Batman - Bad Blood Review

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Let's get right into this review. WB/DC Animation recently released Batman - Bad Blood. the latest in a long line of animated Comic book movies. The plot revolves around Batman vanishing after an intense battle, and it being left to the 'Sidekicks' to jump in and save the day. Will they find Batman? Is he dead? We'll never know (Yes we will but not in this spoiler-free review)

So how does the movie stack up?
Well to be honest it isn't the best of the Batman Animated movies, with a story that, while decent, is slightly rushed and animation that goes from beautiful to basic and a bit messy at times. However, there's a real charm to this movie and it really shows off how the sidekicks can fare without the Bat around. 90% of the villains are forgettable and when thrown in together, you really start to see how weak most of them are such as Firefly and Mad Hatter barely doing anything of interest and instead being there to push the story forward.

Now I mentioned the animation. and with an animated movie, that's the deciding factor really, and for the most part it is gorgeous. the fight scenes are well done and look pretty visceral. but there were a few cases of what I can only assume were censorship. For instance, at one point someone gets stabbed and for the briefest second, blood appears at the wound as one would expect. yet when  the person moves his hand over said wound, like magic the blood is gone. I'm not sure if this was a matter of not wanting to show too much blood. but generally these animated films are aimed more towards the young adult and up demographic, and trust us Warner Bros We can handle a little bit of blood.

As you can see in the above image, this really is a full ensemble cast. from Damien Robin, Nightwing, Batwoman and so on. So if you're a Batwoman fan then this is the film for you. one sorely missed inclusion is James Gordon, who is in the film, albeit briefly.

All in all Batman - Bad Blood Stacks up nicely with the rest of the DC animated movies and is well worth a watch. By the by, Run time is about 1hr 12mins.

BATMAN - BAD BLOOD gets a WR rating of: GOOD

NAME: Batman - Bad Blood

RATING: Good

PRICE: £15 RRP

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