DVD : Justice League - Justice on Trial

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Rating:

- Justice for All
From the creators of the Emmy-winning "Batman: TAS", the mightiest crime-fighting team of superheroes in the universe continues to battle against the forces of evil in "Justice League: Justice on Trial". In "In Blackest Night", the Justice League must prove Green Lantern's innocence in an alien court when he is framed for destroying an entire planet. In "The Enemy Below", the Justice League joins forces with Aquaman to stop his devious brother's plot to drown the planet Earth. "In Blackest Night' and "The Enemy Below" are two entertaining 2-part episodes of the first season of the Cartoon Network adventure series. Both episodes contain rousing comic book action, sharp animation and amusing storylines with some good emotional scenes. The characters are well developed and their interaction is fresh and dynamic. The voice cast includes Phil Lamarr (Samurai Jack), Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville), Carl Lumbly (Alias), Dennis Haysbert (24) and Kurtwood Smith (That 70's Show).

"Justice League: Justice on Trial" is a considerable improvement over the previous Justice League DVD. The episodes are presented in full screen format. The DVD contains a bright video transfer and a well-balanced 2.0 Dolby Digital sound. Its supplemental material includes episodes introductions with Producer/Director Bruce Timm, character bios with highlight video clips and the short "The Look of the League" featurette. With its nice picture quality and amusing extras, "Justice League: Justice on Trial" scores a pleasing "B".

Rating:

- Two adventures of epic scope
"Justice League: Justice on Trial" contains two two-part episodes (four total) of the "Justice League" animated superhero adventures. "In Blackest Night" is a two-parter in which the Green Lantern faces trial for a horrific crime. Is he innocent or guilty? And in the second two-parter, "The Enemy Below," a militant Aquaman comes into conflict with the members of the League.

Each tale is truly told on an epic scale: the first is interstellar in setting, the second spans the might of the earth's oceans. But the intimacy of the characters and of their interpersonal relationships is never lost on these grand stages. Each story is distinguished by intelligent writing, compelling visuals, exciting action, and superb vocal performances.

"Justice League" is one of the best manifestations of our enduring superhero mythos, and these episodes really deliver. I came away both thrilled by the stories and caring even more about these great characters.

Rating:

- BLOWS SUPERFRIENDS AWAY!
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Rating:

- Again... where's the widescreen?
Yes, it's a good show. But just like the first DVD, not only should it have had more extras (and more episodes), there's no good reason for them not to make the widescreen version available. These episodes were originally shown by Cartoon Network in widescreen format, so what's the deal?

I like Justice League, but I'm not buying another DVD until they do a decent job.

Rating:

- Good episodes but there should be more than 4 per disc
I have to say I agree with some of the other reviewers opinions.
There should be more episodes for what you're paying for.

The first one with Green Lantern on trial is the best one to watch. Jack Kirby's original design for the Manhunters were nice to see. Like Batman these should be available in season sets. I don't know if Justice League is still in production. Batman and Superman were terrific shows and Justice League raises the action adventure level a bit than the other shows. I can see where the characters are a bit more streamlined than usual to save costs.

It's still better than the Super Friends which I thought was too homogenized for my taste; even when I saw it as a youngster. I remember reading an article where the 70's Superfriends could not be called the Justice League because...get this..the word Justice implied violence...and they could not have our heros punching anyone out back in the 70's.

It seems so foolish to me back then all the press about violence in cartoons in the 70's and look what we saw in the 80's...G.I. Joe and Transformers. Their use of laser rifles and kung fu would not have gotten on the air in 1973 or 4 when Superfriends premiered.

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