![]() ![]() The soundtrack is serviceable for sure, but it’s missing some of that flair that came from Shirley Walker, who was responsible for the music to so many of the amazing episodes from the series. Once this was pointed out, I couldn’t help but notice it each time. These usually hold six bullets, but he fired nine times. It was too much and perhaps dated the movie more than anything else. Also, a personal small gripe: this was one of the first movies I can recall someone showing me that had the bad guy, Belson, shooting with a standard revolver. Unfortunately, SubZero also used a lot more CGI, and while that looks good in small touches, a few scenes here stand out in a bad way. This makes it feel a bit more special, like the end of an era. With The New Batman Adventures adopting an updated art style closer to that of their Superman counterpart - and to streamline the work for studios - SubZero is the last feature to use the original technique the show began with. This brings me to the mostly wonderful animation. Part of me wonders what this would have been like as a live-action production. It’s a smaller budget than Mask of the Phantasm, but still impressive in spots, showing what the series could have done with more time and money. A few of the fights and chases are mapped out beautifully. I know that at 66 minutes, some people complain that SubZero feels like it has a few pacing issues and filler scenes, but I believe that’s just giving some scenes time to breathe, which makes the acting stand out even more. ![]() Actually, everyone’s entrances here are excellent and feel classic for the characters. Those two animals contribute to the fights a good bit, plus there’s an exciting motorcycle chase and the final showdown is on an abandoned oil derrick - a perfect set piece for a Batman thriller. Freeze swimming in shorts with his two guard polar bears - instant engagement. We are shown a wonderful title sequence with the bat symbol freezing over and Mr. It gives Belson’s death at the end more weight. As the story progresses, though, it’s as if the two switch alignments a bit and show their true selves. In the beginning, it’s Freeze who is more willing to be ruthless and savage while Belson is unsure. Gregory Belson, who has his own crushing problems that make him act impetuously. His accomplice in this desperate attempt to save Nora is Dr. Koonak attempting to help save Barbara seems to be the catalyst for this. Freeze being unable to let Nora die and being willing to do whatever it takes, up until the very end when it seems the humanity he was desperately searching for away from Gotham finally returns. It’s a solid story, one that doesn’t focus as much on Batman and allows other characters more time. With the Commissioner’s daughtered kidnapped and soon to be harvested, Barbara attempts to escape while the GCPD, Batman, and her boyfriend, Robin, hurry to find her. For this, she’ll need new blood and organs, however, and it turns out that one Barbara Gordon - also known as Batgirl - is the perfect match. Fries open from her cryogenic tube, leading her husband to return to Gotham to get help to save her life. A submarine disturbs all of this, however, breaking Mrs. It was a simpler narrative compared to the previous motion picture, as we see Freeze making a life for himself amongst the ice with his new ward, Koonak, their two polar bears, and his frozen wife, Nora. The movie continues his tale after the first two episodes he starred in and acts as the crescendo for one of the show’s most memorable villains. ![]() SubZero is another solid chapter in the tragic story of Dr. One of the great animated Batman movies that seems to have slipped past many viewers was the first to go direct-to-video film - Batman & Mr. Even then, they proved that their creative vision was still strong with each additional show. There were also fans that felt that the theatrical outing with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm was simply the peak, showing what this creative team and performers could do at the top of their game. Many were turned off by the change in art, the restructuring of the show, or simply fell out of watching for other reasons when the series became The New Batman Adventures. In a world where Batman: The Animated Series brought fans so many incredible stories in its first couple of seasons, it is often easy to forget about the many good adventures that came later. ![]()
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