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EPISODE · Sep 18, 2021 · 1H 18M

Ep. 176 - Elseworlds - Batman: Assault on Arkham

from The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast · host The DCAU Review

Week three of the Good Brothers' annual Elseworlds month continues, and this week it's a trip to the video game universe of the popular Arkham series with a look at the direct to video movie, Batman: Assault on Arkham. Although the title makes it seem like a Batman film, the movie actually heavily focuses on everybody's favorite government Task Force X aka "Some kind of Suicide Squad." Hear the hosts talk about a plot that likely influenced the two live action Squad movies that followed this 2014 release. The hosts talk the normal 4 categories including an eastern animation style that features both exciting action scenes, and disappointing shortcuts. Additionally they talk a huge voice cast featuring several DCAU voice-alumni and additional voices from video games and galaxies far, far away. Plus the return of a dubstep-influenced soundtrack and a preview of next week's HUGE review to wrap up the month, on this week's all new DCAU Review! Be sure to subscribe to The Podtower on YouTube for more content from the #DCAUReview and other #DCAU content creators like them! Also be sure to subscribe to the DCAU Review on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and please consider leaving us a 5-star review! Plot: Cal: 8/10 – Liam: 7/10 Visuals/Animation: Cal: 6/10 – Liam: 7/10 Music: Cal: 6/10 – Liam: 7/10 Voice Acting: Cal: 8/10 – Liam: 8/10 Bonus Point: None Final Tally: Cal: 28/40 – Liam: 29/40

Week three of the Good Brothers' annual Elseworlds month continues, and this week it's a trip to the video game universe of the popular Arkham series with a look at the direct to video movie, Batman: Assault on Arkham. Although the title makes it seem like a Batman film, the movie actually heavily focuses on everybody's favorite government Task Force X aka "Some kind of Suicide Squad." Hear the hosts talk about a plot that likely influenced the two live action Squad movies that followed this 2014 release. The hosts talk the normal 4 categories including an eastern animation style that features both exciting action scenes, and disappointing shortcuts. Additionally they talk a huge voice cast featuring several DCAU voice-alumni and additional voices from video games and galaxies far, far away. Plus the return of a dubstep-influenced soundtrack and a preview of next week's HUGE review to wrap up the month, on this week's all new DCAU Review! Be sure to subscribe to The Podtower on YouTube for more content from the #DCAUReview and other #DCAU content creators like them! Also be sure to subscribe to the DCAU Review on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and please consider leaving us a 5-star review! Plot: Cal: 8/10 – Liam: 7/10 Visuals/Animation: Cal: 6/10 – Liam: 7/10 Music: Cal: 6/10 – Liam: 7/10 Voice Acting: Cal: 8/10 – Liam: 8/10 Bonus Point: None Final Tally: Cal: 28/40 – Liam: 29/40

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