Platypuschow Mask Of The Phantasm is a direct spinoff from the 1990's animated television show and alike the show was extremely well recieved. Though set in modern day it has that 1940's look and feel that made the Tim Burton films so memorable.Here we have the caped crusader tackling the Joker, gangsters & a mysterious new vigilante. And you know how it works, vigilantes are only okay if its Batman if it's not then he has to take them down because reasons.Sadly I don't see the appeal, though I don't consider Mask Of The Phantasm to be bad I don't understand why so many hold it in such high esteem.Hamill & Conroy stand out as usual as outstanding voice actors, the animation is on point but the story simply did nothing to grab me.Passable stuff, but underwhelming for me.The Good:Mark HamillKevin ConroyThe Bad:Messy plotThings I Learnt From This Movie:Phantasm looks awesomePhantasm is incredibly incompetentIt's so sad that Hamill will never play a live action Joker

Paul Magne Haakonsen I don't fancy myself much of a fan of the superhero genre, but at least Batman is one of the more watchable of superheroes for me, as he relies on gadgets and cunning and have no otherworldly or superhero powers.I sat down to watch "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" with my seven year old son, as he enjoy superheroes. However, he quickly lost interest in the storyline told in this 1993 addition to the story of the Caped Crusader. And I must admit that my interest was also becoming fast tested to its limits. Why? Well, because the storyline was essentially pointless and lacked the ability to captivate me.Sure "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" had Mark Hamill on the cast list doing voice acting for The Joker, but not even this was sufficient to salvage this movie and make it even somewhat worthwhile for me.What I had the biggest issue with was the art style, because I am not fan of that particular drawing style. Needless to say that I wasn't much of a fan of the animated series either.I did find the Phantasm character to be somewhat interesting and added a good element to the story. And it is, of course, always a blast to have The Joker in a movie.I was told that I should watch "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" as it supposedly was one of the better animated Batman movies. I must admit that I failed to see that aspect to this 1993 animated movie. There are other animated movies in the Batman universe, which far surpasses this particular one.

Eric Stevenson I feel bad for never having watched "Batman: The Animated Series" but I did enjoy the "Justice League" cartoon very much. This is a great movie because it doesn't really reference the show even to make the audience confused as to what is going on. Then again, I guess everyone is so familiar with the Batman mythology there's probably no reason to do that anyway. The best thing about this is the fantastic animation. It makes me miss the days where every beloved animated show got a theatrically released movie based on it, but now most TV shows haven't switched to CGI like movies. It's easily the best movie I've seen for Superhero Month. Another great thing is how well this film works as an origin story.True, it doesn't show Batman's direct origin, but we get to see through flashbacks a gradual change that makes Bruce Wayne don the costume. It's great to see him actually propose to someone, although we all know it didn't work out. I had in fact heard of the twist ending, but it's still tons of fun to watch. It truly did remind me of the classic Max Fleischer superhero cartoons and how beautifully animated they were (although they did stuff with Superman, not Batman). My only complaint is that the movie is too short! It was so epic I wanted to see more! Still, it's definitely worth your time and probably my second favorite Batman movie next to "The Dark Knight". ***1/2

tankace Mask of the Phantasm is Batman the Animated series in the big screen to say the least. The people who make this historic series they were put to made a movie based on the series in order to create demand and profit from the love that children and surprisingly adult show towards it. The production was done in a hurry and lasted only eight months and in Christmas on 1993 it open and flop making only 5,5 million against a budget of 6.I though that like the rest of the animated superhero( before 2004) movies this also was made for television or sold in video form and when I discovered the fact that had a theatrical release then my respect for it went up. In my point of view this is one of the best Batman interpretations and the story, the mystery, the characters work very well and it is an entertaining movie which kids and adults can enjoy. So here comes the question, why did it go so bad?? The answer ,not many went to see it ,I know is inconceivable but those things can occur if you do not make our product known to the public. The Warner Brothers market it for only two weeks before its opening week and remember is 1993 and the internet exist ,but is far from the omega high way of information we all know , and this had as a result many never either learn about it only months or years later when a lot of people rent or buy it of rent shores!!! The saddest part is not that a good Batman movie was overlooked and for a time everyone though that Batman would not be taken seriously after the Schumaker versions came out( lets not talk much about them ,their are maximum awful) but animated superhero films never really took of like their live action counterparts. The reason for that is that after this economic fail ,studios in general stopped investing to them and it does seem that this trend continues, because apart from the Incredibles that came out in 2004 and Big Hero 6 in 2014 ,animated capes and cowls are few and far in between.With the sequel to the Incredibles coming out in 2017 in hope that more movies like that are going to be made and now more than twenty years later I believe that studios have learn their lesson. It speaks for itself the fact that we know about Incredibles 2 a year before it came out. So go want this movie and if you want a second opinion ,trust me has quite a cult following so is not to difficult to find a person to say to you that is good. Have fun :).