Batman: Year Two (Miniseries), The

I already loved the theatrical edition of The Batman, but I did immediately realize it was going to be struck with "Dark Knight Syndrome", where a superhero movie I really enjoy is inevitably bogged down with a long runtime. Don Kamillo has fixed that major issue making the story more accessible right outta the gate, couple that with some extremely creative cuts and edits and you have, imho, the ideal way to take in this phenomenal story! Cannot recommend you check this one out enough. An older review summed it up best: "If you loved The Batman, watch this edit. If you hated The Batman, watch this edit."

This edit nixes the film's universal point of criticism. If you don't already own the film, this edit easily makes the purchase worth it. DonKamillo has turned Matt Reaves' The Batman into the biggest budget miniseries of all time. Out of the 10+ theatrical Batman films, this is one of the few that 'gets' Batman (for my money, up there with Mask of the Phantasm and The Lego Batman movie).

His editing excisions and additions are inspired, to say the least. I didn't find the final third of the film a problem like many did, but I can't argue with how effective the results are.

Thank you so much, DonKamillo, for your hard work. In my eyes, at least, was absolutely worth it. Five stars all the way.

I came into this thinking that I’d just be watching the exact same movie , just broken into 4 parts based on important story beats. What I got was a complete restructure of The Batman. It’s the subtle changes that not only change the feel of the story but the pacing. This is a pretty incredible feat and really really cool way to take in the story. I 100% recommend it.

I personally consider "The Batman" to be the best big budget cinematic interpretation of the character so far, but that's not to say it isn't without its issues, the main one being its ponderous runtime and shifting, wandering narrative. I was anticipating some solid fanedits to pop up once the digital release came out and am very pleased to report that Don Kamillo's superb reworking is exactly what this film needed. The decision to split the film into a four part miniseries is ingenious and solves nearly all the issues with pacing and multiple storylines due to Kamillo's seamless editing, color tweaks, and deletions and additions. It's apparent he brought his A game to this project and the end result is a highly professional and supremely successful redo of the original film. Brilliantly done and highly recommended, this is to date the definitive version of this film. The closest thing I have to any sort of constructive criticism is the music used in the scene where Bruce visits Alfred in the hospital. Personally I think it works better with no music until the very end, but that's just me and it's a very small nitpick all things considered. Again, very solid and inventive fanedit and the one I'll be revisiting from now on.

If someone had showed me this and told me this is an HBO show, I would have no reason to not recommend this. Absolutely amazing edit which made rewatching this a treat!