Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Okay I admit it, I went into this very judgemental. I mean come on can you blame me? Look at that front cover! And after all the family friendly DC stuff I've watched lately I expected more of the same.Truth be told I got it, but made in such a way it was enjoyable regardlessBatman travels to Metropolis to team with Superman against the combined forces of Joker & Lex Luthor. The plot, hardly staggering but the delivery was fantastic.With the vocal talents of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill & Clancy Brown this is one of the better DC outings I've seen lately despite it being a cutesy colorful one.My complaints? The animation isn't one I like, it looks very odd in places almost like different animation styles were used for different characters.Depite this minor issue I enjoyed Worlds Finest, it's a lot of fun for any super hero movie fan and still better than Batman vs Superman (2016)The Good:Mark HamillVery well writtenThe Bad:Animation is off in placesThings I Learnt From This Movie:Apparently Superman is a telepath as well as he can identify bad guys upon sightWhy did someone think it was a good idea to make Joker have a triangle head?

Both Batman and Superman are comic icons, having fans that span many generations. The producers of this film are aware of the age differences and have crafted a movie that honors the characters and the people that have kept up with their exploits for decades."World's Finest" is an appropriate title, owing itself to the comic book as well as the place that both Batman and Superman hold in the world of comics.The storyline puts the two forming an uneasy partnership as the "devilish duo" of longtime enemies Lex Luthor and The Joker join forces to do away with Superman, with the aid of some decades old Kryptonite. Of course, the two villains have singular plans, unbeknownst to the other but that's the way of "bad guys".The animation is first-rate for a television production and the well-written script allows for some witty repartee between all the characters.The voice-over talent is on the money, with Tim Daly fine as "Superman/Clark Kent" and Kevin Conroy superb after voicing "Batman/Bruce Wayne" for over a decade in various animated incarnation. Additional kudos have to be given to Mark Hamill as "The Joker," Clancy Brown as "Lex Luthor," and Arlene Sorkin, brilliant, as The Joker's loony sidekick, "Harley Quinn."

If you like the new version of Batman: The Animated Series or the Superman cartoon series, then both are teamed together in this TV made movie. The Joker (voiced by Star Wars' Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill) and Harley Quinn (Arleen Sorkin) have stolen a dragon statue made out of Kryptonite, Superman's weakness. Joker convinces the man who hates Superman most, Lex Luthor (The Shawshank Redemption's Clancy Brown) to join him in killing Superman. Batman/ Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) from Gotham City comes to Metropolis to catch The Joker before he does something to the city. He also unites with Superman/ Clark Kent (Timothy Daly) to help him. Also starring Dana Delany as Lois Lane. Batman was number 84, and Superman number 72 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Good!

Before the review, a brief plot summary: The Joker and Harley Quinn, who have recently been down on their cash, steal a strange "green jade" statue from an antique shop called the Laughing Dragon. The dragon is famous because all of it's previous owners have died unexplained deaths. Batman is put on the case, and when he expiriments on a sample from the statue, he learns it is giving off low-level radiation. Bruce Wayne, his billionaire alter-ego, is working on a buisness project in Metropolis with another famous billionaire, Lex Luthor. Clark Kent and Lois Lane are among the first reporters to greet Wayne as he arrives, and immediatly Lane and Wayne become attracted to each other. Meanwhile, Joker has met up with Luthor and shown him the statue which is made of kryptonite, and seals a deal- a billion dollars and he'll kill Superman.Well, here is an interesting crossover! Of two Warner Brothers cartoons, based on DC comics, Marvel's top competition. This feautures all the original voices from the cartoons, like Tim Daly (currently seen on "The Fugitive") as Superman, Kevin Conroy (currently playing... Batman, as you can see if you'll click on his bio) as Batman, Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, Dana Delany as Lois Lane, and Mark Hamill (explination needed?) as the Joker.Let me start this paragraph off by saying that both heroes have suffered a lot of crap recently (ie "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin"; "Superman III" and "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace"). Batman has been getting quite some publicity, what with the films "Mask of the Phantsm" and "Sub Zero". Obviously, Kevin Conroy is THE animated caped crusader, and it's nice to see him again.But, enough with such ramblings. The plot is EXCELLENT and interesting to see how it could work out. As I have just said, it's great to hear all the original voices, together and interacting. The chemistry is great! The conflict between Bat and Super is brilliantly done, and as the plot progresses it gets more and more interesting. Also, the chemistry between the villians is appealing, and with Bruce and Lois... well it's lots of fun.The scenes are fast-paced and exciting, and the climax is amazing. The Joker's "death" is a great company to his other demise in the film "Batman" with Jack Nicholson. The suspense glues you to it, and the technology is fun. Batman fans will applaud the film, sticking to the original idea and character (a nod goes to Bruce telling Lex "I don't like guns"). It's too bad we don't see Bruce getting emotional about falling in love like in "Mask of the Phantsm".The special effects and all probably won't break any grounds, and the film will probably be remembered only as a noticeable TV movie from 1998, but I still strongly recommend it. My, we can only imagine what it would be like live action, with Christopher Reeve, Michael Keaton, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, Margot Kidder etc. Ah well, we can still dream... (smile).