Batman The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 Review
Reviewed in the united states on june 11 2013.
Batman the dark knight returns part 1 review. 5 0 out of 5 stars hugely entertaining and interesting. Note that i say batman movie experience because to limit dark knight returns part 1 to just being a great animated movie experience would be selling it short. The dark knight returns part 2 review. The dark knight returns part 1 jan 12 2017 a good story and some pretty violent action all works well but i didn t enjoy the voice cast and it was pretty slow in.
Part 1 was very gritty and somewhat similar in its premise to the dark knight rises film released around the same time but in my opinion dark knight returns is better in every way. The dark knight returns part 1 also examines the battles between good and evil that are fought not just in the good guy bad guy sense of standard comic book fare but within each individual. As an adaptation of frank miller s 1986 graphic novel this is an excellent exploration of the ambiguities of batman bruce wayne. The story is largely intact the animation evokes.
This review is mainly to give other old school folks like me a heads up especially if you have never read the graphic novel. Potential spoilers below basically bruce wayne has retired from being batman and it has been ten years since the batman was last seen. The dark knight returns part 1 is a rousing success in many ways and easily conquers its own faults by delivering a batman movie experience that is unlike any other. A truly defining work of superhero storytelling frank miller s batman.
The deluxe edition combines the two previous blu rays into a single 148 minute. In some ways with the steady media debate raging as a counterpoint to batman s crime fighting this could be seen as a satire of contemporary urban life. Audience reviews for batman. Having never seen the original graphic novel i have to say i was highly impressed by this adaptation.
I can see why people think that way. No other dc animated film has so successfully captured the atmosphere and. This review will be on the dark knight returns part 1. They both dealt with many heavy themes that not to many comics at the time would touch and they were very dark as well.
The dark knight returns part 1 is given a very solid adaptation. The dark knight returns part 1 review. It s three hours long of pure compressed awesome as batman makes a comeback in gotham city with a vengeance. Dark knight returns is not my favorite batman but i do respect it and watchmen.
3 0 out of 5 starsgreat story good animation great cast accurate to the graphic novel still the adaptation was too much personally. Prime video verified purchase.