{"id":24142,"date":"2017-02-08T22:56:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T03:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=24142"},"modified":"2017-02-08T23:00:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T04:00:07","slug":"justice-league-dark-2017-limited-edition-gift-set-blu-raydvddigital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/08\/justice-league-dark-2017-limited-edition-gift-set-blu-raydvddigital\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice League Dark (2017): Limited Edition Gift Set [Blu-Ray\/DVD\/Digital]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Setting aside that DC pretty much slaps Batman in to their newest film, \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d is actually a fun celebration of the supernatural element from DC Comics. Taking a much needed peek in to the darker universe from DC, \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d is an adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel, involving supernatural characters from DC who team up to take on a threat beyond the capabilities of Superman and Wonder Woman. \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d is a fairly well realized horror take on the DC universe that suffers, sadly, from a short run time. With a group of characters filled with such immense, and complex back stories and amazing powers, it\u2019s sad \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d is only allotted a scant eighty minute run time. John Constantine alone deserves a thirty minute introduction.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, while Batman is given the focus in the ads and box art, John Constantine is arguably the star of \u201cJustice League Dark,\u201d as he\u2019s an inadvertent anti-hero fighting pure evil, who is thrust in to leading a group of powerful demons and wizards that have to fight for a common goal. Across the world a bunch of civilians are murdering one another and attempting to murder their families, convinced that they have been taken over by demons. Despite their best efforts to ease the situation, the Justice League are at a loss on how to remedy this situation before it turns in to a massive apocalyptic scenario. Batman is sent to call upon John Constantine aka Hellblazer, who is a formidable foe for all evil including monsters, demons and ghosts.<\/p>\n

Deciding to get down to the situation before the current hysteria destroys the world, Hellblazer and Batman begin forming a team of supernatural beings, all of whom include Zatanna the powerful sorceress, Deadman, and Etrigan the Demon, a wicked monster who possesses the enigmatic Jason Blood. \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d is a fine departure from fans that want a break from tights and capes. While the movie is rated R, it is a solid film with a lot of focus on the interesting personalities that occupy \u201cJustice League Dark.\u201d In particular if you\u2019ve never been exposed to the charm and badassery of John Constantine and his will to battle evil before, \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d just may transform you in to a fan. \u00a0With DC testing the waters with this concept lately, I hope we get another \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d down the road that explores these characters more. They bear a surprisingly good dynamic and the animation and tone allows for a different kind of DC animated movie that realizes these characters quite well.<\/p>\n

The Limited Edition Gift set comes packed with a Constantine collectible figurine. There\u2019s an eleven minute Sneak Peek at the upcoming \u201cTeen Titans: The Judas Contract,\u201d and the eighteen minute \u201cThe Story of Swamp Thing\u201d with co-creator Len Wein. \u201cDid You Know?\u201d is a three minute look at the origin of Constantine, the color scheme for \u201cDark\u2019s\u201d magic, Black Orhid\u2019s origina, and how Nicholas Turturro was cast as Deadman. \u201cJustice League Dark at New York Comic Con 2016\u201d is a twenty six minute panel with director Jay Oliva, and most of the cast, as moderated by Gary Miereanu, featuring an audience Q&A. There are two now outdated looks at \u201cJustice League: Doom,\u201d and \u201cJustice League: Gods and Monsters.\u201d There re two classic animated episodes from the DC Comics Vault of \u201cBatman: The Brave and the Bold.\u201d Both installments places heavy focus on Dead Man, and Etrigan the Demon.<\/p>\n