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Summary: One star off for Pan Scaning
Review: I saw this on Cartoon network it was great. It was way better than the Superfriends were. This is the Superfriends with everything bad taken out and everything good left in. This show has a great plot. Need visuals and tons of action. All and all a very good film. I only take a star off because this was filmed and it premired on Cartoon Network in widescreen. This DVD is presented in fullscreen. This makes no sense. If they wanted it in fullscreen why didn't they film it in fullscreen. All and all this is really bad. I won't buy this until it is released in widscreen.
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Summary: NOT AS GOOD AS THE BATMAN SERIES, BUT NOT BAD...
Review: I've heard it said that the first three episodes in this series (which make up the feature on this DVD) were also the weakest, but I've seen 'em all now, and I have to say that the premiere is the only one I care to own, largely because you get a good dose of Batman, who figures less prominently in the rest of the series. Better than Batman Beyond, not as good as The Batman Superman Movie.
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Summary: A FLOCK OF HEROES
Review: "JUSTICE LEAGUE" stars Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Green Lantern, the Flash, Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl. Not bad, eh? In "Secret Origins" the first of what seems likely a series of planned Justice League movies, the superheroes team up to help Martian Manhunter who comes to earth to warn of an impending alien invasion. Great fun and great action with much better than expected animation from the same creative team that juiced up "The New Batman/Superman Adventures." Extras include a DVD-ROM link to web sites and online events.
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Summary: Not your father's Superfriends.....I mean Justice League
Review: After the success of its Batman, Superman, and Batman Beyond cartoons, it was only a matter of time before Bruce Timm and the rest of the Warner Brothers animated unit tackled the DC superhero team known as the Justice League. Created for the Cartoon Network, this DVD covers the hour-long premiere episode which introduces the superteam. In order to protect Earth from an alien invasion, Batman, Superman and new ally Martian Manhunter must enlist the help of some of their fellow crimefighters to stave off the threat. But can the heroes mesh their rather different personalities in time to work as a team before it's too late? Despite having to juggle 7 main characters, JUSTICE LEAGUE proves to be another feather in Warner Brothers' cap. As always, the animation is especially vivid and the voice acting is solid. By now, Kevin Conroy can voice Batman in his sleep, but he still turns in a definitive turn in the role. Michael Rosenbaum (aka Lex Luthor in TV's SMALLVILLE) is fun as the smart-alecky Flash. Carl Lumbley (Jennifer Garner's agent partner on TV's ALIAS) is appropriately enigmatic as the Martian Manhunter. Obviously, because of the more globe-trotting/space-hopping nature of the series, this series is a tad brighter in tone from BATMAN:THE ANIMATED SERIES. But Timm and Co. never talks down to the audience. As a result, we get a series that provides solid entertainment. Despite the rather skimpy DVD features, this is definitely something for the comic-book hero fan to enjoy. Definitely recommended.
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Summary: What happened to widescreen?
Review: Justice League has been airing on Cartoon Network two or three times a week, and one of those has always been widescreen. So what were they thinking in not putting the widscreen version on the DVD? I bet they could even fit both versions (widescreen and standard) on one side of the disc, especially considering all the other extras that they didn't bother including. I was especially surprised that there was no Bruce Timm interview like on the other Batman-related DVDs that have come out recently.
...it's a great show, but the DVD leaves much to be desired.
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Summary: Good show in general, DVD has no extras
Review: In general, I love Bruce Timm's rendition of the DC comics characters, but for some reason in this new series, he decided
to severely weaken Superman, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter and greatly strengthened Batman and Wonder Woman (Since when is Wonder Woman as strong as Superman and can fly...?). Superman seems to get knocked out by just about anything more powerful than a 9 volt battery, and there's never a mention of his super speed, which they showed in a Superman episode featuring the Flash that they were just about equal. They did make the Flash a little tougher than they did in his premiere on Superman, but he still is not using all of his vibration/molecular control powers. Here's a hint... they ALL don't have to be the same power level!!! As far as the DVD itself, I was hoping it would at least have interviews with the cast, but it had nothing special whatsoever.
If you're looking for more than just the premeire episode, this isn't the DVD for you. If you're a fan boy like me, you have to get it anyway! :)
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Summary: Great retelling of the origin of the JLA
Review: Put together by the same animators who brought us Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series over the past decade. Justice League is every bit as beautifully animated as its predecessors. The simple, clean style is what makes it work. The best thing about Justice League is its double entendre. The humor, plot and action can be appreciated by an adult viewer, while say, a three to six-year-old enjoys just watching the good guys beat up the bad! These versions of the Justice League, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, J'onn J'onzz, Hawkgirl, and the Flash, differ quite a bit from their comic book versions but the essence of each character has been maintained. Kevin Conroy's familiar voice serves as Batman and the other six Leaguers are new voice talents, although I recognize some of them from other bit parts in the Batman and Superman animated series. The DVD version of Justice League doesn't have much in the way of special features, but it's priced appropriately. I enjoy it anyway for the enhanced sound over our stereo system. Gives the show the cinematic effect it deserves!
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Summary: Justice League versus Avengers: Which was better??
Review: Well, definitely in this case, the Justice League was a much better animated show than the crappy Avengers that was released several years ago on Fox network. Now, I'm not saying that the Justice League has been perfect, but it does have potential as writers smooth out the cast. It definitely has a nice mix of personalities and choices for its characters. I'm pretty sure I've seen so many detractors of why Hawkgirl was included before the show who turned completely around after seeing her no nonsense attitude after the show's debut. And it's always a jewel for me that the team's got a Green Lantern who has always been my favorite book and hero no matter who wears the ring. I'd rate the show a 4 star show. It's good and has potential to be better, but I'm only giving the dvd a 3 star rating cause like always, the WB puts out a very low key dvd. Not much extras are ever included in the animated releases. I'm just thankful they released the Justice League before the original prints deteriorated over time. It's kinda sad to watch the Batman/Superman animated movie and see it in the poor quality shape it's in now on dvd. They could've tooked the time to remaster it as I'd be willing to pay a few extras bucks for a copy that was brighter and clearer than the one they just released. Well, here's hoping the rest of the JL series episodes come out soon before the start to rot.
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Summary: Good animation and character interaction but...
Review: As the ads for the original comic book said, Just Imagine! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and more on one team. Well, actually as a child of 1970s, I can imagine it quite easily. On TV, it was called The Superfriends. But in the comics, these heroes were The Justice League. Now, they are back! This DVD is the first three episodes of a new cartoon series which at the moment isn't being shown in my country of Canada. First the good, the cartoon is exciting. It's a fast-moving plot -- which as others have stated owes a debt to Wells's War of the Worlds (as well as some Justice League comic books, where the invaders were White Martians and Apellaxians.) For an action-driven movie, the character interplay is very good. Flash is an impulsive joker, Green Lantern a military type, Hawkgirl a fierce warrior. Relatively simple characterization but they blend fairly well. And I like the composition of the team. With several Green Lanterns to choose from, they picked John Stewart. I see that a former reviewer complained about this. Well, essentially, GL is just a name and a power. So, why not pick the black (or African American, as Americans say) one? The same with Hawkgirl? I really don't see the big deal here. It makes sense. After all, Kryptonians and Thanagarians and Martians --- well, that really isn't diversity. My problems? Well, the plot is a bit thin. I think this comes from being a "widescreen" (well, full frame in this case) epic battle. But the bigger problem? I know who John Stewart is (originally a social activist with a chip on his shoulder, and an architect). I know who the Wally West Flash is. But I doubt the non-comics reader does. Sure, the DVD has a character bio section. But I think with newcomer Wonder Woman, someone could have given her a brief description of the heroes. It's called Secret Origins, but really, the only origin we get is J'Onn J'Onnz's origin. I'm not even sure anyone ever calls Green Lantern by his superhero name once. But if their names don't come through, their characters do. Much more sharply than they did on the old Superfriends. Still... my biggest problem? That it doesn't contain all those cool adventures I've been hearing about? Manhunters? The Injustice Gang? A Pseudo-Earth 2? Metamorpho? Bring them on!
Oh, and as for the person who said this was DC's answer to the X-Men? Well, the Justice League came first.
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Summary: A Great Episode, a poor DVD
Review: All the mastery of the animated series of "Batman", "Superman", and "Batman Beyond" has been brought to life in this latest DC animated incarnation: "Justice League". The superior fusion of writing and animation, of action and character, of fanboy-pleasing and newcomer sensitivity remain as good as ever. One would not even suspect the creators' initial apprehension of approaching such a grand project as representing a whole team of classic heroes for a new audience of potential fans (as well as those who were raised on the "SuperFriends").
With such praise and self-evident merit, it is disappointing that Warner Bros. would opt to employ their traditional, minimalistic philosophy in the DVD format. The "special" features are NOT, the "languages" are in fact singular, and only the pilot episode is presented, as compared to the earlier DVD release "Batman Beyond: The Movie", which included four (4) other episodes from the first season besides the pilot.
Bottom line: I hope that something better comes along.
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