Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at
11:34 am
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In a parallel Earth ruled by the Crime Syndicate, the Justice League must fight their evil doppelgangers in a battle that would be dead even, except that their malicious counterparts are willing to do the one thing Batman and Superman never would: kill…. More >>
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
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Mark Harmon as Superman great choice, and may be the only reason I buy this. Tim Daly would be great to have back for this as well but for a fresh change you can’t go wrong with Mark Harmon.
Billy Baldwin as Batman just may kill it for me though and be the deal breaker. As far as I’m concerned there can only be one voice actor to do Batman or Bruce Wayne and that’s Kevin Conroy. They used him for Batman/Superman Public enemies I don’t understand why they could not get him for this as well.
As the saying goes if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it. I see where getting some new blood in for the voices could be good and for some of the characters it can be a nice change. But for Batman, Lex Luthor, and Wonder Woman there can only be the originals in my book.
After watching the movie I will say all the Actors except William Baldwin were great. William Baldwin was just not convincing as Batman, and that must be much the reason why he was overlooked on the shortlist for 2 of the Batman movies he mentioned in his interview. The story was fairly solid except for the fact they made Batman really weak in this show. If you hate Batman and want to see him get slapped around like a sissy you will love this show. I now see why even if Kevin Conroy was offered Batman in this show he passed on it.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’ve been a big fan of the Alan Burnett/Paul Dini/Bruce Timm/et. al. animated series since the original Batman: The Animated Series. Justice League of America and Justice League Unlimited were great entries in this enduringly successful partnership that brought the same thoughtful writing, clever art style and great voice talent to the small screen.
This straight-to-DVD production bears the names of Burnett and Timm in the producers list, but aside from that, it has little in common with the TV series. The art style and voice acting are not similar to the JLA TV series, the on-screen action is not as well-executed, and worse, the plot is far less sophisticated than the writing in the TV series.
You see, it’s a parallel Earth, with parallel evil criminal versions of the superheroes we’ve grown to know and love. Kryptonite is blue and Green Arrow wears crimson! Don’t worry, I’m not spoiling the plot, it’s right on the front cover. And that’s about as complicated as it gets. James Woods puts in a memorable performance as Owlman, a disturbingly robotic, nihilistic criminal version of Batman, but that’s about the only highlight in this piece.
I don’t expect to watch a 90-minute JLA episode that’s precisely the same as the original TV series. I *want* new and different; I have no loyalty to comic continuity. I could have forgiven the somewhat weaker voice acting and action plotting in this production, if there was story to make up for it. The problem is, this plot was not new and not different; it was basically a less nuanced treatment of a concept that was handled far more cleverly in the TV series.
Rating: 1 / 5
As is becoming standard, this Blu-ray version has the most extra features of any of the available SKUs.
Official from Warner:
Special Features:
DC Showcase: The Spectre
“A First Look at next DC Universe Movie”
Green Lantern First Look
Superman/Batman Public Enemies First Look
Wonder Woman: The Amazon Princess
“The New World” – Extended Cut
DC’s superheroes have always reflected America; protecting what’s right and fighting for good. In the previous ages of DC Comics, these were characters you might see in a parade, waving a flag, and carrying a child on their shoulders. They were living in simpler times and they were “as American as apple pie.” But since then, America has changed. There are now real dangers in America, and DC wanted our new world to be reflected in the DC Universe. It was now very clear. There would be dangerous consequences from being a superhero.
Bruce Timm’s Top Picks
1 “A Better World” Part 1 – {previously on Justice League Unlimited S2 release}
2 “A Better World” Part 2 – {previously on Justice League Unlimited S2 release}
3 “Twilight” Part 1 – {previously on Justice League Unlimited S2 release}
4 “Twilight” Part 2 – {previously on Justice LeaguE Unlimited S2 release}
DC TV Pilot Episodes (Live -Action)
1 Wonder Woman – (previously on Wonder Woman S1 release)
2 Aquaman – (never before released)
Trailers
Rating: 4 / 5
Ouch! This has to be biggest disappointment of the year for me. I love these DC animated features but this one isnt 1/10,000th of what Justice League Series was. God awful dialog, one dimensional characters. Angry superman with no other personality but with big name actor billing. Funny looking constipated Batman, again with big name billing and terrible personality. Flat as can be Flash that nearly had me in tears if you every watched the show version that completely makes you adore that character even if your not originally a Flash fan. Another version of wonder woman that isnt of the quality the show had. J’onn J’onzz was more passable though the romance was completely hammy. No personality, charm, or comradery between these justice league allies. I cared nothing for them, nor of the parallel earth. Even the action sequences were boring compared to past efforts which is saying alot as this is all it has since the dialog and story is so painful. Since Wonder Woman they really hit every feature out of the ballpark, not sure what happened here but I am very concerned now for future efforts. I even liked Frontier more then this. Too much emphasis on new characters designs and new voices each time that dont fit or hold a candle to past efforts especially when this film so closely parallels JL series. The bar was set too high with the Justice League show to recommend this release to anyone over 10 years of age that truly likes grade A animation for adults. I would beg the teams to rethink this experimentation as it gone too far with changing voices for the worse and character designs. Your a victim to your own past efforts and there is no shame to use such great accomplishments of the past.
Rating: 1 / 5
With more and more Blu-Ray titles released with Digital Copies, I was disappointed to find that my Blu-Ray copy of Justice League : Crisis On Two Earths only allowed for a Windows Media Digital Copy. Not iTunes, not for the Mac. I would give more stars for the quality of the movie itself, but the fact that the Blu-Ray and its Digital Copy factor into the total cost of the Blu-Ray makes me think I might have been at a monetary disadvantage as a Mac user as compared to Windows users. This movie is available for purchase on iTunes and if I wanted to, I would have to pay more for what a Windows user is basically getting with their Blu-Ray. WB does allow Digital Copy downloads through iTunes for other movies, but not this. Why so selective?
Rating: 1 / 5