Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Console best movie i've ever seen.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Johnny H. Batman Beyond may not be seen in as high regard as Batman: The Animated Series or Justice League, but I personally think it's a highly respectful and entertaining continuation of the character millions of people have come to know and love like a longtime friend. It's a good sequel to Batman: TAS and Superman: TAS, and it took risks like having another kid take the stage front and center as the Batman character, in the form of Terry McGinnis.Since it debuted in 1999 it's been faithfully followed by fans of the wider DC Animated Universe (DCAU), fans have sometimes universally agreed on the show's quality while others have criticised it for not feeling too much like a Batman show. I'm with the former. It's a perfectly watchable TV show that keeps the atmosphere of Batman: TAS though with a Blade Runner-sequel aestethic added to it and arguably makes it more appealing to younger audiences.It's a fine show that's deserving of being part of the DCAU canon.

Bross Kyle So it took me a while to actually watch this show because i have so many movies to watch,and Batman Beyond is really old.But since Batman is my favorite superhero of all time i gave it a try,and my god this show blew me away.Within season 1,Batman Beyond is perfect,the characters are amazing,the stories are super well written.But when i saw season 2,i quit the show,it was half good and half bad,a complete let down.I didn't watch season 3.But i can tell you this: season 1 is worth it,give it shot. I'll pay to see the live action version of Batman Beyond.10/10 for season 1.

David Roggenkamp Batman Beyond is a series that has been on my 'want to watch list' for some time. This one is Batman as we know it, but it takes place in the future and dwells within a cyberpunk atmosphere. There are a few catches to this though - the original Batman is retired having pulled a gun (taboo for him) to threaten a criminal when he (Batman) himself was too old and weak and it finally caught up with him in the middle of a fight. He retires the suit and lets crime takes its toll - now the police handle everything. Oh, but however! A new rowdy teenager shows up on the scene - he has lost his father due to some scheming by a mega corporation. He wants to get even and steals the Batman suit that the original Batman "Bruce Wayne" was using. After many skirmishes between the two they are well on their way to a relationship where the new Batman is on the field putting in work, while Bruce Wayne monitors from his computer in the Batcave.The series typically uses the same format for each episode - typically the main character "Terry" is minding his own business and going about life as normal for a teenager, when he knowingly steps up to the plate to deal with criminals that are busy plundering the city - courtesy of Bruce Wayne as his informant, or their is a split where Terry himself actually notices the criminal activity in progress or he knows the person personally and must get involved. Rarely does the series stray from this format and it manages to execute it quite well for the entirety of the fifty-two episodes. The few times the series strays from this format is when it actually focuses on the criminal activity in progress or it chooses to build up what is already established in the series and then continues from there - this, incidentally, usually means focusing on criminal activity that is in mid-progress. Rarely past the death of his father does Terry and his family get any build up; Bruce Wayne mostly gets some nostalgia references or references to the past, and we are sometimes given a glimpse of the characters from the original "Batman - The Animated Series" and how their lives are progressing. The series mostly focuses on entirely new characters and villains, but a few that can be worked within the plot and allow the world building up until-this-point to remain fluid; get to have some time in the limelight. The original Joker gets to make an appearance (for instance); and he finally gets to see Batman's identity of all things! Now that's something I'm sure we've all been waiting to see since the series was first created in '93!The first season focuses on the cyberpunk dystopia that has become Gotham city, taking place nearly forty years after the first Batman series. A lot of things have been updated, and as a strange twist of things - many of the technological advances depicted in this series, have made it in some form to our own world as they have developed. We do not have vidcams, but instead we have them built into smartphones; ditto with laptops in the classroom. The second season focuses mostly on the highschool life of Terry and how he is interacting with his peers; but more importantly it pays attention to the development of the world around him. The third season tends to focus more on the development of the villains and their latest schemes; in my opinion, it is the weakest of the seasons, but isn't necessarily bad - it just doesn't feel as fluid and cohesive as the first two.Should you watch the series? If you don't mind a darker atmosphere that feels like something out of a thriller movie, then this movie will be right up your alley. Of course, the original Batman was very close to this as well. However, what this new series is missing is the fact the characters had a bit more 'energy' in the original series. In fact, most of the newest characters featured are of a different culture and class - they are often bitter about their lives or are simply not impressed by what is going on in the world at large. I can't blame them; but I won't blame you if you look in the other direction - this series does away with most of what it established, and those elements that 'did' survive, are made to feel like 'relics'.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=11403).

Cheese Hoven Batman Beyond has many things to recommend it. The animation is generally superb, with highly imaginative sequences. Likewise the voice artists are excellent bringing an authenticity to each character. The writing is very good too, with fully rounded characters and (generally) well thought out situations.However, after the excellent Batman series, this sequel does not live up to expectationsFirst, the setting. A futuristic Batman is a fantastic premise and, with a bit of imagination, we could have had a Batman operating in, say, a societal breakdown or an authoritarian government. The possibilities are endless. But here we have a future which is exactly the same as the present day only with a few more gadgets (but not many).This leads me on to the second point, the lacklustre villains. This rather ordinary future is run by evil Capitalist Derek Powers, basically a Lex Luthor wannabe who soon becomes glow-in-the-dark man. Almost all villains in season 1 are in someway relatable to him, something which becomes incestuous after a while. Of the villains, Inque, despite the dull name, is the best. Otherwise we have revivals of hardly stellar silver age villains (The Royal Flush Gang and Spellbinder), a sonically powered villain called Shriek, and a veiled middle Eastern woman with a scimitar oddly called Curare, a name that has nothing to do with her appearance or her powers.So not much in the way of originality in the 1st season and it is fitting that the best episode is Heroes which affectionately pastiches the silver age (but strangely Marvel not DC's silver age) not merely for a parody of The Fantastic Four but also a nod to Spiderman issue 33.However the makers seem to be aware of the failings and season 2 is an improvement. Derek Powers disappears and the series grows mightily because of it. Here the future trend predictions become interesting. A gang of anti-social Joker imitators called Jokerz who appeared in series 1 as minor vandals develop some real menace. The theme of gene splicing is explored. And Batman battles his own suit.The villains however remain pretty ordinary and there seems to be some pandering. In mid season 2, Batman is saved 3 times in a row but females, one a child. This diminishes the character of Batman.Verdict: great animation but very average scripts.