I reviewed the theatrical release of Killing Joke on LJ a few years ago (sorry, no link available), and the bad taste of it still lingers.
The prologue with Batgirl still infuriates me. Barbara, flummoxed by some third rate hood who would have been taken down in two seconds on B:TAS; commiserating with a stereotypical gay coworker imported from a romcom; and the Bat-sex--I can't even begin to list the things wrong with that scene.
The prologue barely tied into the main story at all. It missed an opportunity to explore her relationship with her dad, which would have added some extra kick to the tragedy later on.
The one good thing about the new material was the epilogue, with Barbara taking control despite the circumstances and starting her new life as Oracle. But even that's been kind of ruined for me, since the comics have retconned Oracle out of existence, and Barbara is happily Batgirling away again.
The Killing Joke part? That was great. Hamill always delivers as the Joker, and the story was as faithful to Moore as anything on the screen.
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Date: 2019-12-01 02:58 pm (UTC)The prologue with Batgirl still infuriates me. Barbara, flummoxed by some third rate hood who would have been taken down in two seconds on B:TAS; commiserating with a stereotypical gay coworker imported from a romcom; and the Bat-sex--I can't even begin to list the things wrong with that scene.
The prologue barely tied into the main story at all. It missed an opportunity to explore her relationship with her dad, which would have added some extra kick to the tragedy later on.
The one good thing about the new material was the epilogue, with Barbara taking control despite the circumstances and starting her new life as Oracle. But even that's been kind of ruined for me, since the comics have retconned Oracle out of existence, and Barbara is happily Batgirling away again.
The Killing Joke part? That was great. Hamill always delivers as the Joker, and the story was as faithful to Moore as anything on the screen.
The Killing Joke: A-
"Supplementary" Material: D