First of all, the movie, if watched at 110% playback speed, is a decent story, and not the worst copycat poo of a crossover either.
It uses tropes and cliché Batman characters, I think too much, but it does EMBED them into the story, even daring to finally stop worshiping the flawed canon of old.
While 'Batman vs Dracula´ was more my thingie, this movie does not only tell a Lovecraftian horror movie, it succeeds at making the crossover plausible, atmospheric, and decently fitting.
Bad: The story is not very innovative, as Lovecraft fans had it before (repeatedly so). The entire Batman character cast IS effing predictable & boring.
Still, it is a solid movie, and it failed far less than in example Batman in a feudal Japan setting did. Less inconsistencies, and less superficial stupor.
Bonus: Fans of the old comic, Batman vs Manbat, may finally see a redemption arc of sorts come true.
As noted: No masterpiece, but showing a potential that could result in a better sequel, and a background setting evolving from Lovecraftian origins into a Neo-Lovecraftian super-heroic one.
It uses tropes and cliché Batman characters, I think too much, but it does EMBED them into the story, even daring to finally stop worshiping the flawed canon of old.
While 'Batman vs Dracula´ was more my thingie, this movie does not only tell a Lovecraftian horror movie, it succeeds at making the crossover plausible, atmospheric, and decently fitting.
Bad: The story is not very innovative, as Lovecraft fans had it before (repeatedly so). The entire Batman character cast IS effing predictable & boring.
Still, it is a solid movie, and it failed far less than in example Batman in a feudal Japan setting did. Less inconsistencies, and less superficial stupor.
Bonus: Fans of the old comic, Batman vs Manbat, may finally see a redemption arc of sorts come true.
As noted: No masterpiece, but showing a potential that could result in a better sequel, and a background setting evolving from Lovecraftian origins into a Neo-Lovecraftian super-heroic one.