This 'special edition' of Batman: Revenge was cut together three years after the original release. The changes include color fixing, completed sound effects, removal of unnecessary scenes, which overall creates a much more trim production.
At the close of "Batman Forever", Edward Nygma was psychologically classified as being even more insane than when he had become the question-marked criminal of Gotham. This concept was used as a springboard for the character of the Riddler in "Batman: Revenge", although the film is not a sequel to "Batman Forever," and it incorporates the visual style and mood of Tim Burton's neo-gothic films. |
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Batman: Revenge gets the mood and spirit of Batman right. It's at its best in its use of music in sound, in addition to its lighting and creative camera angles. It suffers most, how ever, from weak animation, and a rather thin story-line.
There are more hand-held, non-animated shots here than I would like to see, and the frame-rate is rather low, supplemented by liberal frame blending. It is forgivable because the images are generally nice to look at. There's some good use of light and shadow, and for the most part, it stays true to the darkness that characterizes Batman. Strange, off-kilter angles also keep things interesting, and feel sufficiently comic-book-y.
The soundtrack is well-stocked, and he uses the music effectively throughout. Both music and sound effects do much to create the mood of the film.
As a story, it is fairly straight-forward, as any movie that comes in around 6 minutes will have to be. Considering these constraints, though, it is well-done. Everything is told without dialog, and the plot does not suffer from this -- I had no trouble following the story throughout.
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5.75 |
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4.50 |
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5.60 |
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6.20 |
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