Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker (Keepcase) |  | Director: Curt Geda
Actors: Will Friedle, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Angie Harmon, Dean Stockwell
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  245 reviews
Sales Rank: 110710
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 77 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 71725
ISBN: 1419813838
UPC: 012569717251
EAN: 9781419813832
ASIN: B0009UZG28
Theatrical Release Date: December 12, 2000
Release Date: July 5, 2005
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| • | The greatest villain of all comes out of the past to threaten Batman, Bruce Wayne and all of Gotham City in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the first feature-length Batman Beyond movie.The sleeker, deadlier and seemingly immortal Clown Prince of Crime is back with his own unique brand of havoc and mayhem. While trying to uncover the Joker's secrets, the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, discovers th |
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Some diehard Batfans have been slow to warm to the animated series Batman Beyond even though it was created by the same team responsible for the excellent Batman cartoon of the early '90s. The Dark Knight should be a brooding avenger in a noir-nightmare Gotham City, the purists argue, not some smart-aleck teen four decades in the future, with jet packs, invisibility shields, and other sci-fi gizmos loaned him by an elderly Bruce Wayne (voiced, excellently as always, by Kevin Conroy, his stony bass given a raspy hint of old age), now confined to hobbling about on a cane and monitoring his protégé's activities from the Batcave. Between its respectful reexamination of the "tortured hero" mythos and its sleek, anime-inspired look, this feature-length movie should go a long way toward quieting their complaints. Of course, it doesn't hurt that they've brought back the most legendary figure in the Rogues Gallery (voiced by Mark Hamill, deliciously deranged), but exactly how and why the Joker has managed to turn up 40 years after his last meeting with Batman still as youthful and diabolical as ever is explained not only logically but terrifyingly as well. The secret behind his arrival is perhaps the saddest, grimmest twist any purported "kids' show" has dared to attempt. (Parents may well want to preview this tape before screening it for the very young.) Once again, Warner Brothers' cartoon Batman has outshone all the live-action films, never allowing the thrilling action set pieces or flashes of wry humor to drown out the drama, even tragedy, of the all-too-human superheroes. --Bruce Reid
Product Description
THE SLEEKER, DEADLIER AND SEEMINGLY IMMORTAL CLOWN PRINCE OFCRIME IS BACK WITH HIS OWN UNIQUE BRAND OF HAVOC AND MAYHEM.WHEN BRUCE WAYNE IS ALMOST KILLED IN ONE OF THE JOKER'S LATESTATTACKS, BATMAN VOWS TO AVENGE HIS MENTOR AND PUT THE JOKER TOREST FOREVER.
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 Best Animated Batman Movie EVER! March 19, 2010
C. Sinclair-Robb (Victoria, Australia)
Okay, out of all the animated films, this one is my favourite. The characters are extremely well drawn. Joker has a new style and looks great! It has flashbacks back to the original Batman and Batgirl and they just look amazing. It's really enjoyable and although I have never seen the Batman Beyond episodes - it was still a great watch.
 *Spoiler Alert* Mediocre film with one great scene March 17, 2010
Ricardo C.
So the 2000 Batman Beyond film finally received an un-cut release. If you didn't enjoy the original cut, you'll be surprised by the rather brutal flash-back scene. Other than that, Return of The Joker just an extended episode of a very poor animated series.
The basic plot of BB:ROTJ is straight forward but cleverly inserts a twist but let's get to most significant aspect of this film. The Joker has returned years after his death witnessed both by Batman and Batgirl; However that night the was already marred with tragedy. The Joker weeks before managed to kidnap Robin (Tim Drake by then) and transformed him into his "son" completely devoid of sanity. This is where the film were was primarily censored in it's initial release and needless to say, the uncut version is leagues ahead. The highlights includes an extension of Joker's "home movie" of Robin being electrocuted and last but not least The Joker's death when he is shot by Drake with a trick "Bang flag" gun loaded with a spear. The Joker's final words were just mellifluous; He spouts "That's not funny, that's not..." before collapses to the ground. I can never get enough of this scene and truly mean it. Bruce Timm was always prevented to take The Joker under his true extremes because the restrictions imposed by network television, this is the shining moment of the character's animated career.
However, this film is just not par with this shining moment.Terry Mcginnis is a pretty dull character who's personality can be summarized as "teenager". You think Bruce, Barbra, and Tim Drake would be the main focus of this film but it's not the case. They are virtually little more then plot devices to be used to just cover the back story; You don't feel any of their personal investment in this film and as result, you could care less about any protagonist in this film.Now I will admit I did like the fact that Tim Drake was ultimately exploited as the host body of Joker, hence the reason of Drake's ordeal that fateful night. However that takes away a lot of the chutzpah of that great flashback scene. The Joker wanted little more than his own self-preservation and this all points to Bruce Timm's Joker as a very flawed incarnation of the character. In Timm's Joker episodes, excluding infamous "Joker Fish", he has always been too logical and worst of all, obsessed with killing Batman. What makes the best incarnations of The Joker so endearing in the comics, especially by Stephen Steve Englehart, is that he is NEVER after anything that could make sense to anyone else or material gain. He also could have cared less about his own well-being which is what makes him so dangerous, he's willing to loose it all just for that one sick "laugh". Most importantly The Joker realizes that a world without Batman is no fun, as Joker once said in comics "Who would I humble ? Mere Policemen ?". Granted, at the very least The Joker's plot in ROTJ is ultimately chaos but where is his trademark panache ? A giant laser making a smile face ? Where is the sadism ? Where the dark humor ? It's just not Joker, it's just far too mundane unless you actually care about J's targets that included everyone Terry cared about but I certainty didn't, not even Bruce who simply sat around during the whole movie.
Overall, I'd say this film is a miss. I'd only recommend it for the flashback scene but to stomach the rest of the film would mean loosing the impact of it.
Animated February 14, 2010
Stacy N. Hawks (North Carolina)
A friend of mine loves Batman so I bought him this DVD for a gift. He really enjoyed it. It's one of the best animated cartoons of Batman out there.
Animated movie, "Batman Beyond". DVD. January 23, 2010
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
This is a different Batman, Bruce Wayne has retired in this series, so we get a new rendition of the dark knight once again. Good animation, other than that though, it's really pretty much business as usual.
Joker's Back -- Put a Smile On Your Face! December 22, 2009
Scotman (Sausalito, CA)
December 2002 saw the return of the Joker, in a direct-to-DVD adaptation of the Batman of the future. McGinnis, it is explained, is the Batman, complete with jet packs and invisibility shields. To be honest, it took me a bit of time to get used to that. What, no cape & cowls?
The flashbacks took care of that doubt. In this universe, Batgirl does not lose the use of her legs and become Oracle, but becomes the next police commissioner. Sorry to you vets out there where this is old news, but Batman Beyond is a new one on me. I must look up these DVDs and watch the 50 something episodes.
Mark Hamill is devilish as the evil Joker. Harley and her nasty twin grandchildren. The Jokerz and the clowns. Put them all together and you get a recipe for mayhem.
The original uncut version was a lot more violent and thus not really a kiddie's cartoon. There are adult themes of relationships, of revenge and of trying to forget the past, but the past, not handled, comes back and bites you hard. Reconcile or die!
The DVD: Commentary by the Filmmakers*; Behind-the-Scenes Documentary; Deleted Scenes; Animation Tests; Music Video Crash by Mephisto Odyssey featuring Static X; Animated Character Bios; Interactive Menus; Production Notes; Trailers; Scene Access; Subtitles: English & Francais.
A fresh new look on the original icon created by Bob Kane, refreshingly so.
Recommended:
Batman Beyond: The Animated Series Guide
Batman Beyond, Seasons 1-3 (DC Comics Classic Collection)
Dc Universe Classics Series 4 Action Figure Batman Beyond Unmasked Variant
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