Batman: Under the Red Hood Batman: Under the Red Hood
2010 Directed by Brandon Vietti
Synopsis
Dare to Look Beneath the Hood.
Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.
Cast
Bruce Greenwood Jensen Ackles Neil Patrick Harris Jason Isaacs John Di Maggio Wade Williams Carlos Alazraqui Robert Clotworthy Gary Cole Brian George Kelly Hu Phil LaMarr Alexander Martella Vincent Martella Jim Piddock Kevin Michael Richardson Andrea Romano Dwight Schultz Fred Tatasciore Keri Tombazian
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Not only one of the best animated Batman films out there, but I'd go as far as to say it's one of the very best Batman and comic book films out there. I'd put it up there with The Dark Knight and the original 1989 Batman. Wonderful voice talents too. Bruce Greenwood is a great Batman. Jensen Ackles makes a very complex Red Hood. John DiMaggio makes an even better, more menacing, sinister, and scarier Joker than Ledger's interpretation. The writing is smart and packs an emotional punch, especially during the very dark opening sequence. The animation is crisp and colorful. The action is exciting and gets you at unexpected moments. I only wish Nightwing was in it more. When your character is played with the charm of Neil Patrick Harris, you can't help but ask for more. This is one of the very best and very well told chapters in the ever-growing Batman saga.
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Batman: Under the Red Hood plays out like a crime drama fused with an 80's Saturday morning children's cartoon. It has some kickass action, plenty of blood but also follows a rather formulaic story resulting in the "reveal" which could be seen a mile off, to be fair it's told to us quite early on, and a denouement resembling a White Collar episode.
Batman's cool though, Bruce Greenwood does a good job, The Joker is alright, his script is a little off in points, but John DiMaggio does an okay job and Jensen Ackles as the Red Hood is pretty good. He's a cool villain. So's the Black Mask, though not featured very heavily in this.
I love Batman and I really liked this, Under the Red Hood is the first animated Batman feature I've seen, but I can tell you that it won't be my last either. A solid effort for a solid film.
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The best Batmananimated film I've seen. The plot is interesting with a nice couple of twists and turns . The animation was excellent as well and really fit the grim themes of the film. Don't let the fact this is an animation put you off this is a dark tale that is excellently told.
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“You can’t stop crime. That’s what you never understood. I’m controlling it. You wanna rule them by fear, but what do you do with the ones who aren’t afraid? I’m doing what you won’t – I’m taking them out.” The Red Hood
I love this movie. It has an absorbing plot, an impressive cast, smart pulp writing, and consistently impressive action – all of which make it one of the finest examples of comic book filmmaking I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. What really makes it stand out, however, is the emotion and thematic depth of the storytelling. It’s like a breath of fresh air. But take note: just because it’s animated doesn’t make it suitable for youngsters. The…
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I really enjoyed this one. Another great DC Universe Animated film. I've watched quite a few of these over the past few days and this one is tied for my favourite along with Justice League: Doom.
I don't want to say too much about this one because I don't want to give anything away, but this is a really cool, dark batman story with nice animation to top it off. My only complaint would be John DiMaggio voicing the Joker. He didn't fit the character at all and I found it off-putting.
Apart from that, another solid entry in the DC animated films universe.
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Another great DC animated film. I love how Joker just knows what buttons to push to get Batman all riled up. Though I'm not sure about John DiMaggio as Joker quite yet, it's still really odd to me. I keep hearing Bender or Jake (Adventure Time).
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Torn between a 4.5 and a 4 but I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt. Expertly animated film about a very famous Batman plot line. All the voices are great and this movie excelled so well at depicting a gritty Gotham which was something Year One lacked.
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So awesome. Love the violence and the beautiful animation style.
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I'm surprised at the really good reviews this has, I guess people hold it to a different standard, this same movie but in live action would be harshly reviewed, the story is interesting touching on one of the main issues with superheroes which is they don't kill the villains. The set pieces are good too, but some of the characters and dialog are so stereotypical and there's not the slightest attempt at subtlety anywhere, which I guess is acceptable to most in an animated movie, but if you see it next to dark knight it's flaws become very apparent.
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Fantastic animated adaptation of the original comic. Very fun to watch.
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The best Batmananimated film I've seen. The plot is interesting with a nice couple of twists and turns . The animation was excellent as well and really fit the grim themes of the film. Don't let the fact this is an animation put you off this is a dark tale that is excellently told.
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A quality direct-to-DVD Batman tale with a satisfying moral thrust.
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This was OK. It's more for the hardcore comic fans than it is for me but I didn't mind it..
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One of the better Batman animated movies out there. Probably only second to "Mask of the Phantasm."
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A solid film from the animated DC films.