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‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1′ Review
Screen Rant ^ | September 22, 2012 | Kofi Outlaw

Posted on 09/22/2012 9:33:11 AM PDT by Bratch

Batman The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 Blu-ray (Review)

The Batman that many people know (and love) today was spawned not in the 1930s, when the Caped Crusader first appeared in comic books – but rather in the 1980s, under the revisionary design of writer/artist Frank Miller, creator of Sin City and 300. Miller’s seminal Batman story arcs - Batman: Year One and The Dark Knight Returns – have directly influenced every iteration of the superhero thereafter, including Chris Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises (respectively). In short, it was Miller who put the “dark” into The Dark Knight.

DC Universe has already paid homage to Miller’s work with a Batman: Year One animated film, but with The Dark Knight Returns, director Jay Oliva and screenwriter Bob Goodman are taking on what might be the most ambitious (read: potentially disastrous) DCU project, ever. Does the animated version live up to its legendary comic book source material? Or is Miller’s graphic novel too complex and twisted for the cartoon world?

Skeptics should rest easy, as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is a rousing success in many ways, and easily conquers its own faults by delivering a Batman movie experience that is unlike any other. Note that I say “Batman movie experience,” because to limit Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 to just being a great animated movie experience would be selling it short.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: batman; frankmiller; grimgritty
Really looking forward to this.
1 posted on 09/22/2012 9:33:19 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Bratch

Same here. I loved “Dark Knight Returns” and “Year One.” The “Year One” movie was outstanding, so I have high hopes for this one.


2 posted on 09/22/2012 9:37:06 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: Bratch

I’m a little too old for cartoons. :P


3 posted on 09/22/2012 9:40:32 AM PDT by AmericanSamurai
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To: AmericanSamurai

>>I’m a little too old for cartoons. :P

I feel sorry for you. I’m only 50, so fortunately cartoons are still entertaining for me.


4 posted on 09/22/2012 9:43:19 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: AmericanSamurai

They aren’t really cartoons, in the sense of being simply entertainment. It’s more of a medium that represents adult issues in an animated form.


5 posted on 09/22/2012 9:43:24 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: AmericanSamurai

It’s not a cartoon. It’s an animated movie.


6 posted on 09/22/2012 9:43:29 AM PDT by AceMineral (Will work for money.)
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To: Bratch

Looks pretty darn cool. Dark Knight Returns is a classic. I wonder if they have Bats resolving the situation with the mutant gang member with the kid hostage the same way as in the comic? That was pretty hardcore for the times.

Freegards


7 posted on 09/22/2012 9:49:30 AM PDT by Ransomed
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To: Ransomed
Probably. They even did it in the regular "Animated Series" short story (off-camera, of course).
8 posted on 09/22/2012 10:00:54 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: AmericanSamurai
Beauty and the Beast was a "cartoon".

It was also nominated for Best Picture at the 1991 Academy Awards.

Not all "cartoons" are for kiddies. Anime

9 posted on 09/22/2012 10:28:11 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Future Snake Eater

Oh man, now I am going to have to go back and look at the comic! I could have sworn Bats does something that he never did before...I don’t want to spoil it for anyone if they do use it.

Freegards


10 posted on 09/22/2012 11:03:59 AM PDT by Ransomed
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To: Bratch

Agreed. I still have yet to watch the Year One...

So... I better get on that...


11 posted on 09/22/2012 11:29:32 AM PDT by Thorliveshere
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To: Bratch
If they're going to make a cartoon movie I'd rather see something more entertaining, like Deputy Dawg or Bullwinkle.
12 posted on 09/22/2012 12:17:32 PM PDT by Route797
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To: AmericanSamurai
I’m a little too old for cartoons. :P

I used to think that too, but let's face it - they're the best thing on TV these days.
13 posted on 09/22/2012 2:25:29 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Bratch

My only complaint is that Kevin Conroy isn’t Batman. I think his “Batman Beyond” take on Bruce Wayne would be perfect for this adaptation.


14 posted on 09/22/2012 10:28:24 PM PDT by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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