Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie from Bruce Timm
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There will probably be a version of "rebirth" in production soon.
I don't see why. Rebirth isn't a continuity reboot, just a new marketing phase and a reshuffling of titles and characters within the "New 52" continuity, the same way that the previous "DC You" initiative was.
The style doesn't bother me, but the animation is surprisingly jerky.
I wasn't expecting Bolland-level art, but that animation is barely a step up from shit that you'd see on Newgrounds.
And Hamill really, really can't do the Joker voice anymore, he needs to follow through on the promise -- that he's made multiple times -- that he's going to hang it up.
And Hamill really, really can't do the Joker voice anymore, he needs to follow through on the promise -- that he's made multiple times -- that he's going to hang it up.
It sounded pretty good to me. And this is a more multilayered and thoughtful Joker than we usually get, so it's appropriate that it isn't exactly like the B:TAS Joker voice. It should give Hamill some interesting range to explore, especially in the flashbacks.
I guess I was more than happy with the work that John DiMaggio did in Under the Red Hood. Hamill has been saying for years now that he wants to stop doing the Joker because it wrecks his vocal cords, and it's showing -- those clips in the Killing Joke trailer were pretty weak, and while he was giving it his all in Arkham Knight, he just wasn't up to what he was able to do 25 years ago. And that's no criticism of Hamill; Conroy can't really do the difference between a Bruce / Batman voice anymore, either.
Between the weak voices and the janky animation, this is really feeling like something that was initiated by someone who grew up on The Killing Joke and wanted to see it in a movie format, much like many such nostalgia projects are.
Between the weak voices and the janky animation, this is really feeling like something that was initiated by someone who grew up on The Killing Joke and wanted to see it in a movie format, much like many such nostalgia projects are.
IMO, considering all the nauseating bloodshed that previous DC animated movies already got away with on a PG-13 rating, this R rating is rather surprising.
Kor
Honestly, I was expecting more from DiMaggio there than he delivered. He'd done such impressive work in other roles that my expectations were very high, and the reality was a bit of a letdown. Ditto with Michael Emerson as the Joker in The Dark Knight Returns. He does such fantastic work in Person of Interest that I was surprised at how much less rich his vocal performance was as the Joker.
The trailer is reminds me of the animation style of the Super-Friends. I get that somebody wants to do a stylized animation technique, but I'm not really convinced that it meshes with the seriousness of the story line. Only somebody like David Lynch or Tim Burton might be able to pull that off, I think.
Yeah...that was my thought too. I figured they'd do this in the style of the old animated series, but this looks kinda low-rent and like they rushed to get it done, cut corners, something.
Pile me in with the group that is disappointed with the vocal work and the animation style. Given the talent involved, I guess I was expecting a bit more. Alas.
