Tough sell. But It is hard to be compared to the Animatrix, which is better than the films that followed it. For the Animatrix, there was a lot of collaboration between the movie producers/writers/directors/brothers in the DVD development. But in the Batman case it seems that the connection was a little off. Nevertheless, if the film lives up to the hype, the DVD will not be as important as it was on the Matrix where a completely new universe was explained.

I caught this on-demand the other nite. I thought it sucked and sucked bad. Really disappointed.

Hey Velgron, don't you mean "there was a lot of collaboration between the movie producers/writers/directors/brother-sister in the DVD...."?

I shall not go there...

Had some nice segments but would've preferred if it was a linear film in traditional animation instead of anime segments. Still failed to see how this bridges the gap between Begins & DK. They had some stuff in it but not much.

And by "bridges the gap," they mean "capitalizes on the hype to make a grab for as much cash as possible".....

As much as I wanted to enjoy this movie, I have to be blunt, it was horrible. The animation, though "unique", felt rushed and inadequate. I cannot believe how great the back grounds looked, but the title characters were rubbish. It would have been much better if it were a Full length movie, with a solid story, it was loosely tied together and it made me bored. I loved the animation on the second segment, that was good....but the segment with the repelling bullets gizmo was atrocious! <br /> <br /> I HOPE the movie is much better as this does not give many people high hopes. I am a little annoyed I waste 15 on this movie. As I will never watch it again. EVER.

Holy Crap Batman! No not the DVD I thought it was great, but the reaction. I feel as though many of you had different expectations of what you should have. It was some Anime (which I usually hate) Batman stories. Nothing more, nothing less. The review here was fair, but I feel it was a bit nitpicky, and doesn’t highlight the good points of this DVD. I really enjoyed “Have I got a Story for You†,has it been done? Yeah, but it was a well done version of it here too. And lets be frank, it’s not like “Nobody Knows†was the first story told in different perspectives, so I don’t think it’s fair to be so judgmental. Again I think this is a great DVD The animation is fantastic, fluid, and it’s cool to see how a different culture views our heroes. If this is the way that WB want to grab some $$$ by tying it in to the release of TDK, GREAT This is the kind of marketing I want to see, NOT 200 Slusho websites. I recommend this to any Batman fan, and I like Kevin Conroy throughout the DVD. Maybe it was just the familiarity, but he is the definitive Batman. and has Played a young Bruce Wayne numerous times throughout Batman: TAS Still a B is a good grade BTW Velgon...I’ve been gone a while, and I come back you’ve changed from a cute cartoon character into a hot geek chic ...how long was I gone ;)

Gotham Knight is definitly nowhere near on par with Animatrix but its a fun little watch, wont stand up to repeat viewings but I havent watched Transformers again since I bought it either. (or the Matrix sequels for that matter) How's Gotham Knight compare with that Highlander anime? the Pitch Black anime? I actually liked the Highlander anime. its interesting to watch the Batman Animated series episodes that were hand picked by Bruce Timm since the first one "Legends of the Dark Knight" starts off with the three kids each telling the others what it was like to witness The Batman first hand in action and its never accurate but its faithful to the Elseworlds Batman novels that get pretty weird with the girl Robin. (also the first fight with the Joker, Batman and Robin are drawn in the style of the 1940's Batman comics (which was the inspiration for the cartoon opening of the 1966 BATMAN live action WHAM BAM show...and they even shake hands like they did in the 1966 series opening... lol!!)) in any case, its hardly a "bridge" between movies... well we havent seen the end of the Batman Bridge yet, TDK might actually answer more questions from the anime, who knows.

also I'd like to add that I actually enjoyed Batman vs Dracula MUCH more... plus Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman more than Gotham Knights... you have to take the good with the bad I guess.