Batman: The Killing Joke [Blu-ray] [2016]

Mark Hamill is back as the Joker!!!! So it has some extra stuff at the beginning, but the movie is great. And this joker story is one that needed to be made. Plus the figure, and the book are perfect

it was great seeing an all time classic Allan Moore piece set into motion and given the classic voices of Batman and Joker. I've enjoyed watching this piece over and over again.

Great movie... Excellent Best Buy Exclusive Boxset... Very competitive price...

Made a great gift for my husband! Who is a big fan!

The digital was stolen and no one noticed. The Blu-Ray DVD was loose because the middle part broke. The movie itself is great, but just bummed about the lack of care.

Let's get the obvious out of the way: This is an adaptation of one of the most influential Batman stories with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman and Mark Hamill voicing The Joker. That alone is worth the price of admission. The adaptation itself is done extremely well, but The Killing Joke isn't a very long graphic novel, so they decide to add something of a prelude to it. Most of that prelude works fairly well with Batgirl, Barbara Gordan, pursuing a criminal who is becoming obsessed with her. Batman identifies this and forbids her from getting involved. The whole set up and story of her and the criminal is an early parallel to the eventual "relationship" between Batman and Joker, one of obsession. Where the prelude gets extremely weird is a one night stand between Batman and Batgirl. It's awkward, out of place, and just creepy considering Batgirl is Commissioner Gordan's daughter and has historically been in a sometimes relationship with the original Robin with Batman acting as a type of surrogate father to both of them. I suppose since it ties into the Batman animated universe's continuity, one might say this is the event that drove a wedge between Batman and Nightwing. In Batman Beyond, I believe it was suggested a relationship with Batgirl was the reason Nightwing never returned to become Batman after Bruce retired, so die hards might find it somewhat workable to weave in, but for the average viewer, it feels odd and in the context of this film, very out of place. But if you can set that aside, the movie is overall still really good and a great adaptation of the graphic novel, including a musical number by the Joker.

I'm gonna be 100% honest: this movie had me from the opening scene to the end, and considering that it's an animated feature, that's saying something. The tone of the movie changed from scene to scene, and you felt it all: Excitement, Danger, Passion, Anger, Humor, Grief, and Sorrow. A great piece of cinematic work.

First off, this limited edition is a great package - the figure and the book alone keep this at a 4 star rating - The Man Who Laughs, although not the basis for the Killing Joke movie, is a great Joker read. I loved the Killing Joke comic - the art alone set the bar high and the Joker's dialogue was iconic - cemented how the character was to be conveyed for decades to come. But the adaptation seems...lazy. Not in the sense that the animation is lacking, nor the voice performances, which are stellar. (Come on, Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy? 'Nuff said.) What I mean is that the producers were so keen on literally lifting the comic to screen that they squandered the opportunity to flesh out the material, and make the movie stand on its own. They assumed their audience were so versed in the lore that the thought of an early skirmish or homage of Batman and Joker's history would be redundant, instead opting to create a prologue for Batgirl instead. That being said, it is still a good view and a must for fans.