EXO Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 I hope this is gonna be good. It's actually one of my favorite comic books to read, just a hair above Dark Knight Returns. But I can't tell from the trailer. Animation is so so but the art looks OK in stills. They just have to get the story right I guess... <div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:670647/cp~vid%3D670647%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A670647" width="512" height="288" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed><p style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Get More: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/trailer_park/" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Movie Trailers</a>, <a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Movies Blog</a></p></div></div> Quote
mikeszekely Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 The DC Animated films have been kind of hit or miss, but Under the Red Hood was excellent. I have high hopes for this. Quote
Golden Arms Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 There is a behind the scenes featurette of this on The Green Lantern emerald knights dvd. I think it's going to be very good. Thew producers state that they were trying to be as faithful to the source material as possible, including the artwork. DC's animated movies have been great. Quote
PetarB Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 It actually looks good... but I am so, so, so over 'superhero origins' stories. I think we've seen the parent's scene time, and time again. Quote
Keith Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 (edited) It actually looks good... but I am so, so, so over 'superhero origins' stories. I think we've seen the parent's scene time, and time again. From what I hear, it's actually more of a Gordon story, than a straight up "Batman" story, definately looks interesting. Edited July 8, 2011 by Keith Quote
azrael Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 From what I hear, it's actually more of a Gordon story, than a straight up "Batman" story, definately looks interesting. It is. Having read Year One, there is a stronger focus on Gordon than Batman. Not to say Batman is pushed back, but Gordon has a little more dialogue compared to Batman's. We see more Batman through that hard-boiled detective-style monologue. Quote
Mog Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 My first thought was: Didn't we pretty much have a live-action version of Year One with certain scenes in Batman Begins? Still it looks fairly promising. Wonder if they'll do a Gordon trailer, since he's nowhere to be found in the trailer >EXO< posted. Quote
EXO Posted July 8, 2011 Author Posted July 8, 2011 The problem with this story is that even though it's pretty original when it came out, it's been ripped off so many times that this will seem kinda cliche by the time it comes out. But it's easily one of Frank Miller's best when he was actually a great writer. I'm not at all against CG animation but the book is also loose and natural in style that the movements don't seem right. Like I said, it's all going to hinge on the interpretion of the story for me. Here's some older links to read thru: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-year-one-first-look-180008 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-year-one-lines-up-179942 Should have the Gordon thing because it's faithful to the story according to Bruce Timm... that's one comforting thing is that Timm is involved. <iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UuI3IAbyxAE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Quote
troyness Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Under the red hood was really good!!!So I,ve got high hopes for this one. Loved Batman yr:1 when I read it when I was 15. If I remember correctly ,didn,t Batman have a holstered gun under his armpit(like a secret agent) type thing for an issue within the year 1 graphic novel? Quote
Gui Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Wasn't David Mazzucchelli the artist behind the original comic? I remember this one sucked big hairy balls, looking like the average mercantile follow-up to one of the greatest comics ever (ie Dark Knight), from the uninspired scenario to the bland art: a waste of time and money, basically... Quote
azrael Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 If I remember correctly ,didn,t Batman have a holstered gun under his armpit(like a secret agent) type thing for an issue within the year 1 graphic novel? Wrong book. You're thinking of the Batman/Doc Savage Special called First Wave. http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/11/10/its-here-take-a-look-at-a-few-more-pages-from-batmandoc-savage/ Quote
EXO Posted July 8, 2011 Author Posted July 8, 2011 It might have been Batman Year 2 by Mike Barr. It's the story where Batman decides he would never use a gun again. Quote
azrael Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 Those of you attending CCI 2011, Year One will premiere at CCI San Diego on Friday, July 22 at 8:00 p.m. in Ballroom 20. Source: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33249 The DVD/Blu-ray is due out on Oct. 18th. Quote
atomicscissors Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Didn't want to start a topic just for this, but Mark Hamill has said he'd reprise his role as the Joker if DC made "The Killing Joke". https://twitter.com/#!/HamillHimself/status/128336011200708608 Quote
azrael Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 If they made The Killing Joke an animated short with The Dark Knight Returns when it comes out, you'd make a lot of fanboys (and me) very happy. Speaking of Year One...I skimmed through it and it was fairly faithful to the comic. Quote
atomicscissors Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 If they made The Killing Joke an animated short with The Dark Knight Returns when it comes out, you'd make a lot of fanboys (and me) very happy. Ditto. I had a nerdgasm the first time I saw the episode of the "New Batman Adventures" with the "Dark Knigh Returns" scene. Can't wait for TDKR. And if DC does do "The Killing Joke"? sploosh Quote
mikeszekely Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 I saw it. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't as good as I'd hoped, either. It may or may not be faithful to the comic... I don't really read DC. I know Batman mostly through the Keaton films, the Nolan films, the classic Animated series, and the cartoon The Batman (and the two Arkham games, I suppose). I mean, it was a good story about a good cop with human failings trying to take on a corrupt city from within a corrupt police force. It was a good Jim Gordon story. Batman, though, was more of a bit player in Gordon's story than the central character. So while I don't think it's a bad movie by any stretch, I (and I suspect other more casual Batman fans) much prefer Under the Red Hood. Quote
Keith Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Being a Gordon story was pretty much the point of this one, and I personally thought it came out great. Pacing wise, I'm suprrised how well it flowed and how full it was for the hour runtime. The Catwoman bonus was also pretty good. Quote
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