Dark Knight Returns: The Book Cut, The

This. This is what I was expecting to get when I purchased the original two-part DVD set. This flows well, removes some pacing issues, and makes the whole story both darker and more engaging. A fitting companion piece to the original graphic novel!

Beautiful edit, and highly recommended!
As a fan of the graphic novel I was very excited about the two-parter animated movie. It had a lot of the "good stuff", but it was padded with new materials that I really disliked, and the pacing was really bad.
Well, no more.
This edit masterfully trims away any distractions and the end result reminded me what I loved about the graphic novel. The narrative flows wonderfully, and the partition into four segments keeps the audience engaged.

Probably the best DC animated film has become even better! Definitely a better and tighter viewing experience.

Was a fan of the movie before I actually read the graphic novel, but rewatching it again after made me not like it as much.
Now, however, BlueYoda's masterful fanedit makes it much more tight and great like the source material. It felt like an original production made by DC with the near seamless edits. Highly recommend!

The wisest thing WB could do after releasing the awkward, uneven, and disappointing overall Dark Knight Returns two-parter would be canning it completely and making a new one in the style of the brilliant New Batman Adventures episode with Michael Ironside voicing Batman. That one got it completely right.

The second wisest thing would be to take this fanedit and give it official status. #ReleaseTheBlueyodaCut

For real, everything that can be fixed by editing is fixed here. Not much can be done about the conventional visuals (TDKR needs to play like an acid trip-ish Metal Hurlant issue for full effect) or the poor voice acting, but otherwise this turns mediocrity into greatness. Pacing is excellent, intrusive material is gone, and technically it's completely flawless. Very highly recommended for any Batman fan.