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(who was also actively involved in this production). Do these idiots also buy Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, Superman: Red Son, Marvel Knights, The Ultimates and other mature comics for their children and then complain how inappropriate they are. I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I do. Here's hoping for an eventual "director's cut" with added material.
Seeing Superman look as if he could be the same Superman from the Fleischer cartoons and Batman appearing as if he leaped from the pages of Bob Kane's original comics is just beyond cool. First off, the animation is very rich and picturesque. 2008 is definitely the year of the comic book film. still manage to capture the essence of the piece in a limited running time. It's all complimented by an uplifting, sweeping score that fits the source material like a brightly colored glove. You have to remember that they're voicing the Golden/Silver Age versions of these characters, and they absolutely NAIL it.
Even though it was necessary to excise much of the story because of time constraints, Bruce Timm and co. Or maybe these are the very same ignorant wastes of flesh who took their children to see The Dark Knight (best film of the year) and then proceeded to moan and bellow about how dark and gritty the film is and call Heath's Joker "Satanic". It makes an excellent companion piece to the award winning graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke. Definitely well above your Saturday morning quality. Lucy Lawless, Neil Patrick Harris, Miguel Ferrer, Brooke Shields, David Boreanaz, etc. Do yourself and every other comics fan a favor by supporting quality productions such as this. Let me start off by saying this film is PURE JOY for silver age comic fans. The 2 disc DVD also includes some very worthwhile extras such as featurettes on the Justice League's history, the Legion of Doom, and commentary by the filmmakers and Darwyn Cooke.
also do exceptional work in bringing their characters to life. Kyle MacLachlan is perfect as this era's Superman. Still, the animators make great use of what they have and the running time is only a minor complaint. The retro/Golden Age/Silver Age character designs are breathtaking. No offense to Kyle Rayner or John Stewart, but as we all know Hal Jordan is THE Green Lantern. It's not hard to get excited while watching your favorite DC heroes with all their classic retro glory featured in a mature/intelligent/emotionally gripping story.
And just like the graphic novel on which it's based, this IS intended for older audiences so don't start whining if you buy this DVD for little 5 year old Timmy. In fact, the length is my only real complaint. In conclusion, this is a superb film and excellent adaptation of Darwyn Cooke's modern classic. I wonder if these automatons somehow think that the film would be appropriate for their small child just because it has Batman, Superman and other heroes on the cover. So of course just disregard any negative rating that uses the PG-13 content as a basis for their opinion, Amazon's overall rating for this movie would definitely be higher.
I prefer these designs to those in the Justice League/Justice League Unlimited cartoons. LMFAO. It's great to finally see Hal Jordan given some animated justice as a deep, compelling character. Jeremy Sisto also puts in a first-rate performance as Bob Kane's Batman, it's a complete 180 from Kevin Conroy and that's exactly what this version of the character needs.
As I've said, I do enjoy nearly everything about this film. Looking at some of the 1 star "reviews" on this page, I see far too many pathetic morons/incompetent parents who bought this film for their 5 year olds without looking at the PG-13 rating and descriptors. As for the voice acting, the surprising choice of actors do a very inspired job. There's no reason why Warner should not approve a larger budget for these fine DC Universe titles.
A lengthier running time than 70 minutes should be common sense when adapting an epic yarn such as The New Frontier. This film succeeds in impacting the viewer on an emotional level, there's more than a few tear jerking moments for DC comics fans in this personal/engaging story. The New Frontier is one of the best depictions of this character in all of comics and likewise with the film adaptation. Do they let their children watch HBO's Spawn animated series or CN's Adult Swim and then endlessly bitch about how explicit the programs are for their kids.
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