Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love it and was great i would recommend a to buy it.

The DC Animated Universe came through with another gem!

I like the concept of Batman in different times in history.

Great elseworld story the unexpected twists are great!

This is a very good movie, good picture and good sound.

such a great movie!! well written and well acted!!

Interesting spin on Batman and based off of comic.

Batman meets Jack the Ripper, how can you go wrong

Batman fighting crime with tools ahead of his time

Very interesting movie with a very interesting idea.

I admit, before this movie came out, I had heard of Gotham by Gaslight but had never read it. When Best Buy offered both the movie AND the graphic novel as a package, I jumped at the chance to get caught up on the comic and the latest installment of the great DC animated movies. I was not disappointed by either one. Bruce Greenwood's portrayal of Bruce Wayne is strong, the adaptation of Mike Mignola's art into this animated movie works really really well, and the expanded story and characterizations are done in a way that is true to the graphic novel, respectful to the characters, and still surprises the audience in the end. Definitely worth the watch and read

Cool idea for Batman vs Jack the Ripper. Even better about whom is the real ripper. My gripes are not any real detective work and bats gets his behind handed to him by the killer. All in all not bad and worth the view and purchase.

This DCAU entry puts Batman in a Victorian Gotham (basically 19th century London). Has a lot of familiar characters much different than you’ve seen them before. Batman is tracking a serial killer whose is terrorizing woman in poverty stricken neighborhoods. It has a decent twist at the end and some good action scenes. Although some complain about the animation, I thought it was decent. I’d put it close to TAS standards. The PQ and AQ are quite good. Extras are average, which is on par with most DCAU movies nowadays. If you’re a fan of DCAU collection, is definitely recommend it. I’d youre new, Id recommend starting somewhere else, such as Red Hood or Flaahpoint Paradox.

It was certainly a different look with having Batman taking place back when they had gas lighting in the streets of Gotham. But I really prefer Batman to being in the time period that we are familiar with.

This is fantastic! As a fan of the original book I love that they just took the idea and did something very different with it. Honestly the original story wouldn't translate well, so this was a very smart move. I really like all the other Victorian takes on classic Batman characters, personal favorite would be the street tough Robins. Also I'm not sure if it's cause of Batman and Catwoman's recent romance and engagement in the comics but I really like seeing these two as a couple more and more in media. The animation is good, the voice acting is great and the action is awesome.

Watching the behind the scenes where they explain that the source material wasn't long enough for a feature made me wonder, do these films really have to be a certain length? Couldn't this just be a great 45 minute film? Why do they have to add more material when it's just a home video release, not a feature? Anyway, the movie is entertaining. I particularly enjoyed the hand to hand combat scenes with Batman, Catwoman and Jack the Ripper. Though I hate the reveal of who Jack the Ripper really is. I also loved Dick, Jason and Tim as the street orphans.

Taking place in an alternate Gotham, where it's more like London in the 1880s; Batman uses his detective skills to track down Jack the Ripper. Nice plot twists and good voice acting.

This was a unique Batman adventure, as it takes place in Gotham during the time of Jack the Ripper. I thought the story was OK but not something that really captured my attention.

I am a big fan of the DC animated movies, certainly more than the live-action ones and Gotham by Gaslight does a good job of capturing the essence of what made the original comic so great. There are certainly issues with it, namely how powerful they portray Jack the Ripper, especially in relation to Batman. However, this is a minor point and it's just great seeing the Batman character exist in a time-frame and location out of his norm. If you enjoy the character, then you'll certainly enjoy this movie.

Im so thrilled to have this in my collection. I could not wait till this came out and i was able to pick it up. Watching batman in a different era story line just makes me love the creators even more because they are constantly coming up with new storylines to keep more mysterious and just as awesome even when he is based in the 1800 eras.