Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0883929099597 Format: Animated Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: 2010-07-27 Running Time: 75 Studio: Warner Home Video
Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code. Killing is an option. And when the Joker falls in the balance between the two, hard truths are revealed and old wounds are reopened.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: A look inside the Dark Knight!! Comment: This movie absolutely blew my mind!
The sounds is phenomenal when combined with explosions and terrific fight scenes.
Though not 100% accurate, according to the comic book series, the storyline is intriguing as well as thrilling. Any Batman fan will throughly enjoy this movie. With a combination of violence, mystery, and darkness it forms the perfect tone for a true Batman film.
Don't hesitate, get the movie. That means own it, cause you will want to watch it over and over again. Customer Rating: Summary: Not Far Enough Under the Hood Comment: I love love love this movie! The reason why I do not give this 5 stars is because of the 2-Disc DVD. The featurette about Jason Todd that is on the Blu-Ray is not here. I think it would have been great to see in on here since Jason is so important to the story. Also, there is only an hour of features on the 2nd Disc so it's not as if there is not room in the disc for this 21 minute feature. Customer Rating: Summary: Best animated Batman movie since Mask of the Phantasm! Comment:
Five years ago, The Joker (Voiced by John Dimaggio) left Batman's second Robin known as Jason to die. Now a new avenger has come to town named Red-Hood (Voiced by Jensen Ackles) that has been killing off criminals and thugs in various ways, Batman (Voiced by Bruce Greenwood) needs the aid of the first boy-wonder turned solo hero named Nightwing (Neil Patrick Harris) to help find out who is this mysterious killer before he kills BlackMask (Voiced by Wade Williams) and Joker.
An excellent Batman story inspired by "Death in The Family", this is the best Batman animated movie since "Mask of the Phantasm". The animation in this movie is just flawless that merges some CGI mainly for the batmobile and good old fashioned traditonal 2D animation with excellent voice acting by an talented cast even by Kelly Hu. The film is surprisingly violent for a Batman animated movie but still can be viewed by older kids and adults alike even by fans of Batman such as myself who's always been a Batman fan since i was a kid, i also like how it has surprise appearences by Riddler and Ra's Al Ghul (Jason Issacs) to make the fans happy. I must say that DC animation has done it again!
This Blu-Ray gives viewers flawless picture and sound perfection like ever plus Blu-Ray exclusive such as Robin's Requiem: The Tale of Jason Todd feature with the usual features like featurette, an amusing short based on Jonah Hex, a sneek previe at Superman/Batman Apocalypse coming this fall, trailers and 4 episodes of Batman the animated series. Customer Rating: Summary: Actually, I'd rather dock the film 1/2 star because of the violence! Comment: Warner Brothers Animation is continuing with its quality direct-to-DVD films that take established comic stories that are fairly true to their origins, albeit abbreviated and somewhat altered. This latest release sports superb animation, an engaging storyline, and fine voiceover work for a gifted cast.
Bruce Greenwood, though not Kevin Conroy, makes a good Batman/Bruce Wayne. Those of us who prefer Conroy in the role, can be satisfied with Greenwood's interpretation.
Jensen Ackles, star of "Supernatural," is excellent as the enigmatic Red Hood and Wade Williams fares very well in the role of The Black Mask. Neil Patrick Harris makes a great Nightwing/Dick Grayson.
However, John Dimaggio is OK as The Joker but the film would benefit the inclusion of Mark Hamill in the part. His is the definitive voice while Dimaggio comes off a little bit too Heath-Ledger-like.
David Warner should also have been a participant in the film as Ra's Al Ghul. Jason Isaac's just doesn't have Warner's distinctive menace. And if 92-year-old Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. hasn't retired, then his should have been the voice of Alfred as in did in the Batman animated series and subsequent movies and television follow-ups.
The PG-13 rating for the film is warranted for the violent content and the occasional profanity; thus, for the parents who may not pay attention to the rating, the DVD should come with a more attention-grabbing disclaimer so that unsuspecting parents won't pop it in, thinking that they'ew getting a more "family-friendly" "SuperFriends" installment.
"Batman: Under the Red Hood" is definitely not that.
As far as the extras go, the best of these is "Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson," a well-produced mini-documentary on the evolution of the character. The "Jonah Hex" short is notable for its inspired casting of Thomas Jane ("The Punisher" and "The Mist") as the deformed bounty hunter and Linda Hamilton as a sinister saloon ma'am.
As stated in the title, "Hood" loses a half star for its lack of a more noticeable "warning" to parents. Customer Rating: Summary: Batman: Under the Red Hood - Very, VERY GOOD! Comment: This will be short, & to the point:
Animation - Excellent, no complaints at all.
Story - Some will try to compare it to the the comic books, & you just cannot do that. Did this movie do the job of relating the story as best it could: Yes, it did!
Voice Casting - Good & Bad. This always gets to me with these WB productions. For a company that has the excellent voice talent they already have with Kevin Conroy (Batman/Bruce Wayne) & Tim Daly (Superman/Clark Kent) just to name two actors, why do they feel the need to hire anybody else to do the job? With Batman: U.T.R.H., they did a decent job of getting most of the new voice casting right for this production: Bruce Greenwood, & Jensen Ackles voice Batman & Red Hood. Both actors do a great job, Greenwood even sounds like Kevin Conroy's Batman voice, so though he did a great job, why not just use Conroy? Voice failures go to John Di Maggio - the Joker, & (I hate to say it) Neil Patrick Harris - Nightwing. Di Maggio's Joker just is horrible, and he sounds bored reading his lines. Harris' Nightwing is just too goofy sounding. He makes a good Flash, but not Nightwing. Everyone else does a good job with their characters.
So that's it! I highly recommend this movie, and not just for Batman fans. If you like a good action/adventure drama, then you should like this!
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