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Batman: Under the Red Hood (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
| Director: Brandon Vietti
Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John Di Maggio, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Isaacs
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  115 reviews
Sales Rank: 804
Format: Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 883929101160
UPC: 883929101160
EAN: 0883929101160
ASIN: B003ITZBW2
Release Date: July 27, 2010
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Product Description
Set years after the death of the second robin the story follows batman (bruce greenwood) and dick grayson (neil patrick harris) - the hero nightwing - finding themselves being stalked by a mysterious yet familiar figure known as the vigilante red hood who apparently knows all of their secrets. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 07/27/2010 Starring: Jensen Ackles Neil Patrick Harris Run time: 75 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Brandon Vietti
Amazon.com
The animated adventure Batman: Under the Red Hood pits the Dark Knight against a trio of his most fearsome enemies while attempting to uncover the true identity of the vigilante known as the Red Hood. Adapted by Judd Winick from his own comic book story arc, Under the Hood, as well as the late-'80s serial A Death in the Family, Under the Red Hood is a fairly dark affair, with considerable amounts of violence, not the least of which is the act that gets the story in motion--the murder of Jason Todd, better known as the second Robin, by the Joker (voiced by John DiMaggio). The death puts Batman (Bruce Greenwood) into a guilt-ridden tailspin, but there's little time for mourning, as the arrival of the Red Hood (Jensen Ackles of Supernatural) puts the Caped Crusader on the defensive. Together with original Robin Dick Grayson (Neil Patrick Harris), now operating as Nightwing, his search for the Red Hood brings him in contact with the Joker--who, as DC Comics fans remember, started his criminal career as the Red Hood and is portrayed here as a violent psychopath à la Frank Miller's depictions--as well as the immortal Ra's al Ghul (Jason Isaacs) and Gotham's leading underworld kingpin, the fearsome Black Mask (Wade Williams). The confrontations between Batman and his foes are explosive but never overpower the dramatic weight of the story, which hinges on themes of regret, revenge, and redemption. Artwork is streamlined and expressive, while the scripting by Winick distills the essence of the comics into an action-packed hour. --Paul Gaita
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 Best animated Batman movie since Mask of the Phantasm! September 5, 2010
John Lindsey (Socorro, New Mexico USA.)
Five years ago, The Joker (Voiced by John Dimaggio) left Batman's second Robin known as Jason to die. Now a new avenger has come to town named Red-Hood (Voiced by Jensen Ackles) that has been killing off criminals and thugs in various ways, Batman (Voiced by Bruce Greenwood) needs the aid of the first boy-wonder turned solo hero named Nightwing (Neil Patrick Harris) to help find out who is this mysterious killer before he kills BlackMask (Voiced by Wade Williams) and Joker.
An excellent Batman story inspired by "Death in The Family", this is the best Batman animated movie since "Mask of the Phantasm". The animation in this movie is just flawless that merges some CGI mainly for the batmobile and good old fashioned traditonal 2D animation with excellent voice acting by an talented cast even by Kelly Hu. The film is surprisingly violent for a Batman animated movie but still can be viewed by older kids and adults alike even by fans of Batman such as myself who's always been a Batman fan since i was a kid, i also like how it has surprise appearences by Riddler and Ra's Al Ghul (Jason Issacs) to make the fans happy. I must say that DC animation has done it again!
This Blu-Ray gives viewers flawless picture and sound perfection like ever plus Blu-Ray exclusive such as Robin's Requiem: The Tale of Jason Todd feature with the usual features like featurette, an amusing short based on Jonah Hex, a sneek previe at Superman/Batman Apocalypse coming this fall, trailers and 4 episodes of Batman the animated series.
Batman: Under the Red Hood - Very, VERY GOOD! September 4, 2010
K. deAntonio (Oakland, CA USA)
This will be short, & to the point:
Animation - Excellent, no complaints at all.
Story - Some will try to compare it to the the comic books, & you just cannot do that. Did this movie do the job of relating the story as best it could: Yes, it did!
Voice Casting - Good & Bad. This always gets to me with these WB productions. For a company that has the excellent voice talent they already have with Kevin Conroy (Batman/Bruce Wayne) & Tim Daly (Superman/Clark Kent) just to name two actors, why do they feel the need to hire anybody else to do the job? With Batman: U.T.R.H., they did a decent job of getting most of the new voice casting right for this production: Bruce Greenwood, & Jensen Ackles voice Batman & Red Hood. Both actors do a great job, Greenwood even sounds like Kevin Conroy's Batman voice, so though he did a great job, why not just use Conroy? Voice failures go to John Di Maggio - the Joker, & (I hate to say it) Neil Patrick Harris - Nightwing. Di Maggio's Joker just is horrible, and he sounds bored reading his lines. Harris' Nightwing is just too goofy sounding. He makes a good Flash, but not Nightwing. Everyone else does a good job with their characters.
So that's it! I highly recommend this movie, and not just for Batman fans. If you like a good action/adventure drama, then you should like this!
Awesome Movie, but not much of special features September 3, 2010
Daniel (Dallas, TX USA)
The movie was awesome, but the special features had 2 batman animated series episodes; other than that it was nothing but trailers. i was hoping for directors interviews, cast (specifically Padalecki) interviews, and other content
Unbelievable September 2, 2010
Jason Jia
"Under the Red Hood" is what fans have been waiting for ever since the "Death in the Family" story line. This animation stands out from all the recent DC Universe animated films (I'm talking about all of the superman/batman crossovers, GL movies, and even the JL films) in that the emotional response elicited from the viewers is real and powerful. No doubt the storyline being based on the comic stories of Jason Todd has something to do with this, but when you watch this animation, you will agree with me that it could seamlessly be translated into a blockbuster live action film.
Combining all of the classic elements of BTAS and the crisp modern production values of today's DC feature films, and adding a spice of realism and maturity that can only rightfully be explored in Batman's realm, "Under the Red Hood" is a work of art. This is the graphic equivalent of Chris Nolan's "The Dark Knight." You will not be disappointed by this instant DC modern classic.
GREAT TWO DISC SET August 31, 2010
fmwaalex (Austin, TX USA)
BATMAN
UNDER THE RED HOOD
Batman Under the Red Hood is a new DC Universe animated film based on a few different Batman comics that started with "A death In the Family". The story as I am sure you know by now centers around the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. I will point out from the beginning this is no "Mask of the Phantasm" but is by no means a horrible film either. For those of us who read the comics already know basically what the deal is but it was still interesting in seeing how they would fit all that they wanted into an average length film. Did they accomplish what they needed to make this a classic, no, but it is not the worst the company has put out either.
We start off with the Joker and Robin [Jason Todd] spending a wonderful night together all cozy with a crowbar. Well it is actually Joker who is cozy as he is beating young Todd to death and having a great time doing it. Batman is on his way but he does not make it in time as the Joker is gone and Robin is killed by a bomb. Fast forward and time has gone by as Bruce Wayne is still trying to cope with what happened. But it seems he is no longer the big fish in town and neither is Black Mask who's empire is falling to a new crime lord, the Red Hood. The Red Hood has been used by many people including most famously by the Joker, but who is this new guy who can out run and play Batman.
So the race is one as Batman not only has to deal with Black Mask and this new guy named the Red Hood but it seems that the Joker is some how involved. Add in his former partner Night Wing is trying to help out where he can, by the way he was the first Robin but our boy wonder grew up. Now throw in a few more guys and events and you have one rushed and convoluted film, but it is still fun. But to be honest with all that is going on this film seems like it could have been a great miniseries for the DC Universe. But alas it was not meant to be as they crammed as much as they could into this film.
That is over all the main problem with this film, to much in such a short time. Everything else seems fine from the animation to the voice acting. Speaking of voice acting John DiMaggio did an excellent job as the Joker in this film. Everyone else here does a good job as well and all the performances are top notch. Written by Judd Winick and directed by Brandon Vietti this film while heavily mixed with different stories does miss out on a lot that the books had. I could go into all that it missed but that is covered in other reviews but I do recommend reading all the comics.
Also there is an excellent short animated film on Jonah Hex that I highly recommend, I really enjoyed it. It is about a lady, a working lady if you know what I mean, who lures drunk men upstairs only for them never to be seen again. It is just like I said a short film but it is very very good. Also we have a lot of in depth looks at other DC Universe films and two episodes from the excellent Batman animated series from the 90's, 2 about Robin and his origin. As well as an in depth look a Robin in a documentary called "Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson".
This two disc set is very much worth the price and I do think you should get it when you have the chance. Sure this is far from a classic, well maybe not far because it had potential to be the best. But it fell a little short but remains a very entertaining film and 2-disc set, the special features alone are great. So if you are a fan of DC, Batman, The Joker, or just comics in general I say buy it.
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