Batman: Under The Red Hood

daggerklutz's Batman: Under The Red Hood review

A New Set of Clothes

Watching this movie is like wearing a new set of clothes. At first it feels a little uncomfortable but soon you release that it feels just fine, you just needed to try it out for a while. That's how I felt with the new casting of voices. Especially John Di Maggio's role of Joker. At first it was strange to me but as the movie progressed I found myself enjoying this new Joker voice. I thought Maggio's interpretation was very well done, I actually thought that the voice made Joker sound older (which isn't a bad thing). Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles  and Neil Patrick Harris also did a good job, I thought they played their part well.
 
But as with all new clothes you kind of compare it to what you've worn before. Two things annoyed me about this movie. The first was all the villains. Red Hood, Joker, and Black Mask was enough but the addition of Amazo, Riddler (who made a short cameo), the Fearsome five, and Ra's Al Ghul. They were put in much better than other movies but I still felt there were too many villains. 
 
It also annoyed me that they decided to use the Lazarus Pit to bring back Jason. I was expecting something else like he was secretly rescued by the League of Shadows, something a little more realistic. I guess that is just me comparing it to the Dark Knight film. These weren't major flaws but small annoyances. 
 
Overall I give this a 4.5 out of 5. The story was very well written, the voice acting was extremely well done, and I was glad I watched it.  

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Batman: Under The Red Hood by vagrantsaint on July 31, 2010
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