Batman and Harley Quinn 4K (2017) Ultra HD 2160p REMUX

Batman and Nightwing join with the Joker's ex, Harley Quinn, to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Plant-Master.

Batman and Harley Quinn 4K (2017) Ultra HD 2160p REMUX Review
Watching B&HQ on Warner's 2160p, HEVC/H.265-encoded UHD, you might be pardoned for thinking that you made a mistake and inserted the standard Blu-ray disc instead. There is no visible uptick in detail, which is hardly surprising given the minimalist style of the animation. (Contrast the busy style of LEGO Batman, where 4K/HDR adds texture and brings out minutia crammed into the overstuffed frame.) B&HQ's 4K image is a textbook demonstration that increased resolution doesn't automatically improve an image. There has to be something to resolve.

Nor is the UHD disc's HDR encoding a meaningful benefit. The palette is essentially the same as the standard Blu-ray's, and while colors may be a bit more refined, the HDR encoding isn't a revisionist take that adds "pop" where there wasn't any before. The same brighter colors that stood out against the muted backgrounds stand out just as much—and no more—on both formats. The greens of the Louisiana swamp are just as green. Poison Ivy's hair is just as red. The blues of Nightwing's costume are just as blue.

About the only noteworthy difference that I could see between the UHD image and the Blu-ray was the absence of even slight banding on the former. Whether this is due to the difference in format or to superior authoring of the UHD disc is something I can't judge. If you're someone who's distracted by even the slightest instance of banding, then I guess the UHD is worth the extra cash. Otherwise, it's a waste of money.

Harley Quinn & Batman is absolutely genius. It's the iconic Bruce Tim Batman Animated series paying tribute to the Adam West TV series. If you don't think this movie is hilarious then you are no DC animated films fan. This is one of my personal favorites because of the writing and dialogue. The humor is spot on and perfectly matched to Harley's sexy yet quirky persona. The scene in the Bat Mobile with Harley in the back seat asking Batman to pull over because she has diarrhea (from eating too many hot wings) and because he refuses, she lets rip the most disgusting farts on earth, is just laugh out loud hysterical. I was rolling on the floor when Nightwing almost gags and Batman tries to focus on discipline as Harley giggles in the back seat.

If DC could squeeze some of this humor into their live action films, then they could surpass MARVEL in popularity.

I must point out that this is not for kids and I would bet my life savings that all these haters giving this movie 1 star are not just new fans but young ones.

I grew up in the Adam West Batman series so I consider this to be an amazing addition to an amazing collection.

Lighten up people... stop judging and critiquing so much and take a chill pill. Enjoy the ride, stop focusing on your expectations and put some faith into the creative people that put this together while you sat on your couch playing video games and eating pizza pockets.