2015 Movie News Archives

February 14, 2015: "Justice League vs. Bizarro League" Animated Movie Review

Justice League vs. Bizarro League Reviewed by: T.A. Ewart (aka liheibao)

    Children playing at a playground believe that they've sighted Superman, only it's Bizarro who's come to rescue them from nothing at all. Superman arrives on the scene, and is very much chagrined at the connection that is made: Bizarro being his brother. Superman coaxes Bizarro away from Earth, and finds another world for Bizarro to inhabit, setting up structures with incised faces to represent people. He leaves Bizarro for Earth and hopes all will be well.

    However, sometime later, Bizarro leaves his world and breaks into Lexcorp. Bizarro seeks the device that created him, and with it, he creates Bizarro versions of the Justice League.

    On Bizarro's world, Darkseid is mining the planet for the plentiful mineral that is found there. The Justice League arrives, looking to deal with Bizarro, only to find that they must now contend with Darkseid. After some mistrust and confusion, the respective Leagues are able to work together and defeat Darkseid. Bizarro saves Superman's life, by removing an intense amount of Kryptonite that Superman was exposed to, as well. Superman acknowledges Bizarro as a brother, and lets him know that he's welcome on Earth... within reason.

Don't let the synopsis steer you clear of the latest entry into the LEGO DC Universe franchise; there is plenty of story, despite the remarkably short length of the film, topping out at 44 minutes. It's a kid friendly film, something that DC should do more of, but it's laced with humour for adults, the big kids in the room.

The vocal work here is pretty impressive, but that should be expected as the talent pooled ranges from working on Star Wars: The Clones Wars to the current Teen Titans series. Each character is voiced realistically for LEGO, i.e. Superman is the classic hero tone, Bizarro is a lovable dufus, and Batman is a paranoid jerk... well, maybe not Batman. A large part of the interplay is Batman's distrust of Superman. Batman's attitude towards Superman garnered questions before and after the screening, with the responses being hackneyed platitudes, but more on that below.

Read T.A. Ewart's complete review of "LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League" right here at the Superman Homepage.



2015 Movie News

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