BATMAN-DARK PUNISHMENT

BATMAN:DARK PUNISHMENT-This film from Sledge Films Ltd. and Director Russ Diaper has Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher, bring His one man war on crime to the streets of Gotham City when He has a few old scores to settle in the crime ridden city. Problem is that Gotham already has Her own personal protector in the form of The Dark Knight. After taking down a few low level Goons The Punisher is surprised by the sudden appearance of Batman. Batman makes it quite clear that He doesn't need any help in the crimefighting biz and He wants Castle out of His city. It seems that Batman isn't the only one troubled by the arrival of the gun toting vigilante, The Joker has also gotten word and immediately orders an army of His flunkies to take Castle out. Will Batman be able to rid Gotham of The Punishers brand of bloody vengeance? Or will the Clown Prince Of Crime get to Him first? To find the answers to these questions and more check out this twenty minute slugfest for Yourself by clicking the link below. Let Me start the review by saying the concept of this film definitely works, but a good concept isn't necessarily everything. I can definitely see a BATMAN:DEAD END influence here due to the lack of actual story and overabundance of asswhoopin's. Yep, This one is pretty violent, featuring many toe to toe street style fights and gunplay. I felt like reaching for a bottle of aspirin just watching this thing. As far as MAJOR complaints I really don't have any, I know this film was meant to appeal to Fanboy's strictly so why not give em' what they want? As for things that needed work, a change of set to an Urban environment would have given this film a more dark and Gothic feel. You can tell that a majority of the film was filmed in a backyard and that's a far cry from the dark and dingy streets of Gotham City. The costumes in the film looked on the money. Punisher always looks good in His T-Shirt and Leather Jacket, and the Bat Suit in the film was a nice change, replacing rubber pecs and abs with spandex. The films Director (Russ Diaper) also stars as Batman in the film and does well as The Dark Knight, He's even got down the now trademark gruffy Bat voice. Stefan Richfield stars as The Punisher in the film and pulls it off being natural. Even though He didn't approach the character in the typical fashion (ultra dark and ultra brooding) He made it work as an everyday Man type of Punisher. One of My favorite parts in the film is the work of David Diaper who plays the Joker. Even though You only see His sinister smile and hear His creepy cackle Diaper stills gives You the heebee geebee's. So to sum up, not too shabby, and definitely worth checking out. Please click HERE to see the film, and to check out the films official website click HERE. If You;d like to check out a special behind the scenes loo at this film (which I found quite interesting) click HERE.