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Tab MurphyComposer:
Christopher DrakeCast:
Johnny Yong Bosch, Jon Polito, Eliza Dushku, Bryan Cranston, Katee Sackhoff, Ben McKenzie, Alex Rocco, Roark Critchlow, Nick Jameson, Sara Ballantine (more)VOD (4)
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Animated adaptation of the comic book story by Frank Miller. Batman (Benjamin McKenzie) returns to Gotham City after spending years away training on foreign territory. Meanwhile, honest policeman Jim Gordon (Bryan Cranston) has arrived in town after being transferred from Chicago. He is sent to track Batman down but with their shared interest in ridding Gotham of its corrupt cops and criminals, the two form an unlikely alliance. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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Bruce Wayne returns to familiar places, Jim Gordon starts a new job, and both of them already suspect that the next year of their lives will be anything but easy. The original showed Gotham as a city of filth, corruption, and mafia, and unlike later Batman adventures, it completely did without the supernatural, uber-powerful enemies, or disfigured villains. Year One operates purely on the level of a crime drama, and its animated adaptation even surpasses its source material. In the comic, despite Frank Miller's otherwise illustrious storytelling, the plot sometimes got lost between the individual dialogue and monologues, whereas the hour-long film creates a much more cohesive impression and allows the unfriendly city to truly get to the heroes.
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It's good for a single watch, and it's a great idea to track the whole year using individual dates from the calendar. Fans of James Gordon will be on the fence, and I have a bit of a problem with this version of Catwoman (she's not sexy and so far she's too stupid). However, if you're still in the mood for a Batman original, definitely see this one.
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