Catwoman

Well, well, color me impressed.

This 2011 short animated DC feature was actually surprisingly good. In fact, it was much better than I had hoped for.

I stumbled upon the 2011 "DC Showcase: Catwoman" here in 2022. Never having heard of it before, of course I opted to watch what writer Paul Dini and director Lauren Montgomery had to offer. And I was somewhat thrilled to watch this, as I have been reading the Catwoman comic books back in the 1990s, and just recently got back into the newer series.

The storyline told in "DC Showcase: Catwoman", despite it being limited to a mere 15 minutes, was actually surprisingly good. It was a fast paced story, but also one that still managed to take the audience on an adventure with good contents and lots of action.

The art and animation style in "DC Showcase: Catwoman" was good, and it definitely helped spruce up the overall impression of this 2011 animated short feature.

"DC Showcase: Catwoman" is definitely well-worth taking the time to sit down and watch, all 15 minutes of it, should you happen to get the chance to do so. I was genuinely entertained by this one, and also rather surprised with it.

My rating of "DC Showcase: Catwoman" lands on an eight out of ten stars.

I liked that it was more action then story because action is cool. Also cool that she didn't do anything evil this time. Its not confusing at all and I highly recommend it to anyone who like action stuff.

One of the best comic book adaptations I've ever seen- simply because it was made before Hollywood turned every female lead into a dull mary-sue.

And a mary-sue Catwoman ain't!

Sure, she kicks ass, but more importantly, she also gets her ass kicked too.

A great little self-contained story, filled with action, drama, humour, and the kind of writing that modern "writers" could- and SHOULD- learn a thing or two from.

The animation is slick, with Catwoman showing some great moves in the fight scenes, the voice acting is spot on, and there's not a second of fat or padding to be found- something sorely lacking in this day and age.

A well deserved 9/10.

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This DC showcase Catwoman short is dark, gritty and absolutely fantastic. Thank you Paul Dini once again, you are a master at your craft. I personally love this short and was totally impressed, I think I like it even more than the feature. I read a comment that this should be made into a Catwoman animated series and I for one would definitely watch that. I don't no how this is rated in the 6's on IMDb unless people are rating it a 1 because they expected something for little kids like Batman: Brave and the Bold. I actually think this is the best animated DC product since Batman: Under the Red Hood, and really hope they continue to make more in this style. Adult, Dark & Gritty, with some sweet action throughout (something Year One could've used a little bit more of in my opinion along with a new voice actor for Batman (sorry but Ben Mackensie from Dawson's Creek just doesn't cut it for me, personally if I couldn't get Kevin Conroy, I would look into getting someone like Crispin Freeman to voice Batman). OK back on topic, I'm going to comment on what the previous reviewer said about DC comics and the Catwoman short being sexist (LOL), OH No they showed Catwoman stripping partly (no nudity) in a strip club. It's rated PG-13, GET A LIFE. I swear you see a lot more degrading things watching Miley Cyrus or Lindsey Lohan.

Warner Brothers deliver yet another DC Showcase, this time about Catwoman who is by far the most well known of the hero choices thus far.

It tells the short story of Catwoman in pursuit of Rough Cut who appears to be smuggling more than just diamonds this time.

Fluid, action packed and well paced this is everything a short should be.

I'm a fan of Dushku but I question how much she was paid for this 14 minute short considering she speaks about 3 lines total!

Good stuff.

The Good:

Very well animated

Eliza Dushku

The Bad:

Very little dialogue yet has an expensive voice cast

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Kevin Michael Richardson needs to learn some new voices