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Originally Posted by Drake As long as they stay away from the Gotham Knight animation on these I'll buy them. |
Seconded. Aside from the last chapter of that "movie" the animation was terrible.
It really bothers me that DC Animation seems to be taking Batman from the dark and serious Bruce Timm/Kevin Conroy version and going back to, what appears to be in Batman: The Brave and The Bold, the campy Adam West version. It's the old classic design with the blue cape, the yellow oval, the black face mask and the retro '60's go-go music.
I'm also concerned that Judas Contract appears to have been replaced by not only a Superman/Batman movie, but TWO other solo Batman movies. I like Batman as much as the next guy but we're talking overkill here.
A Green Lantern movie is a good start, so is next year's Wonder Woman. The DC Universe is big enough for them to get some diversity out there. Do the Teen Titans. Do a proper Legion of Superheroes movie (instead of that poor excuse for an animated series we got last year). How about the Justice Society? Kingdom Come? Crisis on Infinite Earths? If they have to do another Batman movie, Knightfall might be cool. The Dark Knight Returns? How about some Flash? Captain Marvel? I think a Justice League International movie with Booster Gold, Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) and Guy Gardner would be hilarious! How about the Martian Manhunter? His treatment in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited is better than just about anything that's been done with the character in the comics. How about some of those Elseworlds stories? Superman: Red Son would be awesome. So would Justice League: The Nail and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. There's a plethora of material out there and it's a shame that they're not taking advantage of it.
And while I'm griping, they really need to move past the 70 minute time limit on these things. At least 20 more minutes would do wonders for these movies!
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Originally Posted by Fretburn I do so hope they use Kevin Conroy for this. |
I was actually kind of disappointed with Kevin's work in Gotham Knight. Don't get me wrong, he's still my favorite Batman, but considering the different animation styles they went with, I was kind of hoping he'd go in a different direction with the character. He sounded too much like the confident hero from Justice League than the dark and brooding Batman from Nolan's and Bale's movies, which Gotham Knight is supposed to be set in. It might be time for some new blood.