Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition [Blu-ray] | ![Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Rec4U9ALL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Dave Bullock
Actors: David Boreanaz, Miguel Ferrer, Neil Patrick Harris, John Heard, Lucy Lawless
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Special Edition, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 085391171645
UPC: 085391171645
EAN: 0085391171645
ASIN: B0010AEPHS
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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 This is against christianity and the truth. March 15, 2010
David M. Warren (Orange Park, FL USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this movie thinking I would enjoy it like every other DC movie I own or have seen (except the '90 Batman movies). It starts out with someone calling themselves "The Centre" and how he started out as a lifeform who is now the greatest of all the lifeforms on earth. This, "The Centre", is obviously revering to God. He also states the beginning of life where everything "evolved"; more garbage! There is no proof of evolution and they have to keep changing their beliefs on it because of how many times this or that has been proven wrong. Anyway, the voice acting isn't too good either; it just seems like the wrong people are voicing each person. Their costumes look ugly too. Superman is a whiny idiot and the entire story should be about something they know. At one point Batman is fighting some...priests? Who are dressed in purple cultish robes. Batman is fighting them because, "The Centre" needs energy or something and so the priests are trying to kill a young child. Further more, they are fighting in an obvious church (cross on outside of building, giant statue of Christ hung on the cross). After seeing this movie I immediately destroyed it. I hate this movie, not just for their bad portrayal of Christians and how the world was created, but the designs of each superhero looks like they're from the '60's. WonderWoman is a barbaric idiot who enjoys letting men get killed, Superman whines and bemoans his thoughts to Lois and Wonder Woman, And Batman is speechless and a crappy fighter. The best part of this movie is the scenes with Flash, The Real Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Martian Manhunter. I would not recommend this movie to Satan; though he'd really like it.
 Justice League Begins January 26, 2010
J. Alford (Atlanta, GA. United States)
Based on Darwyn Cooke's Elseworlds mini-series, this was the second of the DC Universe line of direct-to-video animated movies based on DC Comics. The movie has no ties to the Justice League/Justice League Unlimited TV series or the Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths movie. In fact, the actual "Justice League" barely appears in the movie except for a quick shot at the end featuring the founding members of this timeline's JLA.
Set in an alternate 1950s, the former Golden Age heroes such as the Justice Society have gone into hiding after being persecuted by McCarthyism. Superman and Wonder Woman are now agents of the American government, and helping to end the Korean War. Elsewhere, the shapechanging Martian, J'onn J'onzz, was accidently brought to Earth, and assumes the identity of Gotham City detective, John Johns. Former Air Force pilot Hal Jordan is recruited by Ferris Industries, which is secretly part of the U.S. military planning a manned flight to Mars after J'onn's initial existence is made known to them. During the flight, Hal realizes the rocket is carrying weapons to Mars as an accident causes it to explode in space, but he is rescued by Superman. However, J'onn is captured by the government. As this is going on, a mysterious force known as The Centre has been influencing criminals and others throughout the world. Aware of the impending threat, a Green Lantern heads to Earth, but is injured when Hal's rocket blew up, so he passes his ring over to him even though Hal has no idea how to use it. The Centre then reveals itself to be a giant flying island that literally has dinosaurs crawling out if it, and attacks Paradise Island. Wonder Woman barely escapes to warn Superman and the others, but Supes himself is taken down by it. This leaves the task up to the remaining heroes, including Flash, Batman, Green Arrow, J'onn, Adam Strange, the Challengers of the Unknown, and the Blackhawks. With the help of Ray Palmer's(the Atom)shrinking tech, and Hal Jordan emerging as the new Green Lantern at the last possible second, they manage to send the dying Centre out into space. Following this, the heroes are exonerated, and a new team is formed under the logo of the Justice League.
This film stands out pretty well as far as a home video release. The animation is above the par of its TV counterparts featuring Bruce Timm's crew, although Darwyn Cooke himself played a large part in the movie's production. Andrea Romano's selection of voice actors stand out too, with David Boreanaz as Hal Jordan, Neil Patrick Harris as Flash, Kyle MacLachlan as Superman, and Lucy Lawless is perfect as the more-Amazonian-than-normal Wonder Woman. For anyone who has a love for the fantasmagorical style of the Silver Age of comics, this one is a must.
Holy Incredible Picture Batman! December 31, 2009
Raoul (Grand Rapids, MI USA)
This release really stands out and almosts looks 3D with its colors and sharp picture
 A Worthy Homage to a Worthy Homage September 21, 2009
ONENEO (Buffalo, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A strange thing, my ever-growing respect for Justice League: The New Frontier. It was a title I actually preordered before its release in great anticipation. I tore into and viewed it moments after it was released and came away with a shrug. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it well enough but having just completed the final season of The Justice League Unlimited, I fear I went into New Frontier with expectations higher than even Superman's capable of flying.
Now here it is a year and a half after the fact and I'm returning to the film once more. Why the resurgence in interest you ask? Well both Wonder Woman and Green Lantern First Flight contained a commentary featurette about the translation of New Frontier from graphic novel (2004) into animated film (2008). So well assembled was this DVD extra that I actually decided to dig out my Two-Disc Edition set of New Frontier to absorb every little detail once more. Conclusion: this is a far better story than I initially realized. Almost like good cheese or fine wine, it has aged with a certain charm.
The error in my ways the first time through was to enter the film with expectations of an animated feature film of Bruce Timm and company's Justice League. The uniqueness of The New Frontier is found right in Darwyn Cooke's graphic novel on which the film is based in his homage to DC Comics' Silver Age. Yes the characters look different than what we're collectively used to but the beauty contained within runs much deeper than the superficial.
Taking place in the early-mid 1950s, The New Frontier drops its viewer into the Korean War through the eyes of fighter pilot, Hal Jordan. At this point in time, the Justice Society has already been disbanded while the United States itself not only fears but actually fights to contain the spread of communism. Superman, Wonder Woman and Flash are already fighting crime individually (so their back stories are completely omitted in this film save for a bit of retrospective decision making on Wonder Woman's home island).
The backbone of this tale centers on a primordial life form known only as The Center, which is Cook's ingeniously clever way of integrating DC comics' oft-referenced Dinosaur Island. This ancient being is so vast that it acts as a self-contained ecosystem covered with extinct life forms on which to feed. Monitoring the rise of mankind, The Center finally decides that we have become both violent and intelligent-enough (upon discovering nuclear energy) to pose a threat to its existence. Like most beings on our planet struggling for survival, it decides to annihilate the threat of humanity and begins portraying its cryptic plan by possessing the minds of the weak and evil. Indeed some of these scenes are downright creepy both in the novel and in the film.
While the viewer is technically being carried along the meteoric rise of Hal Jordan's transformation into the Green Lantern, the arrival and foundation of J'onn J'onzz (Martian Manhunter) is also a critical part of the story's development. Interestingly, many of the film's supporting cast actually consists of classic DC comic characters in various phases of their lives.
It appears the most common complaint to the animated incarnation is its pacing and indeed the final quarter of the film really does feel rushed. It is obvious that the show's creative team struggled to compress such an epic story into a 75-minute production. Make no mistake, the flow of the story arc and the details presented are 100% complete, it's just that several Leaguers (Green Arrow, Adam Strange, Aqua-man, etc.) appear but do little more than that. It's sad really that such tight time restrictions were placed upon this first-class production as it simply baffles the imagination to envision what this work could have been. It probably could have been an ongoing series the likes of which could compete with the DCAU's Justice League and JL Unlimited.
Casting is, for the most part, stellar as expected from Andrea Romano. Miguel Ferrer as Martian Manhunter, David Boreanaz as Hal Jordan, Neil Patrick Harris as Allen, Kyle MacLachlan as Superman, Lucy Lawless as Wonder Woman, Kyra Sedgwick as Lois Lane, Brooke Shields as Carol Ferris, Vicki Lewis as Iris. I know I'm in the minority on this one, but believe it or not I found Jeremy Sisto's vocal work as Batman to be a bit too deep (picture Vin Diesel with a cold) but serviceable. Perhaps I'm just a bit partial to Kevin Conroy's years of beautiful vocal work in the DCAU in my assessment.
The animation is very similar to past and recent DC Animated Universe efforts, which is to say beautifully done with special consideration to separate the vintage Silver Era uniforms from the contemporary outfits. It takes a little time to get used to the look but (and especially if you compare it to the pages of the graphic novel) this is a first class effort all the way.
For a Warner release, this set comes stacked with special features. Disc 1 breaks down with an excellent documentary called Super Heroes United!: The Complete Justice League History, full audio commentary (2 separate tracks) with the show's creative team and the graphic novel's writer Darwyn Cooke. There's also an interesting look at DC's feature film release: Batman Gotham Knight (which was to follow).
The second disc contains an equal-but-opposite documentary entitled The Legion of Doom: The Pathology of the Super Villain, which in my opinion the two documentaries make the set worth the price of admission by themselves. Additionally, the second disc contains a fun featurette that compares the film directly to the comic book and 3 episodes of the contemporary Justice League (Dark Heart, To Another Shore, and Task Force X).
All in all, this is a very solid interpretation of a spectacular graphic novel. My only complaint is the time restriction that 1 hour & 15 minutes places on the writer's ability to establish the full backstory of the League. The attention to detail is second to none (after all, Bruce Timm and Andrea Romano were involved).
An appreciation for Darwyn Cooke's graphic novel of the same name is helpful but not a prerequisite. I've actually gone about discovering the work backward (film first, graphic novel after) and found many of the themes and grand story arcs to be incredibly brilliant. In going back to take a look at his own personal favorite DC Comics era, Cooke managed to put together a story that ties real world events with the superhero mythos nearly flawlessly. The inspiration that drove him into attempting such an ambitious project is apparent in nearly every panel on every page.
The animated version is a must for any DCAU fan, individuals who enjoyed the excellent graphic novel on which the material is based, and just about anyone who appreciates smart story telling in the animated medium.
A New Type of DC Story September 19, 2009
Joseph L. Soler II (Philadelphia, PA USA)
The New Frontier is DC new take on their classic characters. Embedded in the real world, these DC heroes deal with paranoia, fear and realities of the Cold War. This cartoon is not for young children because of its reality however older children can appreciate the themes and ideas expressed through DC Comic's iconic super heroes and the formation of the Justice League. The "silver age" stylings of the animation are quite exceptional and provide a retro feel with high quality, thoroughly modern, animation. This DVD is a great addition to any fans collection and even Marvel Comics fans will find much to like in this offering from the "Distinguished Competitor." Along with the main feature is an excellent documentary about the Justice League in comic book history.
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