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This was probably the best adaptation to feature from a comic book story. Not only the story was very true to the original, but the art itself was also inspired by the comics. Darwyn Cooke assisted in the creation of the DVD, and the only thing that was missing from the story were subtle elements that were removed for the sake of length. Originally, the story was presented in a large multi-issue format, so a two-hour DVD could not have everything. I would definetly recommend this to fans of classic DC stories and to comic books fans. For Children, the action and subject matter may not be what is expected if they are used to watching other TV animation, but overall, it is a great classic superhero story. The special features on this set were detailed and gave a lot of background to the DVD. There is also a great Batman: Gotham Knight Preview as well. This is to be the prequel to the upcoming Dark Knight film.
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I thoroughly enjoyed recreated Justice League story and watched it over and over again. The all-star cast of voice actors, especially David Boreanaz, completely delivers. I was skeptical at first since I'm not too familiar with the silver-age, but New Frontier is my favorite direct-to-dvd feature (from DC or Marvel), thus far. Highly recomend!
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It's a bare-bones plot outline; not really a plot. It's almost like you're getting the highlights, because the scenes seem unrelated to each other. People come in, make cameos, and then disappear. No one really gets any screen time, including Bruce Timm's paramour Batman. Even Superman and Wonder Woman are barely in it and the Justice League is in it for literally a couple of minutes. Each hero is abruptly introduced (no back story) and then disappears.
The fight scenes are stiff-looking, as is the animation. While the character design is OK, and the graphic quality is alright, it doesn't look any better than a TV episode. I expected something more, especially since it has to prop up such a thin "lurking evil that we never see and is easily defeated" plot. There's actually more plot in the ending montage than anywhere else.
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I read great reviews about this and decided to go ahead and purchase it before watching, considering I'm a DC fan. The best part about this disk was the special features, which include an interesting history of DC. However, the movie itself was bad. It seemed to use mild profanity just to earn a PG-13 rating to attract an adult audience. I found the film to be quite childish, and, to be frank, cheesy. I thought it was a waste and maybe worth a rental just for the special features.
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As a HUGE fan of JLA, I was really excited when this came out. The fact that it was rated PG-13 gave me goosebumps because often I felt like JLA was meant for an older auidence and that the writers were holding back just a bit.
This movie had everything I hoped for: blood, plot, action, great dialogue, unanswered questions, some adult language, and everything in between. I found myself constantly pausing it to say "Wow!"
Immediately after it finished I wanted to watch it again. I feel like this is a movie that more adult than the JLA series could be but it still retains all the good stuff you loved before.
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