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Is This the Best Batman Movie?
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May 10, 2016
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16:17
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(The shortened opening)
NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to. When people talk about the best Batman movie, what usually comes to mind?
(A shot of the poster for Batman & Robin pops up)
NC: (leaning forward) HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...! But seriously...
(A montage of posters for other Batman movies are shown)
NC (vo): Dark Knight, Batman '89, and...
(The montage of posters goes faster: Batman Returns, Batman Forever, The Dark Knight Rises; finally, the first two Batman movies mentioned are shown side-by-side)
NC (vo): Yeah, usually just those two.
NC: But when it comes to the best representation of Batman as a whole, there's one that everybody always overlooks: the animated one.
(Cut to a clip of Batman: The Animated Series)
NC (vo): Now, I'm not talking about the animated series...
(Cut to a montage of images of various Batman animated movies on DVD)
NC (vo): ...or the dozens of DVD releases.
(Cut to footage of the Batman movie in question that the NC is talking about: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm)
NC (vo): I'm talking about the hand-drawn theatrical release that didn't do well at the box office, but more and more people are discovering every year.
NC: That is Batman: Mask of the Phantasm! (smiles and nods)