Batman The Killing Joke Animated Movie

[chrisco37]

 

 

I'm watching the movie right now (I cheaped out and bought the DVD instead of the BluRay).

[Batman]

I've put off watching The Killing Joke due to the "extra content". Last night I finally decided to watch it and 20 minutes in...

 

 

However, the adaptation of the book itself (i.e. 27 minutes onwards) has to be one of the most faithful adaptations DC/WB has produced. Whilst most animated movies deviate considerably from the original story, this one stayed fairly true to it. All in all, it was as good an adaptation as you could expect. I even liked the extra footage at the end... not only was it great to see Oracle, it also added a positive ending to a story.

 

Would I watch it again? ... Possibly. Will I skip the beginning and start at 27 mins? ... Probably.

[chrisco37]

Agree with you (re: the "real" part of the KJ adaptation). It was very faithful.

 

Dunno if it's old age or what, but it's really hard for me to sit and watch a long cartoon (although I really did think that DKR was fantastic). I probably would've enjoyed it more had it been the 30 minute true adaptation.

 

I thought Hamil's Joker voice was really good though. That's pretty much how I've always thought the Joker should sound.

 

[Batman]

Hamill's voice was just the right mix of creepy, crazy and camp. The man's certainly honed his craft over the years.

[NewEnglandGothic]

I didn't mind the opening. I rather thought it was well done, compared to recent animation efforts. It just didn't belong in this movie. Batman talks about looking into one's abyss, but I never thought Barbara really did. She just acted really pissed off.

 

Then that was it, Start with the Joker. So, the first half hour felt totally tacked on.

 

 

I mean Paris took out the Batmobile. Then he was caught. Then nothing.

The movie builds you up to this "master villain" then nothing. To me this should have been Batgirl's Killing Joke.

 

 

The Batgirl stuff should have been put on a DC animated shorts DVD. The looks too much (and feels like padding,) like they added it as an afterthought to make a full feature.

[Bronty]

Agree with you (re: the "real" part of the KJ adaptation). It was very faithful.

 

Dunno if it's old age or what, but it's really hard for me to sit and watch a long cartoon unless its tentacle porn.

 

[chrisco37]

Agree with you (re: the "real" part of the KJ adaptation). It was very faithful.

 

Dunno if it's old age or what, but it's really hard for me to sit and watch a long cartoon unless its tentacle porn.

 

 

You suck. I can't even find a funny gif/meme that I can post in response to that without risking potential banning.

[Firespitter]

I didn't mind the opening. I rather thought it was well done, compared to recent animation efforts. It just didn't belong in this movie. Batman talks about looking into one's abyss, but I never thought Barbara really did. She just acted really pissed off.

 

Then that was it, Start with the Joker. So, the first half hour felt totally tacked on.

 

 

I mean Paris took out the Batmobile. Then he was caught. Then nothing.

The movie builds you up to this "master villain" then nothing. To me this should have been Batgirl's Killing Joke.

 

 

The Batgirl stuff should have been put on a DC animated shorts DVD. The looks too much (and feels like padding,) like they added it as an afterthought to make a full feature.

 

It seems like College Humor agrees with some of your opinions:

 

[NewEnglandGothic]

I didn't mind the opening. I rather thought it was well done, compared to recent animation efforts. It just didn't belong in this movie. Batman talks about looking into one's abyss, but I never thought Barbara really did. She just acted really pissed off.

 

Then that was it, Start with the Joker. So, the first half hour felt totally tacked on.

 

 

I mean Paris took out the Batmobile. Then he was caught. Then nothing.

The movie builds you up to this "master villain" then nothing. To me this should have been Batgirl's Killing Joke.

 

 

The Batgirl stuff should have been put on a DC animated shorts DVD. The looks too much (and feels like padding,) like they added it as an afterthought to make a full feature.

 

It seems like College Humor agrees with some of your opinions:

 

I think down the road, when folks want to watch The Killing Joke, they will have to admit that they have to start it 30 minutes in.

 

Anybody who says the Batgirl story blends in perfectly with it and pays off during the Joker part, needs to watch more Hitchcock or something (action thrillers) to learn how films flow.

 

I still like the Batgirl story though (watched it again the other day.) I just stopped it when it ended.

[Batman]

I still like the Batgirl story though (watched it again the other day.) I just stopped it when it ended.

Yeah but it's got that bit in it... Y'know the bit I mean... That bit

[NewEnglandGothic]

I still like the Batgirl story though (watched it again the other day.) I just stopped it when it ended.

Yeah but it's got that bit in it... Y'know the bit I mean... That bit

It was something different. When you consider how "safe" Batman: Bad Blood played it, sometimes an experiment here and there is appreciated, even if it fails.

[sterlingcomics]

The two are mostly unrelated. You could literally stop at the 30 min mark and each would basically stand on its own. There's a huge wall between the two "flows", and it doesn't work well together...loved the voice acting.

[Batman]

I still like the Batgirl story though (watched it again the other day.) I just stopped it when it ended.

Yeah but it's got that bit in it... Y'know the bit I mean... That bit

It was something different. When you consider how "safe" Batman: Bad Blood played it, sometimes an experiment here and there is appreciated, even if it fails.

Very apt

[Bosco685]

Mark Hamill & Kevin Conroy Tease Hush & Death in the Family Animated Films

 

Based on a report from ScreenGeek, Conroy and Hamill were on a panel at Canada’s 2016 Fan Expo, discussing possibilities for what to do next, in term of DC animated projects. It is rare for audiences to see these two together, so the fans took opportunity to ask these two where things were headed. They both had some key responses.

 

Regarding this question, Conroy asked Hamill, “What do you think about doing ‘Hush’?” This was met with a huge response from the crowd. Not to be outdone, Hamill then asked Conroy, “What do you think about doing ‘A Death in the Family’?” And that was of course met with another huge cheer from the audience. This, of course, may not indicate the actual direction for where DC animation is headed next, but it would be difficult to look past either of these stories as being worthy possibilities either.

[NewEnglandGothic]

As long as there is no more "tacked-on" mini-movies, I would be good with further collaberations.