Batman - Mask of the Phantasm | Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany

Batman - Mask of the Phantasm | Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany | A well-developed animated Batman film!

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	Batman - Mask of the Phantasm Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany Warner Bros. Pictures, 1994 average customer review:based on 188 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Unmasking the Phantasm is just one of the twists in Batman: Mask of Phantasm, "one of the most imaginative films of the past year" (Chuck Rich, Westwood One). Only here will you discover all-new revelations about Batman's past, his archrival the Joker and the most grueling battle of Batman's life - the choice between his love of a beautiful woman and his vow to be the defender of right. Batman: Mask of Phantasm is a "mystery that is genuinely absorbing, suspenseful and moving" (Cincinnati Enquirer) and a film no fan should be without! Can the Dark Knight elude the police, capture the Phantasm and clear his name? Year: 1993 Director: Eric Radomski Starring: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Abe Vigoda

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Batman for all ages

I used to own the movie before I bought it from amazon. I sold it to a friend and instantly regretted it, because it really is a great movie. Perhaps one of the very few Batman stories that involve a love interest makes it a very intruiging story indeed, and the Joker is more hysterical than ever, which is probably my favorite thing about the movie. But the reason you know it's a love story for sure is the song played during the credits, a truly romantic song that creates emotion and the feeling that you've just watched a great movie.

A well-developed animated Batman film!

Go Bruce Timm and all of the other artists who make Batman come alive!

I've been a long time admirer of Batman: The Animated Series and loved that classic style of drawing the artists employed there, which was why it was great to see that same style come to life once again in these animated films of Batman. I liked how the story writers and artists took the opportunity of a feature length film to reveal more of Batman's past, to the time when he was still in college, looking for love, his journey in life, and perhaps that ever elusive redemption he seeks to take away the pain of losing his parents that one tragic night. Surprise to say, in this storyline, we see that someone does make Bruce/Batman smile, but...well...happiness never comes easy for the Dark Knight--and never stays long. This film definitely has great action sequences, beautiful background detail, but what I love the most is the attention to body and facial expression of the characters. This last gem is missing from a lot of animation nowadays and I feel that it's vital for breathing life into a story. When one can see the knit eyebrows and pained expression of Bruce in deciding what path in life he must take, when we see the chemistry between him and his lover, Andrea Beaumont, unfold, when we see him slowly putting on the Batman suit for the first time, that's quality animation.

I love it! I think I'll check out the other Batman animated films, too. Watch this one to see animation's heart and soul of the '90s.

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Beautiful Batman Movie

Batman: Mask of Phatasm is an engrossing grown-up story which is also lovely to look at. The animation is extremely well done creating a 3-dimensional look to a 2-dimensional genre. Shading, shadowing, movement and character face definition are all there - just like the series. We see how and why Wayne becomes Batman and why he remains there and the sacrifices he makes - namely the love of his life and any love for that matter. There is a good mystery with a twist. We see Batman bleed, and implied murder and sex. Batman actually acts with the full range of emotion - sadness, angst, anger, happiness (well as much as our dashing crusader can muster). This is a much better story than I expected - for a cartoon or any other type of genre.

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It's The BAT!!

Bruce Timm and the gang put together a very tightly wound story with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Though it came out in 1993, it holds its own in the 21st Century; the story moves at a fast intense pace. After the Tim Burton movies there was a real lack of good Batman stories until this animated feature.

Batman, in a series of flashbacks, wrestles with his vow to his parents and his love for a mystery woman, Andrea, who herself has some pretty evil intentions of her own which are revealed at the end of the film.

The Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill (our favorite Jedi from that movie with Vader) is a pure incarnation of the madcap fiend.

Lots of introspection of the Batman, his relationship with Alfred further revealed and the city of Gotham out to get him makes for a fast-paced, fun story. And at the same time it is a mystery that is absorbing and genuinely gripping.

Some sections of the animation are a bit cartoony but the quality is easy to ignore in face of excellent storywriting.

I'm hoping for more animated features of the Dark Knight as well as the newest film coming out this year!

Warner Bros. did a good job at making both a widescreen and normal screen version of the film. But, this DVD lacks any real extras. We have a trailer and that's about it! Why so stingy? Would a director's commentary have killed them?

A must-have for the Batman fan!

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Just as good as i remember.

I remember watching this as a kid and loved it. Watching it years later i thought it would not be as good. I was wrong. This movie along with the series holds up to the test of time. Of course the lack of special features is the big dissapointment here. and thats why i cannot give it five stars. I mean commentary is so common even in the worst movies and dvds. and they could not put a simple director or whoever commentary is bad. A simple deleted scene or something would have been so nice. All we get is a lame trailer. On the box it mentions subtitles as special features, come on lol. BUT the movie is great. Could be the best batman movie animated or live action.

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