Why Watch? Fan films are usually well-intentioned but terrible. It’s that rare fan film that stands out so far above its peers that it comes close to deserving mention amongst the studio-made efforts (which we can often think of as big budget fan films depending on the director). Puppet Master is one of those rare, outstanding examples. If it didn’t fall outside the feature story lines (and if the action were far better), this flick could have easily been shown in theateres between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. The quality is impeccable. Here, an FBI agent named Edward Nigma is set to make a deal with a new crime boss in order to smoke Batman out of hiding and solve the riddle of why Harvey Dent’s good name is being protected at all costs. With strong acting performances and a Dark Knight who does a spot-on Bale-as-Batman, it...
- 8/24/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We might not be getting another Batman movie from Christopher Nolan, but that doesn't mean The Dark Knight's story is over.
Meet "Batman: Puppet Master," the new fan film directed by Bryan Nest and written by Chris Wiltz. The 15-minute-long short takes place between the events of "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" and introduces fans to some favorite characters including The Ventriloquist and The Riddler. It certainly does Nolan's films justice, all the way down to Batman's too-raspy voice.
We know that Batman went into hiding after he took the fall for Harvey Dent's death at the end of "The Dark Knight," and this short posits that Gotham City Police Department called in FBI Special Agent Edward Nigma to help find him. But it becomes clear that Nigma, who fans will know is actually The Riddler, is truly out to discover Batman's secret identity.
The short...
Meet "Batman: Puppet Master," the new fan film directed by Bryan Nest and written by Chris Wiltz. The 15-minute-long short takes place between the events of "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" and introduces fans to some favorite characters including The Ventriloquist and The Riddler. It certainly does Nolan's films justice, all the way down to Batman's too-raspy voice.
We know that Batman went into hiding after he took the fall for Harvey Dent's death at the end of "The Dark Knight," and this short posits that Gotham City Police Department called in FBI Special Agent Edward Nigma to help find him. But it becomes clear that Nigma, who fans will know is actually The Riddler, is truly out to discover Batman's secret identity.
The short...
- 8/10/2012
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Splash Page
It’s a great time to be a Batman fan – The Dark Knight Rises is still kicking butt at the box office, we’ve got the first installment of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns coming to DVD and Blu-ray this September, and there are lots of really cool fan films chronicling Gotham’s dark savior turning up online. Today, we bring you a new short – from director Bryan Nest – entitled Batman: Puppet Master. It’s not hyperbole when we say this might be the best of the fan-made Batman spin-offs we’ve seen to date. Written by Chris Wiltz (who brought us the hilariously awesome zombie webseries Semi-Dead a few years back), Puppet Master picks up after The Dark Knight. Batman, having taken the blame for Harvey Dent’s demise, is a wanted man...
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- 8/9/2012
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
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