In order to celebrate the release of Batman: Gotham By Gaslight (the animated film based on the one-shot graphic novel of the same name) on DVD and Blu-ray, Warner Bros. is giving 10 lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the film on DVD.
With a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, the R-rated Batman: Gotham By Gaslight ranks among the best of the DC Animated Universe. It’s an Elseworlds tale – one of DC’s many “What if?” stories that reimagines familiar superheroes and supervillains in different times, places and scenarios. In this case, Victorian-period Gotham and having the dark knight detective square off against one of real-life history’s most notorious of serial killers.
Catching a legendary killer takes a legendary hero.
Set in the Victorian era, this animated remake of the graphic novel, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight pits the Dark Knight detective against the elusive serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Directed by Sam Liu and featuring the voices of Bruce Greenwood and Jennifer Carpenter as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle respectively.
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Jennifer Carpenter, Chris Cox, Tara Strong
Directed by: Sam Liu
Release Date: Available now in stores
To stand a chance of winning a copy of Batman: Gotham By Gaslight (courtesy of Warner Bros.), all you need to do is quote a line from our review of the film (in the comments section below).
Competition closes 12th March 2018.
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“for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift”
Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this, such as Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake – the three original Robins – as a vicious gang of street urchins
ITS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND FOR A LONGTIME BATMAN FANS ITS A REAL GIFT
Directed by Sam Liu and featuring the voices of Bruce Greenwood and Jennifer Carpenter as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle respectively.
“It’s something different and for long time batman fans it’s a real gift”
“It’s something different and for long time batman fans it’s a real treat”
a man who dreams of bringing Gotham into a brighter future
It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift.
ITS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND FOR LONG TIME BATMAN FANS ITS A REAL GIFT
“It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift”
“it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass.”
Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this, such as Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake – the three original Robins – as a vicious gang of street urchins
A man who dreams of bringing Gotham into a brighter future
Poison Ivy, Catwoman and even Solomon Grundy all feature too
“Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this, such as Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake – the three original Robins – as a vicious gang of street urchins”
With a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, the R-rated Batman: Gotham By Gaslight ranks among the best of the DC Animated Universe.
“life has become complicated as he begins to court the enigmatic Selina Kyle”
Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this, such as Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake – the three original Robins – as a vicious gang of street urchins.
“However, at the end of the day, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight is still a decent movie with a fair amount to recommend”
“Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this”
“It’s hard to draw the line between some scenes and lines of dialogue being a homage or simply being unoriginal writing that’s blatantly just cribbing from Arthur Conan Doyle. “
Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this, such as Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake – the three original Robins – as a vicious gang of street urchins.
“Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this”
It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift
“It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift”
“It’s something different and for long time batman fans it’s a real gift”
“It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift”
It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift.
With the fate of Gotham resting on his shoulders, Batman must summon all of his detective skills and fighting prowess to win this war of good versus evil.
There are plenty of suspects, from Hugo Strange and Harvey Bullock to Harvey Dent and his curious Jekyll-and-Hyde personality switches.
It’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics!
Unfortunately, the animation isn’t as crisp in Batman: Gotham By Gaslight as in others, and the style is a little uneven at times.
It’s an Elseworlds tale – one of DC’s many “What if?” stories that reimagines familiar superheroes and supervillains in different times, places and scenarios.
“… it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass.”
“…it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass.”
It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift.
From a story perspective, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight really is good.
A man who dreams of bringing Gotham into a brighter future
A man who dreams of bringing Gotham into a brighter future
It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift.
“it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass.”
With the fate of Gotham resting on his shoulders, Batman must summon all of his detective skills and fighting prowess to win this war of good versus evil.
The action and story are good, the voicework is solid for the most part, and it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass.
The year is 1889, and Gotham is held in the grip of terror by the killer known only as Jack the Ripper.
From a story perspective, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight really is good.
“However, at the end of the day, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight is still a decent movie with a fair amount to recommend.”
Its good seeing Batman getting back to basics!
“Set in the Victorian era, this animated remake of the graphic novel, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight pits the Dark Knight detective against the elusive serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Directed by Sam Liu and featuring the voices of Bruce Greenwood and Jennifer Carpenter as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle respectively.”
With the fate of Gotham resting on his shoulders, Batman must summon all of his detective skills and fighting prowess to win this war of good versus evil.
“It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift”
“It’s something different and for long time batman fans it’s a real gift”
“It’s something different and for long time batman fans it’s a real gift”
“The only person who appears able to oppose this homicidal madman is the mysterious Batman, who must unravel the few clues left behind.”
Directed by Sam Liu and featuring the voices of Bruce Greenwood and Jennifer Carpenter as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle respectively.
It’s an Elseworlds tale – one of DC’s many “What if?” stories that reimagines familiar superheroes and supervillains in different times, places and scenarios
still a decent movie
With a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, the R-rated Batman: Gotham By Gaslight ranks among the best of the DC Animated Universe.
“It’s something different and for long time batman fans it’s a real gift”
Directed by Sam Liu and featuring the voices of Bruce Greenwood and Jennifer Carpenter as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle respectively.
“It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift.”
With the fate of Gotham resting on his shoulders, Batman must summon all of his detective skills and fighting prowess to win this war of good versus evil.
Was such a weird movie..
“It’s something different and for long time batman fans it’s a real gift”
“Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh”
“There is a butcher in this town”
Seeing characters fans know and love in a completely different setting is half the joy of this, such as Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake – the three original Robins – as a vicious gang of street urchins.
“It’s something different and, for long-time Batman fans, it’s a real gift!”
The action and story are good, the voicework is solid for the most part, and it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass.
“it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass”
“In this case, Victorian-period Gotham and having the dark knight detective square off against one of real-life history’s most notorious of serial killers.”
Likewise, for as timely as Jack’s actions may be in regards to current society, it’s also a one-dimensional to have his only reason being that, well, he hates women
“While that makes sense since Batman is meant to be the world’s smartest detective, at times it seems heavy-handed.”
It’s an Elseworlds tale – one of DC’s many “What if?” stories that reimagines familiar superheroes and supervillains in different times, places and scenarios.
In this case, Victorian-period Gotham and having the dark knight detective square off against one of real-life history’s most notorious of serial killers.
A man who dreams of bringing Gotham into a brighter future
“seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes”
As someone who almost religiously watches all the DC animated films this is pretty interesting.
“There are a few drawbacks, but it’s really the concept and setting which sell this”
From a story perspective, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight really is good.
“The action and story are good, the voicework is solid for the most part, and it’s good seeing Batman getting back to basics and trying to actually solve crimes instead of being an arrogant badass.”
The year is 1889, and Gotham is held in the grip of terror by the killer known only as Jack the Ripper. The only person who appears able to oppose this homicidal madman is the mysterious Batman, who must unravel the few clues left behind.
“While that makes sense since Batman is meant to be the world’s smartest detective, at times it seems heavy-handed.”
While Jack the Ripper is an overused cliché, it’s also a fitting match-up and allows for an intriguing mystery as his identity is kept secret until the end