Customer Ratings & Reviews

Warning! This is not a movie, but a collection of shorts.

It is some different history and same movie from Batman Under the Red Hood. Red Hood (Jason) was second Robin and my carácter favorite.

If you like Under the Red Hood then you will like this. It is a prequel of sorts. The interactive part was unexpected because apparently I don't read but it was fun. You will have to redo the selections multiple times to get all the story and all the endings but it kept me entertained. I definitely recommend it.

A very cool cartoon movie. I brought the comic book in the eighties and you had to call your choice in,now this one is interactive and you choose your choice and see the results, very cool a must have for all Batman fans.

Even though the price has dropped, this still came up short of expectations. There’s really one new story (Red Robin). NOTE: the interactive features only work with Bluray disc!!! Will not work with digital copy.

False advertising! The title says included digital copy, but it does not come with one. Dealing with the store manager and customer service was a joke. This led me to order online only and have items shipped to me. Codes are expired now.

The DC Animated movie franchise is a quiet juggernaut in the world of animation. It gets next to no recognition, and the quality of these is around the same as the reviled Disney D2V sequels of a few years ago...yet they MUST make money because warner animation keeps cranking them out. To the tune of 4-5 a year! Take a look at what came out in 2020: Superman Red Son Justice League Dark: Apocalypse War Superman: Man of Tomorrow Deathstroke Knights and Dragons Batman: Death in the Family So this last one bills itself as an interactive movie (that sounds cool) and it uses a storyline that was an interactive comic book (that also sounds cool). What what sounds cool, and what is cool, can sometimes be two different things. Quick history lesson: DC Comics used new 1-900 number technology (pay for a call) in 1987 / 1988 to allow readers to decide the outcome of a Batman story. The story...? Death in the Family. Robin's REAL mother (not Dick Grayson, Robin II: Jason Todd) turns out to be a doctor who was corrupt and indebted to the Joker for Mr. J covering up her drug smuggling issue. She was before her time, since the opiod crisis wouldn't hit for a few more decades. Anyway, the whole issue with Jason Todd is that Dick Grayson was aged and turned into Nightwing during the Judis Contract over in New Teen Titans a few years earlier and a NEW robin (Jason Todd) who was an EXACT clone of Dick Grayson was put in place. Than Frank Miller produced Dark Knight Returns and a throwaway line in that about Jason being killed by the Joker set the stage for Death in the FAmily. But first, Crisis on Infinite Earths reset things and Jason Todd now turned into a street-wise homeless punk who became Robin after Batman caught him trying to boost tires from the Batmobile. Now Jason was a grumpy, rude, insolent kid who wouldn't follow orders. And fans didn't like him. So the Death in the FAmily was set up as a promo stunt and...kids called in and voted to have Robin killed. So he was, although it set off a fervor at the time about kids calling in and spending money on 900 numbers to kill a kid superhero... Anyway, that's the history. This movie has the benefit of hindsight which is that nobody ever stays dead in comics and Jason Todd came back YEARS later as Red Hood. Wait, you say, wasn't there a Red Hood movie? Sure was...one of the earliest DC Animated Movies: Batman Under the Red Hood. That's cannon with this, emphasized by the fact that Batman is voiced by Bruce Greenwood here AND there (and in Young Justice, but eh...let's not complicate things...lol). So now you have a 30 some odd minute "film" that allows you to pick different endings. Which is cool. So...why not say that? Well, because BEFORE you get to the endings what you get is a narrated (by Batman, because he's awesome) clip show of Under the Red Hood. Budget cuts? The endings are new (mostly) but the lead up is recycled and it was much MUCH better the first time when it was called Batman Under the REd Hood. Still, the interactive feature IS cool and dovetails nicely into history so...this Blu Ray gets credit for that. And the other Showcase label shorts (Adam STrange, Death, Sgt Rock and the Phantom Stranger) are excellent...but they all appeared on other Blu Rays during the last year so they're not new either. That follows history as well, since the first time the Showcase program was animated (Spectre, Jonah Hex, Green Arrow) they were paired with a longer short in a compilation DVD (Superman / Shazam: REturn of Black Adam) 10 years ago. And...these DC Direct to DVD movies are fun. They're rarely good anymore and clearly coasting, but they are fun comic book movies that KNOW they're nothing more than funny books come to life. They are short, inoffensive and entertaining while you're watching ( and forgettable immediately afterwards). Nothing wrong with that and the only way we keep getting more is to support the current line. So there you go...clip show tips to the "barely recommended" side of the scale, but it's a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you haven't seen the other four shorts. And if you HAVEN'T Seen Under the Red Hood, please go do that right away. It's one of the best Batman movies (live action or animated) that have ever been produced right up there with The Dark Knight and Mask of the Phantasm. The ending alone hits you in the "feels" which, for a superhero movie about a guy dressed as a bat...well.. :)

I love this movie huge batman and redhood fan I love the different ending 100% would recommend to any fan

If you are a big fan of DC, then this DVD is definitely for you.

A solid short film and a nice companion to the 2010 DCU release, Batman: Under the Red Hood. This is the 1st DCU release to include interactive features. There are a total of 7 different endings. Each depends on the choices you make throughout the film. The overall runtime isn't very long, unless you choose to go back and try out all of the alternative choices that exist within the interactive content. The 4 bonus (non-interactive) DCU Shorts included on this Blu-ray are also very entertaining. Overall, a very nice release.

This is a well done animated offering from DC, and with the history of the comic they based it on it was a really cool way to do the story. I just wish it was longer. With the choose-you-own-adventure element of the feature, it can last as little as 18 minutes or as long as 30 - which makes it feel quite short. However there is a plethora of bonus material that definitely makes up for it. At this price point it is worth adding to the collection.

I’m a fan of all the DC animated films but to be honest, I expected a little more from this movie. The animation is beautiful and vibrant, and the narrative gives a new perspective on Jason Todd’s (Robin #2) descent into the Red Hood character. However the “option” to choose your ending is only available on the Blu ray and not the digital copy, and even when present doesn’t feel like a choice the viewer is making. Definitely worth a watch regardless. 4/5

Good film for what it is, but doing all of the various paths and endings will take less than two hours. One choice in particular just gives you a rehash of "Under The Red Hood" from Bruce Wayne's point of view (which is still good but not what most viewers are looking for). Good animation and voiceover but those expecting to spend hours viewing every possible outcome may be disappointed that there are only so many.

I’m a huge fan of DC animated movies. I did enjoy this film and the interactive part of the package. For the great way they connected all parts perfect, I feel that they should have just done a full movie for The Death in the Family story. I always felt that they should have found a way to make it as close to the original comic as they could but they did a great job with what they did. Voice actors are great. Will recommend.

Taking one of the most famous (or infamous) comic storylines of all time and putting the power to change the outcome in the viewers’ hands is a nice twist. You get to revisit and possibly change the course of history. The animation and voiceovers, while not on or with Batman: The Animated Series, hold up well in their own right. Seamlessly slides into the DC timeline as a quasi prequel to Batman: Under the Red Hood.

Thr movie was good it felt as if it was a cash grab. They could of added more new content but they didnt. I baught jt for the reason i had a gift card or i wouldnt have because the digital version compared to the blu ray version is completely different it is stripped down to nothing basically a waste.. dont buy it digitally but if you want a copy physically wait for a sale

If you are going into this film thinking it is a movie start to finish then you might be disappointed. It is very much a rehash of Batman: Under the Red Hood. Now I do like the concept of it being interactive which is something that you will not get with the Digital download of this film. I feel like this might have been better suited for an internet release that allows you to choose options like a video game. Now I did like the new content that was shot for this film. It is interesting to the history of the characters and the legacy that DC built around the Jason Todd character. I sort of felt like the writer getting to decide Jason Todd's fate much like the original intent of the story. I thought that was kind of cool. All in all, I am glad I bought this, but I wish it had flowed more like a film. Perhaps two versions of the same film. Or simply the original story, with alternate scenes that you could just play like a typical blu ray release. I'd still recommend owning it as a collector, but be cautious that it doesn't play like a movie.

This is a companion piece to “Batman: Under The RedHood” and it is an interesting concept. I am a huge proponent of physical media and this is one of those instances when it proves to be a superior medium. The digital copy is not interactive like the disc is. Being able to choose the different outcomes reminded me of the old ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ books.

A very fun experience! Once you get through all the outcomes, I find it hard to justify going through it again unless you're super into Red Hood. But it's worth it for the interactive experience, because that is exclusive to the disc-release. Digital does not include the interactive branching paths. I learned that the hard way.

If you've seen Under The Red Hood, you've seen this... Mostly. There's more to it, with branching paths much like a game, and it does change the ending depending on the choices you make. The only big flaw is how much you're left filling in the blank on. However if you're a fan - come on, you've already made up your mind.