Batman Beyond (2014 TV Short) User Reviews

Batman Beyond The Rebirth Of HARDAC

[stp43 · 9/10 · 29 June 2017]

This one-minute-plus short was written and directed by Darwyn Cooke to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Batman mythos, and it succeeds perhaps beyond expectation, leaving the viewer wanting more.

In the future elderly Bruce Wayne is attacked in the Batcave; when the new Batman, Terry McGuiness, arrives, Bruce reveals the Batcave was attacked by "me" - which turns out to be a robot replica of Batman in Bruce's heyday; the robot fights Terry, and as it turns out, there are seven other Batman Duplicates waiting in the wings.

The eight Batman Duplicates resemble the Batman character design spanning different periods of the character's existence; sharp-eyed viewers will recognize the Bill Finger original, the Adam West and Michael Keaton Batmen, and the Brave And The Bold character design.

The short screams for full-length treatment and brings back reminiscence of one of the strongest story arcs of The Animated Series - the HARDAC story arc, about a supercomputer and artificial intelligence that decides to replace human beings with robot duplicates. Given the success in the Batman Beyond series with such classic Batman villains as Mister Freeze, Ra's Al Ghul, and a reborn Joker, the rebirth of HARDAC makes too much sense not to be given full-length Batman Beyond treatment.

Short, but sweet

[Rectangular_businessman · 8/10 · 13 November 2022]

Along with "Strange Days", this one-minute animated short was made to celebrate Batman 75th Anniversary.

The story is simple, but fun. Very direct to the point, and featuring some pretty fast-paced action.

Kinda wish the story did not end in a cliffhanger (As it gave the impression of this being part of much bigger story that probably will never be told); still a pretty fun watch. It should had at least one sequel to explain things further.

Kevin Conroy deserved all the praise he received as Batman, and the series made by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini still remains as one of the best iterations of the franchise.

I think this is a one-time short, not a TV episode

[AtariBaby · 20 April 2014]

It's one of several 2-minute shorts commemorating Batman's 75th anniversary, I believe. It's brilliant but it's not a TV episode. You can find it on you-tube and yahoo video. It's probably also airing on Cartoon Network. It's a cruel tease to anyone who was a fan of the original series.

There is also another listing of it on IMDb credited to Bruce Timm. If you like Darwyn Cooke, check out the Parker series of comics. They are outstanding.

It appears to feature the original voice actors, most notably Kevin Conroy. And the theme music is there, too.

It's so short, hard to say more without giving away spoilers.

Every animated batman up to date.

[WeAreLive · 10/10 · 5 May 2018]

There is not really much for me to spoil of this short but it was nice seeing Terry Mcginnis again ever since Justice League Unlimited.

I wish there was another short because the whole thing was just left at a cliffhanger with Bruce and Terry left to fight the alternative Batmans.

Nostalgia

[edwarddjuan · 10/10 · 9 September 2020]

Thanks for this scene, i miss watching both Batman: TAS and Batman Beyond so much

Batman vs. Batrobot

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 10 August 2015]

In this very short movie (not even 90 seconds), Batman fights a lookalike of himself that is actually a robot. And as we find out at the end, there are more of these mechanical creatures out there willing to kill the original. This is a bit confusing to me because apparently Bruce Wayne is not Batman here, but Terry McGinnis is according to the cast description. Anyway, the two voice actors do a decent job and you can see that they are experienced. Still, this short film from last year is simply not interesting enough and the fight sequences weren't great either. Plus it's way too short to somehow develop a real story. Good watch for all fans of the bat superhero, but everybody else does not need to watch it.