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@danielsantiagourtado3430

23 күн бұрын

COOL PARTY! 🧊🧊🧊🧊

@DanGamingFan2846

23 күн бұрын

You did an ice job with this.🧊🥁

@VALonYouTube

23 күн бұрын

​@@danielsantiagourtado3430I see what you did there. 😅 "You're not sending me to the cooler."

@VALonYouTube

23 күн бұрын

​@@DanGamingFan2846"Have an ICE evening." - Mr. Freeze in The Batman (2004)

@TramiNguyen-oi3kp

23 күн бұрын

Awesome video!

Kind of wild that they made this as a promotion for Batman and Robin, but this ended up being a hundred time better. Michael Ansara is an incredible Mr. Freeze.

@kdusel1991

23 күн бұрын

I think it was always destined to be better 😂😂

@CipherRage-tp5ql

23 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's so weird to me knowing Batman & Robin was the most despised Batman movie ever to be released.

@helixsol7171

23 күн бұрын

​@@CipherRage-tp5ql I always loved B&R

@EdmondDantes224

23 күн бұрын

Reminds me of how the Street Fighter II anime movie was meant to be a promotion for the live-action Street Fighter film, and then the anime movie is like a thousand times better.

@helixsol7171

23 күн бұрын

@@EdmondDantes224 The day the live action Street Fighter movie graced your viewing screen, it was the worst day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

To me this is the perfect bittersweet ending for someone like Mr Freeze. He kept his promise to his wife and beat the odds to save her so he can be at peace. But what he is now and what he has done would keep him from ever sharing a life with her again, and Freeze knows that. His wife having a new life is the reward, his isolation the punishment. To me this should have been the end of Batman TAS Mr Freeze. That final image of a smile and frozen tears of joy is perfect.

@sebastianemond5313

20 күн бұрын

Too true, man. After watching the rewrite of Batman and Robin by Fanscription, I can't help but think back to Sub-Zero's ending with Fries, witnessing his wife's recovery and being happy in the knowledge that as long as Nora lives, it's enough for him, given his actions have left him unceremoniously alone.

@thing1thing2themediamaniac43

13 күн бұрын

I disagree I really liked his comeback in Cold Comfort one of THE BEST EPISODES in THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES and I also really liked his Day in The LimeLight in BATMAN BEYOND

@SuperSongbird21

3 күн бұрын

Supposedly his appearance in Batman Beyond was going to be a blink and you'll miss it joke (Terry gets a drink from the freezer, Freeze's disembodied head is in the freezer vowing revenge, Terry ignores it as "more weird stuff the old man has in his basement "). I'm glad they didn't use this version, Fries is too sympathetic and tragic to be reduced to a black comedy joke.

Michael Ansara is to Mr Freeze as Kevin Conroy is to Batman.

@gregorykeithmorris3970

19 күн бұрын

Agreed. May both of them rest in peace.

@thing1thing2themediamaniac43

13 күн бұрын

He's to Mr Freeze as Kevin Conroy is to BatMan/Bruce Wayne as Mark Hamill is to THE JOKER I LOVE SUBZERO I was 11 years old when I got it on VHS I'm 36 now still ❤️ it I ABSOLUTELY HATED BATMAN AND ROBIN for many years But now I see it as WILD WILD WEST STUPID HARMLESS FUN

In my heart, I can never see Mr Freeze as a true villain. Instead, I see him as a tortured victim. He is nothing more than a desperate husband, a scientist who wants nothing but to feel the warm embrace of his beloved wife, Nora, without watching her die. He is nothing if not a poetic character, and deep down, I will always empathise with him. I will always be grateful to Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and the Batman: The Animated Series (1992) crew for redefining Mr Freeze from a goofy C-lister to a complex, tragic character. I truly hope we see this fantastic character in a live-action reboot one day. Sympathetic, complex villains like Mr Freeze, Xu Wenwu, Zuko, Magneto, etc... are always a pleasure to see. This is such an underrated animated film. Btw I do think Barbara and Dicks relationship in this movie is pretty cute. Though I do personally prefer Dick with Starfire form the Teen Titans, however Dick and Barbara are always an equally sweet couple

@darthparallax5207

23 күн бұрын

How dare you dishonor the Firelord's honor by calling him a villain! Zuko is ten times the man Magneto is!

@jackthegreek6092

22 күн бұрын

Lol, Mr. Freeze is definitely a villain no doubt. Especially if you've seen this movie.

@AverageJoe483

21 күн бұрын

So Darth Vader isn’t a villain ?

When the tie in is better than the actual film

@darthcinema4262

23 күн бұрын

The only other I can name is the X-Men Origins Wolverine game which was so much better than the movie.

@misterdewott8766

23 күн бұрын

@@darthcinema4262 Ayyyy!! Someone remembers that kickass game

@speiderman8

13 күн бұрын

@@darthcinema4262 Same with game Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania that also was a tie in to it. One was mediocre and other one of the best in the series.

No shade to Arnie, but this guy was the real Mr. Freeze from my childhood. This Mr. Freeze was so complex and well fleshed out, with a backstory that will leave you in tears and wondering who you should really be rooting for. Sub Zero will forever be an underrated classic just because of him.

I always take this as the true end of Mr. Freeze and the TNBA as a separate timeline. BTAS made several "endings" for the characters before undoing it in a comic or TNBA, like Harley's Holiday for Harley, House and Garden for Ivy, MoTP for the Joker, and this for Freeze

@MrGittz

21 күн бұрын

He’s in Batman Beyond as well

This is actually my introduction to Batman the animated series I saw this before I saw the show

@edgarsandoval6990

23 күн бұрын

Same to me.

@astroboy6515

23 күн бұрын

Same

@ATSaale

23 күн бұрын

That's so cool, I watched BTAS from the start and this always felt like a worthy finish

@arilumani6194

22 күн бұрын

Same

@stormshadowproductions1660

22 күн бұрын

@@ATSaale I feel like Justice League episode epilogue is a perfect way to end Batman the animated series

I never really watched Sub-Zero too much but I will say this; that ending certainly melted my heart. It's always like that with Mr freeze stories where he has a touching yet sad tones but beautiful endings. Even his end in Batman beyond was quite touching.

8:44 never thought I hear Batman Singing.😂

@bennywark3103

23 күн бұрын

You should watch that episode then. It's great.

@craigharvey-gurr337

22 күн бұрын

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@BLMT-df4on

10 күн бұрын

ever heard lego batman's darkness no parents or let's get nuts?

@nehemiahpouncey3607

10 күн бұрын

@@BLMT-df4on 🤣

@nehemiahpouncey3607

10 күн бұрын

@@BLMT-df4on guessing Bruce is Also a lounge singer.

I had The Space Jam movie on VHS where it plays a good variety of previews, including Cats Don't Dance and Batman's Sub-Zero (The most chilling trailer ever).... Good Times. 😊

@fnafrules1695

22 күн бұрын

"(The most chilling trailer ever)." Icy what you did there-

Only other instance I've seen Mr. Freeze done really well was in the Arkham Games series

As a kid, I preferred SubZero to Mask of the Phantasm, I loved both, but SubZero was definitely more appealing. That being said, as an adult, Mask of the Phantasm is better (it's actually my personal favorite Batman film), but SubZero is still really good and lots of fun.

I remember this in detail because the trailer was included in the Batman and Robin VHS tape, I picked it up when it got its DVD release but I’m pretty sure it ended up broadcasting at least once before then

Ironically enough the one good Thing Batman and Robin did was spawn a better take of Mr Freeze

@isaacgleeth3609

23 күн бұрын

But that was already done by Batman: TAS with the Heart of Ice episode. I do like how the Harley Quinn series tied Mr. Freeze (voiced by the legendary Alfred Molina) and Nora into its story in S2.

It's a shame this movie was barely advertised and because of Batman and Robin.

@CipherRage-tp5ql

23 күн бұрын

I remember seeing a kickass promo of it in one of the VHS tape movies I used to watch as a kid. But never had a chance to see it until like maybe a few years ago.

@SilvaWolfFangZ

18 күн бұрын

I remember seeing the trailer on Space Jam awesome

I hope we get a Bat May Beyond, just so we can cover the Freeze episode

HEY WALTER! GET OVER HERE!

Heyyyy thank you for the reference to my old project, Batman: The Animated Newsletter! I believe it was my co-editor that did the interview with Mr. Kirkland.

*Insert Cold as Ice song here*

@kdusel1991

23 күн бұрын

*insert Arnold Schwarzenegger Mr freeze pun here*

@darthcinema4262

23 күн бұрын

Insert Sub Zero Fatality here

@louisduarte8763

22 күн бұрын

[click] "Juke! Box! He-rooooooooh! Got stars in his eye-" [click] Oops! Wrong one.

You know my favorite Mr. Freeze story was in Arkham City. Especially with his boss fight but this one makes up for Batman and Robin too.

I love how badass they made Barbara in this.

@Spudtron98

14 күн бұрын

And she did all that in a cute dress, too.

@jackthegreek6092

14 күн бұрын

@@Spudtron98 Yes, shocked by how the main villain is only fought by characters outside off costume.

Also, you're doing Return of the Joker next? Uh, okay. It's not like there was a Superman/Batman crossover that was released months after this movie's production or something. :P

I always wished there was a third DCAU Batman movie showing Batman's origin and first meeting with the Joker in this continuity at as a prequel to TAS, as it started in the middle.

6:18 They probably made her blonde so that she wouldn’t be confused for the redheaded Barbara.

I was wondering when this video would be available today. 😊 I would rent Space Jam on VHS back in the day just to watch the first teaser for SubZero. I love this movie almost as much as MOTP.

Why didn't he have a new arc for Mr. Freeze AND Nora?! These two need to reconcile, I'm telling you!

@CipherRage-tp5ql

23 күн бұрын

It's meant to teach us a lesson that sometimes there are no happy endings. Nora was cured and managed to live her life without being tied by her husband's crimes and that's what matters to Mr. Freeze. However, as we know, his anger and sorrow got the better of him and wanted to make Gotham City pay for ruining his life. But eventually, he finally found peace when he died in Batman Beyond.

@marcusyates3044

23 күн бұрын

@@CipherRage-tp5ql Holy Romeo and Juliet, Cipher Rage. So, they're both only at peace in the afterlife? If that's not doomed, who knows what is?

@UltimateGamerCC

23 күн бұрын

@@marcusyates3044 it was hinted from the very beginning, she was dying of a disease that no cure existed, rather than let go, he held on, which ultimately left her a prisoner of ice and a memento of what was lost between them, for neither of them could feel anything.

@strifenineteen

23 күн бұрын

Plus he becomes a head spider till Batman Beyond so that would put a damper on any sort of relationship

@BlackCover95

22 күн бұрын

Or come into direct conflict when Nora is horrified by Victor’s actions.

The reason for Veronica having blonde hair was so she wouldn't get mixed up with Babs, who was also a redhead. This is the only time they've been in the same animated project.

I consider this the true send off for Mr freeze

The CGI scenes looks like something from a Batman Video Game

Great movie! It’s a heavy story with lots of character depth and you feel the struggle of Mr. Freeze for certain. I agree that there are a few rough edges to it and it doesn’t perfectly match the movie that came before it but it’s definitely worth checking out! Thank you for sharing this with us! Looking forward to your upcoming bat-May events!

Sub-Zero was my introduction to Batman the Animated Series, as well as Justice League which also introduced me to the DCAU. Also fun fact, the cancelled Batman Arkham movie would be revised into the Arkham video game series starting with Arkham Asylum in 2009.

One of my all time. fav Batman movies along with all the others I've seen. Yes, including batman, forever and Batman and Robin.

I can’t wait for BB:ROTJ next week. That movie needs to be recognized more and should stand toe to toe with Mask of the Phantasm

For some reason the SubZero title screen always makes me think of the straight to DVD Scooby-Doo movies

@MrGabeanator

22 күн бұрын

probably because it was released around the same time

I know mask of the Phantasm is the revered and favourite amongst most..but I absolutely love this movie! Easily my favourite.

I'm glad you're covering the animated films too in addition to the series. I thought last year's Bat-May was the end of reflecting on that whole animated canon and this is a pleasant surprise to revisit more beyond the original show.

Freeze'a life is truly sad & tragic in the Timmverse/DCAU. He finally had a closing arc, yet he was brought back with new motivations to be a villain and returned in Batman Beyond to die.

Not one artist or animator saw that docs solid blue eyes and thought “this doesnt look right”? Lol

I loved this one. Felt like a good finale for Mister Freeze...it was bittersweet, but it at least let him live the rest of his life in peace. Didn't care for what they did in TNBA for him. Just felt like sour grapes.

@BelcherKendric-vn7ke

22 күн бұрын

At least they atoned for it in Batman Beyond.

This is pretty cool

Freeze as a character is so good. I always feel so bad for him as all he wanted was to save his wife.

Great movie. I don’t care about that one episode in TNBA, THIS is how Freeze character arc ends

@VALonYouTube

23 күн бұрын

I respect your take, but what about Batman Beyond's "Meltdown"?

@jessedellross3245

23 күн бұрын

@@VALonKZread that was good but I’ll remove it to see freeze get the happy ending he deserved

@CipherRage-tp5ql

23 күн бұрын

TNBA really ruined his character. Freeze is like... this robot spider head thing? What the fuck?!

@VALonYouTube

23 күн бұрын

@@jessedellross3245 Fair enough. 🙂

@VALonYouTube

23 күн бұрын

@@CipherRage-tp5ql Regardless, I did love its action figure from Kenner. 🤩

I have to agree, that really should of been the last of Mr freeze until batman beyond, since his wife was his whole motivation.

Underrated AF

Man I wish this was the end of Freeze. Would been a perfect conclusion. God I hate Cold Comfort

8:40 sing it Kevin!

Thank you for the video.

I remember watching this when it first came out in 98. Still good as it was then.

Found a vhs copy as Goodwill a few years back, I have a semi working player and had to have it.

I will forever be sad my grandpa gave up the vsh of this film. I loved watching it as a child. If I ever get my hands on it again, I will not let it go.

One of the best, if not the best of the BTAS movies

What an amazing present for Goku day 🐉🔥

@ilove2draw322

23 күн бұрын

Goku day?

@richiem5112

23 күн бұрын

It's also Piccolo Day, but no cities have been destroyed so I guess we're going by the dub.

@richiem5112

23 күн бұрын

@@ilove2draw322 It's a pun on today's date and Goku's name. Google it.

@ellugerdelacruz2555

23 күн бұрын

Huh!?!?

Super March Static September June League July League Unlimited

Please have a Super May for Superman: The Animated Series.

great video

Bat-May is my favorite Bat-Month of the Bat-Year, it always has me marking my Bat-Calendar.

I remember seeing the trailer for this as a kid!

Great video.

This movie is what got me interested in/introduced me the animated series. I saw the trailer for it with the Batman and Robin VHS tape I watched as a kid and my little child mind was immediately hooked. After seeing this film I wanted to know the origin/story of how these two met, where it began and thus I searched for the show.(This film also introduced me to Batgirl/Barbra too). I can still recall my first experience with this film, not fully understanding what was going on since I was very young at the time, but from the emotion I felt from the music score, and the performances I was entranced. This is also my definitive version of Batman as a superhero/character. Why you ask? Cause he goes back to try and save Mr. Freeze, despite knowing that he might not make it back and all of the chaos Mr. Freeze caused. A hero willing to save the villain despite what they have done is something that touched me deeply as a kid and made me believe that this is a hero I could root/support. It always angers me when people hash at this movie and not praise it as much as Mask of the Phantasm. While I will give Mask of the Phantasm all of the praise and thumbs up, but my definitive Batman Animated film will always be Batman & Mr. Freeze Subzero.

I love that the characters cried at Batman singing in that episode 🥹♥️ Anyway, I liked this movie/special. Not counting the red sky series and BB, it would’ve been a great send off for Mr. Freeze.

What's with Barbara's look at 9:51? Move dammit!

This reminds me why this will always be the best version of Mr. Freeze to me.

Happy Bat-May! Love you guys! This is SO cool! Can't wait For return of the Joker! BEST film.

@VALonYouTube

23 күн бұрын

🤩 Can't wait for ROTJ either.

I liked the ending of this movie

Its time to kick some ICE....!

@Matt-Rat

23 күн бұрын

Lol

I can’t wait for next week. I’ve wanted Walter to chat about that movie for years. That movie is my personal favorite in Batman TAS. The cast is phenomenal.

Hey, that song was in Freakazoid, too!

@6:29 It's the added subtle, but realistic details from just a few simple lines. That can just add a certain 'something' to a scene. Peace All

This was the first batman movie I have ever seen. I had thr vhs version and I always loved the cover. This is when I became a Mr Freeze fan.

I actually have this on vhs bought it three years ago along with Scooby Doo goes Hollywood and TTA : How i Spent my summer vacation.

Sub-Zero > Cold Comfort This is where Freeze's story should've ended. I've never seen him as a villain. Merely a tragic character whose only goal was to feel the warmth of his wife once again. Does it excuse what he did? No but you understand why he felt he had to.

I haven't seen SubZero but I seen the advertising.

This is my favorite animated Batman movie.

Awesome Review nostalgic 😊

@chasehedges6775

23 күн бұрын

💯💯💯

Can you also do a month for Superman: The Animated Series? And eventually Justice League/Unlimited?

Did you forget Mr. freeze shows up in Batman Beyond? Great episode too

Again, I totally respect your decision to end Bat May here. But if you change your mind, and decide to do Batman Beyond, I’m here for it.

Mr. freeze, in the snow was very COOL! His story in the show was quite CHILLING!!! 😂😂😂😂

I do remember hearing about this as a kid but I don't think I actually watched it until I was older.

So will you be going over some details about Batman Beyond itself alongside the movie or will it be just strictly following the movie?

I saw this movie long before Phantasm, so the lesser quality never bothered me. Instead, this is my favorite of the animated Batman movies. I really liked how Batgirl/Barbara featured prominently, especially with how little she featured in the original show. (Heck, one episode was bluntly titled "Batgirl Returns", seemingly to announce her appearance after a long hiatus.) For me, this was a great way to end the series, and is a fitting end to Mr. Freeze's arc. I'm not really a fan of The New Batman Adventures, in part because it undoes the bittersweet ending of this movie.

This is the first Batman animated movie that I watched and it's one of my favorites

Michael Aston is an amazing Mr. freeze I enjoy his character in my opinion is the main character of the movie? And Batman is there for the ride!

Has Walter played that Batman DLC with Mr Freeze?

@CipherRage-tp5ql

23 күн бұрын

That DLC wasn't so bad. Better than Harley Quinn's revenge. And it was a great homage to the original animated series.

I remember that when I was little, I liked the Batman and Robin movie, but for some reason my memories got mixed up, and I always imagined the end of this movie as if it were the end of the Live Action version, with Arnold Schwarzenegger with him frozen foot and all. I don't know why my memory plays these tricks on me, but it seems that THIS was the version of "Batman and Robin" with Mr. Freeze that I really enjoyed as a child 🤣 I have to watch it again someday

*The following are the musings of a Salty SEAGULL named EARL who just shows up in my posts whenever he feels like it!* [EARL the Salty SEAGULL:] "So nice to have this BAT MAY be BAT MAY AT THE MOVIES! SubZero is the Batman film with the more SERIOUS MR. FREEZE rather than Arnold's MR. ICE PUNZ (still I do enjoy his performance ironically as you can't have an ICE/COLD THEMED SUPERVILLAIN without the occasional ICE/COLD PUN)!"

If the idea was to include a villain from Batman and Robin, what did they feel about Poison Ivy?

My favorite Batman movie

One of my ALL TIME FAVORITE BATMAN MOVIES EVER. Also, I consider Batman Sub-Zero as the very end of Batman: The Animated Series

Damn, I didn’t know that Batgirl was that short

Sub Zero wins fatality

The thing about Mr. Freeze is that he wasn’t evil. He was a man who was doing what he could to save his wife. Granted, he doesn’t exactly go about it in the best way, but he is a sympathetic character with a noble cause.

I'm definitely looking forward to the Return of the Joker review. The movie has so many layers, more so thanks to the movies set in the DCAU in the more recent years, like Batman and Harley Queen and Justice League vs the Fatal Five, the former especially, since it DOES suggest it comes AFTER the flashback events in Return of the Joker and, not only that Barbara lies to Terry when she says they never found Harley's body, but also explains who the Dee Dee's grandfather is and how that got their acrobatics skills

First, he has polar bears, and he gets two chicks. 😁

I love this Batman animated movie!

Pretty much my take on it- not as solid as MotP but a solid 'finish' to the Freeze arc, and the best thing to result from Bat Credit Card. The problem with a villain driven by a sympathetic motive is once that motive is completed they have no reason to stick around, so contrivances need to be created to re-ignite it. Maybe they could have focused more on a parallel between Robin and Freeze here since the ultimate choice comes down between Nora's life and Barbara's, with Dick willing to fight just as hard as Freeze to save the one he loves, even risk crossing the no-kill line or losing Bruce's friendship in the process.

This is one I hope gets a 4k release

While I never saw this movie when it came out, I remember it because I confused it for a different Sub-Zero that came out around the same time (namely, the first Mortal Kombat game). It's also funny in hindsight that elements from "Batman: Arkham" would eventually see the light of day as plot beats in "Batman: Arkham Asylum:

@louisduarte8763

22 күн бұрын

The 1st Mortal Kombat game hit arcades in 1992. The newest MK game in '98 had to be 4. What else is funny is that now Warner Brothers publishes the latest Mortal Kombat games since Midway either folded or changed names to Netherrealm Studios (a bit fuzzy on the details).