Batman The Dark Knight Returns Blu ray Deluxe Edition DC Universe Animated Original Movie 1. A seamless cut, new audio commentary, and feature length Frank Miller doc Count me in. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, September 1. Successfully adapting Frank Millers seminal 1. Batman The Dark Knight Returns, would be a monumental challenge and undertaking for anyone, Christopher Nolan included, and its long been considered unfilmable. Alan Moores Watchmen being another, not that Zack Snyder didnt prove just how filmable a fairly faithful adaptation really could be. Executive producer Bruce Timm and his team apparently dont scare so easily. For Warner Bros. Animations fifteenth and sixteenth DC Universe animated original movies, Timm and his fellow producers have decided to finally give comic fans the adaptation theyve spent more than twenty five years begging for. Originally released in two parts, The Dark Knight Returns is a far more successful adaptation than I expected, and a more fully realized animated film than the bulk of DCU original animated movies on the market. Part 1 admittedly lacked some of the depth and complexity for which Millers take on the Dark Knight mythos is revered specifically the comicbooks running narration and the insight it provided into Batmans perspective and actions but as a traditional animated venture, it excelled. Part 2 also doesnt offer much in the way of Millers original narration, an unfortunate necessity for the filmmakers and a bittersweet change for fans of the comic, but it doesnt pull any punches either. On almost every front, the films second half is an intelligent, able bodied adaptation of its source, a surprisingly bloody, hard hitting actioner, and a thrilling conclusion to director Jay Oliva and writer Bob Goodmans carefully crafted and beautifully animated superhero saga. 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A bit of it has been repurposed as offhanded quips but, for the most part, much of what made Millers Dark Knight so complex and fascinating an avenging angel is left to the imagination or, for those lucky enough to be intimately familiar with the source material, memory. For most comicbook to screen adaptations, dropping the original comics narration is priority number one in film, its a tiresome tool that very rarely adds substance to a story. Here, though, its sorely missed, be it Bruces dissection of his retirement and reluctance to return to Gothams rooftops, the particulars of the physical and mental struggles he deals with upon returning, the little details or observations he interjects along the way, or even those things that are more articulated his taunting of the Mutant leader prior to his second fist fight with the behemoth. With the narration removed, Goodman and Olivas terrifically animated Batman is ironically a more two dimensional man and hero than Millers Batman, who was bound to the flat page but loomed larger than life. The Dark Knight Returns was Batman by way of Sin City. Initially, The Dark Knight Returns is Batman by way of a more traditionally expositional animated movie. None of that is to say the opening 7. It isnt. Not by any means. Download Alma Movie In Hd. What works on the page doesnt necessarily work on the screen, and if you havent accepted that by now, youre much more of a comic fan than a filmfan. Goodman and Oliva obviously had to make some tough decisions here, and doing away with much of Millers narration and Gothams media coverage was one of them. Tonally, it makes sense in a lot of ways. As far as the story and action are concerned, it even helps, allowing the movie to stand both as a functional entity unto itself and a respectful comicbook supplement that departs from the panel for panel remake some fans may be expecting. Even when things drift off course as far as the first two issues of the 1. Goodman and Oliva guide the movie back to where it should be running parallel to Millers pulp dystopian superhero fiction without being beholden to every bump and twist in the road. There are a few missteps without fuller glimpses into Waynes thought process and mental state, the ghostly bat that haunts him and other aspects of his personal demons arent given nearly as much context but those who havent read the comic wont take issue with any of it, other than to wonder if Bruce is going senile or having a breakthrough. The first half of The Dark Knight Returns nails most everything else. The animation is everything it should be, with character designs and compositions lifted straight out of Millers Dark Knight, a more evocative style than most DCU animated features are afforded, and a greater flair for the cinematic. Batmans various battles are fluid, hard hitting and altogether thrilling as well, from his early outings to his construction site fight, Two Face takedown, tank assault, Mutant leader melee, and final brawl. And the casting, voicework, music, and pacing of the story all click into place, lending extra punch where its needed and extra finesse when called upon. There are a few quibbles to be had I suppose. Weller is no Clint Eastwood, who Miller envisioned when creating and developing his grizzled Batman. Selbys voice isnt ideal for Gordon either, although his delivery grew on me as the film pressed on. And, spoken aloud, the faux future Mutant slang sounds stilted, as if the actors werent sure how to sell it. But these are minor gripes.