2.5 Stars - Not Great
It is strongly argued by many that The Dark Knight Returns is the greatest batman story ever told. I disagree with this opinion, I find the constant narration to be repetitive and dull, the satire of the newscasters to be irritating and taking up too much time and the writing on Batman and Superman to really lack understanding of the characters. However I will not deny the story's importance in returning Batman to the public conciousness as dark and brooding hero, unlike the campy Adam West view people had (for the record Adam West is the best live action Batman...)
This film somewhat improves upon the source material, doing away with the narration and cutting a fair amount of the news satire, however the mistakes within the story and the handling of the characters is still there, which makes it somewhat lacking as a Batman story.
However the animation is still top notch and the voice cast delivers some decent moments, though often Peter Weller sounds bored and seems to not put anything into his lines, the same with Michael Emerson at points towards the climax of the Joker section.
| Even I can't deny this looks pretty badass |
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