I believe that when return of the joker came out there was a school shooting or something similar that had happen shortly before... it just was seen as bad taste
@@Darkjonny79 " that's not funny, that's not funny at all" though I do agree I like the censored slapstick death more than the shooting him death. Mostly cause I think there's kinda a poetic justice to it. both kinda, have that element, but I think it fits better being the joker's final joke backfires on himself in the worst way possible. like when you see bugs and daffy do the argument over who gets shot bit. They go back and forth, but daffy's ego of need to feel superior and win the fight that ultimately gets him shot multiple times. I feel the censored version is more interesting visually too. In the uncut version, he gets shot and makes a joke about it not being funny. In the censored version the joker and robin have a fight, he gets pushed into vats of liquids and ends up shocking himself to death when he pulls on a lever as he falls.
@@darkmyro Thats what I mean. Getting shot isn't a funny punchline. But the old "slipping on a banana" gag would make him laugh in hindsight. Obviously he doesn't slip on a banana, but you know what I mean
The episode with Superman being mind controlled and chasing after Terry while flying upright, blank expression and the Superman theme twisted is one of my favorite scenes
Unless the chemicals he was subjected to preserved him in some creepy way, super unsettling, kinda wish they kept it, Batman beyond was darker in violence and action, the animated series was darker in tone and I love them both!!!
I remember as a kid back then, and even a couple years ago rewatching it, when that beat broke down (you'd see ppl in the club) I was gettin down with em.
i personally find the intro for "Batman: the animated series" to be better. I like both of them, batman beyond has a bit of that late 90's angst and edge. But the animated series i like more for it's tone and just how absolutely iconic it is, i feel it's a true symbol for Warner Bros animation.
I wish I could remember exactly where/when I saw that scene for the first time. I do remember the overwhelming sense of dread I felt while watching the sequence and how saddened I was afterwards. The mark that scene left on me is still around, it's honestly one of the best scenes I think I've seen in a movie ever.
@@XVSting I'm not sure why, but when I was super young the DCAU's Batman is what I considered to be the main interpretation of him even though I knew the comic books existed. So when I saw the Joker torture a child and then actually die, I was more than a little horrified!
I do love that the microchip being so exposed was actually kind of the point. That the Joker is consumed by his ego, which again is also why the heckling worked, and Bruce was able to understand that while Terry was able to use his unique style to exploit it in a way Bruce never could. That’s a legacy battle done right.
I remember meeting Mr. Conroy a few years back at a convention. I didn't plan to ask him to say any lines, but to thank him for his years as Batman and how much he means to us fans. I also told him that my favorite performance of his was from this movie. Such a kind and gentle soul. Peace to you Mr. Conroy.
@@jreddoch1 Limited enough that he cant always keep flying constantly. Which is why he uses it for a few seconds (a minute at most) at a time. But it definitely takes up less energy than the invisibility function, since rocket propulsion must be pretty basic stuff in this futuristic world
@@themilkman5004 Invisibility is a really impractical superpower. It is only useful in very specific environments where you can easily predict what space will be used. Also, you would be blind because the light would be going around your eyes.
This movie is absolutely amazing. The whole sequence with Tim being brainwashed and then kills joker really affected me as a kid. Very mature subject matter for a cartoon movie
*I always thought at the end of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES instead of him being Robin, he should have been Terry.... and then have a BATMAN BEYOND trilogy. :)*
Actually batman begins was originally supposed to be a live action batman beyond movie. Then the rewrote the script to just be another batman origin story
They didn't really need to reveal a Terry. In the Batman Beyond series and movie, they reference the Robins and Batgirl. So you can have a Robin and then Terry eventually takes over. Batman beyond trilogy is still a possibility anyway you cut it. 🤷
I didn't expect them to ever really keep going, at least not with Nolan, but I would've loved if his real name had been Terry instead of Robin. That's all I'd need.
I honestly just love that Terry was Joker's kryptonite. He thoroughly gets inside his head, and Joker clearly despises him. It would have been really interesting to see Joker as a part of Terry's rogue's gallery, just because we've only seen Joker as someone who seems to enjoy Batman. Seeing him actively despise his foe would be an interesting twist.
We had this on VHS as kids! I loved the Beyond costume so much that my Mum actually custom made me a replica outfit... Pretty cool, if I do say so myself.
The closest we got to a live-action Batman Beyond suit was the one in _Arkham Knight,_ and it looked awesome. It was designed to look like something an older batman would wear as his body begins to wear down. More armour, jet boots, and the face shield that covers his mouth probably makes sure he gets constant clean oxygen to relieve the stress on his lungs (as well as protection from gas)
@@bacaveonemillion You're mistaken, Otomo was not involved at all. The scene with the space laser was animated (not directed) by Hiroyuki Aoyama, who also did the space laser scene in Akira (he tried to top his previous effort with this scene).
@@anubusx I honestly think it would make more sense to get Michael Keaton. It would make sense for him to play Bruce Wayne, since he played Batman in the Original Burton films. Casting Keaton in the role also has the advantage of connecting it to previous Batman films, and it would make perfect narrative sense since Keaton's older now than he was when he played Batman originally, so he wouldn't seem out of place at all age-wise.
which was extra fun in The Great Brain Robbery where he's mind-switched with Lex Luthor so in a way was playing different versions of Lex in both live action and a cartoon in the same era. :O
Of course you have to introduce limitations to his bat suit, otherwise there’s no difficulty and he can go invisible all the time. Also it defeats the purpose of training and honing your skills when you can do stuf like this
Batman beyond was airing when i was a kid and was my first real exposure to batman, and it being such a great show is directly responsible for my love of batman.
I just recently rewatched this movie, it's still disturbing. I avoided Batman Beyond as a kid because it was the first time something had made me feel uncomfortable on an existential level, I was upset to see my favourite characters get old. I think the one that upset me the most was Bane, he's always been my favourite and the poor guy didn't even get a warrior's death! That said, it is impressive that the show is of such high quality based on the network telling then they needed to make a teen Batman show to sell more merchandise. Trust the Timmverse crew to somehow find the soul in a shameless, capitalist pitch. And the art style is so damn slick, it's timeless.
I've actually always loved the fact that Terry could fly lol I mean, he's supposed to be "emulating" a bat ffs I've always thought that Batman should be able to fly, & not just glide like a flying squirrel lol Sidenote, I really like how Bats got like a super sonic jetpack in the 2004 The Batman series when he fought against Firefly & it would make like a cool blue trail after him Anyways lmao, that's my 2 cents/rant on something pretty trivial 😂
Batman TAS, Beyond, and both JL runs were my childhood. It's what got me into comics and super heroes in general, and why I've always had a slight preference for DC. They're perfect incarnations of the DC characters, WB should take notes for their live action universe.
For those who don't know; Batman the Animated series and Batman Beyond are set in an interconnected universe of DC animated shows and movies known as the DCAU (DC animated universe). The other shows that exist in this universe are the new Batman Adventures, Superman, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock and the Zeta Project. The movies set in this universe are Batman Mask of the Phantasm, Batman Subzero, Batman Mystery of the Batwoman, Justice League vs the Fatal Five and (of course) Batman Beyond Return of the Joker.
There's a touching moment in the main series wherein Terry's little brother wants to do some SF/F way of contacting Warren McGinnis, their Dad, because he is now having trouble remembering things about him. This hits harder when you realize Matt McGinnis must also be Bruce's genetic son, a fact confirmed by Dwayne McDuffie before he left us.
"The only way to beat a comedian is a heckler" I love this series so much because it's a proper sequel to an already great series. Batwahman on the cw is piss compared to this masterpiece. 10/10 would watch again lol
I can't even describe how much I still love this movie, series and the original batman animated series. I remember watching it on kids WB when I was really little.
This movie was probably one of the best DC animated movie. It show me that Terry can become Batman and take the mantle of the bat. And besides it had mark and Kevin in the best performance.
A batman arkham game based in the beyond universe would be amazing. Terry finds a batcave and a previously thought dead bruce Wayne (spoilers for knight) and teams up and fights Terry's rogues with little hints of the joker throughout the first and second game with the third being the return of the joker.
6:41 there was an episode that was pretty much all about the fact Terry relied a little too much on the suit's technology in order to fight, if I recall correctly
Imagine Andrea Beaumont standing on the bow of that ship at the end of mask of the Phantasm, and then Amanda Waller walks out of the party holding a top secret file in her hand and simply says "Hello, Miss Beaumont. I'd like a few minutes of your time"
Watchtower Database can be credited for the comparison footage found between the censored and uncensored version. The video and channel can be found in full here: ua-cam.com/video/paUYCdfYEXo/v-deo.html
@@thebestbadness420k6 I'd be down. A lot of their fans on Twitter think I hate these guys now so idk if theyd be down. James (Strecker) is a huge fan though so he'd be very happy if it were to happen
One of the reasons why Batman Beyond felt darker than TAS is because since they couldn't kill one shot villains (since it was supposed to be a show aimed at young kids), they found more "creative" ways to dispose of them. And as they say, some fates are worse than death
Alex Williams I don’t think it is. Barbara Gordon was never stated to ever Become the Phantasm. And besides, it was confirmed that the Phantasm was the OG Phantasm in that scene. But the idea makes sense. Andrea Beaumont looks a lot like Barbara Gordon.
OMG The Joker magically turned Tim Drake into a midget temporarily, what a monster. How else do you explain that he still looks 13 when he's supposed to be at least 20
I loved Batman Beyond so much as a kid. Looks like it holds up pretty well too. Joker-boy scared the hell out of me back then. I would love to see BB in a live-action movie and a proper Arkham game sequel. Let Insomniac make it.
Technically I think he can't stay invisible forever because it makes the suit overheat. As in the IR radiation from the suit and his body heat is bounced back and trapped inside the cloaked suit until he uncloaks it. Something like that was mentioned in the first episode.
I hate the terry clone subplot if they do a live action version I hope they take that out. It takes away the point of terry’s character. Plus Damien exist so there’s no point in making terry his son
E. Segovia same thing tho. My point was i liked that terry was someone unrelated to Bruce. It shows that anybody could be Batman which added to his Character. I think Even b4 Damien and terry they were Bruce Wayne jrs In certain stories.
As a suggestion you could make a caravan of garbage on batman under the red hood as it my favourite animated film and would like to know your opinions on the film Edit: if you don't want to do the film you could do the comic or even do them both in one
Hey, you really shouldn't steal stuff from smaller UA-camrs without credit. I love your content, but please, please credit The Watchtower Database for their comparison between the censored and uncut versions.
I personally don't like Epiloge. I feel like it undermines too much of this show putting Amanda Waller in control of everything, and Terry being a secret clone of Bruce never felt like a genuine twist that they had since the beginning. It feel like something they shoehorned into JL to officially cut off ties to BB.
@@NoVideosFound0 I just recently found out about that movie after making this comment, but you are right! If I'm being honest though, I still feel from a narrative perspective that it's a very dissatisfying end to Terry's arc to make him a clone of Bruce. It should be believable enough that Terry and Bruce have endured enough similar suffering that Bruce would feel comfortable trusting Terry to hand off the Batman mantle to him. I just feel like it's an unnecessary and super complicated plot point that doesn't serve the story, much as it's there more to just make Amanda Waller look cool. Batman is like Spider-Man, where I feel like he's been around long enough he's more of a symbol than just the man behind the mask. More than Peter Parker or Bruce Wayne.
@@Narumi4918 Yeah, I completely get that. But don't let the fact that we know about it now discredit the fact that Bruce didn't (fully) know from the beginning, so their bond is still what it was. I do see the appeal of not having Terry be a clone of Bruce, but at this point it is what it is.
This is still the best DC Animated film that was ever made. Also remember being on the battle lines when the controversy about it exploded when we found out the flick was censored. It was probably the first case I can think of where the internet backlashed against something so big and so much and it ended with the studio actually listening.
I recommend doing a Caravan Of Garbage for the movie EXPLORERS for the release of IT: CHAPTER II. A terrible Goonies clone from the 80's, even with the power of Ethan Hawke & River Phoenix.
I’ve never been able to look past the utter absurdity of Joker coming back. First of all, since when was he some brilliant scientist? The most science-y thing he ever did was create the Joker toxin, which is a far, _far_ cry from *literally figuring out how to clone your mind onto a tiny chip that when activated will transform the host’s body into yours.* It’s just kinda... dumb, honestly. I’m also not a huge fan of how it insinuates that the only reason Joker kept coming back was because Batman never talked much to him. As if all Bruce could have stopped him a long time ago had he simply thought “hey, maybe I should try backtalking him”. That retroactively kinda cheapens Batman and Joker’s many encounters over the years and makes Bruce look really bad- apparently if he’d had this one incredibly simple idea back then, he could’ve prevented the Bat-Family from ever being torn apart.
Also, the microchip cheapens the agency of Tim's characther. It would have been much more interesting if the characther was the Joker by his own choice: at some point he would actually implant the chip on himself for the guilt he still felt in killing a person and when that guilt kicks in he becomes the Joker to let him live a bit longer (some of the previous brainwashing had its toll on his psyche)
Ahhh. I remember when you guys Caravan of Garbage'd Batman Vs. DC lol just like it was yesterday! 👍 Edit; Haha! Melissa Joan Hart voiced Dee Dee! 😂 Actually, almost the whole cast is a real, "who's who?" of famous people, isn't it? A veritable smorgasbord, if you will!! (Heh, "if you will," lol I've always wanted to use that in a sentence. 😂👍)
I still remember the rumors of what would eventually become Batman Beyond and it was just a "Batman in high school" thing and sounded terrible and like some awful really simplistic kiddy show. But then it broadcast and was actually nothing what we feared and was actually plenty awesome and a very worthwhile sequel to BTAS/TNBA. And yes this movie is great. Have to say even the censored version is pretty grim. Joker being electrocuted is still quite a dark thing to see and it's still got the tortured Robin thing which is nightmarish on it's own. But yeah having the young child Robin actually shoot the Joker dead is another level of dark and it works great for these characters. Epilogue was a lovely surprise too when it was broadcast. Strange having the true final episode of a cancelled series actually be produced as one from a later series and gave great closure and is a fantastic episode in it's own right both as a Batman Beyond episode and a Justice League Unlimited episode. Cheers for this. :)
The best thing about this movie is how the "censored" version of the Joker's death is just as, if not more violent than the original cut
Honestly, I might prefer the censored death. There's something very fitting about the Joker going out in an act of slapstick.
It's a punchline that even he would laugh at.
I believe that when return of the joker came out there was a school shooting or something similar that had happen shortly before... it just was seen as bad taste
@@Darkjonny79 " that's not funny, that's not funny at all" though I do agree I like the censored slapstick death more than the shooting him death. Mostly cause I think there's kinda a poetic justice to it. both kinda, have that element, but I think it fits better being the joker's final joke backfires on himself in the worst way possible. like when you see bugs and daffy do the argument over who gets shot bit. They go back and forth, but daffy's ego of need to feel superior and win the fight that ultimately gets him shot multiple times. I feel the censored version is more interesting visually too. In the uncut version, he gets shot and makes a joke about it not being funny. In the censored version the joker and robin have a fight, he gets pushed into vats of liquids and ends up shocking himself to death when he pulls on a lever as he falls.
@@darkmyro Thats what I mean. Getting shot isn't a funny punchline. But the old "slipping on a banana" gag would make him laugh in hindsight. Obviously he doesn't slip on a banana, but you know what I mean
Batman Beyond was one of my favorite DC animated series, to me it's up there with Batman TAS
I just kinda think of all those shows as one giant tv show
Batman beyond was a bit mediocre for me, but I do see whu it's remembered so fondly.
@@wfochtmann46 same
Man it was dope as fuck. I wish it could be rescurrected somehow
agreed
Ras al Ghul kissed Bruce Wayne in Talia's body. There are so many things wrong with that. I will never forget this episode.
Ra's was so desperate to have Bruce bear his grandson, he just said "Fine, Detective. I'll f#@k you myself!"
@@KnightDark000 lol..oh my gosh.
Sharp Design hey when you lead a giant cult you gotta do what you gotta do
J Squad Vlogs fr he was gonna let another man clapp his cheeks a true leader
That shit was creepy as fuck
The episode with Superman being mind controlled and chasing after Terry while flying upright, blank expression and the Superman theme twisted is one of my favorite scenes
I was like wtf man. No wonder Terry was able to avoid him for that long.
I forgot how funny that was
That joker hanging scene was creepy af, dont know if I'm glad or not it was deleted.
Wtf?
It's weird that it looked like it wasn't even decomposed. Surely it would have been a skeleton by that point.
Unless the chemicals he was subjected to preserved him in some creepy way, super unsettling, kinda wish they kept it, Batman beyond was darker in violence and action, the animated series was darker in tone and I love them both!!!
Honestly darker than scenes in under the red hood
I’m not
A caravan of garbage on batman beyond...
Chose your next words very carefully.
Ikr anything batman beyond isn't garbage
_*Choose_
They have a point. The dumbass new joker literally showed his weakness.
@j q leave it be, every remake these days is total sjw trash.
@j q Or a new animated series.
Can we agree that the Batman Beyond series had one of the Best opening themes!
pendaco THE best.
I remember as a kid back then, and even a couple years ago rewatching it, when that beat broke down (you'd see ppl in the club) I was gettin down with em.
*OF ALL TIME*
I agree, yet found it freaky as hell as a kid
i personally find the intro for "Batman: the animated series" to be better. I like both of them, batman beyond has a bit of that late 90's angst and edge. But the animated series i like more for it's tone and just how absolutely iconic it is, i feel it's a true symbol for Warner Bros animation.
Reading the title: "I see you have chosen death."
Reading the description: "They had us in the first half not gonna lie."
I'm just replying so you can see how much likes you got
When young Tim Drake is fighting his programming and goes from laughing to crying after killing the Joker? Damn.
Yes! That whole flash-back was emotionally intense.
Haunting flashback scene. I remember feeling the chills the first time I saw that sequence and fucked with my head for a while.
I wish I could remember exactly where/when I saw that scene for the first time. I do remember the overwhelming sense of dread I felt while watching the sequence and how saddened I was afterwards. The mark that scene left on me is still around, it's honestly one of the best scenes I think I've seen in a movie ever.
Sameer Kumar yea right gotta avenge Tim Drake’s lost childhood by giving me wife shakey legs...
HxCDanceWithMe absolutely spot on!
@@XVSting I'm not sure why, but when I was super young the DCAU's Batman is what I considered to be the main interpretation of him even though I knew the comic books existed. So when I saw the Joker torture a child and then actually die, I was more than a little horrified!
I’m glad that we’re all on the ship and got PTSD in some sort way after watching this film. Shows you the genius of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
I do love that the microchip being so exposed was actually kind of the point. That the Joker is consumed by his ego, which again is also why the heckling worked, and Bruce was able to understand that while Terry was able to use his unique style to exploit it in a way Bruce never could. That’s a legacy battle done right.
I remember meeting Mr. Conroy a few years back at a convention. I didn't plan to ask him to say any lines, but to thank him for his years as Batman and how much he means to us fans. I also told him that my favorite performance of his was from this movie. Such a kind and gentle soul. Peace to you Mr. Conroy.
No Elma, RIP Kevin the Mevin Kevin Conroy lol omg lmfao
I believe he doesn't stay invisible because it takes too much power from the suit to pull it off
How limited are the boosters?
@@jreddoch1 Limited enough that he cant always keep flying constantly. Which is why he uses it for a few seconds (a minute at most) at a time. But it definitely takes up less energy than the invisibility function, since rocket propulsion must be pretty basic stuff in this futuristic world
Yeah; he covers it in one episode of the series, where he's watching over some people playing basketball while invisible.
Also almost every time he turns invisible it either somebody finds him anyways or something happens to make him not invisible
@@themilkman5004 Invisibility is a really impractical superpower. It is only useful in very specific environments where you can easily predict what space will be used. Also, you would be blind because the light would be going around your eyes.
“He never told a lie just like one of those presidents”
“None of them”
😂😂
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how grumpy old man Bruce was. The grumpiest!
"Bruce left his DNA all over town. Not remotely what I meant!" -Amanda Waller
Oh my.
This is by far one of the greatest animated movies DC has done!
Under the Red Hood
Nerd Gamer 25 *ONE* OF THE GREATEST
Nope. Not even close.
This movie is absolutely amazing. The whole sequence with Tim being brainwashed and then kills joker really affected me as a kid. Very mature subject matter for a cartoon movie
Highly disturbing for me as a kid. But it made the movie way cooler in my eyes at the same time
I was so scared you guys were gonna shit on my favorite property, great video
soooooo why do they title it caravan of garbage
@@NANA-ut3oy idk I feel like a lot of it isn't garbage lately
@@MaxArturo dc officially saids its raysh not ras. Ras is just the dark kngiht trilogy's way of saying it
Skarthi Thorgils
Doesn't matter that's what dc saids
@Skarthi Thorgils: Shut the hell up. You don't run DC so you don't get to say shut about Character Name/Pronunciation.
God I love Batman Beyond. I remember watching this when I was REALLY young. Such a good show and movie
*I always thought at the end of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES instead of him being Robin, he should have been Terry.... and then have a BATMAN BEYOND trilogy. :)*
They would've had to change a lot to make that happen, and I think Bale and Nolan were pretty done with the Batman property at that point.
Actually batman begins was originally supposed to be a live action batman beyond movie. Then the rewrote the script to just be another batman origin story
They didn't really need to reveal a Terry. In the Batman Beyond series and movie, they reference the Robins and Batgirl. So you can have a Robin and then Terry eventually takes over. Batman beyond trilogy is still a possibility anyway you cut it. 🤷
I didn't expect them to ever really keep going, at least not with Nolan, but I would've loved if his real name had been Terry instead of Robin. That's all I'd need.
I honestly just love that Terry was Joker's kryptonite. He thoroughly gets inside his head, and Joker clearly despises him. It would have been really interesting to see Joker as a part of Terry's rogue's gallery, just because we've only seen Joker as someone who seems to enjoy Batman. Seeing him actively despise his foe would be an interesting twist.
Wait I just realized, why is the jokers face on the cover of the DVD green when he has white skin? This literally never occurred to me until now
Uhhhh 😳 I never noticed that and I've had this DVD since I was a kid
Probably looked better as a cover to have it colored.
Probably because green is more eye-catching than white. It's an age where people walk into dvd stores to look for random movies after all.
We had this on VHS as kids! I loved the Beyond costume so much that my Mum actually custom made me a replica outfit... Pretty cool, if I do say so myself.
you got an awesome mom
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I'm calling Okuyasu and Kakyoin
The closest we got to a live-action Batman Beyond suit was the one in _Arkham Knight,_ and it looked awesome. It was designed to look like something an older batman would wear as his body begins to wear down. More armour, jet boots, and the face shield that covers his mouth probably makes sure he gets constant clean oxygen to relieve the stress on his lungs (as well as protection from gas)
The scene with the lazer destroying Neo Gotham was directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo director of Akira
Seriously?
@@itsasquid Yeah its on the commentary or the special features on the DVD
They should have had him direct the whole film.
@@bacaveonemillion You're mistaken, Otomo was not involved at all.
The scene with the space laser was animated (not directed) by Hiroyuki Aoyama, who also did the space laser scene in Akira (he tried to top his previous effort with this scene).
@@madmanarca3558 ahh there you go, miss remembered, been a long time since i have watch the DVD. Thanks for clarifying
Bat-balls, bat-banging, bat-baby= Batman Beyond. Got it.
Great ep, guys! Loved this one as a kid (Kid Joker still wigs me out), so Boints aplenty.
If they made a live action version of Batman Beyond today they should use Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne and make it a spin-off of the Tim Burton films
or you know... just use kevin conroy. like they're going to in crisis.
@@thewerewolff7248 Yes. Conroy. Cannot wait. :D
Do Under the red Hood as well for the Titans season 2 and Young Justice please! :)
Yes but not for caravan of garbage because those r great movies and shows
@@bigstunna2049 Does this need to be explained to you? THEY DO GREAT STUFF SOMETIMES AND HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MANY TIMES! God people like you suck.
@@ajet0452 Calm down dude.
@@youtube_commenter04 It's been explained multiple times, I though caps would make this idiot understand.
Fearless 512 WTF ARE YOU ON ABOUT
If they can make a live action like Blade Runner 2049 that would be awesome. I thing it would really work out.
centpushups what
I got some good news for you...
Harrison Ford as Bruce Wayne
@@anubusx I honestly think it would make more sense to get Michael Keaton. It would make sense for him to play Bruce Wayne, since he played Batman in the Original Burton films. Casting Keaton in the role also has the advantage of connecting it to previous Batman films, and it would make perfect narrative sense since Keaton's older now than he was when he played Batman originally, so he wouldn't seem out of place at all age-wise.
Michael Rosenbaum was also the voice of Wally West/Flash in the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited series.
which was extra fun in The Great Brain Robbery where he's mind-switched with Lex Luthor so in a way was playing different versions of Lex in both live action and a cartoon in the same era. :O
wait what?! that put's a whole new meaning on the lux luthor brain switch
I believe the cloaking had limited battery life.
i think it also starts to overheat the suit when it's used for too long as well as it's taxing on all the electronics in it.
Of course you have to introduce limitations to his bat suit, otherwise there’s no difficulty and he can go invisible all the time. Also it defeats the purpose of training and honing your skills when you can do stuf like this
Batman beyond was airing when i was a kid and was my first real exposure to batman, and it being such a great show is directly responsible for my love of batman.
Terry loses his parents in a shopping center and he becomes Shazam of the future.
Mark Hamil and Kevin Conroy, the only Joker and Batman we have ever needed.
I love how the Batman animated series led to several spin offs in cannon. It’s so awesome to have years of connected continuity for Batman
- "it's a good version of mr freeze"
- shows bad version of mr freeze
9:37 I thought I'd been going mad remembering the show as "Batman of the Future" not "Batman Beyond", but now it all makes sense!
It’s called batman of the future in my country as well.
Downgrade.
I feel bad for you
I just recently rewatched this movie, it's still disturbing. I avoided Batman Beyond as a kid because it was the first time something had made me feel uncomfortable on an existential level, I was upset to see my favourite characters get old. I think the one that upset me the most was Bane, he's always been my favourite and the poor guy didn't even get a warrior's death! That said, it is impressive that the show is of such high quality based on the network telling then they needed to make a teen Batman show to sell more merchandise. Trust the Timmverse crew to somehow find the soul in a shameless, capitalist pitch. And the art style is so damn slick, it's timeless.
I've actually always loved the fact that Terry could fly lol
I mean, he's supposed to be "emulating" a bat ffs
I've always thought that Batman should be able to fly, & not just glide like a flying squirrel lol
Sidenote, I really like how Bats got like a super sonic jetpack in the 2004 The Batman series when he fought against Firefly & it would make like a cool blue trail after him
Anyways lmao, that's my 2 cents/rant on something pretty trivial 😂
Nobody talks about that 2004 series. It sure was a product of its time. Didn't Firefly have a soul patch?
I'm so happy the 20-aughts are over.
I love the fact that he fought Dracula in the spinoff movie.
Waiit waaaiit, I vaguely remember having an action figure of that era batman when I was a lil kid... I had totally forgotten till now, thats crazy
@@officialgoogleyoutube
Lol yes
@@byronsenior6499
Haha yeah that was actually pretty cool
Batman TAS, Beyond, and both JL runs were my childhood. It's what got me into comics and super heroes in general, and why I've always had a slight preference for DC. They're perfect incarnations of the DC characters, WB should take notes for their live action universe.
I like Marvel more overall but these shows were my childhood too.
Don't forget Teen Titans.
And Young Justice.
At 9:58, the guy that collects Bruce's DNA looks exactly like the red herring from the movie.
For those who don't know; Batman the Animated series and Batman Beyond are set in an interconnected universe of DC animated shows and movies known as the DCAU (DC animated universe). The other shows that exist in this universe are the new Batman Adventures, Superman, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock and the Zeta Project. The movies set in this universe are Batman Mask of the Phantasm, Batman Subzero, Batman Mystery of the Batwoman, Justice League vs the Fatal Five and (of course) Batman Beyond Return of the Joker.
Wow had no idea this was coming Maso definitely didn't spoil it in the podcast, what a surprise
There's a touching moment in the main series wherein Terry's little brother wants to do some SF/F way of contacting Warren McGinnis, their Dad, because he is now having trouble remembering things about him. This hits harder when you realize Matt McGinnis must also be Bruce's genetic son, a fact confirmed by Dwayne McDuffie before he left us.
matt becomes robin in current BB comics
6:01
Gotta love it when villains show their biggest weakness.
Yes talk about Batman the Mask of the Phantasm and Batman 1989. They’re the two best Batman movies ever!
Return of the Joker is better and the Nolan movies say hello.
"The only way to beat a comedian is a heckler"
I love this series so much because it's a proper sequel to an already great series. Batwahman on the cw is piss compared to this masterpiece. 10/10 would watch again lol
@@ponquin to highlight how stunning and brave she is
I can't even describe how much I still love this movie, series and the original batman animated series. I remember watching it on kids WB when I was really little.
R.I.P Kevin Conroy. The best Batman.
This movie was probably one of the best DC animated movie. It show me that Terry can become Batman and take the mantle of the bat. And besides it had mark and Kevin in the best performance.
I now need to see that joker hanging scene animated
A batman arkham game based in the beyond universe would be amazing. Terry finds a batcave and a previously thought dead bruce Wayne (spoilers for knight) and teams up and fights Terry's rogues with little hints of the joker throughout the first and second game with the third being the return of the joker.
Play Batman Beyond return of the joker the video game, for pretty much the opposite experience. :D
Still have the 2-DVD case on the right at 8:57 displayed proudly in my room. Terry McGinnis was MY batman as a 3 year old!
I just noticed "The Boys from Brazil" vibe of the Batman Beyond program.
What?
For sure, that was totally intentional--we did a video about it a couple weeks ago!
6:41 there was an episode that was pretty much all about the fact Terry relied a little too much on the suit's technology in order to fight, if I recall correctly
I remember watching this 24/7 as a kid. I used to be OBSESED with Batman.
Imagine Andrea Beaumont standing on the bow of that ship at the end of mask of the Phantasm, and then Amanda Waller walks out of the party holding a top secret file in her hand and simply says "Hello, Miss Beaumont. I'd like a few minutes of your time"
I think James should do a CoG episode all about Mason and not tell Mason until its time to release!
Ha! Got em!!!
“The only way to beat a comedian is a heckler”
When are we getting our live action Batman Beyond movie with Michael Keaton as old Bruce Wayne???
4:59 “Do you have any idea how little this narrows it down?”
I think Batman Beyond’s Scarecrow inspired The Batman’s Riddler
Batman beyond is imo one of the best dcau shows. I just love how everything is portrayed is it.
I love this movie, but the Tim Drake Joker scene still gives me chills......
Mask of the Phantasm and Return of the Joker may be the best 2 animated DC movies. Can not wait until Batman Beyond comes out on Blu Ray!
Watchtower Database can be credited for the comparison footage found between the censored and uncensored version. The video and channel can be found in full here: ua-cam.com/video/paUYCdfYEXo/v-deo.html
Watchtower Database also did a video going into the mentioned sequel in much further detail
ua-cam.com/video/rxe4ouTC3mE/v-deo.html
@@mattiesavannahpahl9934 Mr. Sunday movies and watchtower database crossover plezzzzzz
Always a gentlemen James 👏
@@thebestbadness420k6 I'd be down. A lot of their fans on Twitter think I hate these guys now so idk if theyd be down. James (Strecker) is a huge fan though so he'd be very happy if it were to happen
@@mattiesavannahpahl9934 #becauseitsSunday
Could you guys do Batman vs Dracula? It's a bit undertalked about.
The whole 'The Batman' series is highly under-appreciated.
Agreed, had some pretty good moments and episodes.
WDYM GARBAGE THIS MOVIES GREAT!!!
At this point I think thats just the name of this show cuz they aint talking much trash
They've been talking about good shows/movies on this series for as long as it has existed, dude.
they've said multiple times that stuff on this show isn't necessarily garbage. Its sometimes garbage but not always.
@FuckYouAllToPieces you can't change the title of their series now its too late. imagine if all shows did that. it'd be chaos.
Maybe, you, should, watch, the, FUCKING,VIDEO
My favorite movie for the first decade of my life was Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. I used to have it on VHS. Now I have it on DVD.
I almost spit out my coffee at “He’s got batman in his balls” 😂😂
This is still one of my favourite Batman, animated, and general movies ever made since I was 5.
Awesome series, needs a big screen live action adaptation!
One of the reasons why Batman Beyond felt darker than TAS is because since they couldn't kill one shot villains (since it was supposed to be a show aimed at young kids), they found more "creative" ways to dispose of them. And as they say, some fates are worse than death
Time for you to do the best Batman movie: Mask of the Phantasm
I love how The Phantasm was right behind Terry and his family and then just loses passion of the mission! 🤣
I always thought that was Barbara Gordan under the Mask of the Phantasm in the Batman Beyond Origins.
It was...I'm pretty sure. But the woman who was the original, when old, might have looked the same. But, no. I'd say you're correct
Alex Williams I don’t think it is. Barbara Gordon was never stated to ever Become the Phantasm. And besides, it was confirmed that the Phantasm was the OG Phantasm in that scene. But the idea makes sense. Andrea Beaumont looks a lot like Barbara Gordon.
My favorite parts are the street banter Terry constantly uses
OMG The Joker magically turned Tim Drake into a midget temporarily, what a monster. How else do you explain that he still looks 13 when he's supposed to be at least 20
Originally when the movie was created he would have been 13 but retroactively the line was made longer
I did some research and this was the first superhero film to have a blue sky beam.
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time for SNES. That game's just wild.
I loved Batman Beyond so much as a kid. Looks like it holds up pretty well too. Joker-boy scared the hell out of me back then. I would love to see BB in a live-action movie and a proper Arkham game sequel. Let Insomniac make it.
The batman beyond suit is the best batsuit ever. This is the hill I choose to die on
Technically I think he can't stay invisible forever because it makes the suit overheat. As in the IR radiation from the suit and his body heat is bounced back and trapped inside the cloaked suit until he uncloaks it. Something like that was mentioned in the first episode.
I hate the terry clone subplot if they do a live action version I hope they take that out. It takes away the point of terry’s character. Plus Damien exist so there’s no point in making terry his son
E. Segovia same thing tho. My point was i liked that terry was someone unrelated to Bruce. It shows that anybody could be Batman which added to his Character. I think Even b4 Damien and terry they were Bruce Wayne jrs In certain stories.
@@AmonsRealm except damian DOESN'T exist in the DCAU. Damien wasn't even a character in the comics at the time of the movie.
As a suggestion you could make a caravan of garbage on batman under the red hood as it my favourite animated film and would like to know your opinions on the film
Edit: if you don't want to do the film you could do the comic or even do them both in one
Hey, you really shouldn't steal stuff from smaller UA-camrs without credit. I love your content, but please, please credit The Watchtower Database for their comparison between the censored and uncut versions.
They've since pinned a top comment crediting them. All is better now.
they normally do credit so it was likely just them forgetting to in this instance.
Maybe it's because it's 1am but 'He's got Batman in his balls' had me laughing the whole house awake.
fyi this isn't in the caravan of garbage playlist
I LOVED how Terry handled the Joker in this final fight
Before watching this episode Watch the movie and the Justice Leauge Unlimited episode: Epilogue. #KeepEpilogueASecret
I personally don't like Epiloge. I feel like it undermines too much of this show putting Amanda Waller in control of everything, and Terry being a secret clone of Bruce never felt like a genuine twist that they had since the beginning. It feel like something they shoehorned into JL to officially cut off ties to BB.
Looking at what was planned for the canceled movie, it's confirmed that it actually wasn't a last-minute thing!
@@NoVideosFound0 I just recently found out about that movie after making this comment, but you are right! If I'm being honest though, I still feel from a narrative perspective that it's a very dissatisfying end to Terry's arc to make him a clone of Bruce. It should be believable enough that Terry and Bruce have endured enough similar suffering that Bruce would feel comfortable trusting Terry to hand off the Batman mantle to him. I just feel like it's an unnecessary and super complicated plot point that doesn't serve the story, much as it's there more to just make Amanda Waller look cool. Batman is like Spider-Man, where I feel like he's been around long enough he's more of a symbol than just the man behind the mask. More than Peter Parker or Bruce Wayne.
@@Narumi4918 Yeah, I completely get that. But don't let the fact that we know about it now discredit the fact that Bruce didn't (fully) know from the beginning, so their bond is still what it was.
I do see the appeal of not having Terry be a clone of Bruce, but at this point it is what it is.
This is still the best DC Animated film that was ever made. Also remember being on the battle lines when the controversy about it exploded when we found out the flick was censored. It was probably the first case I can think of where the internet backlashed against something so big and so much and it ended with the studio actually listening.
I recommend doing a Caravan Of Garbage for the movie EXPLORERS for the release of IT: CHAPTER II.
A terrible Goonies clone from the 80's, even with the power of Ethan Hawke & River Phoenix.
The movie is great and that episode of JLU is fucking heartbreaking. When Waller is talking about Batman being with Ace as she dies is a tough watch
This is my favorite batman movie of all time
I’ve never been able to look past the utter absurdity of Joker coming back. First of all, since when was he some brilliant scientist? The most science-y thing he ever did was create the Joker toxin, which is a far, _far_ cry from *literally figuring out how to clone your mind onto a tiny chip that when activated will transform the host’s body into yours.* It’s just kinda... dumb, honestly.
I’m also not a huge fan of how it insinuates that the only reason Joker kept coming back was because Batman never talked much to him. As if all Bruce could have stopped him a long time ago had he simply thought “hey, maybe I should try backtalking him”. That retroactively kinda cheapens Batman and Joker’s many encounters over the years and makes Bruce look really bad- apparently if he’d had this one incredibly simple idea back then, he could’ve prevented the Bat-Family from ever being torn apart.
Also, the microchip cheapens the agency of Tim's characther. It would have been much more interesting if the characther was the Joker by his own choice: at some point he would actually implant the chip on himself for the guilt he still felt in killing a person and when that guilt kicks in he becomes the Joker to let him live a bit longer (some of the previous brainwashing had its toll on his psyche)
Ahhh. I remember when you guys Caravan of Garbage'd Batman Vs. DC lol just like it was yesterday! 👍
Edit; Haha! Melissa Joan Hart voiced Dee Dee! 😂
Actually, almost the whole cast is a real, "who's who?" of famous people, isn't it?
A veritable smorgasbord, if you will!!
(Heh, "if you will," lol I've always wanted to use that in a sentence. 😂👍)
Terrific cast.
Great use of 'smorgasbord' too! :)
I still remember the rumors of what would eventually become Batman Beyond and it was just a "Batman in high school" thing and sounded terrible and like some awful really simplistic kiddy show. But then it broadcast and was actually nothing what we feared and was actually plenty awesome and a very worthwhile sequel to BTAS/TNBA. And yes this movie is great. Have to say even the censored version is pretty grim. Joker being electrocuted is still quite a dark thing to see and it's still got the tortured Robin thing which is nightmarish on it's own. But yeah having the young child Robin actually shoot the Joker dead is another level of dark and it works great for these characters. Epilogue was a lovely surprise too when it was broadcast. Strange having the true final episode of a cancelled series actually be produced as one from a later series and gave great closure and is a fantastic episode in it's own right both as a Batman Beyond episode and a Justice League Unlimited episode. Cheers for this. :)