Rate the Animated Films

[Redwoods Wolf]

Sorry if this was done in ages past, but--

1.Return of the Joker.
Yes, this one has to take the top prize. The best animation, the most disturbing villain, some very iconic dialog, wonderful violence, and a genuine emotional thread that isn't always there in the other movies. I particularly enjoyed the climax between Joker and Terry.

2. Mask of the Phantasm.
If it weren't for an annoying plot hole and some hit and miss animation, this would have been number one. The rest is all there--stirring music, a tragic love story, the Joker killing people for the first time--and the story itself is enjoyable to watch. And everything blows up at the end in an epic conclusion. Good stuff.

3.Batman/Superman movie
A good idea that is not played out very well. The movie itself doesn't have much of a plot to it, but makes up for it with some very entertaining action sequences. "Giant Robots as Military Weapons" was a little staid, but Joker and Harley steal the show (of course) with their Kryptonite scheme. Batman and Superman themselves play off each other well; it's nice to see them not getting along at first, as well as the method each deduces the other's identity. The film's scope seems a bit narrow for the breadth of its two heroes, but nevertheless, worth watching.


4.Batman/Mr. Freeze: Subzero
A decent effort. Mr. Freeze was my favorite villain for a while after I saw heart of Ice, but this movie doesn't elevate him any more. Batgirl is only in the film for about five minutes (bah!), and there isn't the ultimate Batman/Freeze showdown I assumed there would be from that dramatic advertising. The CGI and standard animation do not mesh well, either. Still, enjoyable to watch.

5. Mystery of the Batwoman.
God-awful. The music turned me off right away, and Batwoman on a glider dind't spark any interest, either. Bane was a formidable foe in "Knightfall," but here (as in the rest of TAS, alas) he's little more than hired muscle who has a little spanish in him. The "mystery" is also disappointing once it's revealed, which in itself causes another annoying plot hole. Despite Barbara Gordon's phone call in the first act, she doesn't show up in Gotham, which might have added an interesting layer to the "bat-female" aspect. The fact that this is done in TNBA style of animation doesn't really help it's case, either.

 

[The Joker]

1. Mask of the Phantasm
2. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
3. Batman: Subzero
4. Batman/Superman movie
5. Mystery of the Batwoman

I think Mystery of the Batwoman is quite good. Just not as good as the others.

 

[Dark Guardian]

1. Mask of the Phantasm
By far the best of the DC Animated Universe. This is the peak of Bruce Timm and Paul Dini's work. The storyline is simply a work of art all by itself, the voice acting, as always is stellar, and this is one of the last times we get to see the original TAS style of animation, which will always be better than any animation they have yet to put forth. The style of drawing just went downhill from there, and this movie deserves the number one spot.
2. Batman Sub-zero.
The storyline may have been a little shabby for a full length movie, this really seems as if its just an episode of TAS drawn out into a movie, but despite its inability to match up to its predecessor film, Sub Zero is nonetheless an amazing movie, with a good plot, great acting and the usual great animation. The 3D effects got annoying after a while, but there were a few times that it was actually blended rather well with the regular animation.
3. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
If I didn't dislike the characters of Terry Mcginiss and aged Bruce Wayne so much this would have been second. Its plot is magnificent, dark and twisted, and the Joker really becomes much more sinister and purely evil in this movie than he ever was before. I dislike Batman Beyond's portrayal of Bruce Wayne in his old age, so thats pretty much what holds this movie back for me, because the dynamics between Terry and Bruce could have been much better.
4. Worlds Finest.
This movies plot is...allright. I would have liked to see a better interaction between Clark and Bruce, their dynamics in this film are just... a little too strange and a bit out of character. And the fact that Bruce is wining and dining Lois Lane is a bit odd for him. As I've stated before, I never liked the new style of animation and drawing that they adopted with the "Batman and Superman Adventures", it wasn't nearly as thorough or complete as the original BTAS, where they worked harder on every frame to make the animation look really beautiful.

And I have never seen Mystery of the Batwoman, so it has to go last.

Wait, I correct myself, "The Batman vs. Dracula" goes last, because The Batman is just total crap, and the movie version is only marginally better.

 

[CConn]

Return of the Joker - 9/10
The Superman/Batman Movie - 8/10
Mask of the Phantasm - 8/10
Mystery of the Batwoman - 7/10
Batman Beyond: The Movie - 7/10
Subzero - 5/10

 

[Thespiralgoeson]

Personally I hated all of them except for Mask of the Phantasm.

 

[dude stannis]

1. Mask of the Phantasm
2. Return of the Joker
3. Subzero
4. Mystery of Batwoman

Can't remember the other ones.

 

[blind_fury]

Mask of the Phantasm and Superman/Batman were great. The rest were pretty weak.

 

[Sloth7d]

Mask of the phantom-7/10
Return of the joker-7/10
Sub-zero-8/10

 

[Two-Face]

MOTP 9/10
ROTJ 8/10
Sub zero 7/10
Batman and Superman 7/10
MOTB 6/10

 

[Kevin Roegele]

3.Batman/Superman movie
A good idea that is not played out very well. The movie itself doesn't have much of a plot to it, but makes up for it with some very entertaining action sequences. "Giant Robots as Military Weapons" was a little staid, but Joker and Harley steal the show (of course) with their Kryptonite scheme. Batman and Superman themselves play off each other well; it's nice to see them not getting along at first, as well as the method each deduces the other's identity. The film's scope seems a bit narrow for the breadth of its two heroes, but nevertheless, worth watching.

I have to disagree here. Remember, it wasn't made as a film, it is three epidsodes of the TV show, and should be measured by those standards. Although it doesn't have a lot of plot, it has enough to keep it running, and it is all about the interaction of the characters - Clark/Bruce, Bruce/Lois/Clark, Joker/Lex, Lex/Bruce, Harley/Mercy, etc.

It illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of Supes and Bats wonderfully. Batman quite easily finds out Supes' secret identity, and steals Lois from right under his nose. But then Batman spends ten minutes running from a robot spider it seems he can't defeat - and Supes just casually appears and destroys it with no effort. Great stuff.

It is just a lot of fun and very entertaining. Fast-paced, ambitious action scenes, loads of heroic moments, two great villains trying to outwit each other. It's a superhero extravaganza. It's one of the most watchable superhero movies I've come across, and it's definetly in the ten I've watched most. I love it.

My least favourite would be Sub-Zero. The thing is just damn dull-! Batman and Robin are barely in it, and it concentrates on Mr Freeze being ruthless rather than exploring his tragic character. Most of the movie is Barbara trying to escape from a oil rig and getting captured again. Yawn.

 

[The Empire Ape]

2. Mask of the Phantasm.
If it weren't for an annoying plot hole and some hit and miss animation, this would have been number one. The rest is all there--stirring music, a tragic love story, the Joker killing people for the first time--and the story itself is enjoyable to watch. And everything blows up at the end in an epic conclusion. Good stuff.

Plot hole?

 

[Bat Attack]

Mask of the Phantasm 9/10
Subzero 6/10
Return of the Joker 7/10 (I really don't care for any of the Batman Beyond show or films)
Mystery of The Batwoman 6/10
Batman/Superman 8/10

 

[Mr. Socko]

Batman: MotP I give a 9/10, and ROTJ I give a 9/10. I loved them both, the others, not so much.

 

[Rockbottom]

MOTP I just watched last week, A lot of the reason i love it so much is nostalgic, but the it is almost perfect, i very rarely say that, I actually think its pound for pound the best Batman film ever made. Great score, perfect cast, creative and great story. 9.4/10, because ill admit it could of done to be maybe a little bit longer, but every minute of it is great as it is.

ROTJ is also good i would give that 8/10. Good but cant match up to MOTP.

 

[PretentiousMan]

1. Return of the Joker
2. Mask of the Phantasm
3. The Batman vs. Dracula
4. Sub-Zero