Comic Book Superhero Store - Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition [Blu-ray]

	List Price: $29.99 Our Price: $19.95 Your Save: $ 10.04 ( 33% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Starring: Phil Morris, Neil Patrick Harris, Lucy Lawless, Miguel Ferrer, David Boreanaz Directed By: Dave Bullock
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray EAN: 0085391171645 Format: Animated Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 0 Release Date: 2008-02-26 Running Time: 75 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 2008-02-26
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Editorial Reviews: Inspired by the best-selling graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke and produced by the multiple Emmy® award winning animation legend, Bruce Timm, The New Frontier is the epic tale of the founding of the Justice League. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are all here of course, and so are Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Flash - whose incredible origins will be told for the very first time. Strangers at first, these very different heroes must overcome fear and suspicion to forge an alliance against a monster so formidable, even the mighty Superman can not stop it. If they fail, our entire planet will be "cleansed" of humanity.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Old School Justice League Comment: If you were born in the 70's and you are a comic fan then this is a must see for you! Unfortunately this Justice League is not the same with the JLU. This is for old school fans. I cant get used to Batmans costume, he looks like the one in the Scooby doo show! I gave it 3 * because of the nice visuals and some good extras. Customer Rating: Summary: Potentially great if it weren't for that stupid, stupid plot Comment: There's a lot to like about Justice League: The New Frontier, but I'm afraid all of that is counterbalanced by one of the silliest stories I've ever seen in animation. Set mostly in the 50s and featuring the DC hero fashion of that period the paranoid US government have blackballed all superheroes, claiming that they have something to hide beside their identities and dismiss them as Commies. The Flash is even ridiculed because of his RED costume. But soon they will have to come together again to fight a common enemy when (and I'm not kidding) a large floating, living island of dinosaurs called The Center plans to wipe out humanity. I've read hundreds of comic books in my life and that is seriously the dumbest crap I have ever heard. Every other part of JL: TNF is far superior to this 'Center' nonsense, so it's such a shame that the main plot drags it down. I especially like the story about the Martian Manhunter and the Flash. Most of the JLA get a look-in but these two have the most substantial plots. The animation style will be familiar to those who are fans of Warner/DC cartoons such as Batman and the 50s production design creates a nice atmosphere. But that idiotic plot... The Blu Ray looks brilliant in 1.78:1 1080p with a surprisingly good DD+ sound design. I do wish that Warner would give more of their feature length comic-book animations such as Batman - Mask of the Phantasm (Keepcase), The Batman Superman Movie, Batman & Mr. Freeze - SubZero, Batman - Mystery of the Batwoman (Keepcase) or maybe even some of the Scooby-Doo animated movies. Come on Warner...give us what we want/demand. Customer Rating: Summary: over-hyped but ok Comment: I watched this particular endeavor...I'm a fan of the Justice League/JLU and other Batman, The Animated Series continuity series (Batman Beyond, Batman TAS, JL, JLU). While this was much better than the last direct to video Superman, where they didn't even cast Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, it was not as good as JLU. For starters, I love Lucy Lawless...but her Wonder Woman just wasn't as good as the JLU series. Beyond the voice differences, the animation just wasn't as clean. Don't get me wrong, it was a decent hat-tip to the Golden/Silver Age artwork, but comic-book artwork has so seldom worked on in animation...which is why I liked the stylized Batman TAS, JLU type animation and artwork. It was smooth and worked quite well. I think Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman was a better direct to video. Customer Rating: Summary: I had hoped for better Comment: 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. Customer Rating: Summary: Too violent for a kids movie Comment: 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. More Reviews

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