Batman: Revenge

It's a lot of fun to watch, and one of the best films I've seen, cinematically. -Blue Tights Network
Batman: Revenge fan film is definitely masterful work of film art! -Defender of Gotham

Movie Poster Taking place after the events of Batman Forever, but reminiscent in style to Batman '89 and Batman Returns, Batman: Revenge returns viewers to Gotham City in this brick-built, Batman fan film. Made in 2003, several years prior to the release of the official LEGO Batman line, numerous custom sets, vehicles, and other creations were built for its production.

At the close of Batman Forever, the Riddler became more insane than ever. This diagnosis, along with his technical expertise from that film, served as the springboard for 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 presents what may be Nygma's greatest riddle of all. Read film reviews by LivingCorpse and Fanboy Theater.


Reception
Batman: Revenge was rated E for Everyone by BatmanFanFilms.Com. An Independefilms award-winning production, the film was featured in BrickJournal magazine ("Batman Built"), Fan Films Quarterly, TheForce.Net, among other publications within interviews and articles. The film was also included in 45 Years- A World of Brickfilms Part 1 which highlighted works from 1973 through 2008. Custom vehicles were featured among sites such as BatmobileHistory and Batman: Yesterday, Today, and Beyond, with the film's set design and cinematography noted in the LEGO Studios showcase from the History of Brickfilms documentary series. In the September 2008 Issue (#145), Total Film magazine ranked Batman: Revenge at #3 in their top 50 coolest viral videos [image].
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"Markiewitz has created a believable little world complete with busy city streets and just the right amount of lighting to give the set a true Gotham mood." -Fanboy Theatre














Remastered
Filmed with the LEGO Studios camera, while the equipment offered a positive experience, the lower resolution required other editing programs be used to achieve higher quality playback. (A video on LEGO Studios can be viewed here, which includes clips of Batman: Revenge in its original resolution.)

Though picture quality would improve with use of other programs, notably seen in the Batman: Revenge Director's Cut, software available at the time had many limitations.
For the 20th anniversary of the initial 2003 premiere, an extensive remastering was completed. To achieve the desired results, various programs were used with a hands-on, scene-by-scene approach rather than a one-application-fits-all mentality. Including rendering, hundreds of hours were spent to bring the footage to full HD. What was originally intended to be a clean-up of old footage became more- a nostalgic journey recapturing that same joy when first setting out to make a Batman film 20 years ago.




(Above) Two examples are shown comparing before-and-after the remastering.


This non-commercial fan film is not associated with LEGO, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Studios or the Batman franchise in any official capacity and cannot be bought or sold.