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One Super Duo
Two of the greatest superheroes join forces in the pleasing animated tale "The Batman Superman Movie". When the Joker and Lex Luther form an alliance to destroy the "Man of Steel", Batman comes to Superman's aid and together they will bring their enemies to justice. Forget "Batman and Robin" and "Lois and Clark". Comic-book fans have awaited for this highly-anticipated crossover and we'll be pleased in this animated movie. The storyline is simple but well-paced. The voice cast includes Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill as the Joker. This animated adventure also features pleasing comic book action and some clever dialogue. With a fine storyline and well-developed characters, "The Batman Superman Movie" earns a "B".

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No Love Lost at First Meeting
Worthwhile use of the "World's Finest" title for this first animated meeting between the Bat and the Big Blue Cheese. (For many years, the comic titled "World's Finest"'s lead story every month was a Batman/Superman team-up, in an era when hero's team-ups were not common)

Batman and Superman's first meeting, herein portrayed, is rather nice, especially because they really just don't like each other a heck of a lot. Especially because Lois Lane falls hard for Bruce Wayne.

Their mutual discovery of secret identities plays nicely on the two characters' strong points, with Superman using his superpowers and Batman demonstrating why he's the world's greatest detective.

Harley Quinn's running feud with Luthor's female bodyguard/chauffeur, Mercy, is one of the high points.

The Joker's "Dance of Death" over the fallen Superman, adding shocks from his super-charged handbuzzer to Big Blue's suffering in his kryptonite death trap is rather chilling; in this and a few elements of violence this production (originally aired in prime-time, and then as three episodes of the television series) goes a bit beyond what the afternoon TV series can usually portray, and the Mark Hamill-voiced Joker is truly scary. The Joker's raving laughter as he (apparently) goes to his death as a result of one of his own traps gone wrong is both chilling and in character. (Harley Quinn, on the other hand, is just a *bit* too broadly portrayed.)

(There is, by the way a comicbook/"graphic novel" adaptation of this material -- now sadly out of print. While it doesn't bring much new, it's a good counterpoint to this film, as it gives alternate, slightly more "adult" views on some things -- if you have one, you really need the other.)

One question -- does Lois Lane have a trust fund or something? Otherwise, how does she afford that Simply Incredible apartment on a mere reporter's salary?

Also -- a couple of scenes, notably the lab where the robots are kept and where Superman fights them, and Superman straining to (just barely) prevent a huge aircraft from crashing into buildings strongly suggest deliberate homages to the old Fleischer Bros "Superman" cartoons, specifically to "Metal Monsters" and "Japoteurs".

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Superman is the better hero....
I think over the years, Superman has become the better hero. he's the one who has a life outside of the cape. He's a good man with a big heart and you know you can trust him when he appears on the scene. I can not say that about the current take on Batman, after the over-rated Frank Miller got his hands on him. The one who appears in this movie, is basically a lunatic running around in a Bat costume, has nothing to do with the Bob Caine Batman that was created in 1939. Not at all. They have done tons of Batman live action/animation movies, and only one was ever any good. He is now the most over-rated comic book hero.