Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham can be best described as another Elseworld story, as it takes the caped crusader and puts him in a different time period and genre.
Set during the 1920's, after he and two of his wards search the camp of Professor Oswald Cobblepot for survivors, Bruce Wayne finds a link to an ancient cult that has ties to Gotham City. Having been away from the area for 20 years, as this was the city were his parents were killed by man wielding a knife, and becomes Batman to stop the Cult of Ghul, as Ra's al Ghul is freed by his daughter, Talia, and plans to bring Iog-Sotha, a dark outer god, onto Gotham.
This is an okay film, as it takes a superhero like Batman and puts him and his cast of allies and villains in a setting that sounds like a world and story inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. The Doom That Came to Gotham reinvents Batman villains like Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Killer Croc into Lovecraftian-inspired demons and monsters, as well as allies like Etrigan and Green Arrow (the latter appearing in this movie as a friend of Bruce Wayne).
The movie pushes how much horror the PG-13 rating can handle, as it has a lot of horror and violence. Also the voice actors do a good job. Dvid Giuntoli voices Bruce Wayne/Batman, a role he reprises from the lackluster Batman: Soul of the Dragon, as well as hire other voice actors like John DiMaggio, Jason Marsden, and Willian Salyers.
However, if I had to make some nitpicks about this film, it's that it should have gone for an R rating given how it was already a horror movie, and it feels they went with PG-13 in order to get more sales from teenagers who are still not allowed to watch R-rated films, but can watch PG-13 films. Also, the pacing is somewhat long and bothersome, with the worst being a scene of Oliver Queen playing the piano and singing while drunk. However, if you're looking for a horror film and love comic book superhero films, this one is sure to be a delight.
Set during the 1920's, after he and two of his wards search the camp of Professor Oswald Cobblepot for survivors, Bruce Wayne finds a link to an ancient cult that has ties to Gotham City. Having been away from the area for 20 years, as this was the city were his parents were killed by man wielding a knife, and becomes Batman to stop the Cult of Ghul, as Ra's al Ghul is freed by his daughter, Talia, and plans to bring Iog-Sotha, a dark outer god, onto Gotham.
This is an okay film, as it takes a superhero like Batman and puts him and his cast of allies and villains in a setting that sounds like a world and story inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. The Doom That Came to Gotham reinvents Batman villains like Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Killer Croc into Lovecraftian-inspired demons and monsters, as well as allies like Etrigan and Green Arrow (the latter appearing in this movie as a friend of Bruce Wayne).
The movie pushes how much horror the PG-13 rating can handle, as it has a lot of horror and violence. Also the voice actors do a good job. Dvid Giuntoli voices Bruce Wayne/Batman, a role he reprises from the lackluster Batman: Soul of the Dragon, as well as hire other voice actors like John DiMaggio, Jason Marsden, and Willian Salyers.
However, if I had to make some nitpicks about this film, it's that it should have gone for an R rating given how it was already a horror movie, and it feels they went with PG-13 in order to get more sales from teenagers who are still not allowed to watch R-rated films, but can watch PG-13 films. Also, the pacing is somewhat long and bothersome, with the worst being a scene of Oliver Queen playing the piano and singing while drunk. However, if you're looking for a horror film and love comic book superhero films, this one is sure to be a delight.