BATMAN: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!! DC Animated 2012

[@ReelRejects]

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[@matthewcronin2325]

My favorite Batman movie ever. Love you guys. Do Young Justice!

[@manavn9423]

@Reel Rejects you should watch justice league dark: apokolips war

[@matthewcronin2325]

@@manavn9423 that’s at the end, they’ve been watching that series the whole time

[@acepf5628]

guys watch , batman vs dracula......

[@AW-mz6ml]

9:16 !!! POSSIBLE SEIZURE WARNING !!!

[@EleventhCubFan]

“This is an operating table, and I’m the surgeon!” Might be my favorite Batman line ever.

[@peteparker22]

Miller's dialogue was always amazing

[@johnrobichaud1983]

Mine is "All the people I've murdered, by letting you live" the pain Batman must've felt admitting that

[@pedrosantossinger]

And when you remember that Thomas Wayne was a surgeon, it's like he was prepared all his life for this moment. So meaningful. People usually forget what an amazing writer Frank Miller is when given the right material.

[@Benji568]

They also used that line in an episode of The New Batman Adventures where the Frank Miller Batman was voiced by Michael Ironside (Darkseid!)

[@KiyoKami_]

My favorite is "their is a difference between you and me we both looked into the abyss but when it looked back at us you blinked." One of the best.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

Him naked in the darkness talking to Batman always give me goosebumps! This graphic novel was the first time anyone had dealt with what the psychological consequences would look like in someone like Bruce. He's insane, but he sublimates his rage, self-hate, and desire to inflict pain on the world that took his parents from him, into a crime fighting crusade.

[@daryl772003]

"a guy who dresses up like a bat clearly has issues"

[@kurtthompson8514]

Part 1 and 2 are so beautifully done glad yall are still going threw all these animated films they are honestly top tier

[@isaiah6912]

I love them. I've seen every single Batman movie both live action and animated, but none of them could top Dark Knight returns for me.

[@Brook11223]

This film and part 2 are so good and Peter Weller voicing a 55 year old Bruce Wayne, Mark Valley voicing Superman and David Selby voicing Jim Gordon are great in this film and second part. Michael Emerson when enters the scene in Part 2 holy crap he embodies the chaos, anarchy, will make himself and his opponent lose control. Emerson's Joker to me is the most underrated Joker. He also played a good villain in Arrow season 6 and of course lets not forget Lost and Person of Interest.

[@ryanvanbeek2673]

And Joker is apparently 60 years old at this point only 5 years older than Bruce.

[@Brook11223]

*Michael Emerson when he enters the scene in Part 2 holy crap...

[@saltymisfit6566]

I was resisting the urge to look it up but I was sitting here just like who the hell is Batman that voice sound so familiar who the hell is Batman I'm so glad somebody finally posted it because it was driving me nuts but I was trying not to cheat by looking it up 😅

[@Brook11223]

@@saltymisfit6566 Robocop!!!.

[@Brook11223]

@@saltymisfit6566 FYI: Mark Valley played the first live action Christopher Chance another DC comics character.

[@Aliraza44505]

Nice to see Batman taking after his Father and offering his surgical expertise to those who need it.

[@Kongstudios2]

LMAO😂 *Batman to every criminal he fights* "Relax, I'm a doctor 😈!"

[@nayeebG]

I would really love a old man Logan style Batman movie with the most retro-ish vibe they can ever pull off, almost everything about it having a horror-esq tone to it.

[@serbukmomogi]

second that

[@Benji568]

Matt Reeves might do that to round off his trilogy.

[@prathapkutty7407]

​@@Benji568 wow can you imagine his version of dark Knight Returns

[@Benji568]

@@prathapkutty7407 If he stays true to it and picks up the pacing a bit, yeah it would be pretty good.

[@jingleballs9935]

⁠​⁠@@Benji568 dude Frrl. Maybe as another trilogy he could do with Robert when he’s older. That’s a great idea

[@U-A-V]

Haven’t even finished this vid but I cant wait for u guys to watch pt2 and that whole carnival sequence, its one of my favorite Batman scenes from any movie.

[@peteparker22]

It's amazing. Some of the best written Batman/Joker material ever

[@SathishKumar-sk8fe]

I liked how this movie showed that Batman is not average street brawler but the martial arts master who knew all those pressure points in human body combined with his medical knowledge about surgery (Bruce always wanted to become a Surgeon like father when he was kid) and brilliant tactician who can use conditions to his favour.

[@dnllrnt]

It had to be weird in '86 reading it for the first time and Gordon dropping the line: "...after what happened to Jason." Jason wasn't killed off until '88.

[@kaiphan1346]

Rly? So what was Jim referring to then?

[@dnllrnt]

@@kaiphan1346 they don't come out and say it, he could've meant a litany of reasons. Is Jason dead? In prison? Quit? Became a villain himself? It was just interesting that Miller floated that random line of dialogue in the comics and Dennis O'Neil used it for probably one of the more memorable stories in comic book history.

[@thenerdywave2007]

This movie is so great, So glad Coy and John are reacting to this movie! 👍

[@QueLindoFilms]

This flick is an animated masterpiece.

[@CaptainAmercia]

Pretty much this film/comic in many ways is the sequel to Batman: Year One with Frank Miller even stating that his Year One is the backstory of the Batman we see in Dark Knight Returns. Year One is one of those comics that can be seen as both the origin of the mainline Batman (Post Crisis, Prime Earth) but also Frank Millers Dark Knight universe as well with Dark Knight Returns branching off from the mainline universe when Robin died and Batman retired. So you can 100% watch the animated Batman: Year One and look at it as a prequal to The Dark Knight Returns or as an origin story to pretty much 99% of Batmen. A Side note but this film is set in 1986 it just has a very Robocop retro futurism look and feel to it with Robocop even pulling ideas from The Dark Knight such as the news reports and overall tone and feel. Batman is even voiced by Peter Weller the actor who played Robocop in the first and second film along with his Mortal Kombat appearance and in the new Robocop game coming out. Batman himself retired in 1976 so just a decade before this film.

[@cinemafan007]

The Dark Knight Returns is one of my favorite Batman comics and this is one of my favorite animated DC movies! I cannot wait for y’all’s reaction to Part 2

[@championlotus]

Some of Batman’s greatest moments and achievements are in this full movie.

[@xuyang6013]

I so want you guys to react to Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker as well! I know it's not in this "DCAU" but it is such a good animated Batman movie, IMO!

[@The_Phantasm]

Dude, this is NOT a DCAU movie. Why is everyone getting it wrong? The DCAU (DC Animated Universe) is comprised ONLY of Batman the Animated Series, Batman Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze SubZero, Superman the Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Mystery of the Batwoman, Batman Beyond, Batman Beyond Return of the Joker, Static Shock, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. The rest are just DC animated movies that are not part of the DCAU. Please learn the difference.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

​@@The_Phantasm batman and Harley quinn would be in that universe also.

[@kaiphan1346]

YES! that movie is so good and it always rly disturbed me as a kid

[@CaptainJ62]

You guys should absolutely react to the 2004 “The Batman” animated series. It’s a remarkable example of “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. A lot of the characters and especially designs are radically different from the comics, yet the essences of the characters are alive and well in them (see it’s version of the Joker as an example).

[@diegopansini3152]

Agreed, they would enjoy it

[@jamaicaqueens22]

Batman vs Dracula!

[@ALJ9000]

God, that opening theme 👌

[@rojobroko5979]

Batman/Superman: Public Enemies. Let’s go boys!

[@Battleguy_515XD]

29:55 They just left the Mayor with the Mutant in that small room with the door closed?😂

[@dominiqueodom3099]

This Batman movie and Red Hood Truly established themselves as my favorite Batman Animated Movies. Batman's fight against the Mutant Leader in the Mud pit established something that never gets Brought up in certain Interpretations of Batman which is he DOESNT FIGHT FAIR.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

He knows that he couldn't rely on that. He knew he'd fight people bigger, badder, stronger, better at fighting, etc. He needed an edge to get the job done. And not fighting fair is part of that. Which is why he uses the shadows and gadgets and fear tactics. I thought there was an animation that explores all that, but I don't remember which one. Maybe it was an actual comic I saw, but still don't remember.

[@calvinheslop2585]

​@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935batman year one does it pretty well.

[@Shadowant25]

These two parts were some of the greatest Batman content I ever laid eyes on 😩

[@bayduh4114]

Highly highly recommend Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths at some point. It has an effective villain, solid voice acting, fun action and I was into the way they handled the mirror universe while poking at certain themes. Plus an ICONIC (in my opinion) quote from Batman to himself.

[@preach6991]

"You're right. There is a difference between you and me. We both looked into the abyss. But when it looked back at us... you blinked..."

[@haris4023]

watching this makes me appreciate batfleck so much more. they took so much from this comic i love it

[@kamen2011]

I absolutely love Christopher Drake’s score for this movie. Fits the movie perfectly.

[@elitehank862]

man, i JUST finished reading the comic a few days ago. my first time EVER reading a comic, at the age of 22 😂. loved EVERY SINGLE page. can't wait for y'all's reaction to part 2

[@Wezt334]

26:23 yes she was. Stephanie Brown was the fourth Robin taking over the role from Tim when his dad forced him to quit being Robin.

[@sebastianmyers4933]

Anyone else feel pain when Coy called Carrie Steph?

[@Josh_DPInfinity]

This was one of my first animated movies I had watched with Batman in it, and it made me fall in love with the animated world. It’s just so good, this and p2 are amazing together

[@matthewwatson1463]

YES FINALLY!!!!! Thank you guys so much I’ve been waiting for this one it’s my favourite of the dc animation films and there is no other good reactions. Love you guys and this movie so so much!

[@eastbluedrew1664]

I WAIT FOR THESE EVERY SUNDAY

[@hussmoosbally8929]

Simply the best Batman story ever. The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises and The Batman, Batman Vs Superman and Zack Snyder's Justice League all take scenes or lines or Batman tech directly or verbatim from this story. Great reaction lads.

[@hankhill4101]

Your Hank Hill impersonation at 8:02 was PERFECT

[@anantpalmatharoo2051]

Thank God u guys r watching this. This movie goes hard

[@hankhill4101]

My favorite sub-genre of Superhero Movies is the jaded older version of a popular hero coming out of retirement to kick ass one last time.

[@peteparker22]

They did such a good job with Part 1 & 2. Part 2 is one of my favorite DCAU movies. The stuff with Joker is amazing

[@The_Phantasm]

Dude, this is NOT a DCAU movie. Why is everyone getting it wrong? The DCAU (DC Animated Universe) is comprised ONLY of Batman the Animated Series, Batman Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze SubZero, Superman the Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Mystery of the Batwoman, Batman Beyond, Batman Beyond Return of the Joker, Static Shock, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.

[@peteparker22]

@@The_Phantasm get a life. Who cares lol

[@a_fine_edition2746]

So glad you guys mentioned the score. This film has one of my favorite Batman themes to date. Honestly I'm still just blown away by how perfect of an adaptation these films are. I wish DC took a less linear, more non-sequential approach to their animated adaptations. Nowadays everything is a shared universe, which means identical art styles and voice actors. It limits creativity and forces the filmmakers to conform instead of truly adapting the style of the original stories, not to mention it'll be a good while before anyone tries to adapt these stories again since the excuse will be "well, we've already done it, so why bother?". It's why the Hush and Death of Superman movies didn't quite land for me, along with most of the DCAMU. Too same-y, yet they're already repeating that mistake with the Tomorrowverse. Can you imagine how much better The Long Halloween 2-parter would've been if it had kept to the art of the comic and didn't have to stay in line with the other movies?

[@masamune2984]

Dang, Coy! Sophia Lillis is PERFECT casting for Robin. Never even considered that! Good call 🙂

[@yudhazacharias9377]

John, that's a great "Evening, Commissioner"

[@nemya9586]

Oh my gosh! I can NOT with you guys 😮 can't WAIT to watch 🤗

[@bigd4998]

Yeah!!!! Getting spoiled with more John and Coy after Across the Spiderverse live stream!! Keep it coming guys!!

[@bradybimson9106]

Mask of the Phantasm! Please! I know it's not the era you're watching but it's one of the best superhero movies ever made

[@s4zz4d]

I'm very happy that you guys are watching 1&2 ❤️❤️

[@miketavars4201]

Was waiting for this, good start to my Sunday

[@monsterking1973]

YES!!!!!!! I have been waiting to see you guy react to this it’s one of my favorite movies and part 2 is even better

[@jpcool500]

Was waiting for Coy to notice Yuri playing the rookie police officer hahaha 😂

[@mikyraakinnard1937]

Yessss! I sooo look forward to these reactions!!

[@thebuttgoo]

Fav Batman Voice, even though Peter Weller isn't a Batman fan. Could read bedtime stories to children and criminally insane alike

[@MandoC]

In a similar vein to this one, the animated version of Batman: Year One is pretty great, but I'd really love to see you react to Batman: Gotham Knight. It's an anthology film, with I think four different Japanese studios doing six different segments of the film, each of which can basically stand on their own as a short, but they're still telling a larger story at the same time. Pretty unique film, and a very fun watch.

[@Benji568]

I tried to watch the Gotham Knight anime and I couldn't get past the first 10 minutes. Anime is really not for me, sorry.

[@MandoC]

@@Benji568 That's totally fair, but I'd also recommend watching past the first 10 minutes, or rather the first short in the anthology. The animation style changes for every one of the six segments, and the first one is definitely the most... stylized, for lack of a better term. The other five look more like western animation than the first.

[@Benji568]

@MandoC okay. I do have it on DVD as part of a collection. Been six years since I watched them tho. Mainly bought it for Phantasm, Year One and Under The Red Hood. There is an updated collection which includes some of the later DCAMU movies but it's so overpriced here in the UK 🇬🇧.

[@Brook11223]

Michael McKean voicing the shrink so good and he also appeared in Smallville portraying Perry White in season 3 and the series finale.

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

Constantine movie was amazing. Can't believe the reaction didn't do as well!

[@ariffmanap5544]

general audience loves to watch a more known superhero

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

​@@ariffmanap5544 yeah I get that. Constantine wouldn't have been my first choice either, but I thought it's draw more attention after Justice League Dark.

[@timcogan82]

I lol’d when Coy said, “Frank is 80 years old,” because I’ve been re-reading some Miller stuff recently and looked up his age and he’s 66. That dude has lived hard.

[@n3phlym]

I'm so excited they're watching these, I've been waiting for these

[@kobrownkid1356]

🗣️ONE OF THE BEST DC ANIMATION MOVIES [cause it has a pt.2 lol] 🦇🦇

[@davidhammonds5695]

Man I love these

[@The_Phantasm]

Love your reactions guys. Again though this is not a DCAU (DC Animated Universe) film (Coy you really have to learn the difference). The DCAU is comprised of Batman the Animated Series, Superman the Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Static Shock, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.

[@bladegtr34]

8:03 Was not expecting Hank Hill to make an appearance in Gotham.

[@jamescampbell39]

This version of Batman is like the portrayal in Batman vs Superman, Batfleck is playing him the same way.

[@sophiaisabelle0227]

We appreciate your effort and hard work. God bless you all.

[@thechad4485]

Finally getting to the good stuff! All of DCs best animated movies exist OUTSIDE of the DCAMU! Glad to see we’re venturing out a bit!

[@nicktroisi6347]

“You don’t get it, son. This isn’t a mud hole, it’s an operating table. And I’m *the surgeon* “ That’s one of the best and most badass Batman lines ever. My jaw dropped when I first read it the comic and it was even cooler to hear Peter Weller himself say it. Legendary. Also “The Mayor, is dead” 😂😂😂 I wasn’t expecting that

[@eddiecarrion6176]

Loved how different this Batman movie was..Peter Weller as Batman is just fantastic considering how big a fan I am of Robocop..can’t wait to see you guys react to part 2!

[@azuth11]

8:02 “Alabaster!” Killed me bro. Shout out KotH fans.

[@j0hn00]

I love John saying "wHy DiD yUo SaY tHaT nAmE" any time Batman growls anything across all of these movies

[@johndeignan2668]

Finally! They are now watching the older, better DC animated films.

[@Sioux-periorGaming]

@27:00 Haha, I could just imagine Batman hyping himself up watching Zorro the same way I hype myself up by watching Rocky!

[@Spud1210]

a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@Robj007]

I love Coy's intros😂. Great reaction fellas.

[@danielhead8123]

Peter weller is the perfect older bztman voice

[@Brook11223]

When he says "My name is Rob" I feel that's Rob Paulsen who is an amazing voice actor from the 80's, 90's and still going strong.

[@BenTanner92]

Definitely watch Batman Year One soon. It’s another great animated animated frank miller story

[@3r1kofficial]

17:31 store clerk: gets knocked out by blunt object Coy and John: DUDE LOOK AT THOSE COMICS

[@parafright7569]

LOVE THESE DC reactions!!! Keep doing them guys! Love you coy and john! 🤩

[@yousefsarkhoh8184]

This is definitely my favourite dc animated movie it’s a tie between 1 and 2

[@jgmshadowgames]

I will be waiting for them to finish DCAMU.

[@KillaBadAzz88]

Batman the long Halloween

[@JFrostMusic]

They'll have to finish the first chapter of the Dcau before watching the Long Halloween since it's part of the second chapter

[@The_Phantasm]

​@@JFrostMusicDude, this is NOT a DCAU movie not are the rest of the movies they are reacting to. Why is everyone getting it wrong? The DCAU (DC Animated Universe) is comprised ONLY of Batman the Animated Series, Batman Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze SubZero, Superman the Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Mystery of the Batwoman, Batman Beyond, Batman Beyond Return of the Joker, Static Shock, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.

[@RealBrianLeFevre]

19:39 Robocop playing Batman playing Robocop

[@shainewhite2781]

Hell Yeah! Peter Weller aka ROBOCOP, voices the Dark Knight in this movie, which is very surprising to know.

[@raimustdie]

You’re in for a treat with these 2 films

[@rudyproductions4557]

21:50 See, the thing that I love the most about this movie, is that he DOES still have his “one rule”

[@christophzeit6282]

This is the best version of the character, period. None of the live action adaptations come even close to depicting batman´s psychology in this matter.

[@Dev_Soren]

I have been waiting for these guys to see this... Easily one of my favs, these two parts

[@the_petty_crocker]

Sunday with my two dads is the best day of the week.

[@EleventhCubFan]

Such an awesome movie.

[@thedarkknight2221]

This has one of my favorite fight scenes ever in the rematch Batman has with the mutant leader. Not only is it more exciting than the original comic, it also has one of my favorite one liners ever when he says *“This isn’t a mud hole, it’s an operating table, AND I’M THE SURGEON”!* And to top it off he breaks the leaders arm with an armbar and then to keep him from struggling out breaks his knee with a kneebar and then ground and pounds him till his face is like hamburger.

[@pjny21]

"All that stress has pickled him." LMAO

[@badger297]

I dont really watch movies anymore (im always gaming) bur i really like this channel. Its like kicking back and watching the best parts of the movie with some homies

[@ericjohnson6120]

Carrie Kelley has the saddest robin backstory. Her parents are sill alive, but they don't love her nor hate her. They genuinely just don't care.

[@jeremyharris2177]

The score gets me EVERYTIME!

[@parsman9914]

Indeed. Christopher Drake is a fantastic composer.

[@MrMayes-qy5ru]

The voice of The Mutant Leader is played by Gary Anthony Williams. He played in Malcolm in The Middle as the Dad of the kid with asthma. He also played in The Boondocks as Uncle Ruckus...if you've ever watched the show, you'll know him well.

[@anasalbadri5199]

Love how Zack made so many similarities and took inspiration from this movie he made a masterpiece of a Batman

[@ZackaryBiagi]

Masterpiece is a bit of a stretch, but his batman is still pretty damn cool

[@-Antagonist]

You can actually see the bat tank and some mutants at the end of ZSJL I believe. Cool to see him pay homage to the comic he clearly got so much inspiration from in forming Batfleck

[@anasalbadri5199]

@@ZackaryBiagi his Batman got adapted brilliantly in my opinion

[@ChadB1988]

I love your DCAU reactions, they’re always weekly appointment tv for me!! PLEASE DO LONG HALLOWEEN(another two parter) and HUSH next!! I’d love to see Coy’s reaction to those especially

[@The_Phantasm]

Dude, this is NOT a DCAU movie. Why is everyone getting it wrong? The DCAU (DC Animated Universe) is comprised ONLY of Batman the Animated Series, Batman Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze SubZero, Superman the Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Mystery of the Batwoman, Batman Beyond, Batman Beyond Return of the Joker, Static Shock, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Also the Batman Hush is terrible.

[@Kevmaster2000]

Batman Hush is next in the DCAMU continuity. Long Halloween is part of the new continuity after they finish the DCAMU.

[@Spud1210]

@@The_Phantasm I think Batman Hush works as it’s own film, separate from the book. However I agree that once you read the original graphic novel, that film is an abomination and character assassination of Hush

[@jordanpostle8641]

Just waiting for the comments section to tear into Coy for calling Carrie, Stephanie Brown lol

[@themetalchica]

Zorro on TV faded into Zorro on the theater alley sign flawlessly. Very nice egg of the easter variety.

[@mikegonzalez9432]

"Remember Chicago, remember Chicago "

[@Aitutorials4you]

This is one of very best unique adaptation of a superhero I've ever seen in a movie.

[@matthewwatson1463]

Never been more disturbed then the first time I heard ‘darling’.

[@johnrobichaud1983]

I can't wait to watch Part 2's reaction this is my favourite animated batman movie

[@jasonvoorhees310]

This easily is the best film of DC's entire animated catalog. Such a classic. I can't wait to start watching these films outside of the DCAMU continuity ones. Awesome reaction guys as always.

[@themartimus1748]

It’s absolutely one of my favorite Batman films

[@stevensauer8539]

While live action DC continued to disappoint over and over in the theaters, the animation department kept putting out stunning work, and this is among their best. A great adaptation of a legendary book.