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Justice League:Secrets Origins

Justice League:Secrets Origins

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Watered down garbage
Review: This is the premiere movie for the series of the same name. I would first point out that I have not watched the series, but, having been a fan of the animated Batman series and the JLA books, I decided to buy this without watching first. Big mistake. This movie is a clear case of what happens when people do a half-assed job of translating an excellent comic book to a show. First off, why is the Green Lantern so boring? He is a real jerk and he seems to have no imagination either. Why does he even have a ring that can do anything he can imagine if all he can imagine is a laser beam or a shield? A true waste. The characters of the other JLA-ers aren't too bad, although Batman becomes a lame characterization (as opposed to how he is portrayed in the superior series he is the star of) who delivers lines such as he does at the end of the movie. Superman, Wonder Woman and the crew decide to be the JLA and Batman says "I'm not much of a people person, but if you need help, and you will, I'll be there." This is the lamest way to show that Batman isn't quite sure what to think of the whole superhero thing. I think this bothers me the most because Batman is so complicated and here, he is so wooden. And the voice talent is awful. Wonder Woman sounds bored.
Overall, this is a piece of garbage. Hopefully, the show is better, but I think I will pass and watch something else.
Don't waste your time or money.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: FOR ONCE, PAN AND SCAN IS GOOD!
Review: Although I've always been an advocate of Widescreen over Pan and Scan, I have to side with P&S here. The cartoon network has created false widescreen by covering up the top and bottom of the picture on their re-runs of the show! It is not real widescreen and for once, Pan and Scan gives the whole picture ;)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: i like it ...
Review: the movie is good and tells how the group started...
the thing is they should bring out a lot of justice league
dvd's coz guys like me who like animations like this
just want to watch some more ...
i have my friends watch the disc with me and we we're
all asking for more...
just keep on making dvd's about justice league...
if your fans of batman, we think that he's sorry that he can't fly but in the end , he's still bad ass...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Much better than Superfriends
Review: This cartoon is much better than the superfriends for several reasons

1)The animation. The animators took alot more care into their artwork than Hanna-Barbera. I do however understand that technology wasn't as great 15-25 years ago.

2)All the characters had personalities. In the original show, all the heroes had the same character and it was boring.

3)No useless superheroes in this one. In "Justice League" fotunately we don't have to put up with a 13 year old boy who is dressed up as a signal flare with a weird mask around his eyes (why not sunglasses) who forgot to wear his pants every day, a guy who always joked around with fish, a bird who's only special superpower was to fly(unfortunately, his wife is in justice league, a guy who pretended to be asian(and Red Tornado as well) and wasted time by explaining his strategy, a indian who took 30 minutes to complete a 3 worded sentence, and most of all two teenagers, one that turned into a bucket of water all the time, and a monkey that only spoke one word.

In this show, all the characters have signifgant value, except for one nameless one who looks like a duck. It would also be great if they added on some other DC characters like Firestorm, Green Arrow, the Atom, Black Lightning, and Red Tornado. The cartoon so far is a smashing sucess and hopefully the episodes will continue.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Michael Rosenbaum voices the Flash...
Review: Do I need to say more? I guess if you don't know Michael Rosenbaum and his voice-over work you might need some explanation. He is great!

I recommend this for adults and kids alike.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good classic cartoon
Review: First I thought this was the Tv Series and in reality are a long feature made after the episodes which was shown on the 70's.

The feature has good animation and effects and a good plot.

The con is that there isn't any subtitle/caption.

I can belive that a studio so important as Warner Bros doesn't include a mere subtitles.

Yes I know that the cartoons are for younger audiences and the english level is too low.

Good and entertaining.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The New Justice League
Review: I really like the new version of the Justice League. Not like the old Superfriends I grew up watching. The stories were silly and not interesting. Then I have to remember the time frame inwhich the cartoon was showing, the '70's. Being an artist, the new version of JL is sharp, crisp and the 3D effect at the beginning of each show is awesome!! Plus each character has his and her own personality. The animation is great. I like it when there is an alien invasion as the main story. The characters have their jobs cut out for them. My only problem is why did they make Superman so weak?? I have been a superman fan for years and he is not as powerful as he has been in the past or in the comic books. I notice in the last several episodes of the Superman animated series on WB he did not wear the space suit in space nor under water, plus he seemed a little bit more stronger. Overall I think the whole concept of the new version of JL is great! I notice in the new generation of cartoons you start to see various ethnic groups were in the past you didn't. Thanks for making the Green Lantern an African-American. He fits the part beautifully!!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: The Inferior Justice League of The Universe
Review: For some reason, the word "America" is no longer good enough for the Justice league. It's as if they were ashamed to be associated with the USA. As for the "heroes". They are not, to say the least. The Martian Manhunter has for some unexplained reason, taken on the look, persona and powers of the Marvel hero The Vision. The Flash has been morphed into a sexist, immature jerk, John Stewart, the worst Green Lantern ever, has been chosen over the far superior Hal Jordan. Stewart's greatest failure, the story of his loss of a billion lives has been rewriten for him. If they can do that why don't they just rewrite Hal's story? What happened to the excellant Hal/Kyle composite from Superman Adventures? The angry & rightious, but recognizable Aquaman? He would have been preferable to the pirate version offered in a later episode. Wonder Woman? Arogant and imperious. Hawkgirl? I guess that's one way to force a balance of members. Replace the guys with their female counterparts. Maybe Supergirl should replace in for Superman, Batgirl for Batman? I'd rather stick with the originals. Though come to think of it the well done versions from the Superman and Batman shows would certainly be welcome to stop by on more then one occasion. As for this origin story. The villians were poor. Faceless blobs with the most ordinary scheme. It was sad the way they stole the Senator chracter from The X-Men. They should have adapted the original JLA origin instead. Mr.Timm has failed to capture the spirit of the excellant Batman and Superman Adventures. That of adapting the original work for a modern audience while remaining true to the source.It did look good, but simply lacked the true heroes, the original members reworked with depth and character. Instead we got a group of interglactic sad sacks. I would not recommend this to fans of the classic Justice League of America or anyone else.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not in Widescreen Format
Review: I originally rated this DVD "four stars," but the fact that it is presented in pan-and-scan rather than the original widescreen cablecast on the Cartoon Network changed my mind. I wonder if Warner Bros. will release another version in the future, just as they re-released BATMAN BEYOND: RETURN OF THE JOKER?

The story is solid, the tweaks on the character designs are interesting (even the enlongated ears on Batman's costume), and it is fun to see the animated version of the DC Universe expanded even further. If this story lacks the verve and wit of the animated Batman series, it nonetheless offers solid entertainment. Other animated series would do well to follow the model presented by the Timm-designed animated DC heroes.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Given time, Justice League will grow on you
Review: Nicely done! The colorful animation, Dolby Surround Sound, and clarity that can come only from a DVD make this a real treat. Very different from the awesome Batman and Batman Beyond works, but solid in its own right. I think the Justice League is more appropriate for youngsters than Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker.

One thing that makes team-based superhero movies (Justice League, X-Men) not quite as good as single or dual superhero movies (Superman, Batman, Batman and Robin) is that there just isn't time to develop the relationships between the characters and the characters' own personalities. Because there are so many characters competing for "scenes and dialog," there isn't enough time to do all the characters justice (no pun intended).

This movie was fine, but true enjoyment of this well done adaptation of DC Comics' counterpart to Marvel's "Avengers" will come from regularly tuning in to the series on TV. If the writers do their jobs, they will make Justice League appealing to both youngsters and older geeks, and tolerable for the youngsters' frazzled parents. The TV series should give the creators and writers enough time to do a good job blending lots of action and good animation with character development and interaction.

Think of other "team-based" series that have hit it big. From the original Star Trek and its newer offspring, to Friends, part of the enjoyment derived is watching relationships develop over time. Let's hope that the same will be said of Justice League two or three seasons from now.

One final thing: In the "old days," wasn't it HawkMAN?


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