Which of these recent DC animated features would you recommend?


Thanks for the replies folks.

 

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Originally Posted by LexInVA  /t/1517194/which-of-these-recent-dc-animated-features-would-you-recommend/0_10#post_24343053



Some of these are/were on Netflix, so give a look!

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That's too easy, Lex.

Seriously though, I'm not a subscriber which makes it more difficult. Maybe there's another site where SD versions can legally be streamed free though (w/commercials I assume)? Already checked Hulu, and they don't seem to have em. Any other suggestions would be welcome though.

Some YouTube trailers/clips... I've added the newly released Justice League: War as well, which is also currently discounted. Trailer looks pretty good.

All-Star Superman

(Couldn't find a really decent trailer for this one.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9x2pGc_y9o

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Part 1 Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwTMsUbJKeY

Part 2 Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUyQlvdbANQ

Clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt5F0LtefoY&list=PLYq7H1T5SzMcbJmSvH-2IqJtf56B8ji4Z

Batman: Year One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPjyRz0YgI8

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTvGvI2KPoI

Justice League: Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3_bGJNxKVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrNeobmrxR4&list=PLYq7H1T5SzMdaoMuZWhms2GBt0NTMUorT

Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe0JiobQ98o&list=PLYq7H1T5SzMdkh3MTfI68LHblF9TRfNiQ

Superman Unbound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myiadwl7C9Y&list=PLYq7H1T5SzMfHZuwzWymyFWoJCRyhJYSt

Justice League: War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3F9ASSsHUk&list=PLYq7H1T5SzMd8FORg3PynGpH9Fyw_VZqj&index=14



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Originally Posted by Phantom Stranger  /t/1517194/which-of-these-recent-dc-animated-features-would-you-recommend/0_10#post_24343482


If you know anything about DC comics and their long history, Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox is easily the slickest adaptation of the listed ones. Fans of Batman will most love Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, while Superman's fans have to check out All-Star Superman. All-Star Superman is probably the best Superman story of the past thirty years.


If you're worried about their picture quality, they have all been ranked in the Blu-ray PQ Tiers:

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1425519/official-blu-ray-picture-quality-rankings-the-tiers-updated-through-december-16-2013


I believe that The Dark Knight Returns is the highest ranked animated DC movie, found in Tier 0, the highest possible rank.

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Thanks for the reply Phantom, and link to PQ info. Ralph also posted reviews on at least two of these films...

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1483571/justice-league-the-flashpoint-paradox-blu-ray-official-avsforum-review

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1471860/superman-unbound-blu-ray-official-avsforum-review

Add'l opinions on AV quality are certainly welcome, but I'm probably more interested in the stories & animation, because the AV quality is generally pretty good on these kinds of animated releases.

The two films I've seen btw are All-Star Superman and Batman: Year One. It's been awhile since I saw both though.

I remember thinkin the animation was pretty good on All-Star Superman, and very evocative of the visual style in the comics on which it was based. The story was a little confusing though, as I recall.

Batman: Year One was pretty good. The animation was a bit limited, but nicely drawn, and the color palette was rather muted, and favored blacks, browns, grays, blues and yellows. There was also a nice Catwoman featurette on that disc.

Hard choices indeed and I plan to add them all I just watched "Justice League War" last night and will highly recommended it as well

Im not going to go into an indepth review of these titles, but I will add starts (* 1 to 5) indicating my preference and tastes based on story elements and overall enjoyment and repeat viewing capability. All have good to great pic quality and sound - no complaints in that department with any of these.



All-Star Superman ***


Batman: The Dark Knight Returns ****


Batman: Year One *****


Green Lantern: Emerald Knights haven't seen yet


Justice League: Doom ***


Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox ****


Superman Unbound ***


I'd like to add the following as well in case you ever run across them for cheap:


Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths ****


Superman/Batman: Public Enemies **


Superman/Batman: Apocalypse **


Superman: Doomsday *****


Superman vs The Elite **


Batman: Under the Red Hood ***


Batman: Gotham Knight **


Wonder Woman ***


Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman ****


these are all the DC universe flicks i own (except for the green lantern one from the OP). I have also seen many of the marvel animated movies as well, but i think the DC ones are much better overall then the marvel ones, even though i prefer the marvel universe over the DC universe.



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Im not going to go into an indepth review of these titles, but I will add starts (* 1 to 5) indicating my preference and tastes based on story elements and overall enjoyment and repeat viewing capability. All have good to great pic quality and sound - no complaints in that department with any of these.

 

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Thanks for that list. Helps to put things in perspective.

I agree more-or-less with your ratings on the ones I've seen, but would rank both Wonder Woman and S/B: Apocalypse higher. Both have excellent animation, and the stories aren't too bad either. The action scenes in Apocalypse are particularly well-done, and some of the best I've seen for these kinds of D2V features. I didn't notice Superman/Shazam on your list though.

As far as the Marvel stuff is concerned, the two I'd recommend most are probably Dr. Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme, and Hulk Vs. Wolverine/Thor. I'm probably in the minority on Doc Strange, but the drawing and animation in that is simply the best I've seen in a recent D2V release. (He was also one of my favorite comic characters as a kid.) PQ is maybe a tad soft on the BD transfer though.

I haven't seen alot of the newer animated TV series, but also enjoyed Marvel's "Wolverine & the X-men" (available on Blu-ray), and DC's "Batman Beyond" series (DVD only). Both have a degree of arc to them, esp. Wolverine & the X-men, which is a bit like an extended miniseries. Maybe someone can recommend another series that's worth a look on Blu-ray or DVD (and not too kid-oriented).

Marvel's Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher is due for release on March 25 btw.