BatStarIndyFreak I'm a lifelong HUGE Batman fan, just 'The Dark Knight Returns" was never akin to my tastes. Still I decided to watch this making every effort to take on a fresh outlook, hoping it would help me see everything in a new light, but I'm sorry to say it made things worse by magnifying some of flaws I already sensed. When reading the comic I had a good sense of Batman as an amped up version of the rogue cop, with the established cops gunning for him, and that's the standout flaw. The cops gunning at Batman made the Stormtroopers look like certified sharpshooters, and they repeated that scenario OVER and OVER, making less and less confident in strength of the conflict facing Batman.I do like Peter Weller's performance as gritty Bats, and he makes his tough guy dialogue count. The actions scenes, not including rapid and inaccurate gunfire, do adrenalize. The story in the comic depicted Batman being far more aggressive and edgy than I prefer him to be, and I watched this knowing to expect that here. Between that issue I already had, Frank Miller's art style implemented which I'm not big on, some dialogue that feels shoehorned in (Carrie Kelly's parents talking about the sixties), anti-Reagan sentiment, and as mentioned before--unrealistic depictions of dodging swaths of bullets, it didn't work for me. All power to Frank Miller die-hards (I myself am a Jeph Loeb die-hard) who felt refreshed over this oft called Batman magnum opus.

sdmeshotto I was speechless after watching this. The movie was literally perfect. It really pushed the boundaries of how epic an animated movie can be.This is definitely the best Batman movie I've ever seen, and paired with part 2, one of the best movies I've ever seen. This movie understands that Batman is not for kids, and keeps a Dark tone throughout. Even with it being animated it treats the image like a professional movie's cinematography. It's just amazing.As far as the voice cast, I would have preferred Kevin Conroy for Batman, but Peter Weller (aka RoboCop) actually does a really good job. I cannot express in words however, how amazing David Selby was as Commissioner Gordon.The soundtrack still gives me chill bumps when I listen to it, kudos to Christopher Drake.The plot, was perfect, nothing cliché, nothing too weird. This movie is just perfect. It is a must see for anyone.

peterkylo Why this isn't a ten for overall reviews is beyond me, it's probably one of the best, if not the best Graphic Novel adaptations I've seen, it took me away from the nonsensical and very general and basic story lines. It has a grounded and gritty tone to it which I like.*SPOILER ALERT.*I also like the Political side to it between the American government sending superman out to tell batman to stop and superman having to say if you don't stop I'll have to stop you. (That isn't a quote by the way just me generalizing the situation) However, that scene alone is chilling because you know that the government are just afraid that it'll give hope in Batman, not the government; they had made a treaty but they'd left Gotham to crumble into chaos again, so Batman took action because the government weren't. I like how each story of each character is as important as each other, you didn't feel like one dominated the other and this gives such an awesome and brilliant way to go, sometimes any type of hero media with more than one character can be empty like hmm.... Avengers: Age Of Ultron perhaps. My favorite part had to be the Gotham rising scene against the nuclear attack and the aftermath and Batman rallying people together, that was the imagery of hope there on the screen and that's what Batman is to Gotham, that symbol of hope. (Just like superman is the hope of metropolis or the world you could say.The Story is on point and the visuals are beautiful. so it's a 10/10 for me.

Aakash Senthil This is a spoiler free review, so you don't have to worry xD. Batman is like one of the best superheroes in the DC universe, and this movie just proves the point!. This movie is very interesting without any unnecessary scenes/plot. Story is superb and well- written. The action scenes doesn't fail the expectations of Batman fans and the casual viewers themselves. Is it boring? NO! Violence and stuffs like that? YES! A lot of violence actually, and gore and stuff..I still haven't watched the second part yet, but I will write a review once I have seen the movie.Overall - It is a good movie, You can gladly spend 1 hour and 15 minutes of your life to watch this. Again, the only thing bugging me is the violence and It's PG-13.. So I'd give a solid 9.5 on 10...Hope this review helped, please check out my other reviews !!!! :)