Batman Vs Dracula [VHS]

One of the most underrated and underappreciated animated movies that DC has ever pushed out, "The Batman vs Dracula" delivers on the goods and leaves you very well satisfied. This movie is awesome with its visuals, dark tone, and overall atmosphere. *WARNING* not recommended for younger viewers without parental guidance due to its scary visuals, violent situations, and a few scenes with more blood than thought necessary. Plot summed up quickly: Dracula is woken up by The Penguin (on accident) and decides to make Gotham City his new kingdom as The Batman tries to figure out a way to stop him and cure all the innocents that have been transformed into vampires. This movie follows the mid 2000s series "The Batman", which I recommend watching as well. My main complaint with the series as a whole is some of the character designs and Mr. Freeze's backstory ruins his character story. But once you look past that it's a truly wonderful series. Everything that was awesome in the series is definitely present in this movie, which takes place somewhere between seasons 1 and 3. You have the flashy movements, well animated action, fantastic voice acting as well, but since this is an unrated animated feature they were able to up the anty a bit and add very nice visuals with the vampire minions, lots of neck biting, and a nice touch with when they use darkness in this film. My recommendation for watching this is if you get a chance switch your tv's video setting to monochrome and enjoy this as a black and white film, you will be pleasantly surprised.

It was excellent.

Michael Goguen’s 2005 direct-to-video film, “The Batman vs. Dracula,” takes place within the continuity of “The Batman,” the 2004 – 2008 animated series that aired on Kids WB. The story begins with the Joker and Penguin escaping from Arkham Asylum to seek a mysterious buried fortune in a graveyard. They inadvertently wake Dracula, whose remains had been moved to Gotham. Dracula begins turning Gotham’s citizens into vampires, using the Penguin as his day-time lieutenant in the style of Renfield in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel. Posing as Dr. Alucard, Dracula also insinuates himself into high society, targeting Bruce Wayne. The two confront each other, but Batman gets the upper hand. Dracula turns the Joker, who becomes a fiend. As Batman works to find a cure for the Joker, Alfred realizes that Dracula plans to resurrect his bride, Carmilla Karnstein, named in reference to Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1879 novella. Dracula wants to use Vicki Vale to resurrect Carmilla. Things come to a head with Batman and Alfred working to cure Gothamites’ vampirism and stop Dracula’s plans. The film is a fun enough animated Batman film. Not quite on the level of “Mask of the Phantasm,” but better than others. It was the first and only animated feature in the continuity of “The Batman” and released during the second season of the show. “The Batman” was an interesting re-vamp of the Batman mythology with unique character designs, great voice acting, and solid animation. It was the second-longest Batman animated series since the interconnected storylines of the DC Animated Universe. “The Batman vs. Dracula” includes some nice creative references to Bram Stoker’s novel as well as other Dracula adaptations and vampire stories. Elements of the film reference the Elseworlds storyline that began in Doug Moench, Kelley Jones, and Malcolm Jones III’s “Batman & Dracula: Red Rain,” though this film is not as dark due to the family audience.

With the money. Dark spooky batman! So much fun for a creepy night in!

Well, first off, this movie DEFINATLEY didn't suck. I, a 23 yr. old fan of Batman, really enjoyed this film. I'm not a nerd or a crazy fan boy, but this was a solid effort. The animation, the fights, the story (of course it wasn't an amazing story, but is kept me captivated). Honestly, I wish some of these scenes could have been adapted into live action. The fight scene with Dracula on the rooftop, the huntdown for Joker in the lab, and the final battle between Bat and Drac would have me salivating if it were live action. These animated fight scenes are, without a doubt, FAR superior to the fight scenes in Batman Begins. I mean c'mon, could any of you actually see what was happening through all that blur in Batman Begins? If you could, I envy you because there were probably some good moves in there, but who knows... Yes (back to Batman vs. Dracula), the story is kinda stupid at certain moments such as: Dracula's relocation from Transylvania to Gotham, Penguin being Dracula's tour guide through Gotham, Batman using his phenomonal detective skills to figure out that Alucard is Dracula backwards, etc... But we must remember that us 20 something year olds are not the target audience. This is for the kids man. Actually though, I don't know if it's exactly suitable for the little ones either. There are a lot of creepy parts. Not for us no, but for kids that have a bed time and still wet their beds, yes. Which leads me to ask: Did anyone else think that little girl singing under the street light was scary? I did. Creepy kids creep me out. Remember those stupid little girls in the "Nightmare On Elm St." movies that would play jump rope and sing? I STILL have nightmares about those creepy little broads man! Anyway, the stuff I found cool in Batman vs. Dracula would probably be scary to my nephew (then again he's a little wimp so I don't really know what to tell you... sorry). Overall, I really enjoyed this movie and will watch it again in the near future. I really would have rather seen this movie as a live action film. Yes, I said it! Hey, if they can make Dracula go toe to toe with Blade in a crappy film called "Blade:Trinty"... Then there's no reason this animated film couldn't have been made into a live action film. Sound like something a nerd might say? So what... Batman vs. Dracula rocked and Blade:Trinity STILL sucks!!!

Good

sometimes the "comic book types" are heinous individuals, that react in group form to perpetuate unrealistic endeavors........ let that be constructive criticism, but truly, most take themselves far too seriously. Batman's not real, you don't own it, you think you have a say in its direction, well, you really don't. Having said all that, and having stripped you of some pride, you MIGHT be able to approach this cinematic take on Batman with a little bit better attitude. It's a good film. The animation is fantastic, and the story is really well done. I feel this is film is the HIGHLIGHT of "the Batman" series. I, for one, enjoyed "the Batman" series for what it was. I did not try to compare it to anything or feel that it violated any coveted rules about who Batman is as a character. As I said, people take this stuff too seriously. Guess what happens when "they" "violate" what Batman is? They always return to form. So how is a departure a bad thing? And really, why are we looking at comics to remain rigid? I thought the point of the comic medium was to break down all things rigid? Yea.... you go think about that.

Cool product

Ah, quel plaisir de découvrir Batman en dessin animé! C'est très bien fait et mérite toute notre attention de lecteur/voyeur , surtout comparé à d'autres séries similaires.

Un classique j'adore ce film

La caja venía sucia y con algunos tallones en la portada, el disco con marcas apenas visibles.

un film d'animation de l'univers de Batman , Batman rencontre Le Conte Dracula . Pas de combats hyper sanglant , rien à voir avec le comics du meme nom et écrit par Doug Moench et dessiner par Kelley Jones . L' atmosphère reste toutefois assez tendu et empli de mystères ,pour les fan de Batman Audio français dispo .

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