Following Batman Forever, though reminiscent in style to the Tim Burton films, Batman: Revenge returns viewers to Gotham City in this brick-built fan film. Made in 2003, several years before the official LEGO Batman line, numerous custom sets, vehicles, and other creations were built for its production.
"Batman: Revenge fan film is definitely masterful work of film art!" - Defender of Gotham |
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After the events of Batman Forever, the Riddler became more insane than ever. This, along with his technical expertise from that film, launched the story of Batman: Revenge.
The question-marked villain escapes from Arkham Asylum with the purpose of revenge against the Dark Knight and Gotham City, placing one of Batman's closest allies in jeopardy. The end of the film presents what may be Nygma's greatest riddle of all. |
"Very creative and enjoyable." - Bat in the Sun Productions
BimpCast Feature / Audio Clip BrickJournal / Compendium BrickJournal Interview / Image FFQ Feature / Image GeekBrick Interview / Transcript Read movie reviews by Living Corpse and Fanboy Theater. |
Included in 45 Years- A World of Brickfilms, with its set design and cinematography noted in the History of Brickfilms series.
In the September 2008 issue #145, Total Film magazine ranked Batman: Revenge #3 in their "50 Coolest YouTube Movie Moments" / Image. |
"It's a lot of fun to watch, and one of the best films I've
seen, cinematically." - Blue Tights Network
The film resembles the look in Batman and Returns, from the neo-gothic architecture, lighting, and the batsuit itself. |
The Riddler's look was inspired by various depictions in comics, film, and television, with his sinister invention of the Box in Batman Forever as a precursor to the Chair in Revenge. |
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"Slick recreation of the batmobile..." - Spite Your Face Prod.
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Original Films
The first showing was Dec 12th, 2003, presenting the 14min film along with several minutes of batmobile animations, raw footage, and deleted scenes. Three cuts of the film have been released, each with the same narrative. |
The first release, made without sound effects, was followed by the "Director's Cut" to trim and color-correct scenes, and add sound effects. Edited for specific short-film guidelines, the "Special Edition" followed alongside the longer versions. |
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Gallery
Custom vehicles were featured on BatmobileHistory.com and Batman: Yesterday, Today, and Beyond. |
Filming began Oct 17th, 2003. Two stop-motion animations were made earlier (pictured) to help prepare. |
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Practical Effect
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The batsignal was accomplished by creating a custom image, printing it on glossy photo paper, lighting it by three flashlights at particular angles and each with different intensities, and placing the paper with enough distance between it and the elements in the foreground. This, along with natural lighting also used, produced the effect. |
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Remastered
Filmed using the LEGO Studios camera in 2003 - while it offered a positive experience - the lower picture quality required use of other programs to improve the look, though software at the time still had many limitations. A documentary on LEGO Studios can be watched here. |
Remastering for its 20th anniversary took hundreds of hours over many months. For the desired results, multiple film and image editing programs were used with a scene-by-scene approach rather than a one-application- fits- all process. |
"That was excellent." - Clark Bartram (Batman: Dead End)
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