The animation
started looking lame in the first five minutes. The drawings weren’t as
exceptional as previous Warner Bros. animations, and I had to double-check on
Wikipedia to confirm it was actually done by Warner Bros. The animation was
annoying to watch because I know they could’ve done better—but maybe they were
planning this to be a sequel or part of an upcoming series, so they didn’t pump
much into the budget.
Then the story
kicked off. It dragged for way too many minutes on what was supposed to be the
story’s depth. I guess this is one of those projects that wasn’t meant to be a
big money-maker, based on how the story went. But in the end, it felt more like
a boring introduction to an interesting turn of events. If this hadn’t been a
Batman animation, I would’ve gladly turned it off and probably missed the
interesting parts later on.
I think (though
I’m not sure) the reason I didn’t see this in the DC animated original movies
list is because the movie and its sequel, Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem,
are meant to be prequels to a set of animated series rather than a significant
addition to the DC universe.
Another thing I
didn’t quite agree with was how Flash was portrayed. The funny and useful Wally
West (I believe it was Wally because the guy joked around a lot—unlike Barry
Allen) is shown here as lame and clumsy, like a kid who just learned how to
walk.
The other thing
missing in this movie, which was supposed to be the origin of The Penguin
(Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot), was… well, the origin of The Penguin. I guess
they expected viewers to have seen the live-action TV series Gotham to
understand who The Penguin was and why he was so bad.
Here’s the plot:
Batman and his crew—Red Robin and Nightwing—are faced with attacks from various
animalistic villains targeting high-risk places, but nothing seems to be
missing. In the chaos, Green Arrow and Flash join in to help round up these
criminals before they succeed in their plot—a plot none of them understands,
except for the wealthy Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin), who clearly has a hand
in everything that’s going on.
This is a movie you can miss. Maybe plan on watching the sequel, Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, and hope it’ll be better.
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