Justice League - The New Frontier (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

Justice League - The New Frontier (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
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Actor: David Boreanaz, Lucy Lawless, Miguel Ferrer, Neil Patrick Harris, Phil Morris
Director: Dave Bullock
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-18
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Movie Review: A Great Story but Look Gets Old
Summary: 3 Stars

If you were an avid comic collector in the 1970s and 1980s, the coolest thing to ever hit theaters at the time (besides Star Wars) was Superman. It was a monumental achievement in storytelling and special effects, especially on the big screen because most other iconic superheroes existed through cartoons (Superfriends, Spiderman and His Amazing Friends). Anything with live-action at the time was relegated to the small screen as a hokey series (Batman, The Incredible Hulk, Flash) or TV movie (Spiderman, Captain America).

By the late 80s and early 90s, Hollywood began to truly recognize the potential worth of bringing comic characters to the big screen beginning with its take on Batman. Though the Superman franchise was run into the ground (1987), Batman did pretty well, surviving a change in its lead actor (1995), even if the third time (1997) wasn't a charm. Before audiences could even mourn the decline of the Batman and Superman franchises, along came X-Men (2000), closely followed by Spiderman (2002). Thanks to the care taken to fully develop its characters, the wonderfully crafted story lines, and the amazing CGI, it was as if Hollywood finally got it. And if it hadn't been for the success of these two previous franchises, there would have been no Fantastic Four, no restart of the Superman franchise, no Hulk movies, and especially no Batman movies by Chris Nolan.

In the wake of Polar Express, the Golum of Peter Jackson's movies, Beowulf, and the last two Hulk pictures, it's time for Hollywood to take the same caring approach to an all-CGI film when transferring comic heroes from page to screen. Why? The reason is simple: the cartoon form of yesterday looks tired and old. Perhaps this reviewer has been spoiled by Pixar's beautifully rendered movies; perhaps it's also anime films such as Appleseed: Ex Machina that have me, as a viewer, yearning for something more spectacular for the superheroes I grew up with.

Justice League: The New Frontier was a masterstroke of storytelling. Set in the 1950s, the story is taken from Darwyn Cooke's 2004 DC miniseries. Though the film could have been even longer to incorporate more from the original storyline, all the necessary elements are present to show how these super beings came together to form the Justice League. And its message of coming together to work towards a common goal, regardless of differences, resonates throughout the picture.

The artwork of the original series in print echoed the Silver Age of comics. If only that same motif could have transferred more successfully to the film adaptation. Admittedly, especially when it comes to storytelling about beings with super powers, the story can be told much easier (and cheaper) in cartoon form. But now it's time to take that medium to a whole other level. It's time to give it some super powers of its own.

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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.

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