 "The Reason DC Comics Created Batman In the First Place" | 2009-06-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3PHLK96KA927L |
| This was the best of the whole Batman antimated lineup.That includes The Batman and it's related counterparts. The 70-some minute feature gave a view of Bruce Wayne's love and sex life, as well as his trouble with women.Also,violence may not be a strong role, but what there is of it is awesome.I have been a Batman fan for years and have never seen this movie until now.The film is rated PG but the amount of violence and sexual references makes it seem like it should be rated PG-13.But don't worry, any sexual references will fly right over your kid's head.All I can say is after seeing it, I stood up and clapped for 2 whole minutes.It's the ultimate Batman experience. |
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| "Warner Brothers Classic! 5-STARS!!! The greatest film of 1993!" | 2009-03-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2LZD7F44O31MF |
BATMAN MASK OF THE PHANTASM, A 5-STAR CLASSIC OF THE WBFE (WARNER BROS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT). BATMAN FANS, FORCE YOURSELVES TO GET THIS, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE BATMAN FILMS! IT'LL BE YOUR'S, TOO!
THIS MOVIE BRINGS BACK SO MANY FANTASTIC MEMORIES, I'D WATCH IT EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!
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| "Excellent music." | 2009-03-08 |
| - Reviewed By vincebaby_98 |
| Shirley Walker truly was a master composer. I've listened to this score many times and it still surprises me. The sound quality is a little iffy (numerous popping sounds due to analog source material, I'm guessing) but it's not at all distracting. |
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 "Best of the animated movies" | 2009-02-12 |
| - Reviewed By blupenguin18 |
I missed this movie when it first came out. Within the last few years, I've gotten back into watching my favorite cartoons from my childhood. Batman: TAS is one of them. I've seen all the other animated movies on Cartoon Network (Subzero, Mystery of the Batwoman, Gotham Knight, Return of the Joker). This is, by far, the best.
The story line is compelling & the animation is top notch. We get to see a young Bruce Wayne as he begins his career as Batman. Very interesting. The voice talents have also done an amazing job. Kevin Conroy has become one of my favorite people to listen to.
The only downside is with the DVD itself. There are no special features, other than the theatrical trailer. It's a two-sided DVD (standard/widescreen). |
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| "Most of the great stuff has been said here but..." | 2008-11-20 |
| - Reviewed By samwisefaramir8888 |
| It would have been better if they would have taken an extra 15 mins. and showed the true back story of Bruce/Batman. For those who don't know, they should have had a few scenes of Bruce going to the theater with his parents and Joe Chill shooting his mother and father and the aftermath of that and a little bit of his childhood. In the comics it is refered to quite a bit either in flashback or as a mini story at the begining. In Superman Animated it shows Kal-El/Clark going through his 3 episode beginnings with the death of millions so go figure! Joe Chill was only featured on the episode of Justice League Unlimited called For the Man Who Has Everything. |
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| "One of Batman's Greatest Films!" | 2008-09-01 |
| - Reviewed By slave2moonlight |
Batman is being blamed for the mysterious murders of Gotham City mobsters just as his old flame returns to town, bringing back strong memories and thoughts of a normal life that could have been. The killer is actually a masked figure called "The Phantasm", and things become more complicated when a terrified crime boss turns to the Joker for help in dealing with the vigilante executioner.
There was a time when the animated Batman of the 1990's, voiced by Kevin Conroy and credited largely to Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, was referred to as the greatest Batman screen incarnation ever, and perhaps many still consider that so, but no doubt that status is in contention now that Christopher Nolan's films exist. Nevertheless, this is still one outstanding Batman film that topped any Bat-flick that came before it and at least a couple that came after. Though the visuals mostly look the same as those of the TV show, that show had some pretty good art anyway with its art deco/film noir influence that is perhaps even heavier here. The music is great and we are talking about some of the best voice talent in the business here as Warner always used in its '90's shows. You'll recognize the voice of hottie-hot-hottie Andrea Beaumont as the same voice of the animated Lois Lane from the "Superman" series of the '90's, Dana Delany. And who can forget the work of "Star Wars" lead Mark Hamill as the legendary Joker? This film was actually originally intended to be a direct-to-video release like later films "Subzero" and "Mystery of the Batwoman", but the brilliance of the series inspired WB to make it a bigscreen release. Unfortunately, that decision to go bigscreen came a bit late for proper promotion, and "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" didn't make its money back till home video. Luckily, we can all enjoy it now on DVD, but try to seek out the solo release so you can have a choice of viewing the widescreen version or the fullscreen version (the current release that is a double feature with Subzero only has the fullscreen version, but in some places you can still find the solo release if you search for it). The only bonus feature is the theatrical trailer. If you enjoy this one, you'll definitely want to pick up the animated series it sprung from, not to mention the DVD release previously mentioned and the Superman animated series and Justice League shows as well. And for those who loved the latest live-action Batman films, you'll want to check out the Anime anthology movie "Batman: Gotham Knight". Oh, and of course, for the full story of the animated Batman of the 1990's, you'll need to check out the series "Batman Beyond" and the direct-to-video movie "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker" (but make sure you get the uncut release).
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