Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013 · 99 min · Not rated · 6.8/10 on IMDb
documentary
THE JOKER, LEX LUTHOR, CATWOMAN, DOOMSDAY, BANE. What makes them so thrillingly watchable? So terribly wonderful? So extremely vital to our super heroes and their worlds? This new feature-length documentary explores these questions across seven decades of DC Comics' hallowed Rogues' Gallery of infamous evildoers. Narrated by esteemed film villain Christopher Lee,examines the tortured psyches of your favorite animation, comic book, game, TV and feature film baddies both from the past and into the future against the backdrop of culture, history and society. Insights from famed creators and storytellers, including Zack Snyder, Guillermo del Toro, Jim Lee, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, shine a fascinating light on those malevolent, charismatic characters who thrive in the dark.
Directors: Scott Devine, J.M. Kenny, Actors: Christopher Lee, Neal Adams, Brian Azzarello, Claudia Black, Ed Boon, Clancy Brown, Brian Buccellato, Alan Burnett, Kevin Conroy, Tony S. Daniel
USA
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Atlantic-21
- BLU-RAY (warner)