bmtauto
Under the red hood is an excellent make. Everything is on point and the story line is amazing.
PetarDuric
It was quite a show while watching this movie because it approached some of less unknown characters that haven't been shown in the acted movies. Story follows number of characters such as Red Hood, Black Mask and Joker on their way to deal with new situations that are happening in Gotham. First Joker was very nicely shown with his madness, brutality when he beat Robin with crowbar and his provocative actions with Batman. There was a lot of action between Red Hood and Batman as on number of occasions he kept chasing him and after finally learning his real identity he tried to made him understand what is he fighting for. This is one of the better parts of DC comics and it was greatly told. Story is nicely developed and also characters are shown in their greatness. 3.5/4
brucegwayne
The score is haunting, and right on tone with the film. The voice actors do wonderful jobs of sounding just familiar enough, compared to the animated series voices we know so well, while staying true to the fact that is a different continuity than the DCAU we are familiar with. All of them are top notch and true to their characters, so great job (as always) Andrea Romano on casting the right people. The animation is similar to the animated series, but again has it's own take and twist on this otherwise familiar landscape. The fight choreography in this one is UNPARALLELED, more true to life than anything I have seen before in the animated films or series, and watching Batman and Nightwing fight side by side with such ease is thrilling, to say the least. The story is so moving, with one of the saddest endings really that I have ever seen in a Batman film, and the actors do such a great job of imbuing Judd Winick's words in the comics with power and life here. The only reason I am giving this 9 instead of a 10 is because the movie needed to be longer and more emphasis placed on who Jason Todd is near the beginning of the movie so that you get the impact you are supposed to early on. People unfamiliar with his character have been (when I showed them this movie)confused by it, and have asked me, "Why did Batman just call him Jason? I thought his name was Dick Grayson." I'm not sure who made the decision to open on the action sequence as they did; as fun as it to jump right into the action like that, taking 10 extra minutes at the beginning to give some setup would have made more sense. People familiar with the animated series expect to see Tim Drake as Robin II, and people familiar with the comics already know the outcome of this story, even if they have not read the Red Hood books, so all the dramatic surprises are basically ruined. Without the setup at the beginning to tell you who Jason Todd is and how he came into the job, it can confuse the uninitiated. Otherwise, it's a fantastic film.
tankace
Batman Under the Red Hood is a awesome movie and I can not under stand why it have not been put in the big screen ,because it has it all : action, mystery ,good characters ,excellent voice work and an amazing ending with for those who have already seen the flick or read the comic a Death in the Family and Red Hood ,you for what I am talking. The reason why DC does not try to put them on the big screen is ,in my point of view , because their first try to the The Mask of the Phantasm in 1993 flop and so the stop trying.This is cowardly for a lack of a better word.Anywat let's go to the main story, Batman is trying to find out what and who is a new vigilante in Gotham ,who calls himself the Red Hood and he uses more extreme measures in order to stop crime. Put in the story the Joker and some great secondary characters like, Nightwing, Back Mask and Ras Al Guhl and you have a roller coaster of a movie ,which fan and casual movie buffs can enjoy alike. I had fun seen it and the fact that the voice cast is not the usual ( Kevin Conroy for Batman and Mark Hamill for the Joker for example ) makes me respect the final product even more.It is said that the best hero stories are those ,which he or she faces his or her greatest adversary both in physical and mental field and we see that here. The relationship between the Cape Crusader and the Clown Prince of Crime is one of the most historic hero-villain arks so when the producers decide to show it ,they have to respect and be faithful to their mythology and not use it as just a marketing scheme in order to increase sells. Yes ,it may seem a lot ,and it is ,but when you deal with some of the most famous characters in the whole of fiction you should do that things, if you want your work to be loved and Under the Red Hood fits this criteria close to excellent.In conclusion is good ,entertainmenting ,faithfull to its source material and everything from the designs to the characters' voices show that this is not a one night stand but a serious project. So go buy or rend it and watch it ,if you love the character of the Dark Knight ,like me, then you will love this flick also.
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