Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1

Director: Chris Palmer
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It’s a dark time in Gotham City. Held hostage by the powerful Falcone crime family, the city is rife with crime and corruption. Adding to the chaos is the mysterious Holiday killer, who has been targeting the underworld and leaving a trail of terror...and body bags. Batman, Lieutenant Gordon and D.A. Harvey Dent race against the calendar as it advances toward the next ill-fated holiday. Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel, Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One begins a twisted chain of events that will forever change the Dark Knight.

4.9 (23 customer reviews)

A Great Start!

This film is not only a breath of fresh air in terms of the Batman DCU animated movies which have been coming out within the last few years (looking at you, Killing Joke and Hush), but is also a wonderful adaptation and update of the source material it derives from. The animation is enjoyable, and the plot lines are all very captivating, leaving you wondering just what will come next. Can’t wait for Part 2!


FANTASTIC MOVIE!!

An amazing movie right from the start and DC never fails to entertain with their amazing animated movies such as this!


Awesome!

The story was great and I enjoyed watching this one.


Wooden dialog, pumped up action

For those reviewers who say this is faithful to the original printed story, go read it again. Several of the important characters are minimized, and the Italian aspects of the crime families is minimized, perhaps to avoid complaints of perpetuating stereotypes but certainly at the expense of conveying interesting personas. Alberto is recast as a lovesick loner, diluting his character’s edge, while Carla Vitti and Sal Maroni are seen but rarely heard, essentially shelving them as suspects. As such, my wife (who isn’t a comic fan and never read the originals) has already figured out who the killer(s) will be (assuming they stick to that aspect if the story in part 2). Catwoman is good when in costume and bounding off rooftops, but as Selina she’s mousy and bland. So much for the femme fatale into which Loeb/Sale transformed the iconic character back in the day. The dialog feels very wooden with pauses and awkward silences throughout. As usual with DC animated movies, I’m left with the sense that the actors record their dialog separately with no sense given that the vocalists are actually interacting with and playing off others in the scene. The action sequences are engaging and some of the story is changed to allow for more action to occur (the original version doesn’t have big fight sequences, as it wasn’t that kind of story). That works well, so that when fists are flying and capes are rustling, it’s entertaining enough. If only the character-focused sequences were infused with as much energy, this could have been a better movie.


fantastic adaptation

this movie is brilliant and the animation is perfect and really truthful to the comic

Title
Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1
Director
Chris Palmer
Release Date
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12.99 USD
Rental Price
3.99 USD