The Viewer's Commentary

Directed by: Eric Rodomski, Bruce Timm

Produced by: Alan Burnett, Michael Uslan, Benjamin Melniker, Bruce Timm

Screenplay by: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, Michael Reaves

Story by: Alan Burnett

Edited by: Al Breitenbach

Music by: Shirley Walker

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach, Abe Vigoda, Mark Hamill, Efram Zimbalist, Jr., Robert Costanzo, Bob Hastings, Dick Miller, John P. Ryan

Based on the DC Comics character created by Bob Kane and Batman: The Animated Series

Year: 1993

I would just like to begin this review by pointing out that 2014 marks the 75^th anniversary of Batman’s creation, and pretty much every Batman movie has been released to Blu-Ray, including the 1960s Adam West feature film based on the camp TV series. The one exception, however, may very well be the most wanted of them all among those who have seen films based on the Caped Crusader: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Along with its sequel, Sub-Zero, these two films, based on arguably the greatest animated superhero series of all time, have yet to see anything beyond a DVD-quality release. Meanwhile, the infinitely inferior Mystery of the Batwoman has been given a release, and, while I’m certainly thankful for it, even the spinoff Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker was given its time in the HD spotlight long ago. Wouldn’t now be the perfect time to release a double pack or something, Warner Bros.? Or are you going to wait until the 25^th anniversary of this movie to do that? That’s 4 years away, you know… Read more…