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DVD Reviews
I love all these superhero cartoon movies that DC keeps
coming out with. This one is really good because it has so
many superheoes and villains in it.
The Justice League, of course, has Superman, Batman, Wonder
Woman and all your favorites. In this cartoon, they are
targeted by a band of criminals called the Legion of Doom.
Their leader wants to destroy most of the world so he can
rule it, so he tries to get the JLA out of the way first.
There is some great stuff with Batman versus the other
heroes, especially toward the end of the show. There is a
lot of action as well as character stuff. The voices are
done well by many fine actors that you will recognize,
especially from science fiction shows.
There aren't many extras, unfortunately. There is quite a
long preview of the next animated movie, "Superman Vs. The
Elite", which is a darker comic movie than we're used to
seeing. There's also trailers for some other animated
movies. It looks like the blu-ray version has a lot more
extras on it.
More Information:
Enemies at every turn... executing a plan conceived from
within
Get ready for the next all-new DC Universe animated original
movie
JUSTICE LEAGUE: DOOM
Coming February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video
Primetime TV stars & Justice League cartoon alums fill
stellar voice cast led by Nathan Fillion, Tim Daly and
Michael Rosenbaum; available as blu-ray combo pack & DVD
BURBANK, CA (Dec 12, 2011) – Earth’s greatest super heroes
face foes on all fronts – using a plan initiated from within
– in the all-new Justice League: Doom, the next entry in the
popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original
Movies. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and
Warner Bros. Animation, the all-new, PG-13 rated film
arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™
Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP), On Demand and
for Download. Both the Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and DVD will
include an UltraViiolet™ Digital Copy,
Justice League: Doom finds Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash,
Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Batman on their
heels when a team of super villains discover and implement
the Dark Knight’s “contingency plans” for stopping any rogue
Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waid’s
much-heralded “JLA: Tower of Babel.”
Primetime television stars Nathan Fillion (Castle) and Tim
Daly (Private Practice), the reigning voices of Green
Lantern and Superman, respectively, join a group of eight
actors reprising their famed Justice League cartoon roles.
Fillion made his debut as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan in the
recent Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, and took his initial
DC Universe movie bow as the voice of Steve Trevor in the
2008 hit Wonder Woman. Daly originated his role as
Superman’s voice in the landmark cartoon, Superman: The
Animated Series. He has reprised the role in two DC Universe
films: the 2009 extravaganza Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
and the 2010 thriller Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
The grand reunion of actors who provided the voices of the
Justice League for the cartoon of the same name and its
follow-up, Justice League Unlimited, includes Kevin Conroy
(Batman: The Animated Series) as Batman, Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville,
Breaking In) as Flash, Susan Eisenberg (Superman/Batman:
Apocalypse) as Wonder Woman and Carl Lumbly (Alias) as J’onn
J’onzz/Martian Manhunter. Bumper Robinson (A Different
World, Transformers: Animated) joins the cast as Cyborg.
The Justice League faces two sets of villainous teams in the
film – The Royal Flush Gang and a sextet of notable
evildoers. The latter group includes three voice acting
alumni of the Justice League animated series: Phil Morris (Smallville,
Seinfeld) as Vandal Savage, Olivia d’Abo (The Wonder Years)
as Star Sapphire, and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Mirror
Master. Also opposing our heroes are Carlos Alazraqui (Reno
911) as Bane, Paul Blackthorne (The Dresden Files) as
Metallo, and Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate SG-1) as
Cheetah.
David Kaufman (Danny Phantom) also reprises his Justice
League role of Jimmy Olsen.
The film is executive produced by Bruce Timm (Batman: Year
One), and directed by Lauren Montgomery (Batman: Year One),
who is also credited as producer alongside Alan Burnett
(Batman: The Animated Series). Justice League: Doom is the
final DC Universe film script from the late Dwayne McDuffie
(All-Star Superman, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths),
who passed away in February 2011. Casting and dialogue
direction is once again in the capable hands of Andrea
Romano (Batman: Year One, Justice League).
“Justice League: Doom has all the classic ingredients of a
great super hero film – a cavalcade of dynamic villains,
internal strife amongst our heroes, treacherous twists and
turns, and a cast that brings together some of today’s
popular primetime television actors with many of the fans’
favorite voices from the original series,” said Hersin
Magante, Warner Home Video Marketing Director, Family &
Animation. “I think fans will embrace Dwayne’s McDuffie’s
final DCU script, particularly as it has been nuanced by
Bruce Timm and the Warner Bros. Animation team. Warner Home
Video is proud to distribute Justice League: Doom as the
next DC Universe Animated Original Movie.”
Justice League: Doom Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack has 3 hours of
exciting content, including:
Standard and high definition versions of the feature film
UltraViiolet™ Digital Copy,
Sneak Peak at Superman vs. The Elite, the next DC Universe
Animated Original Movie
Featurette – “A Legion of One: The Dwayne McDuffie Story” –
The skilled writer penned some of the best stories which
consistently entertained fans. From his early writing career
to adapting the popular work of All-Star Superman, this is
the story of Dwayne McDuffie, as told by his family and
friends.
Featurette – “Guarding the Balance: Batman and the JLA” –
Everyone has a weakness and so do superheroes, yet when they
go rogue, their power can topple more than a few egos, they
can shatter worlds. The Justice League is the most powerful
organization of superheroes on the planet, but what if the
Justice League went rogue, and decided to use their power
for harm?
Mini-featurette – “Their Time Has Come: Cyborg and the DC
Universe’s New Diversity” – 2011 will go down in DC Comics
storied history as a year when a rich diversity of
characters were re-introduced into the spotlight alongside
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. One of the most
celebrated of the re-imagined characters is Cyborg, who
became the new Man of Steel in Geoff Johns’ altered universe
storyline, Flashpoint.
Creative team commentary
Two bonus episodes from the Justice League animated series
handpicked by Bruce Timm: Wild Cards, Part 1 and 2, written
by Stan Berkowitz and Dwayne McDuffie
Digital Comic
About Warner Premiere:
Warner Premiere, part of Warner Bros. Entertainment,
specializes in the development and production of both
features and digital content for home entertainment
platforms. Past projects include Another Cinderella Story,
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Batman: Under the Red
Hood, as well as the digital series Watchmen Motion Comics.
Warner Premiere is at the creative forefront in the
made-for-home entertainment marketplace, producing
properties that exemplify the commitment to story,
production and brand equity for which Warner Bros. is known.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner
Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution,
interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD
production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses
in order to maximize current and next-generation
distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global
distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through
and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and
online channels, and is also a significant worldwide
publisher for both internal and third party videogame
titles.
About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman,
Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.),
Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative
division charged with strategically integrating across
Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in
concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its
stories and characters across all media, including but not
limited to film, television, consumer products, home
entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands
of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC
Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of
comics in the world.
BATMAN and all related characters and elements are
trademarks of and (c) DC Comics. (s11)
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers
of animation in the entertainment industry, with an
innovative and talent-rich roster boasting some of the most
accomplished writers, producers and artists working today.
The studio is on the cutting edge of animation technology
and has both CG and traditionally animated projects in
current production and development. For TV, WBA produces
series such as Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The
Looney Tunes Show, MAD, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated,
ThunderCats and Young Justice, for Cartoon Network. WBA will
also produce series and additional original content for
Cartoon Network's multiplatform branded DC Nation
programming block, which debuts in 2012. In addition to TV
series, WBA produces theatrically released CG cartoon shorts
featuring iconic Looney Tunes characters, rendered in
stereoscopic 3D. The first three shorts premiered in 2010;
the most recent short - I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat - was
released in November 2011; and two additional cartoons will
debut in 2012. WBA also creates the highly successful series
of DC Universe Original Animated Movies for DVD. Producing
for multiple platforms including TV, digital and home
entertainment both domestically and internationally, WBA is
highly respected for its creative and technical excellence,
as well as for maintaining the Studio's rich cartoon
heritage. It is also the home of the iconic animated
characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney
Tunes libraries. One of the most-honored animation studios
in history, WBA has been honored with six Academy Awards(r),
35 Emmy(r) Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an
Environmental Media Award, a Parents' Choice Award, the
HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards
(honoring excellence in animation).
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