Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 by AverageMansReviews
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Warning:
there is flashing effects/colourful
effects/squashing/shooting/disfigurement/drugs/breaking/vehicle
crashing/running/animal cruelty/disintegrating/impaling/medical. For those that
were born outside of this generation/decade this version Batman is of the golden
age as it relates to TV programs/feature lengths, but even though it is of PG
certificate I have to stress and those that have seen this version would agree
it is perfection, but it may not be suitable for younger ages, all I am saying
is; I would start from 12 and up, but you have been warned.
Are
you sure you want to play that card?:
Basically; a masked individual has come to Gotham City; but it isn't Bruce
Wayne/Batman [voiced by Kevin Conroy:] a wealthy individual that owns Wayne
Enterprises by day, but by night he is someone/something else he is Batman;
fighting or solving the mysteries of the Gotham City dark underbelly. But it
isn't Batman that is responsible; it is an individual that uses smoke to cover
their tracks; that is taken care of these mob bosses, out of the desperation
the last one goes to see an old friend for help; Jack Napier/Joker [voiced by
Mark Hamill:] he is the one that is Wayne/Batman biggest adversary; they give
each other purpose in their lives.
Generally
speaking: the art, framework and pacing of
this 78 minutes film is perfection as from beginning to end; they give
everything they physically can to make this project a true spectacle; with
creating this absolutely spot on classical instrumental music to create this
atmosphere of Gotham being broken down society and visually I am confident in
saying that these buildings are of 3-D effects and because they have taken time
to put in attention to detail; it is still looking excellent [for those people
that may be highly critical let's keep in mind that this project was released
in 1993 and the 3-D effects are still looking eye-catching in a very much
positive sense.] But slowly moving on we have with the instrumental music,
darkness wherever we look; the weather is pretty much like British weather 80%
of the time raining and miserable and alongside that we have the backdrop to
the 1950s. The framework and pacing based on what I have said so far in this
content; you can pretty much imagine that things move along at a good pace; and
me saying that things move at a good pace is not meant to be a derogatory; it
is just things have been instructed to move along when it is time to do so in
this project for a brief example; we could have a memory recap so we need to
explore that and then back into present times.
Character developments, comedy and voice performances;
as I was just indicating because of memory recap the character developments get
beautifully explored and they really do give so much depth to the characters or
another way to give depth is in the dialogue exchanges as in the comedy Alfred
Pennyworth [voiced by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.:] he is a long-time servant to the
Wayne family/surrogate to Bruce Wayne and knowing all of his secrets, but I
digress; reference to Wayne being sane or/and things he did for Wayne when he
was much younger and for the voice performances as most of you would or should
know these recurring characters in feature length or animated TV programs went
on to make these roles their very own such as obviously Kevin Conroy as Bruce
Wayne/Batman, Mark Hamill as Jack Napier/Joker; these two are the standard
bearers for their respective characters and on a little bit of research I think
it is safe to designate Efrem Zimbalist Jr. has Alfred Pennyworth on the same
level considering he did his voice work for years.
Action; likewise obviously this is high octane action;
be it a vehicle crashing through a building flying through the air just crash
into another building, yes we get Napier/Joker doing his thing to more than one
of his associates, this mystery individual shows off their abilities/skills and
of course Wayne/Batman does his thing.
This
film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch
entertainment; this providing your family is in the right age bracket is
preferably built for family viewing, then again it would help if you are all
into comic books at minimum to begin with, but I do stress please keep in mind
what I said earlier. But let's be positive this title is of those that you must
see once in your lives time and finally I got to watch this project in a cinema
so that was well worth the money of a ticket. This film also has 1 award
accredited to its name; 1 Nominee Annie Awards 1994 Annie Best Animated Film
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