating for this 3/5

the third one was much better than the first 2, although parts of it were dull, the scenes with batman were really cool, the action was cool but i wish i could of seen more of Batman. this story was good but dissapointing.I liked the design of batman on this one.
my rating 3.5/5

the 4th story was also pretty descent , batman looked cool in this story. I didnt like how killer croc and scarecrow looked and how they were used in this story but its was still descent, but the story is just way too short. my rating 3.5/5

the fifth story sucked big time balls, it was very dull and boring .it wasnt a very good story at all, it wasnt entertaining. I didnt like it at all, the only good parts were the scenes with batman. my rating 1.5/5

the 6th and last story was the best and it was very cool. in this one batman must face an assasin named deadshot. Batman's design looks very cool in this story and i think its the best design. deadshot is a very cool villain. the action scenes were cool. this was well written but my only complain is that it was just way too short. This is is what the entire "movie" should of been like. It would of been awesome to see deadshot vs batman more than once. It would of been much better had their been a bigger plot and a bigger story instead of having six stories. the 6th story gets a rating of 4.5/5

the entire 70 minute or so movie should of been the sixth story They should of taken the 6th story and expand it to 70 minutes.That way we could of had a very cool Batman anime film. 12 min was not enough. this idea of six stories by six different people was sort of a good idea but it just didnt work out right.bad excecution.

i'll probably wait until this dvd gets cheaper and buy the two disc dvd, which comes with 4 episodes from Batman The Animated Series, now thats the type of story telling that this film was missing.

overall 3/5 stars

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Very Good

To be frank I only liked the second half of the film. The first half constists of nothing but the view of Batman through the eyes of various civilians, and Batman beating up goons.

The second half or the last two stories are far more enjoyable. Working Through Pain was written by one of my favourite comic book writers Brian Azarello (100 Bullets), and he did a good job in annunciating that Bruce really doesn't want to work through the pain of his parents death. He wants to hold on to that pain because it gives him purpose and it drives him. And really if he were to give up that pain--he probably would find his life devoid and meaningless and purposeless. The Deadshot story, I liked because it shows the kind of Alpha male hero who is willing to stand down any threat (yet not a goon) warrior I like to see him portrayed as.

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Acclaimed screenwriters including David Goyer (Batman Begins) Josh Olson (A History of Violence) and Alan Burnett (Batman The Animated Series) join forces with revered animation filmmakers on six spellbinding chapters chronicling Batman?s transition from novice crimefighter to Dark Knight. These globe-spanning adventures pit Batman against the fearsome Scarecrow the freakish Killer Croc and the unerring marksman Deadshot. Using an arsenal of high-tech gadgetry from Wayne Industries Batman?s ethical boundaries exist only where he chooses to place them leaving some fearful of his power. The sharp storytelling complemented by stylish art from some of the world?s most visionary animators masterfully depicts the blurred lines of Batman as man myth and legend.Running Time: 75 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 883929011155 Manufacturer No: 1000037297

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