DCU Batman: Under The Red Hood [DVD]

This is an excellent animated adventure involving superheroes. It opens with the Joker beating Robin (Jason Todd) to a pulp, blowing up the building before Batman can get there to rescue him. To Batman, that iteration of Robin is now dead, and he blames himself for letting it happen. There is a new master criminal in Gotham City, and he calls himself the Red Hood. Using an incredible ability to move, many gadgets and deadly weapons with no reluctance to use them, he begins to force the leaders of nearly all criminal enterprises to pay him a significant percentage of their revenue. There is one remaining holdout, a master criminal known as the Black Mask. It is a battle to the death between the Red Hood and Black Mask, with Batman often on the sidelines trying to determine what is really going on. Both sides possess powerful weapons and the battle scenes are fast, furious and full of sound. Batman is also aided by Nightwing, although he is reluctant to accept it. The Joker reappears to play a major role towards the end. The animation action is incredible, in many ways superior to the superhero movies that have actors and actresses. There are many times when I am watching a live action superhero movie that I get bored with the punching and crashing version of fighting. Not in this case, I was reluctant to stop watching, even when my personal biology intervened.

This movie ties in the unexpected death of Robin (from the comic book series) beutifully. I loved the action sequences and the twist and turns of the plot. However i strongly recommend that this be viewed by teenagers 13 and older. Its a little darker than the batman animated series from our childhood.

Really liked this Batman cartoon. Not for kids, but enjoyable for grownups. Good voices for all the characters. Highly recommend.

Good watch emotional story with good action

If you are a fan of the cartoon batman series, you will love this.

This movie tells the story it's not only a former Robin AKA Jason Todd and the stories of the Joker refinishing of Jason Todd and the Batman and their relationship

Great movie!!! One of the best plots ive seen yet