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episode 156: #156 - Movie Review - Arkham City (video game cutscene edit)
Season 4 is the season of variety. So far, we've reviewed two Christmas movies, a western, and a horror TV-movie older than all the co-hosts. This week, we review a different kind of movie. It's the cutscenes of the video game "Arkham City" stitched together in cinematic fashion. It's our first time reviewing something from a video game, outside of Whatcha' Doin'? episodes.
- Which voice actors from "Batman: The Animated Series" reprise their respective roles in the "Arkham City" game/movie?
- This was Preston's pick, partially because the also liked the game. What did non-gamers Dave & Todd think about this cutscene compilation?
- Which relative of Dave & Andruw came close to meeting Mark Hamill at a video game convention?
- What did the Geeks think about the portrayal of Batman in this "movie"? Was he just as good, if not better, than Batman in other cinematic presentations?
- Was Batman a little too physically strong in this game/movie, considering he's a superhero without actual super powers?
- Which Geek wondered how exactly Batman is not killing people in this game/movie considering how hard & how fast he's punching people?
- How well does the game/movies portray Batman as DC's best detective?
- What did the Geeks thing about the three main villains and the two ticking-clock scenarios?
- What did the Geeks about the plethora of support characters (and subsequently many subplots) in the game/movie?
- Which of the three main villains did the Geeks find most interesting?
- Were these versions of Penguin and Mr. Freeze better than their counterparts from the Tim Burton & Joel Schumacher movies?
- What did the Geeks think about the appearance of Gotham Cty?
- Which Geek said he doesn't like it when Batman gets too dark.
- What did the Geeks think about the ending? Did Batman carry the right person out of Arkham City?
- And, ultimately, does this compelation of cut scenes truly work as an actual movie?
Find out the answers to these and other caped crusading questions as explore the many buildings, room, villains, and subplots of..."Arkham City."
So far, in season 4, we've had the 3rd & 4th of our four Christmas movie reviews, a review of a modern western, a 2023 year-in-review special, our first review of a TV movie, and now a review of a of a video game "movie." Coming...sometimes in 2024, we have the reviews of a mainstream semi-modern fantasy, a sexy heist movie, and streaming channel horror movie trilgoy; plus a ranking of the MCU Phase 2, and much more. Stay tuned, and let us know what you'd like us to cover.
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