DC's live-action movies have been under scrutiny over the years, with Wonder Woman and Aquaman course correcting the DCEU as of late. One thing they've managed to do is keep the quality of their animated features at a high level that mostly can't be challenged. Justice League vs. The Fatal Five keeps that trend going at full speed.
The fate of the Earth hangs in the balance when the Justice League faces the Fatal Five. The time-travelling band are terrorizing Metropolis in search of the budding Green Lantern in Justice League vs. The Fatal Five.
I was so happy to hear Kevin Conroy voicing the character he was born to in Justice League vs. The Fatal Five. Some of the newer DC animated features have had Bruce Greenwood or someone else voicing the Dark Knight. Although they do an admirable job, Conroy always adds an extra level of legitimacy to any of the films he brings his talent to. The rest of the voice cast delivers great performances as well.
The addition of female Green Lantern Jessica Cruz is a great addition to our legion of super heroes. She is a perfect example of someone overcoming their fears, rising to the occasion to achieve personal goals and, well, save the world. A strong female example for my daughter to look up to. It's amazing how your perspective on the world and gender changes when you are the father of a young girl.
A fine pace is kept up when it comes to action and exhibition in Justice League vs. The Fatal Five. There are big battles full of brawn and spectacular explosions. Strangely, my older self wishes there was a bit more downtime for plot. However, as a 77-minute comic book movie it sets everything up well as far as story goes and then just gets to what everyone is really watching it for - the literal fight between super-powered heroes and villains.
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five is rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence, some bloody images, language and partial nudity. I have to say there's a lot of profanity that is unnecessary and seems to be here for nothing more than to make the movie more "mature." The partial nudity is played for laughs, as Starboy appears on Earth naked and doesn't understand it's not socially acceptable. There's no frontal nudity, just his backside and the rest of the body.
The Blu-ray edition of Justice League vs. The Fatal Five comes with all sorts of fun extras. Audio commentary is provided by Executive Producer Bruce Timm, Director Sam Liu, and Screenwriters Jim Krieg and Eric Carrasco. A couple featurettes take us behind-the-scenes of the movie. We also get a sneak peek at the upcoming Batman: Hush animated movie coming out. Two extras bring us what they call Sneak Peek Revisited, which gives us a look at past animated movies like Justice League Dark and Justice League vs. Teen Titans. Episodes of Justice League Unlimited and Legion of Superheroes from the DC Vaults round out the extras.
