So much average

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This rendition of Batman was different in a good way. I welcomed the take on the start of both Bruce Wayne's time in Gotham as Batman, because the origin story has not been done to the fullest yet, I think. This isn't either, but seeing Bats being vulnerable and unknown to Gotham was nice. The animation was my only small issue with the movie. It is not bad at all, but unlike the other direct-to-video movies from I have watched from Warner Animation it was pretty average and only doing what was needed. I liked the focus on Comissioner Gordon and his arrival in Gotham and how torn he is on the city. You know he is afraid of putting his wife and kid in danger, but simultaniously wants to bring law and order to the lawless City. This movie is an animated take on the real Batman. If you want batmobile or other fancy gadgets, look somewhere else. I enjoyed that and recommend it to every Bats fan and mystery and crime lovers.

Batman: Year One is a 2011 animated film starring Ben Mckenzie as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Bryan Cranston as Jim Gordon. I liked the voices and the i like that the film follows the comic piece by piece but there are 2 things i didn't like Selina Kyle with short hair? yeah no and Gordon having an affair? well nope. Besides that this i a very well made animation with great action and suspense but also it builds Batman's character from the start it was really great to see that scene where the Bat breaks the window and stairs at Bruce and he gets the idea to dress up as a Bat. The DVD also has a DC Showcase with Catwoman and well it's pretty hot to say the truth much better than she looks in the actual movie.

Ben Mackenzie is the worst batman I've ever heard. The guy who plays Gordon is good. The film is too comic like....going from scene to scene in an uncinematic way. Selena Kyle shouldn't even be in this its only an hour and her scenes take up an entire 5 minutes and she plays no role in the story. This film is extremely boring. Im being generous giving it a three. I believe the only explanation for this poor voice performance is that Ben Mackenzie was on drugs or something. Listen to the first line in the film and he sounds like someone is forcing him to read the entire oxford dictionary and he's on letter J and getting too tired to care. How someone thought he was a good choice is beyond me. How could you have the guy do such a poor job at times and not even demand that he do it over?

Batman: Year One is a remarkably loyal, almost frame-for-frame adaptation of Frank Miller's revolutionary graphic novel of the same name. Admittedly, as a fan of the Batman comics and of Miller's distinctive style, I really enjoyed watching his frames come to life; and it's hard to dismiss the fact that Year One is one of the finest Batman stories ever written, and it deserves the wider recognition that an animated version may give it. Unfortunately, Year One doesn't come close to fulfilling its potential; the frames and dialog are lifted almost directly from the comic, but the pacing is poor which leads to an absence in tension and leaving the viewer completely outside the film. It doesn't help that Ben McKenzie may well be the worst Batman I've heard, reading the lines from the script as if he wants to get it over with as quickly as possible. Bryan Cranston almost saves the day in his amazing performance as James Gordon - and dear lord, how I'd love to see him play that part in a live action adaptation! - but it's not enough to make Year One anything more than an illustration of the novel, one that can never come close to matching its impact and would probably have a hard time finding an audience outside of devoted Batman fans.