Justice League: The New Frontier
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Justice League: The New Frontier is a direct-to-video animated film adaptation of the popular DC Comics DC: The New Frontier limited series. The film was written by Justice League writer Stan Berkowitz, with Darwyn Cooke serving as story and visual consultant.
The video has received a rating of PG-13 for violent content/images and was released on February 26, 2008. It is the second in a line of DC Universe animated original movies released by Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Animation; with the first release being Superman: Doomsday and the next release being Batman: Gotham Knight.
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Plot Synopsis
Exploring the origins of the Justice League, DC Comics legends Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are all featured in the film as well as Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and the Flash, as they band together to form the legendary super team. 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 cannot stop it alone. If they fail, the entire planet will be "cleansed" of humanity.
Cast
Critical reception
Justice League: The New Frontier received mostly positive reviews. Screener copies were sent to those who reviewed them on websites a month prior to the DVD's official release. Even then, most of the reviews were positive and geared up the film's release even more.
Newsarama reviewed the DTV before its Feb. 26th release, saying that it was "one of the best things to ever come out of [Bruce] Timm’s stable." Commenting also that the acting was exceptional. The World's Finest, a fansite dealing with DC Animations, started the review to New Frontier with "well...holy crap" and continued to say that it was "the first animated feature in a long time that I’ve felt completely satisfied while walking away from." A reviewer from Ain't it Cool News said that it was "my favorite film of 2008" and also said that it was "everything I had hoped for." Other sites, including some non-fansites, had similar reactions. From IGN giving the film and DVD total an 8.0 , ENI saying it was enjoyable , and DVDTalk.com labeling its advice as "Recommended".
With the positives, there were some negatives. Some commented on the action scenes not having the "impact" beats, but the biggest complaint was the 75 minute running time (shared also with Superman Doomsday), which led to the cutting of The Losers and downplaying the Challengers of the Unknown into cameo roles. There were also a few people, with knowledge only from Justice League Unlimited who did not read the comic source material, who seemed not to understand certain things from this movie such as Superman's costume design nor the character of Hal Jordan as Green Lantern than John Stewart from JLU.
Entertainment Weekly, talking about direct-to-videos and Superman Doomsday, revealed that pre-orders for The New Frontier were tracking further ahead than expected.
Soundtrack
Like Superman: Doomsday, Justice League: The New Frontier will have a soundtrack released by La La Records on March 18 2008
DVD
Justice League: The New Frontier is available in both single and two-disc editions. The cover of the single disc includes the pan shot from DC: The New Frontier with the heroes going forth, while the two-disc, HD DVD and Blu-ray editions includes Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman above the title logo with Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Flash, and others below it. Best Buy had an exclusive with a Green Lantern action figure from DC Direct with the DVD package. Wal-Mart had a single DVD package exclusive with "The New Frontier Green Lantern" CD-ROM Comic Book inside. The single, two-disc, and Blu-ray editions were released on February 26th, 2008, while the HD DVD edition will be released on March 18th, 2008.
The special features range from a documentary on the forty seven year history of the Justice League, commentaries, a documentary on how the early mythological villain archetypes were adapted into the Justice League stories, a featurette on the themes, elements from the comic to film versions of New Frontier, three episodes of Justice League Unlimited, and finally a 10 minute preview to the next animated film; Batman: Gotham Knight.
External links
- Justice League: The New Frontier Official Movie Site
- [http://www.myspace.com/jlnewfrontier Justice League: The New Frontier
- Justice League: The New Frontier @ The World's Finest
- First article releasing on the DTV
- Justice League: The New Frontier Press Release
- Justice League: The New Frontier Trailer Trailer (Windows Media)
- Justice League: The New Frontier Trailer Trailer (Quicktime)
