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Summary: THE PERFECT BATMAN MOVIE
Review: Mask of the Phantasm is the best of the Batman movies period. The story is just like one out of the comics. While trying to figure out the mystery of the kilerPhantasm that has been killing off members of the Valestra Mob Batman comes face to face with an old lover Andrea Beaumont. As they get involed with each other again, we learn about their relationship and why Bruce Wayne became Batman through an effective series of flashbacks. You'll see the precursors to the batmobile and the batcave. The animation is great and the voice acting flawless. This film is an animated classic just like Disney's Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. I highly recommend it for bat fans and kids.
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Summary: The best Batman story ever!
Review: Not absolute perfection. It has some very interesting plot holes. I won't spoil it, but there are a couple of threads never picked up which aren't damaging to the story itself, and I've always wondered if production money faltered a little.
This is still the best Batman story that was ever conceived, and worth 5 Stars.
Actually, I added this review for one production value, and I don't know if the DVD touched on it. All animation is done by adding lines and then color to a white backdrop - except this one. Here, they colored on a black background. The effect works absolutely well.
Hope this has peaked your curiosity enough to give it a buy.
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Summary: A Masterpiece of Animation and Storytelling
Review: This is probably the greatest recreation of the Batman characters ever, Tim Burton's spectacular flick included. Gotham's simplistic but dark, tall, and gothic (pun VERY MUCH intended) style, the way that most of the scenes in "the present" were never during the day, the ingenious use of flashbacks, all came together to make a visually stunning movie. And this was a cartoon that didn't pull its punches. It was one of the only "kid-oriented" animated films to recieve a PG rating back in the 90's.The voice cast was spectacular. The characters of Comissioner Gordan, Detective Bullock, Alfred; all are wonderfully cast (I would argue that this movie has the best Alfred of any Batman film EVER). And of course, the casting of Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill (Batman and The Joker respectively) in a reprise of their roles on the show couldn't have happened any other way, simply because they embody these characters so well, and put far more heart into their performances than you get from many live-action parts (read: the last two live-action Batmans). The story is both simple and complicated at the same time. Sure, some kids won't get all of it, but the thing is rated PG for a reason. A killer has shown up in Gotham, a murderer who is offing mob bosses with brutal efficiancy. The D.A. blames Batman, and starts a city-wide manhunt. On the Bruce Wayne side of things, an old flame has returned to Gotham (voiced by Dana Delany, the same dame who did Lois Lane in the Superman animated series; funny ol' world, in' it?), who is, in a roundabout way, the reason Batman was able to exist. Bruce is torn between his love, and the responsibilities of, and new dangers to, his secret identity. Batman is turned into a fugitive by the police, even as he tries to unmask the mysterious "Phantasm" murderer, and tries to keep his head together as Bruce Wayne all the while. There are a LOT of flashbacks, all of which give us a lot of insight to Bruce Wayne, Batman, and even a little about the Joker. Of course Joker gets involved eventually, (Mark Hamill RULES), and we get one of the greatest battles between the two arch-nemeses ever put to screen. Honestly, it makes the battle on the clock tower in the 1989 "BATMAN" seem downright tame, and that's no small feat. Another great part of the movie is the love story. It is iconic of the comics, and easily the best love story in an american-made animated film. Also, it doesn't feel the need (like so many other animated films do) for everything to have a perfectly happy ending. It's like things turn out in life, and how things always seemed to end up in the comic book. Ironic how this animated Batman can feel more real than the live-action ones at times. Not to put down Tim Burton's movies in any way (I absolutely loved Batman, and Batman Returns was, aside from the butchering of Penguin's character, a more than worthy sequel), this is the REAL Batman movie. It shows parts of his origin, gives a glimpse of his phsyche, and explores the darker sides of Batman's quest for retribution, what he could have become. An astounding movie, though really not for kids under six. Make no mistake, this film deserves a place of honor right next to its (original) live-action counterpart. Again, that is no small feat.
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Summary: The Best Batman Movie Ever!
Review: Batman is at his best in this action packed thriller! This movie discusses the origin of Batman, and what happened to his parents. Get this movie, you will be glad that you did!
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Summary: This is Great
Review: My sons are so into Batman, I watch a lot of Batman cartoon movies, and I rank this one at the top. The animation is great, with a very atmospheric opening sequence, lots of retro scenery & style, and a compelling story line - all that makes Batman a memorable, lasting part of 20th century U.S. Americana. Tré cool!
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Summary: Best Batman Movie
Review: Hands down the best Batman movie, ever. Burton's Batman is good, but as I've becoming a bigger Batman fan, I've realized just how wrong it is. The Batman isn't quite tortured enough, and there's just too much camp and not enough grittiness (and this is Burton we're talking about, not even Schumacher). Batman and Batman Forever aren't bad, but Phantasm is just infinitely superior. Keaton was a good Batman (by far the besty, but Kevin Conroy absolutely owns him. And if you'd ever told me that Mark Hamill could out-act Jack Nicholson, I'd have told you you're crazy, but Hamill's Joker is simply hands-down the best incarnation I've seen outside of Alan Moore's classic "The Killing Joke." I first saw this about two years ago, when I was 15, and even then I was surprised at how dark it was, given that Batman: TAS had always been relatively tame in terms of death and whatnot. It's a bit dark for the youngings, so I'd screen it for kids ten or under.
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Summary: A great film
Review: I'm 19 years old and at the time this movie was I was nine. Of course I loved it because it was my favorite tv show next to power rangers. My love for the film has not changed in the last 10 years. Batman:Mask of the Phantasm goes into detail about a specific time of Batman's life. It tells his origin. It shows us a love that he had. A woman that he loved. A woman he wanted to marry. It shows the origin of the Joker. Batmans most evil nemisis and what he did before the chemical bath. It shows all those origins and brings them up to date in the cape crusaders life. Can him and Andrea love again? Can he stop the Joker? All those questions are more are answered in Batman:Mask of the Phantasm. It's a great film and it's really great in the fact that it's an animated film. This was such a good tv show and they didn't disappoint with the movie. This is the original animated Batman from the early 90's. It's the best animated Batman ever done. This movie has a great score and great action. It's fun to see how people started especially comic book heros and villians. This one is a must for all Batman fans and I think it's something the whole family can enjoy.
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Summary: The best of Batman
Review: Is the best work of batman betwen animated and film, also the the best of the joker, this movie is great. In spanish: Este es el mejor trabajo que se ha hecho de Batman, sea animado o filmado, y muestra tambien lo bien que se puede utilizar al wason o joker como personaje, es emocionante, buena accion excelente argumento, buena animacion, buena composicion, no le falta nada. Al que le gusten este tipo de animados no le debe falta ni esta ni Return of the joker.
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Summary: Don't ignore this one it's great !
Review: A great psychological film. It portrays Bruce Wayne as a tormented soul haunted by the violent and untimely deaths of his parents. The writers do a good job of taking one into the mind of the man who became batman in order to avenge the murder of his mother and father, then along comes Andrea Beaumont, a young woman who lost her own mother and cannot overcome the hurt. Bruce and Andrea meet at a cemetery and a bond is formed between them. They are soul mates , both of them connected to the world of pain by tragedy. Don't cast this one aside just because it's an animated feature, the animation is quite good and the storyline intruiging. There is never a dull moment in this film. It's too bad that some ladies and gentlemen regard it as a mediocre work of art simply because it has no live actors. Watch "Batman Mask of the Phantasm" and you'll see what I mean. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Batman and Kevin Conroy are made for each other
Review: Kevin Conroy has been without a doubt the best voice for Batman ever! His voice is so dark and mystical and yet it is gentle which makes him perfect for Batman. Batman is a loner who uses his mental and physical skills to get the job done which Conroy makes the above traits really come alive. This movie is about a girl and her father come into Bruce's life so to speak. She knows exactly how Bruce feels about losing his parents because she lost her mother. During the movie a being called the Phantasm appears, unlike Batman it is not looking to stop crime with physical attributes. This Phantasm is looking to kill all the thugs and gangsters. Well this does not sit well for Batman. Killing is a big no no in his rule book. So obviously they fight. It isn't till the end that the girl Bruce met earlier turns out to be Phantasm and she is seeking the biggest thug of them all the Joker(voiced by Mark Hamill). In the end this movie is well worth its weight in gold and 5 stars I might add.
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