Batman: Under The Red Hood

Just picked this up yesterday! Then new DCAU DVD; Batman: Under The Red Hood.

Based on a comic arc from a few years ago, this is another of Bruce Timm and company's DCAU direct to DVD movie. As a Batman fan, I really enjoyed it, especially the opening scene...the death of Jason Todd from the "Death in the Family" story from the 80's. Not that I enjoyed seeing Jason Todd die, especially back in the day. I was one of those who paid my .75 cents to try to save Robin back then...and hey! back then .75 cents was big money to a kid like me.

I thought the story translated pretty well and the animation as always was top notch. Bruce Greenwood did a pretty good job as Batman, I enjoyed it more that Billy Baldwin's Batman in Crisis on Two Earths. The DVD also included a preview of the next direct to DVD movie WB will come out with in September, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. Looks good and Kevin Conroy is back as Batman along with Tim Daly as Superman! Always good to have those two playing the roles and I hope they keep inviting them back time to time.

As for the DVD, I really enjoyed it...didn't I already say that? Not to say it isn't without a few things I didn't care for, like Jason Todd's Robin costume being Tim Drake's for most of the movie he was in and the back story to Death in the Family had to understandably be changed a little for the movie. 9/10 or am I geeking out too much? LOL