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I'm sure there are purists who'll dis this, but I thought they got it right on this one. Where "Superman: Doomsday" was predictable and uninspired, this is intriguing and unique, and it oozes style. The character designs are rather basic, but they work here; Green Lantern feels like the center of the story, but all our favorites get their due. I recommend this movie whole heartedly, for adults and youth alike.
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JL New Frontier seemed liked it was a rushed project. It was very vague. No backround was given on the bad guy(s).
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This movie is not even close to being as good as the other Justice League movies or the series. The storyline was weak and so was the fighting. I was very disappointed.
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Lifeless, dull, boring and done before? If those words entice you then go ahead and buy this. Really this was just a bad idea that actually came out worse that I had thought it would. The original graphic novel is among the most overrated comics that I can recall. Its a tired, boring formula of going back reintroducing everyone in a different era with slight differences tossed in. Here you have literally no character development and just an empty headed mass villain mess for them to fight.
I do like the way they did Wonder Woman and the Martian Manhunter but other than that the other guys are the same more or less (read less). The voice overs are not very good and the choices (outside of WW and MM which are both great) are nothing to write home about.
They need to dig deeper and find better works to adapt or these direct to DVD movies will unfortunately die a quick death. They could have and should have done a lot better than this.
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If you're looking for this to tie in with the Cartoon Network show, you're going to be disappointed, though you do get a few JLU episodes as bonus. Don't buy it for that.
If you're looking to just watch the feature, well, the feature (i.e., New Frontier) is good, but it's not the star of this 2-disc set. The star here are the documentaries/tributes within the DVDs. Super Heroes United (disc 1) was fabulous, what with all the old writers and other substantial folks (like Stan Lee) commenting - this was the one that made it worth my money. There was a good history of the JL, going from the golden age through current era. It explains the reworking of the stories, went a little bit into some of the changes the characters underwent, but overall, it really focused on the Justice League(s). Awesome. The piece on the Legion of Doom and the tribute to New Frontier weren't as good but still quite interesting to watch.
The 3 JLU episodes (The Dark Heart, Task Force X, To Another Shore) are nice, but with the animation & voices (not to mention different time/era) being different, I'm not sure how it ties.
Anyway, if you're a fan of the Justice Leage, you'll enjoy this DVD set, but there's no telling how much you'll enjoy the actual feature.
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