Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm - The Animated Movie, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

batman: mask of the phantasm - the animated movie, original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

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Although the live-action Batman franchise faltered artistically after Tim Burton gave up control, the slack was taken up by the Saturday morning cartoon show, whose creators are responsible for this feature film. Though a cartoon, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is less cartoonish than the popular '60s TV show (which spawned its own movie, Batman: The Movie). Mask of the Phantasm combines the noir of the original comic book, the violence and dark humor of the Dark Knight comic book revision, and Burton's two movies.

In Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, everyone's favorite schizophrenic billionaire crime fighter is investigating the murders of several prominent gangsters. Meanwhile, his ex-fiancée and her father are back in town. Through flashbacks, these two death-obsessed kids are shown falling in love (she lost her mother; he lost both parents--of course, they meet in a graveyard), until she leaves quickly and mysteriously. Along the way, there's a short course in the origins of the Batman costume and the origins of the Joker (voice of Star Wars' Mark Hamill!), a big fight with the smoke-enshrouded Phantasm character, who is suspected of killing the gangsters, and an even bigger fight with the Joker at the abandoned Gotham World's Fair grounds. Altogether, a good ride. --Andy Spletzer

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Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm - The Animated Movie, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

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Worth Watching
The best Batman yet!
A BELIEVABLE BATMAN
Captures Batman better than any other movie
The Most Detailed Batman Origin From The 90s Animated Era

Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm - The Animated Movie, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Shirley Walker
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002MO0
Release Date: 1993-12-14

Tracks:

Main Title
The Promise
Ski Mask Vigilante
Phantasm's Graveyard Murder
First Love
The Big Chase
A Plea For Help
The Birth Of Batman
Phantasm And Joker Fight
Batman's Destiny
I Never Even Told You

Customer Reviews:

Worth Watching.......2007-06-26

SUMMARY: In the beginning, you witness The Dark Knight (aka: Batman) going after a feared crime boss, but things take a turn for the worst when this crime boss gets murdered by a mysterious, deathly like figure that calls itself "the Angel of Death". Now, one by one, the figure takes down certain crime bosses, but unfortunately, Batman is blamed for this madness! Can Batman find this mysterious being before it slays more criminals? Can he ignite an old flame between himself and the beautiful Andrea: his almost-to-be wife from the past? Time will tell...
In this movie, we not only watch Bruce Wayne piece together clues about the 'Phantasm', but we also look a bit in depth to his whole Batman past, and why he fights crime the way he does. This movie also looks into the past about Bruce and his love, Andrea...and how they're all tied to a crime boss chain...which includes the Joker!

MY OPINION: Well, to be honest, there really isn't much to give my opinion about. Overall, it's a great movie and definetely worth seeing if your a 'Batman: The Animated Series' fan and similar Batman titles. Although...I gave it four stars, because even though it's a really good movie, but it just wasn't as good as I thought; and thus, that's where the four stars come in.

DISC FEATURES: Unfortunately, there are no special features on the disc. It's basically just the usual: scene selection, languages (English and Francais), subtitles (English and Francais), and a theatrical trailer of the movie itself.

The best Batman yet!.......2007-05-07

The animated feature-length debut of one of the most popular superheroes of all time is a must own for any fan. Unlike the films, this movie goes into more character detail and gives us insight into the mind of Bruce Wayne, and what made the 'Bat'. The story and script are great, supported by good animation and amazing sound effects. Mark Hamill's joker is the best. Hope a special collector's edition comes out soon.

A BELIEVABLE BATMAN.......2007-03-09

Not to take away from the 1989 movie which I have also reviewed, but this Batman is far superior to what has followed in the sequels. Kevin Conroy has found his place alongside Michael Keaton and Adam West as one of the best Batman portrayals on screen. And Mark Hamill as the Joker, who again is my absolute favorite villain ranks right up there with Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. The plot is well written, the animation is great and all in all this film, for a cartoon, is much more believable than recent Batman films. If you see this for the first time, I also recommend Batman:The Animated Series Volumes 1-3(I'm not a big fan of the revamped series on Volume 4), and Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero.

Captures Batman better than any other movie.......2007-03-03

I have watched and own all of Batman the Animated Series and I have to say Kevin Conroy IS the definitive Batman. So noting that I consider this to be the best Batman movie. Any newcomer to Batman or even old fan will love this movie. I had never watched any of the Batman animated movies before recently and I have to say that I missed out. If you have all the seasons of Batman the Animated Series this is another DVD you'll have to add to your collection. This just captures Batman better than the big Hollywood movies. You won't regret buying this one!

The Most Detailed Batman Origin From The 90s Animated Era.......2007-01-28

"Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm" is the theatrical release spun off from the 1990s's great "Batman: The Animated Series" from television. Those unfamiliar with the animated Batman material from this era should check out both the series, the movie, and the subsequent direct-to-video movies from the same line, because collectively they comprise the best pre-"Batman Begins" filmed versions of the Dark Knight, far surpassing several of the previous, live action, incarnations.

"Mask Of The Phantasm" unfolds on two fronts - the appearance in Gotham of a new crimefighter known as Phantasm, who uses (in direct contrast to the Batman) lethal methods to take out members of Gotham's organized crime groups; and a series of extended flashbacks that take us far more indepth to the early day of the Batman than the animated tv series ever had. Like the series, the movie tones down the darker elements from the modern-era comic books, and keeps things from becoming too complex, so as to keep the show as accessible to five year-olds as to twenty-five or sixty-five year-olds. It retains the higher levels of characterization and believability than the live-action Batman movies of the 90s, and in terms of sophistication and detail runs somewhat closer to the comics than the pre-2005 live-actions ever did. It ties the two timeframes it takes place in together very well and fits perfectly with the tv show, incorporating a number of the main characters (and their voice actors) from the series into the flow of the movie, all brought to life by voice acting that's way above the norm for animated comic adaptations. The distinctive visual look of the series's unorthodox animation style is in full effect here, and is as well-done as ever. Overall a great movie; well-suited to young kids but older viewers definately shouldn't pass it up on the grounds of it not being live-action. A solid 4.5 stars

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