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Surprisingly good -  - Its not what u have to expect after years of batman, superman, justice league. But if u can get past that fact then its surprisingly good.
Great adaptation, could be longer -  - Justice League - The New Frontier is an adaptation of the award-winning comic series by Darwyn Cooke. It retells the origin of the Justice League against the backdrop of the 1950s cold war and McCarthyism. A new generation of heroes must come together to defeat an approaching alien threat known as 'The Centre'.
This is a very good entry in DC's new Original Animated Movies series. Like any adaptation some scenes have been trimmed and others tweaked to streamline the narrative, but the result stays true to Cooke's original series and packs in lots of drama and action. The animation is excellent - it really helps that Cooke's original art style translates very well to the screen, and stylistically the piece nails the period look its going for. Definitely some of the best animation yet to come out of the DC line, which has been consistently high in quality. The voice cast is an ensemble of animation veterans and celebrities like Lucy Lawless (who else would you get for Wonder Woman?) and David Boreanaz (Hal Jordan).
If there's one complaint, and this applies to every Direct-to-DVD release in both the DC and Marvel lines, it's that the film could stand to be longer. The story is very tightly paced at 75 minutes, and sometimes it jumps rapidly between multiple scenes and characters. There are multiple plot threads that run through this film - from the establishing of Superman and Batman to origin stories for Martian Manhunter and Green Lantern. The Flash feels somewhat shortchanged (if you haven't read the graphic novel, it's not made clear until the end that he's still a relative unknown), and Wonder Woman's role could be defined as small but vital. Aquaman's cameo at the end seems to come from nowhere until you realize the film is about setting up the Silver Age of DC comic history.
If all that seems a bit confusing, the film definitely comes together nicely in the end, and I've gained more appreciation for it on repeated viewings. The single-disc DVD comes with two commentaries (one from the creative staff, one from Darwyn Cooke) and both are very informative. There is also a strong documentary on Justice League history, and combined these make for a strong set of bonus features. There is also a 2-disc set that packs in episodes from the Justice League Unlimited - Season One (DC Comics Classic Collection) series, but most of the best stuff is here. Highly recommended.
Bold new style! - - This was really entertaining story and I love every bit of it. Iy was made in a completely new style from the Justice league unlimited style which was a nice change of pace. The voice actors were really good and I liked the early 1940s-1950s era look of things. It was also cool that other characters (like the Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter) were given the center stage instead of being given the second tier treatment behind superman and batman,who were given cool secondary roles this time around.
The DVD extras were also good.
Justice League-No New Frontier here. -  - If you are a fan of any of the overall superbly done "animated" series of the DC universe; Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, as well as the Batman and Superman animated series, you may be very disappointed in this fare...which is a sub standard adaptation.
As a previous reviewer P. Soliman so aptly put it, this should have been titled; "The New Green Lantern & The Flash movie" NOT "Justice League"
I would go even further and suggest that the overall story and concepts are so overly derivative and contrived the word "New" should not appear anywhere near the title.
The attempts at a 'retro' JLA almost works at best. If you are any sort of a DC universe fan, this is exactly the sort of movie one really, really wants to like...but they give us so little to work with. The story line is very uneven and sloppy. The story plods along and then aggravatingly falls apart just when starts to be -or could- be interesting.
Again and again, potentially interesting character and plot developments are glossed over and merely presented as if to fulfill some check mark on a list of obligatory and formulaic story devices. Even then, nothing is really explored let alone utilized to carry the story forward.
The result is the story and its pace (and dialog) often comes off as wooden and contrived. Many of the Silver Age characters appear to be thrown in simply to be seen...check! The big fight scene finale is so poorly paced it would be laughable if it were not such a depressing waste.
This is the sort of movie that had every thing needed to be a great movie, but the producers could not decide on what they wanted to do with it, or where they wanted to go with. So...they threw in everything that they could possibly work in and manage to accomplish 'much ado about nothing'.
Despite some people's glowing reviews, ask yourself; why was this released as a 'direct to DVD' production only? If it appeals to you, great...it does have its moments. I would strongly recommend anyone who thinks that they may be interested in this JL adaptation to rent it first, before buying it...or wait-it won't be long before this is in the huge 'discount bargain bin' at a Wal-Mart near you.
If you want retro that has the quaint and corny charm, watching the old Filmation series of the JLA will do a much better job-they didn't try so hard to do so much in so little time.
good but nothing new - - first off i really liked this movie, it is a really solid telling of the justice league begining. however, if you are familiar with the justice league, have seen justice league the animated show, or are an avid comic book fan, chances are you're familiar with the characters and the stories. it's inspirational towards the end with some good leadership speeches, but again, been there. i'd say it's very much worth watching but i wouldn't buy it.
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