Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)


Do you like dark anime? Do you like Batman? Then this DVD is for you! It is a very slick take on Batman from multiple perspective and using a number of different anime styles. I was impressed with the range of emotion and depth in this DVD, which is actually a number of shorts. Some of the shorts deal with Batman directly and some of them do not, in those he is a catalyst character around which the events center. It has that nice gritty mood that most Dark Knight fans crave and if you don't care for one of the shorts, just wait a few minutes and another is on the way. This is a great watch for a nice afternoon DVD (or any time for that matter), plus it gets you a fix to hold you over until the new film comes out. Look for this video release on July 8th.

Directors:

Yasuhiro Aoki
(segment "In Darkness Dwells")
Futoshi Higashide
(segment "Crossfire")
Toshiyuki Kubooka
(segment "Working Through Pain")
Hiroshi Morioka
(segment "Field Test")
Shoujirou Nishimi
(segment "Have I Got a Story For You")


Screenwriters:
(in alphabetical order)
Brian Azzarello
screenplay (segment "Working Through Pain")
Alan Burnett
screenplay (segment "Deadshot")
Jordan Goldberg
story and screenplay (segment "Field Test")
David S. Goyer
screenplay (segment "In Darkness Dwells")
Josh Olson
screenplay (segment "Have I Got a Story For You")
Greg Rucka
screenplay (segment "Crossfire")

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