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Blistering performances.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

So yeah, Batman vs Dracula was a thing! Twice actually but the first is a very obscure 1940's film I believe.Here Penguin accidentally raises the legendary vampire from the dead who then goes on to make an undead army which also comprises of everyones favorite villian the Joker.From the outset I realised how poor the voice work was, even Peter Stormare didn't sound on form and Joker sounded/looked ridiculous. Yes the story is decent enough but I found myself struggling to take the whole thing seriously. Batman vs Dracula? Really!I can confidently say I've seen considerably worse DC animated movies but consider this nothing but a novelty Batman movie and nothing else. You need to suspend disbelief and just roll with it.Coming next year Spiderman vs Scooby Doo and the much anticipated Justice League vs The Goonies.The Good:Peter StormareFitting soundtrackThe Bad:Bizzare incarnation of JokerWeak voice talentThings I Learnt From This Movie:In Gotham City the sun rises 10x as fast as the rest of the world

Talk about taking a ridiculous concept and having fun with it. Sure, the title "The Batman vs Dracula" might sound ridiculous and campy, but this is far from campy. If anything, this is a horror movie with Batman characters. I remember seeing this when it aired on Cartoon Network years ago and being terrified of it. Granted I was 10 when that happened, but even at 21 there are some sick moments. Although I'd say that's mostly due to me being creeped out by animated blood. No joke, normal blood, I'm OK with, not the easiest thing for me to watch outside of movies, but animated blood is a different story. It must be some sort of childhood connection to cartoons that makes me uneasy when I see blood in them. I grew up on "Dexter's Laboratory" and "The Powerpuff Girls", these didn't have blood in them. It's a very odd weakness, but anyway this movie is awesome. I hope I'm able to get started on "The Batman" series before the Bat-a-thon ends, because unlike the other animated shows, I'm not familiar with "The Batman". If this is what the series is capable of, then we're off to a good start. The animation's fast paced and stunning, the art is cool, I'll get to the character designs when I get to the show itself, the story is creepy and dark. It's a winner, through and through. If you're looking for an animated Batman movie with supernatural elements and dark art, look no further.

Maybe I am being harsh here? I know I gave it a 1, but it is not so terrible in every way that it is deserving of a 1. The voice acting for instance is great. The animation is pretty good too, though it's not my style at all (not even close). No no, it is the story and the dialogue that is just so atrocious, so blasphemous, and a total bastardization of Batman in every way that even the lowest rating on here of a 1 is not low enough to truly rank this where it should be. Then again, maybe I'm just too much of a fan of Batman comics? Bruce/Batman has a few key things that sets him apart aside from the fact he has no actual super powers - indomitable will and super genius. Another feature of Batman is that like him, the villains have no super powers either. Only a handful ever have, and then they were enhancements via chemicals or technology/DNA splicing (Bane and his Venom or Clayface's shape-shifting).As you can see, there is a pattern to it all. This film just takes that pattern and throws it out the window. *spoilers* Look at the escape in the beginning. Joker's is nothing special, but notice Penguin in his escape, displays great physical abilities for his size and shape that have never been seen, jumping as high as the guard's head and kick him with enough force to send him two or three meters away. Penguin does have martial arts training, in Judo, which is like wrestling, not Krav Maga. Bruce has decided to go on a date with that reporter, which is way out of his staple (Bruce is extremely solitary - in the comic's 70+ year span, he's only ever been in 2 or 3 relationships). Dracula himself, or Alucard as he introduces himself to Bruce. Dracula is truly supernatural and born with innate abilities, very out of the Batman staple. Bruce is quite easily mentally/psychically manipulated by Dracula at his party, which defeats one of the main aspects of who Batman is. It also takes him half the film to find out that Dracula spelled backwards is Alucard. I mean really, who today doesn't know that?I could keep going but, really, you get the point by now I think.

When this show first came out, it was not as dark as The Animated Series, so many fans didn't watch it, but this film makes up for it. This movie is very dark and interesting, a true batman film. This movie alone may even get you watching the show on a regular basis. This is more adult and not meant for kids so if you liked the animated series, then be sure to pick this up. Batman Beyond Return of The Joker and Batman Mask of The Phantasm, match up with this one. Both of those films were great. It even has Joker and Penguin, and penguin becomes a servant! This is a must own for any batman fan, and even some not-batman fans.