Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0883929099597 Format: Animated Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: 2010-07-27 Running Time: 75 Studio: Warner Home Video
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. Killing is an option. And when the Joker falls in the balance between the two, hard truths are revealed and old wounds are reopened.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Batman: Under the Red Hood - Very, VERY GOOD! Comment: This will be short, & to the point:
Animation - Excellent, no complaints at all.
Story - Some will try to compare it to the the comic books, & you just cannot do that. Did this movie do the job of relating the story as best it could: Yes, it did!
Voice Casting - Good & Bad. This always gets to me with these WB productions. For a company that has the excellent voice talent they already have with Kevin Conroy (Batman/Bruce Wayne) & Tim Daly (Superman/Clark Kent) just to name two actors, why do they feel the need to hire anybody else to do the job? With Batman: U.T.R.H., they did a decent job of getting most of the new voice casting right for this production: Bruce Greenwood, & Jensen Ackles voice Batman & Red Hood. Both actors do a great job, Greenwood even sounds like Kevin Conroy's Batman voice, so though he did a great job, why not just use Conroy? Voice failures go to John Di Maggio - the Joker, & (I hate to say it) Neil Patrick Harris - Nightwing. Di Maggio's Joker just is horrible, and he sounds bored reading his lines. Harris' Nightwing is just too goofy sounding. He makes a good Flash, but not Nightwing. Everyone else does a good job with their characters.
So that's it! I highly recommend this movie, and not just for Batman fans. If you like a good action/adventure drama, then you should like this! Customer Rating: Summary: Awesome Movie, but not much of special features Comment: The movie was awesome, but the special features had 2 batman animated series episodes; other than that it was nothing but trailers. i was hoping for directors interviews, cast (specifically Padalecki) interviews, and other content Customer Rating: Summary: Unbelievable Comment: "Under the Red Hood" is what fans have been waiting for ever since the "Death in the Family" story line. This animation stands out from all the recent DC Universe animated films (I'm talking about all of the superman/batman crossovers, GL movies, and even the JL films) in that the emotional response elicited from the viewers is real and powerful. No doubt the storyline being based on the comic stories of Jason Todd has something to do with this, but when you watch this animation, you will agree with me that it could seamlessly be translated into a blockbuster live action film.
Combining all of the classic elements of BTAS and the crisp modern production values of today's DC feature films, and adding a spice of realism and maturity that can only rightfully be explored in Batman's realm, "Under the Red Hood" is a work of art. This is the graphic equivalent of Chris Nolan's "The Dark Knight." You will not be disappointed by this instant DC modern classic. Customer Rating: Summary: GREAT TWO DISC SET Comment: BATMAN
UNDER THE RED HOOD
Batman Under the Red Hood is a new DC Universe animated film based on a few different Batman comics that started with "A death In the Family". The story as I am sure you know by now centers around the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. I will point out from the beginning this is no "Mask of the Phantasm" but is by no means a horrible film either. For those of us who read the comics already know basically what the deal is but it was still interesting in seeing how they would fit all that they wanted into an average length film. Did they accomplish what they needed to make this a classic, no, but it is not the worst the company has put out either.
We start off with the Joker and Robin [Jason Todd] spending a wonderful night together all cozy with a crowbar. Well it is actually Joker who is cozy as he is beating young Todd to death and having a great time doing it. Batman is on his way but he does not make it in time as the Joker is gone and Robin is killed by a bomb. Fast forward and time has gone by as Bruce Wayne is still trying to cope with what happened. But it seems he is no longer the big fish in town and neither is Black Mask who's empire is falling to a new crime lord, the Red Hood. The Red Hood has been used by many people including most famously by the Joker, but who is this new guy who can out run and play Batman.
So the race is one as Batman not only has to deal with Black Mask and this new guy named the Red Hood but it seems that the Joker is some how involved. Add in his former partner Night Wing is trying to help out where he can, by the way he was the first Robin but our boy wonder grew up. Now throw in a few more guys and events and you have one rushed and convoluted film, but it is still fun. But to be honest with all that is going on this film seems like it could have been a great miniseries for the DC Universe. But alas it was not meant to be as they crammed as much as they could into this film.
That is over all the main problem with this film, to much in such a short time. Everything else seems fine from the animation to the voice acting. Speaking of voice acting John DiMaggio did an excellent job as the Joker in this film. Everyone else here does a good job as well and all the performances are top notch. Written by Judd Winick and directed by Brandon Vietti this film while heavily mixed with different stories does miss out on a lot that the books had. I could go into all that it missed but that is covered in other reviews but I do recommend reading all the comics.
Also there is an excellent short animated film on Jonah Hex that I highly recommend, I really enjoyed it. It is about a lady, a working lady if you know what I mean, who lures drunk men upstairs only for them never to be seen again. It is just like I said a short film but it is very very good. Also we have a lot of in depth looks at other DC Universe films and two episodes from the excellent Batman animated series from the 90's, 2 about Robin and his origin. As well as an in depth look a Robin in a documentary called "Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson".
This two disc set is very much worth the price and I do think you should get it when you have the chance. Sure this is far from a classic, well maybe not far because it had potential to be the best. But it fell a little short but remains a very entertaining film and 2-disc set, the special features alone are great. So if you are a fan of DC, Batman, The Joker, or just comics in general I say buy it.
Customer Rating: Summary: Extremely, shockingly, pleased. Comment: I was wanting to see this release and I finally saw it, just finished 2 minutes ago. I figured that I would, probably, enjoy this movie which is why I rented it. I had no idea at how much I would love this movie. This is an extremely well made animated feature. My eyes never left the screen. You can pretty much figure out who the Red Hood is within the first 10 minutes, and later on you find out how "he was made" which, in the Batman universe, actually does make sense and will not make you roll your eyes. The animation is very detailed. The voice-acting is spot-on. The Joker is voiced by a different actor now (Bender from Futurama) and though it might take a little of adjusting he does a good job; Mark Hamill is still the best, though. The story, though quick, is a good one. My only, real, complaint is that I wish there would have been a little more back-story of the Red Hood and the reasoning of his exploits. But overall this is a great, great, animated feature to add to the Batman universe. I hope, in the future, there is a continuation of this movie. In my opinion it beats the first 4 batman movies. I have to re-watch "Mask Of The Phantasm" to see if I like it better or not, but it definitely beats out the 4 Batman movies, easily.
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