Genre: Action, Animation, Adventure, Other
Directed by Chris Palmer
Produced by Jim Krieg, Kimberly S. Moreau
Screenplay by Tim Sheridan
Based on Batman: The Long Halloween
by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
Starring: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel & Naya Rivera.
Music by Michael Gatt
Edited by John Soares
Production companies: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment
Distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Plot: During the holidays, a brutal series of murders strike fear into the city of Gotham. Batman sets out to pursue the serial killer with the support of police officer James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent.
I wanted to see how this storyline would feel by being split into 2 parts.
The First Part of Batman the Long Halloween was so great,I really enjoyed it.
Pros: I like the atmosphere of this movie and also the way the same animation style from man of tomorrow & justice society world war 2 is used. I like this version of the falcones and the amount of screen time that they had. The film doesn’t waste anytime getting to the drama. The voice cast that was assembled for this first part was so good & this film had a huge twist to setup what’s going to lead into the conclusion in part 2.
Cons: I wasn’t a fan how they used the Joker in this film and would have liked to see more of him.
- Jensen Ackles as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Naya Rivera as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
- Josh Duhamel as Harvey Dent
- Billy Burke as James Gordon
- Titus Welliver as Carmine Falcone
- David Dastmalchian as Julian Day / Calendar Man
- Troy Baker as Joker
- Amy Landecker as Barbara Gordon
- Julie Nathanson as Gilda Dent
- Jack Quaid as Alberto Falcone
- Fred Tatasciore as Solomon Grundy
- Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth
- Jim Pirri as Sal Maroni
There’s also non-speaking appearances of characters like Carla Viti (Carmine’s sister and Johnny Viti’s mother), The Penguin, The Mad Hatter, The Scarecrow and Poison Ivy.
I will recommend watching this first part of this story before seeing the second one coming later this year.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
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