This movie was an excellent portrayal of two of the world's greatest super-heroes -Superman and Batman. The Joker is short on money to fuel his criminal endeavors and strikes a deal with Lex Luthor that the Joker will get 1 billion dollars in exchange for a dead Man of Steel, how does he plan to kill the Big Blue Boy Scout, with 20 pounds of solid kryptonite stolen from a Gotham thrift shop ,meanwhile Bruce Wayne arrives in Metropolis stealing Lois Lane's heart. Obviously angering Superman. Later The Dark Knight warns The Man of Steel about the plot and Superman sees through cowl using his x-ray vision. However Batman gets even by placing a tracking device on Superman's cape discovering that Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same. Superman then closes in on the Joker in a radiation suit to block deadly kryptonite rays however the Clown Prince of Crime uses his signature acid to burn through it putting Superman in a death grip ,but right when things look bleak the Caped Crusader saves the day foiling the Joker. This does not please Luthor ,an impatient Luthor gives the Joker one last shot on the Man of Tomorrow's life. This time both the Man of Steel and the World's Greatest Detective close in on Joker and after a long battle the two save the day ,Lois figuring out Batman's secret identity part ways and Bruce Wayne heads back home to Gotham at sunset after saying goodbye to Clark the two admit they work well together despite their differing methods . THE END. Boom! A terrific end to a terrific story!

If you like the new version of Batman: The Animated Series or the Superman cartoon series, then both are teamed together in this TV made movie. The Joker (voiced by Star Wars' Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill) and Harley Quinn (Arleen Sorkin) have stolen a dragon statue made out of Kryptonite, Superman's weakness. Joker convinces the man who hates Superman most, Lex Luthor (The Shawshank Redemption's Clancy Brown) to join him in killing Superman. Batman/ Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) from Gotham City comes to Metropolis to catch The Joker before he does something to the city. He also unites with Superman/ Clark Kent (Timothy Daly) to help him. Also starring Dana Delany as Lois Lane. Batman was number 84, and Superman number 72 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Good!

Batman and Superman were stars of DC Comics' World's Finest comic book for years before DC got the brilliant idea of having them appear together as a team. Since then there have been several tales of the "first meeting" between these two classic super heroes. None of them matches the strength of this movie, which is one of the best full-length movie versions of either of the characters. As with all of the animated Batman shows, this is suitable for both kids and adults.

Being a fan of both Batman & Superman, I really wanted to see how they could possibly come up with a good, interesting, and exciting story between these two superheroes. Well, the writers were able to do just that. With two of the most famous superheroes joined together vs. two of the most infamous villains joined together. Batman & Superman vs. Lex Luthor & the Joker. The action and story are great, but one thing I really enjoyed in this movie that the writers did was that they really displayed the personalities of the characters very nicely and uniquely. Batman's way of fighting crime goes against the way Superman believes in upholding justice, while the Joker's crazy ways of breaking the law doesn't mixes well with the way Lex Luthor handles his illegal businesses. So this is more than an action movie, but a well written screenplay, bringing out the colorfulness and the fun into these classic characters as we get to see them finally interact with each other. This is a much better movie than what Hollywood has produced in the recent years. A must see for all Batman & Superman fans out there.