DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010)

I'm not particularly familiar with The Spectre and I guess that's the point of these DC Showcases, an opportunity to become acquainted with lesser known heroes.With the neat voice talent of Gary Cole & Alyssa Milano this DC short gets to the point quick.It tells the story of a detective searching for a killer of a Hollywood actor, meanwhile the shadowy figure that is The Spectre is handing out his own brand of justice.Again not being familiar with The Spectre I didn't really know what to expect and have to say it has a real film noir feel about it. Combine that with his powers seeming somewhat overpowered and I'd be curious to see more.The Good:Good voice talentWell animatedThe Bad:Limited due to the time constraintsThings I Learnt From This Short:Gary Cole needs to do more voice work

Be warned the Specter is a character that is very dark for a child to watch so don't show them this short. The animation and voice acting are good but the story is just too much WTF did I just watch. In the story, the Specter kills someone by using his dummies against them, controlling a car and ramming it into them and turning money notes into paper cuts. It is an okay short.

This is another of these roughly 11-minute-long animated short films made by Warner Bros that came out 5 years ago. The director is Joaquim Dos Santos and his work here and also in the other showpieces lets me think that it would actually be nice if he got his own feature film at some point. The Spectre is a superhero who is relatively unknown and it would be equally nice if he got his own film at some point, maybe even live action. The story here is about a man who gets killed and The Spectre, who has the ability to breathe life into inanimate objects, takes revenge. First we think, it is because of a thing he has going on with the victim's daughter (voiced by Alyssa Milano), but then things move into another direction. The final plot twist elevates a fairly mediocre film to this point. Good writing here, although I still believe that he solved these cases far too quickly. Maybe one villain in the middle of the film would have been enough and instead some more elaboration on how he found out who was really behind it all. Still, that's just a minor criticism. The animation is pretty good and this is a decent film. I still believe "Jonah Hex" is the best of these, but "The Spectre" is maybe 3rd behind Superman as well, but better than Green Arrow and Catwoman. Recommended.

i really enjoyed this little gem which is included as a bonus on the Justice League:Crisis on Two Earths DVD:it's basically a sort of a film noir type mystery.it's only about 11 minutes or so,but it gives you a brief idea of who The Spectre is,if you're not already familiar with the character.this short film is a good way to introduce the character,and to gauge fan interest,as he is what could be considered a fringe character.i believe the character could probably do justice to a full length feature and hope that DC has that as one of their goals in the future.regardless,i really enjoyed seeing The Spectre on the screen,even briefly.for me,DC Showcase: The Spectre is an 8/10