History Awesome / BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm

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** Shirley Walker's amazing soundtrack just adds to the scene's epicness through and through, the choirs especially.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgDpesd428 opening]] is purely awesome!
* The fact that Siskel and Ebert gave the movie "2 thumbs up" and -- almost -- gave them good reason to turn their backs on the AnimationAgeGhetto.
** Even more awesome this is the ONLY Batman film of the 80s/90s to get "2 thumbs up", yes that's right, this animated Batman film is the only Batman film that Roger Ebert liked until ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''. [[note]] Gene Siskel liked the first three, and hated Batman and Robin, and he said MOTP was just below the first in terms of quality[[/note]]
* Mark Hamill says that this movie was where he truly developed his repertoire of Joker laughs. A collection he used for nearly 20 years before stepping down from the role.

* Bruce running up the front of a motorcycle and punching the thug off in one smooth motion.

* The fact that Siskel and Ebert gave the movie "2 thumbs up" and -almost- gave them good reason to turn their backs on the AnimationAgeGhetto.

* The Joker tries to flee on a JetPack but Batman catches up with him and the two struggle in the air until they crash into the globe of the derelict World's Fair. The two survive, and [[spoiler:Andrea grabs the Joker to complete her revenge once and for all]]. At that very moment, the explosives the Joker planted everywhere in the fair blow up like hell on Earth, and the Joker utters perhaps his most epic EvilLaugh in the entire DCAU canon. [[spoiler:Andrea then [[SmokeOut smokes out]], taking the Joker with her]]. Batman falls in the sewers, is dragged away by the current and emerges far away into safety to contemplate the explosions.

* The Joker tries to flee on a JetPack but Batman catches up with him and the two struggle in the air until they crash into the globe of the derelict World's Fair. The two survive, and [[spoiler:Andrea grabs the Joker to complete her revenge once and for all]]. At that very moment, the explosives the Joker planted everywhere in the fair blow up like hell on Earth, and the Joker utters perhaps his most epic EvilLaugh in the entire DCAU canon. [[spoiler:Andrea then [[SmokeOut smokes out]], taking the Joker with her]]. Batman falls in the sewers, is dragged away by the current and emerges far away into safety to contemplate the explosions. Shirley Walker's amazing soundtrack just adds to the scene's epicness through and through, the choirs especially.

* The Joker tries to flee on a JetPack but Batman catches up with him and the two struggle in the air until they crash into the globe of the derelict World's Fair. The two survive, and [[spoiler:Andrea grabs the Joker to complete her revenge once and for all]]. At that very moment, the explosives the Joker planted everywhere in the fair blow up like hell on Earth, and the Joker utters perhaps his most epic EvilLaugh in the entire DCAU canon. [[spoiler:Andrea then [[SmokeOut smokes out]], taking the Joker with her]], and Batman falls in the sewers and suervives. Shirley Walker's amazing soundtrack just adds to the scene's epicness through and through, the choirs especially.

* The Joker tries to flee on a JetPack but Batman catches up with him and the two struggle in the air until they crash into the globe of the derelict World's Fair. The two survive, and [[spoiler:Andrea grabs the Joker to complete her revenge once and for all]]. At that very moment, the bombs the Joker planted everywhere explode like hell on Earth, and the Joker utters perhaps his most epic EvilLaugh in the entire DCAU canon.

** Even more awesome this is the ONLY Batman film of the 80s/90s to get "2 thumbs up", yes that's right, this animated Batman film is the only Batman film that Roger Ebert liked until ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' [[note]] Gene Siskel liked the first three, and hated Batman and Robin, and he said MOTP was just below the first in terms of quality[[/note]]

** Even more awesome this is the ONLY Batman film of the 80s/90s to get "2 thumbs up", yes that's right, this animated Batman film is the only Batman film that Roger Ebert liked until Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' [[note]] Gene Siskel liked the first three, and hated Batman and Robin, and he said MOTP was just below the first in terms of quality[[/note]]

* Mark Hamill says that this movie was where he truly developed his repertoire of Joker laughs. A collection he used for nearly 20 years before stepping down from the role after Arkham City.

* The final scene, pure and simple. Seeing Bruce stand on the building edge looking out into the night and knowing that he is and always will be Batman. Then the music swells up and the bat signal lights up the sky. Bob Kane's vision perfectly displayed.

** Even more awesome this is the ONLY Batman film of the 80s/90s to get "2 thumbs up", yes that's right, this animated Batman film is the only Batman film that Roger Ebert liked until TheDarkKnightTrilogy [[note]] Gene Siskel liked the first three, and hated Batman and Robin, and he said MOTP was just below the first in terms of quality[[/note]]

* Joker murdering his former boss, then taking on Batman and holding his own when the Phantasm arrives to kill him.

** Even more awesome this is the ONLY Batman film of the 80s/90s to get "2 thumbs up", yes that's right, this animated Batman film is the only Batman film that Roger Ebert liked until TheDarkKnightTrilogy [[note: Gene Siskel liked the first three, and hated Batman and Robin, and he said MOTP was just below the first in terms of quality]]

** Keep in mind the film was ''not'' previewed for critics before launch, a sign that the studio doesn't think much of them.

* Mark Hamill says that this movie was where he truly developed his repertoire of Joker laughs. A collection he used for nearly 20 years before stepping down from the role after Arkham City.

** Keep in mind the film was ''not'' previewed for critics before launch, a sign that the studio doesn't think much of them.

-->'''Alfred:''' ''([[NotSoStoic startled]])'' Dear... ''God''!

* The fact that Siskel and Ebert gave the movie "2 thumbs up" and -almost- gave them good reason to turn their backs on the AnimationAgeGhetto.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgDpesd428 opening]] is purely awesome!

* The final scene,pure and simple.Seeing Bruce stand on the building edge looking out into the night and knowing that He is and always will be Batman.Then the music swells up and the bat signal lights up the sky.Bob Kane's vision perfectly displayed.