DVD : Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition [Blu-ray]

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Rating:

- Big Fan...Big Disappointment
I grew up on the stories of DC and Marvel. I watched Superfriends as a kid (which wasn't really good until the Legion of Doom arrived). I read comics until my late 20's and then gave them up, just because the number of interweaving storylines in multiple different titles made it an expensive hobby. Now in my mid-30s with a son of my own, I have passed on my love of superheros. My 5 year old and I loved the Justice League (and Unlimited) series and were hugely disappointed when it was canceled (we now own all those DVDs). We had been waiting for something new to enjoy.

I have not read the New Frontier graphic novel that this DVD is based on, but I can tell you that this movie was a huge disappointment for several reasons.

#1 The plot made no sense and actually, was fairly boring. I understand from other reviewers that several things were cut out of the original novel. After reading the synopsis on the cover and seeing that the movie length was only 75 minutes, I was worried that this might be the case. "The Center" was never fully explained and left me with several questions what it's history was and on how such a powerful being was so easily destroyed.

#2 The characters were not fully developed. We never learn much about each characters past actions that lead up to the movie's events, except for GL, who we spend way too much time with.

#3 Most of the voices were okay, except for Batman, who I felt was completely miscast. I am fairly flexible with accepting different actors playing the same role, but this one did not work for me.

I highly recommend not buying this movie. Get the Justice League TV series instead (I wish they would bring that back).

The lesson I learned from this (I pre-ordered) is to wait to read reviews before purchasing.

Rating:

- Great Story
Awesome animation and storyline! For JL fans, this movie is worth watching again and again.

Rating:

- Justice League: The New Frontier
This retelling of the origin of the Justice League has been one of the best feature film from DC Comics that I have seen thus far. It's original and has many elements that make it a movie that I would watch more than once.

Rating:

- Up to my expectation
Another solid animated feature for DC Comics. I love this style of animated movie though I wish it would be longer. But the climax ending was exciting. Haven't got time to watch the 2nd disc yet but I'm sure it's great. Can't wait to see what they're trying to do with the upcoming Gotham Knight animated feature.

Rating:

- An Excellent Re-Telling
Justice League: The New Frontier is a retelling of a previous comic book storyline that took place in the DC universe. It is, essentially, a re-telling of the origins of a number of the key Justice League members as well as their first real 'test' as a team.

For once, this is a DC animated movie that is not focused primarily on Superman. There are a number of featured heroes, and the cast size is almost too big for the movie. Some heroes are not really examined, but they are viewable during the course of the adventure. The climactic battle at the end of the movie is a truly heroic moment and shines as one of the best animated tales to be released in recent times.

The voice-acting is well done. Of all of the talent featured, I found Lucy Lawless' performance as Wonder Woman to be the best of the 'featured' characters. There were no particularly flawed performances, though I still prefer Kevin Conroy's Batman to the one featured in New Frontier. The style of the animation is an amalgamation; you can still see the Justice League: Unlimited style buried beneath the Silver age renditions of the heroes. The combination works well and provides for some intense moments during the story.

On the whole, Justice League: The New Frontier is a fantastic movie. It is a rendition worthy of the finest that DC watchers could hope for and finds its place as a new standard for the DC animated universe to meet.

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