Highly Overrated But Still Good

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This movie was an excellent portrayal of two of the world's greatest super-heroes -Superman and Batman. The Joker is short on money to fuel his criminal endeavors and strikes a deal with Lex Luthor that the Joker will get 1 billion dollars in exchange for a dead Man of Steel, how does he plan to kill the Big Blue Boy Scout, with 20 pounds of solid kryptonite stolen from a Gotham thrift shop ,meanwhile Bruce Wayne arrives in Metropolis stealing Lois Lane's heart. Obviously angering Superman. Later The Dark Knight warns The Man of Steel about the plot and Superman sees through cowl using his x-ray vision. However Batman gets even by placing a tracking device on Superman's cape discovering that Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same. Superman then closes in on the Joker in a radiation suit to block deadly kryptonite rays however the Clown Prince of Crime uses his signature acid to burn through it putting Superman in a death grip ,but right when things look bleak the Caped Crusader saves the day foiling the Joker. This does not please Luthor ,an impatient Luthor gives the Joker one last shot on the Man of Tomorrow's life. This time both the Man of Steel and the World's Greatest Detective close in on Joker and after a long battle the two save the day ,Lois figuring out Batman's secret identity part ways and Bruce Wayne heads back home to Gotham at sunset after saying goodbye to Clark the two admit they work well together despite their differing methods . THE END. Boom! A terrific end to a terrific story!

THE BATMAN/SUPERMAN MOVIE (ANIMATED) **** It's twice the fun when two of the timeless superheros - Batman and Superman - join together to battle opposite forces. The story has billionaire Lex Luthor (an enemy of Superman) paying the villainous Joker (an enemy of Batman) to extinguish Superman. The secondary storyline focuses on the relationships between hotshot news reporter Lois Lane and both title characters. Most of the fun and laughs come from the scenes with the Joker and his crazed sidekick.Rating System ***** Excellent **** Good *** Fair ** Poor * Bad

If you like the new version of Batman: The Animated Series or the Superman cartoon series, then both are teamed together in this TV made movie. The Joker (voiced by Star Wars' Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill) and Harley Quinn (Arleen Sorkin) have stolen a dragon statue made out of Kryptonite, Superman's weakness. Joker convinces the man who hates Superman most, Lex Luthor (The Shawshank Redemption's Clancy Brown) to join him in killing Superman. Batman/ Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) from Gotham City comes to Metropolis to catch The Joker before he does something to the city. He also unites with Superman/ Clark Kent (Timothy Daly) to help him. Also starring Dana Delany as Lois Lane. Batman was number 84, and Superman number 72 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Good!

Before the review, a brief plot summary: The Joker and Harley Quinn, who have recently been down on their cash, steal a strange "green jade" statue from an antique shop called the Laughing Dragon. The dragon is famous because all of it's previous owners have died unexplained deaths. Batman is put on the case, and when he expiriments on a sample from the statue, he learns it is giving off low-level radiation. Bruce Wayne, his billionaire alter-ego, is working on a buisness project in Metropolis with another famous billionaire, Lex Luthor. Clark Kent and Lois Lane are among the first reporters to greet Wayne as he arrives, and immediatly Lane and Wayne become attracted to each other. Meanwhile, Joker has met up with Luthor and shown him the statue which is made of kryptonite, and seals a deal- a billion dollars and he'll kill Superman.Well, here is an interesting crossover! Of two Warner Brothers cartoons, based on DC comics, Marvel's top competition. This feautures all the original voices from the cartoons, like Tim Daly (currently seen on "The Fugitive") as Superman, Kevin Conroy (currently playing... Batman, as you can see if you'll click on his bio) as Batman, Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, Dana Delany as Lois Lane, and Mark Hamill (explination needed?) as the Joker.Let me start this paragraph off by saying that both heroes have suffered a lot of crap recently (ie "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin"; "Superman III" and "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace"). Batman has been getting quite some publicity, what with the films "Mask of the Phantsm" and "Sub Zero". Obviously, Kevin Conroy is THE animated caped crusader, and it's nice to see him again.But, enough with such ramblings. The plot is EXCELLENT and interesting to see how it could work out. As I have just said, it's great to hear all the original voices, together and interacting. The chemistry is great! The conflict between Bat and Super is brilliantly done, and as the plot progresses it gets more and more interesting. Also, the chemistry between the villians is appealing, and with Bruce and Lois... well it's lots of fun.The scenes are fast-paced and exciting, and the climax is amazing. The Joker's "death" is a great company to his other demise in the film "Batman" with Jack Nicholson. The suspense glues you to it, and the technology is fun. Batman fans will applaud the film, sticking to the original idea and character (a nod goes to Bruce telling Lex "I don't like guns"). It's too bad we don't see Bruce getting emotional about falling in love like in "Mask of the Phantsm".The special effects and all probably won't break any grounds, and the film will probably be remembered only as a noticeable TV movie from 1998, but I still strongly recommend it. My, we can only imagine what it would be like live action, with Christopher Reeve, Michael Keaton, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, Margot Kidder etc. Ah well, we can still dream... (smile).