Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

DCfan Even though The Batman was the first ever Batman cartoon to introduce me the Batman and some of the DC universes as I have stated in my review for The Batman. I actually had no idea there was an animated movie of the series as well. I saw this movie in 2015 over my summer holidays and I have to say it was a really awesome movie and it was noticeably darker than the actual show itself.I even have to say Peter Stormare and Tara Stong never voiced on the actual show did well with their characters and they would have been good additions to the show and we could have seen more of Bruce's relationship with Vicki Vale.

MisterWhiplash To be fair, I didn't watch much of The Batman animated series. It just seemed to kind of slip by my radar as a Saturday morning cartoon far too cartoonish- even by the standards of the 90s series, which were like HBO-made in comparison- and drained the humor out of certain areas like with the Joker, and made things seem unintentionally funny in others. According to a friend, however, this made-for-video movie might be a bit better than the series. I'd guess if you did like the new The Batman series then it would be advantageous to check out this new piece of fan-fare product. But that it is a bit sub-par goes without saying, and not without a little potential wasted; this could be a dark and exciting tale to tell, with possibilities even for that most retreaded of vampires Nosferatu-cum-Dracula. Under the direction and writing, however, it is squandered on clichés (will Batman make it to dinner in time with Vicki Vale, and what about the party at his house?), and sometimes the animation feels a little 'off' from previous outings (ever wonder what Batman looks like without a nose? or Dracula with several continuity-gaping capes?) There are some moments and scenes where it looks like the animators try to give some real cinematic style, as if a DP is off to the side overseeing everything, and once or twice the big visual cues are a little intriguing (the first time, at least, Dracula looks through the penguin or other and sees only their pumping heart and veins, is a solid abstraction). But a lot of this is over-clouded by the fact that the script is fiddling around on the practical gimmick of having a guest star like Dracula on the program, from his resurrection from *one* drop of blood, to his uncanny ability to amass an army around himself, and even to be voiced by Peter Stormare and have it NOT be very amusing or really enlivening the proceedings, to his eventual demise. Can Batman defeat this bloodsucking un-dead, with his army of the walking flesh-eaters? There will be time for that- what becomes a detraction is that the writers and filmmakers feel they need to pack in too much; we don't need a whole sub-plot dedicated to the Joker and his descention into vampirism AFTER coming back from (another) supposed death scene over a waterfall, especially when the Joker is hardly up to snuff in design and in voice (where is Luke Skywalker when we need him), as he was in the past.And yet, if it were on TV sometime, with a few big exceptions (namely those flashback scenes or dream scenes or even the big climactic fight scenes that rip off the Matrix of all programs), it might spark a few minutes of interest in an off-handed way. There's always a line or a flash of the old spark that keeps Batman going along. But it's also a stupefying detour into the realm of shameless marketing, as the movie franchise goes on (knocks on wood in desperation) in good spirits and the TV realm goes down the tubes.

dr_foreman This cartoon movie has a lot going for it - zippy animation, a cool music score, and two of the greatest pop culture icons ever.Unfortunately, Batman and Dracula don't mix quite as well as they should. Super-hero comic books, fun as they may be, usually stink at doing horror. This movie has that problem, too. Personally, I thought it was silly every time Dracula zoomed around like the Flash or turned into a drooling Nosferatu. His melodramatic dialogue wasn't much good, either - "I'll use your cape for a dinner napkin," indeed! I also had problems with the movie's tackiness. A vampire Joker is fun, but showing him lick up blood from the floor like a dog is in questionable taste.There's some originality issues here, too. The Vicki Vale subplot is lifted right out of the first Tim Burton movie, and it's become a dull cliché to have the police chase Batman.Still, I was entertained. This is pacey fun, and it's got a cool visual style. But ultimately it's too fannish. (By fannish, I mean it was obviously written by a fan who cut-and-pasted genre stories together in a somewhat dull fashion.) And how come Bob Kane is credited with creating Batman, but Bram Stoker doesn't get a nod for creating Dracula?

garryhess Overall a really good flick. much better than dini's later efforts for Batman direct to video movies. First of all, Vicki Vale IS a redhead contrary to what the other user posted, she was turned blonde by Hollywood, but DC comics the original character was a redhead. Secondly Batman did use his head, he knows his strengths and he knows ho to goad his enemies into doing what he wants them too, Bruce put his body on the line to get Dracula into the position he needed him in, He had to go hand to hand again, to save Vicki and the citizens, also he had the sense to give Alfred his position so that he could ready that sun machine - it was strategy, just like chess sometimes you have to sacrifice valuable pieces for the ultimate victory. One thing i really liked is we finally (in this incarnation of batman) got to see the scientist behind the bat. I love the animation in this as well, the fight scenes are choreographed and animated superbly, it's still not as complex as Batman TAS overall - but if they keep doing DTV movies with more mature themes I think they will easily have some classics on their hands, this movie was fun a little corny, but all super-heroics are, but overall very fun to watch.