The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)

Thanks for the memories!

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

So yeah, Batman vs Dracula was a thing! Twice actually but the first is a very obscure 1940's film I believe.Here Penguin accidentally raises the legendary vampire from the dead who then goes on to make an undead army which also comprises of everyones favorite villian the Joker.From the outset I realised how poor the voice work was, even Peter Stormare didn't sound on form and Joker sounded/looked ridiculous. Yes the story is decent enough but I found myself struggling to take the whole thing seriously. Batman vs Dracula? Really!I can confidently say I've seen considerably worse DC animated movies but consider this nothing but a novelty Batman movie and nothing else. You need to suspend disbelief and just roll with it.Coming next year Spiderman vs Scooby Doo and the much anticipated Justice League vs The Goonies.The Good:Peter StormareFitting soundtrackThe Bad:Bizzare incarnation of JokerWeak voice talentThings I Learnt From This Movie:In Gotham City the sun rises 10x as fast as the rest of the world

Even though The Batman was the first ever Batman cartoon to introduce me the Batman and some of the DC universes as I have stated in my review for The Batman. I actually had no idea there was an animated movie of the series as well. I saw this movie in 2015 over my summer holidays and I have to say it was a really awesome movie and it was noticeably darker than the actual show itself.I even have to say Peter Stormare and Tara Stong never voiced on the actual show did well with their characters and they would have been good additions to the show and we could have seen more of Bruce's relationship with Vicki Vale.

Let me start off by saying that I've always been a huge fan of both batman and Dracula. I've seen pretty much all of the batman movies, TV shows, and played all the video games. I have read the Dracula novel, and have enjoyed watching many of the film adaption's. Since I've enjoyed batman through my entire life and have also been a horror movie fan, I was delighted to hear of this original idea of putting the two legendary bats in one movie. I must say although not the best batman nor the best Dracula movie it definitely did not disappoint.Gotham is as usual, full of villains and Bruce Wayne continues to struggle balancing his personal life with his duty as the batman. It's an ordinary night until suddenly Batman gets the call that the Joker and the Penguin have escaped from Arkham Asylum and the chase is on. Following the events of the night the trail of the Peguin has gone cold and he has strangely disappeared. As the nights continue to come and go, people mysteriously disappear without a trace, and all of a sudden a dark and grim man arrives and everything is not well as the man turns out to be the Batman's greatest challenge of them all, the one and only...the legendary...Dracula.The first thing I noticed about this was the originality and cleverness of placing these two famous bats in one movie in a really interesting storyline. we see how Bruce is having difficulty in finding time for his personal life as he never gets to spend anytime with his love interest Vickie Vale as every time he does get time he gets time with her duty calls. The best part of this story is how we see Batman be met with such a challenge, that even he thinks he can't over come, but he never gives up and continues to drive for the answer to the question on how to defeat the indestructible Dracula. One thing I found disappointing in the story was the lack of twists and turns, of course there was a few but not near as many as I had hoped for. The biggest let down I felt was the number of stand offs between Batman and Dracula, I was hoping for more but in the end the climax of the film really made up for it.The voice over cast did a wonderful job in this cartoon such as: Rino Romano as Bruce Wayne/The Batman, Peter Stormare as Dracula, Tara Strong as Vickie Vale, Tom Kenny as Peguin, Kevin Michael Richardson as the Joker, and Alastair Duncan as Alfred. Each actor does a great job as there character especially Kevin Michael Richardson as the Joker, I've always found he does and excellent job although not as good as Mark Hamill but he is not far off. I found myself mildly disappointed with Peter Stormare as Drcula it seems as though his accent keeps changing in different parts of the movie, given this he still does a good job but it could have been better. All other voice actors do and excellent job.I love the character designs in this cartoon, I'll always prefer the Batman: the animated series design but this one never disappoints me. I like the Dracula in this, although it mainly follows the original movie design it adds a new original spin on Draula as when he attacks his prey he seems to turn into a gargoyle looking creature which really looked cool in my opinion. My all time favourite design in this cartoon was the vampire Joker, the fangs, the more sinister looking eyes, the way he goes crazy over blood, everything about the vampire Joker really put the biggest smile on my face.When the movie came to an end I was not disappointed, although I seen many places for improvement, I seen many more things that made a good enjoyable movie. From the great storyline, originality, great voice over cast, and pretty good action sequences, this movie is fun and great for anyone who is a fan of Batman and Dracual. So make sure you rent or buy the Batman vs. Dracula.Overall rating: ******* out of ********** ***1/2 out of *****

When this show first came out, it was not as dark as The Animated Series, so many fans didn't watch it, but this film makes up for it. This movie is very dark and interesting, a true batman film. This movie alone may even get you watching the show on a regular basis. This is more adult and not meant for kids so if you liked the animated series, then be sure to pick this up. Batman Beyond Return of The Joker and Batman Mask of The Phantasm, match up with this one. Both of those films were great. It even has Joker and Penguin, and penguin becomes a servant! This is a must own for any batman fan, and even some not-batman fans.