Batman: The Killing Joke

"This took one rewatch to really sink in. The movie is the dark origin of the man who became the Joker. The plot is about the strange and bizarre relationship between Batman and the Joker as foes. To me, this must be one of the best voice performances of Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy. The pacing is excellent, and the storyline is extremely dark, and yet oddly fascinating. There is a brief mid-credits scene. "

"I wanted to rate this movie higher, I really did. One of my favorite comic books. I translated it from German to English once. This movie... the first half... not good. Awkward with a bad relationship going on. Batman and Barbara... just... no... and side characters like Reese? :( I get that they added had to add something because what they were adapting was short. But this wasn't it. Rest of the movie? Good. Like a completely different movie. Joker playing mind games, saying that the only difference between him and the Bat is one bad day. Plus the song "I'm so Loony" is pretty catchy. Recommend this part, not so much the first. "

"Maybe I'm not a big enough Joker and Batman fan, but this was something. I'd seen clips, memes, and just pictures of this movie, and it made me want to watch it. So I finally did. First off, it is definitely R rated. I wouldn't let children watch this. I truly mean that. This has very adult content in multiple scenes and isn't something a child should see. It's supposed to be meant for adult fans of the characters. Even a batman and Joker fan like me just doesn't get it. I understand it was a specific comic but I don't think it transitioned well. It's an English Teachers bread and butter that is one certainty. They'd analyze the heck out of it and it's meant to be like that. However, the entire movie feels like episodes of a tv show. You have no attachment to these characters other than what already existed before you turned it on. I think it be an interesting series finale but as a movie it didn't work. It's supposed to be a Joker movie but you kind of need to start with the Joker to do that. Mostly, there's a writing problem / pacing. A few edits here and there, and it could've been better. But when it takes 30 minutes for the Joker to even appear, it becomes a bit ridiculous. Barbara opens the movie but you don't see her again in the final act of it at all. Unless you count the pictures. Which you shouldn't. I could see this being a fall for grace movie for her too, but it doesn't come off like that. I stick with my first point of a tv show like feeling. It truly feels like a few episodes of a batman animated show, only with more mature content. The real problem here is this movie doesn't stand alone. It can't withstand a casual viewing either. You need to anylze parts of it to even appreciate it, and even then you might not like it. You can acknowledge what its saying and the deeper meaning but it really doesn't pull it off well. Let's just say it was better when I saw the clips, memes, and pictures."

"Largely unsatisfying."

"Comic was better and the first 20 minutes kinda drag but its a fine adaptation "

"⭐️⭐️"

"It’s just why the first half what did that have to do with anything "

"Terrible, boring, unappealing. "

"Movie literally SUCKS till joker appears."

"- ew babs and bruce tfff - i wish we saw more of babs after she got shot - the first like half was bad but at the end it was good"