Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | | Cast : | Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany | | Director : | Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, HiFi Sound, Animated, Widescreen | | Released Date : | December 25, 1993 | | DVD Released Date : | September 14, 2004 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 13, 2005 | | Summary | The Best Of The Batman Animated Films! | Content
 | After successfully launching Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, the creators were given a green light to do an animated film! While three more have been done since BatMan: Mask Of The Phantasm (1993), this one is easily the best of the four. Only BatMan Beyond: Return Of The Joker comes close to the quality story-telling of this classic.
In this one, we get a peak into Batman's past and how it is affecting his present as a new villian, called The Phantasm, is eliminating Gotham's most prominent gang-lords. A new hot-shot councilman, looking to make a name for himself, blames Batman for the killings. While everything seems to point to The Dark Knight, there is a bigger mystery here as each gangster that is taken out has a link to an old flame of Bruce Wayne. This also includes a former underling of one of the crime bosses who just happens to be Batman's greatest enemy in the present day, THE JOKER!
The animation is very fluid in this one! While Batman is considered a kids show, this movie isn't really for children and there is a reason its PG-13!! While not overly violent or even graphic, it isn't kiddie fair so be warned!
This is the best of the Batman animated films. I would dare say one of the best BatMan films PERIOD! Including the live action films (though I would recommend BATMAN/1989 and the recent Batman Begins). Get this classic! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 11, 2005 | | Summary | Best Animated Batman Movie | Content
| By far the best story and animation for the Batman animated series. Worth buying. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | The Best Animated "Batman" Movie Ever | Content
| As a kid I remember watching this movie as well as the Tim Burton movies all day long. As a child, I used to love Batman. I even remember my mom being about 10 different Joker action figures because I kept losing them. Well, I've grown up, and I yet I am still enthralled with Batman. I like the Tim Burton live action movies the best, but I love the animated versions as well. And no other animated version (not even the awesome tv series) can compare with this 1993 movie, a masterpiece in the comic book movie genre. "Batman - Mask Of The Phantasm" is an animated masterwork that captures the feel of the comic books and adding a sense of film noir to it. In it, Batman is out for the Phantasm, a mysterious figure who has killed some of Gotham's most notorious gangsters. Meanwhile, the Caped Crusader's secret identity, Bruce Wayne, has fallen back into love with his former fiancee, who herself is keeping a dark secret from him that could challenge their relationshiop. The millionaire is thrust into a struggle with duality not unlike the 1989 live action movie "Batman". To complicate matters even more, none other than The Joker himself has returned to wreak havoc on Gotham City once more. Torn between the love of his life and the safety of Gotham, Batman/Bruce Wayne now faces his most demanding challenge ever. It all leads up to a dazzling finale at an abandoned World's Fair between Batman and his two adversaries, concluding with an ending that will stay with you forever. This is a film that no Batman fan should be without. Highly recommended. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | Batman--Very Cool | Content
| This movie is fantastic. The score is amazing, especially in the opening sequence and the sequence where Bruce Wayne first puts on the Batman mask. It is very cool the whole way through, and the action is a lot gorier and more realistic than they would've dared to have it in the series. This movie is better than the Tim Burton films by far, and even Batman Begins has some trouble pulling off as good a movie as this one. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | Excellent movie, DVD a bit lacking | Content
| Based on the very successful animated series, "Mask of the Phantasm" is a dark, gritty adventure. The creative team pulled out all the stops this time around, including things (violence, sexually suggestive scenes) that would never have flown on an afternoon television cartoon. The story is told partially in flashbacks, some of which unfortunately rehash the already well-known origin of Batman. Others, however, give us a brief glimpse into the background of the Joker, who makes one of his most memorable appearances here. While the movie is excellent, the DVD is lacking in extras. |
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