Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)

film diary 2013 (128 movies items)

" 15 April + Bruce Wayne was a fantastic character here + The music combined Batman Begins with Blade Runner + No famous super villains for once + The final battle was epic - I didn't like the Mutant Gang - Boring news broadcasts - The female Robin"

Film Journal 2013 (158 movies items)

"6/4 This was impressive. There's a distinct feel here that is not present in the original comic. It's the way they've adapted the comic. The "pacing" of the comic, to be specific the layout itself, is somewhat frantic. There's so much stuff on every page it's hyper-active. In this film version though, director Jay Oliva seems to be going for an extremely deliberate mood of the melancholy. The music, the sombre pacing, and everything just further strengthens the mood. It's a really great overall"

Movies watched in January 2013 (90 movies items)

"Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. Great voice acting. Good plot and really good script. Probably one of the best animated Batman movies I have seen. It is a bit more intense and violent than the regular cartoons. The final fight was brutal! "

Movies I Saw For the First Time in 2013 (52 movies items)

"Almost exactly what I would want from a Dark Knight Returns movie. It's faithful to the book, dark, gritty, violent, and thought-provoking. I love that it hasn't been updated at all. It still takes place in the fictions 1980s, and, in fact, the animation style feels about 25 years old too, and that's a good thing. Really, the biggest problem with it is that it can't just be a full three hour adaptation of the book, though it does cut off exactly where you'd expect it too if you've read it. It's "

Movies Watched in 2013 (252 movies items)

"January 7th"

The End is Nigh: Movies Watched in 2012 (92 movies items)

"13.9. / PC Peter Weller is just awesome as geriatric Bruce Wayne/Batman."