DVD : Justice League - The New Frontier (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

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Rating:

- I had hoped for better
I threw the DVD in the trash after watching it. I don't understand why they feel the need to make superhero cartoons that are completely inappropriate for children. The movie opens with a man shooting himself in the head, and then moves on to one of the to-be heroes killing what looks like a child soldier at close range. I'm all for intelligent plot lines aimed at a wider audience, however, you would think that the billions of dollars made by the Pixar films over the last decade or so would have convinced film makers that this can be done without making the movies inappropriate for kids.

Rating:

- Too violent for a kids movie
I'm 25 and I found it pretty entertaining in a comic-book fan since, but the opening scene has a guy shoot himself in the face. What! whats the rateing? I bought it for my little brother, I'm glad I watched it first. The opening scene is just weirdly violent. The rest is alright, but it does get a bit violent again here and there. Great Movie, but not for little kids.

Rating:

- Perfect comic book adaptation - one of DC's best produced DVDs
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.

Rating:

- "Outstanding!"
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!

Rating:

- Cliff-Notes Justice League
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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