{"id":16102,"date":"2015-08-14T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T20:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=16102"},"modified":"2015-08-14T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T20:09:08","slug":"batman-vs-robin-2015-blu-raydvddigital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/14\/batman-vs-robin-2015-blu-raydvddigital\/","title":{"rendered":"Batman vs. Robin (2015) (Blu-Ray\/DVD\/Digital]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I, for one, really hated \u201cSon of Batman,\u201d not only for its ridiculously convoluted take on giving Batman a son, but for Damian Wayne. Wayne is the son of Batman, born from Batman\u2019s worst enemy\u2019s lineage, and he\u2019s still a petulant little shit. Although, to its credit, Wayne isn\u2019t as bad here as he was in \u201cSon of Batman.\u201d That\u2019s mainly because rather than an egomaniacal petulant little brat, he\u2019s now a confused little brat with an ego that\u2019s used to cover up his identity crises. He is after all confused about who he is and is now taking up a new identity he has to adhere to. I didn\u2019t want or care to see a sequel to \u201cSon of Batman,\u201d but thankfully, \u201cBatman vs. Robin\u201d was a convincing argument to give it a chance.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m vaguely familiar with the Court of Owls, and they cushion what could have been an insufferable follow up. The introduction of Talon breathes new life in to a stale series of films following Bruce Wayne\u2019s son and adds tension and excitement between the irritating dynamic of Bruce and Damian. Seriously, is there anything about this kid worth salvaging? In either case, \u201cBatman vs. Robin\u201d is an exciting and entertaining adaptation that gives Batman a brand new foe who is more than a match for the Dark Knight. After confronting the evil Dollmaker, Damian Wayne finds himself at a crossroads when the mysterious masked vigilante Talon takes an interest in him. Talon is like Batman, only much deadlier and prone to murdering people rather than taking them to jail.<\/p>\n

This conflicts with Damian\u2019s own thirst for blood, as he is continuing his training with Bruce to become a masked avenger that doesn\u2019t murder his foes in combat. Talon wants Damian to be a cold blooded killer, and this conflicts with Damian\u2019s own source of anger and thirst for revenge. This soon puts him at odds with Bruce, who begins battling to be his ultimate mentor, finding that Damian really is being seduced by Talon\u2019s own methods of crime fighting. Meanwhile, Bruce is kidnapped by the Court of Owls, a secret society of Gotham\u2019s elite that wants to rule the city and conform it to its own laws. Bruce is soon on a quest to find out the identities of its members and of Talon, while Talon is anxious to learn who Batman is once and for all. One of the benefits of \u201cBatman vs. Robin\u201d is the brilliant and fluid animation.<\/p>\n

Jay Oliva has to stage some really unique battle scenes and hand to hand combat sequences, and he pulls it off with some fluid and incredibly realistic scenes involving Batman going toe to toe with Talon, and eventually Damian. On the talent front, the voice acting is top notch, with Jeremy Sisto really stealing the movie from everyone playing the anti-hero Talon, whose own back story reflects Bruce and Damian\u2019s own. Sisto, who once played Batman, aces the anti-Batman character well. I also really enjoyed Sean Maher as Nightwing, David McCallum as Alfred, and Jason O\u2019Mara who plays a more humble and average Bruce Wayne this time around. There\u2019s even a cameo from Kevin Conroy. All in all, while Damian Wayne is a brutally obnoxious character, \u201cBatman vs. Robin\u201d is a very good DCU animated offering with brisk action, good pacing, and compelling character drama. I may just come back for a third outing to see how the saga of Damian Wayne ends.<\/p>\n

Featured in the Blu-Ray is the \u201cSuper Rabbit\u201d short from Merrie Melodies, as well as three episodes from the DC Vault. There\u2019s “The Color of Revenge!” from Batman: The Brave and the Bold, “Old Wounds” from Batman: The Animated Series, “Obsession” from Superman: The Animated Series, and “Auld Acquaintance” from Young Justice. There\u2019s also a peak at \u201cJustice League: Gods & Monsters.\u201d There\u2019s \u201cThe Talons of Owls,\u201d a fourteen minute look at the Court of Owls, the assassins behind it, and their rich mythology. \u201cGotham City\u2019s Secret: The Mythic Court of Owls\u201d is a thirty minute in depth exploration of the Court of Owls, their history in the Batman comic books, their connections to the Wayne family; there are some neat interviews with Greg Capullo, and Scott Snyder. Finally, there\u2019s an audio commentary with DC creative director of animation Mike Carline, director Jay Oliva and Producer James Tucker, all of whom discuss production, development, the time period of the film, fight scenes, and the lot. It\u2019s definitely a treat for fans interested in how the production came together. The box set comes with a collectible Batman figurine. It\u2019s not posable, but it\u2019s cool for a display.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I, for one, really hated \u201cSon of Batman,\u201d not only for its ridiculously convoluted take on giving Batman a son, but for Damian Wayne. Wayne is the son of Batman, born from Batman\u2019s worst enemy\u2019s lineage, and he\u2019s still a petulant little shit. Although, to its credit, Wayne isn\u2019t as bad here as he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[58,64,71,120,125,240,268,349,391,631,703,922,1013,1087],"class_list":["post-16102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-action-packed-april","category-movie-reviews","tag-action","tag-adaptation","tag-adventure","tag-b","tag-batman","tag-crime","tag-dc-comics","tag-fantasy","tag-gangster","tag-martial-arts","tag-mystery","tag-sequel","tag-suspense","tag-thriller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16104,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16102\/revisions\/16104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}