Let's be realistic.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

If you're looking for strong characters, a deep plot and biting dialogue then this is unlikely to scratch that itch. However, if you're like me and prefer your superheroes to be big, bold, brash and utterly disdainful of reality, then this is a real treat. It's the antithesis of the po-faced, grittier Batman style that has dominated in recent years. Hang your disbelief from the nearest hook and enjoy one of the most playful and exuberant animations DC have ever been involved with. Transporting a whole bunch of heroes and villains to feudal Japan allows for some highly creative takes on familiar characters and some amazing set-piece battles. Everything is wrapped up in a beautiful art style with textured backgrounds reminiscent of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. The fights are pure anime exuberance.By the time you get to the monkeys, you'll have either decided that this really isn't for you or you'll be grinning like a green-haired madman!

The animation is amazing, a perfect mixture of 3D models with comic books/anime style shading. The voice acting is more than what I expected from a dubbed version, no weird pauses and rarely seems out of place.The plot however, does not hold up. It feels like they had a bunch of good ideas and thought it would be a great movie if they combined all of it, it was not great movie. Until the giant robots appeared it was okay, after that it went downhill. But the main problem I have with this movie is not the monkey army turning into a giant monkey or "God Batman". It's the final fight between Batman and the Joker. Don't get me wrong, it's an amazing action sequence but at the end Batman somehow gains the ability to turn into swarms of bats. It's pretty cool but the movie offers no explanations at all and doesn't get mentioned by anyone, if the movie showed one scene of him getting powers, the movie would have gotten a solid 7 from me.6/10: Definitely worth seeing for the animation and the voice acting. The plot is just meh.

Batman Ninja is whimsically animated with a creative direction that is surprisingly good. Going into this movie with any expectations may cause you to be disappointed as this movie plays to its own beat. Very interesting art style and almost like an amalgamation of everything great in Japanese anime in the last decades mixed with Batman. Must Watch for any Batman or Action Anime fans.Pros: -Great Animation and Graphics -Fun Character re-imagination -Tons of Action -Better than expected voice over -Lots of fun anime clichesCons -Some Action scenes are a bit short -General audience may not get the film (you have to remember this is from a Japanese angle) -Same old plot (its Batman)In conclusion this is a really great film. It is a shame there are so many lower review for it. I feel the largest drawback for the majority of viewers is that they cannot appreciate the art style and direction and expect the film to revolutionize Batman which no other production has ever done. This is really a must watch that children and adults both can enjoy. 8 out of 10 Solid Film !

I'm watching this movie as I type this review. About an hour into it but I'm about to turn it off. Ridiculous plot. I can go on but don't want to waste too much time. Hands down the worst Batman movie ever made and now in my top ten of worst movies of all time.