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Bruce Timm and the gang put together a very tightly wound story with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Though it came out in 1993, it holds its own in the 21st Century; the story moves at a fast intense pace. After the Tim Burton movies there was a real lack of good Batman stories until this animated feature.
Batman, in a series of flashbacks, wrestles with his vow to his parents and his love for a mystery woman, Andrea, who herself has some pretty evil intentions of her own which are revealed at the end of the film.
The Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill (our favorite Jedi from that movie with Vader) is a pure incarnation of the madcap fiend.
Lots of introspection of the Batman, his relationship with Alfred further revealed and the city of Gotham out to get him makes for a fast-paced, fun story. And at the same time it is a mystery that is absorbing and genuinely gripping.
Some sections of the animation are a bit cartoony but the quality is easy to ignore in face of excellent storywriting.
I'm hoping for more animated features of the Dark Knight as well as the newest film coming out this year!
Warner Bros. did a good job at making both a widescreen and normal screen version of the film. But, this DVD lacks any real extras. We have a trailer and that's about it! Why so stingy? Would a director's commentary have killed them?
A must-have for the Batman fan!
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Batman: Mask of Phatasm is an engrossing grown-up story which is also lovely to look at. The animation is extremely well done creating a 3-dimensional look to a 2-dimensional genre. Shading, shadowing, movement and character face definition are all there - just like the series. We see how and why Wayne becomes Batman and why he remains there and the sacrifices he makes - namely the love of his life and any love for that matter. There is a good mystery with a twist. We see Batman bleed, and implied murder and sex. Batman actually acts with the full range of emotion - sadness, angst, anger, happiness (well as much as our dashing crusader can muster). This is a much better story than I expected - for a cartoon or any other type of genre.
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I remember watching this as a kid and loved it. Watching it years later i thought it would not be as good. I was wrong. This movie along with the series holds up to the test of time. Of course the lack of special features is the big dissapointment here. and thats why i cannot give it five stars. I mean commentary is so common even in the worst movies and dvds. and they could not put a simple director or whoever commentary is bad. A simple deleted scene or something would have been so nice. All we get is a lame trailer. On the box it mentions subtitles as special features, come on lol. BUT the movie is great. Could be the best batman movie animated or live action.
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I used to own the movie before I bought it from amazon. I sold it to a friend and instantly regretted it, because it really is a great movie. Perhaps one of the very few Batman stories that involve a love interest makes it a very intruiging story indeed, and the Joker is more hysterical than ever, which is probably my favorite thing about the movie. But the reason you know it's a love story for sure is the song played during the credits, a truly romantic song that creates emotion and the feeling that you've just watched a great movie.
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There is no better Batman Movie, and there probably never will be. Why Warner's does not get the Bruce Timm animation squad to plan a live action film is beyond me.
There is no film that captures the essence of Batman better. Everything from the voice acting to Shirley Walker's beautiful score, adds a resonating emotion to a film that really explores Batman, as Batman and becoming Batman.
If you have not seen this film, you are truly missing out. Even if you're not a Batman fan, this is sure to make you one. While on a technical level it's 'animation' is not brilliant, as a whole this is one of the best animated films of all time (you know if you're not into singing animals/princesses).
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