{"id":30989,"date":"2019-04-19T17:12:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T21:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=30989"},"modified":"2019-04-19T17:15:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T21:15:59","slug":"justice-league-vs-the-fatal-five-2019-blu-ray-dvd-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/19\/justice-league-vs-the-fatal-five-2019-blu-ray-dvd-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice League vs. The Fatal Five (2019) [Blu-Ray\/DVD\/Digital]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After years of delivering a new style of animation for a new generation of DC and Warner fans, the DC animation department is going back to the well and reviving the classic Bruce Timm animation style for some brand new films. While they all haven\u2019t been slam dunks, \u201cJustice League vs. The Fatal Five<\/a>\u201d is a fine return to form for a part of DC Comics Entertainment that almost always delivers. It\u2019s certainly better than the junky 2017 \u201cBatman and Harley Quinn\u201d movie, and even takes the time out to delve in to important overtones about PTSD, Mental illness, and overcoming our fears.<\/p>\n

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The 34th<\/sup> animated film from DC Animation by Sam Liu features time traveling villains The Fatal Five, a lethal group of criminals that manage to go back in time to stop Green Lantern Jessica Cruz from fulfilling her destiny to the future of the Legion of Super Heroes. When fellow Legion eammate Star Boy follows them in an effort to stop them, he\u2019s thrust in to a world he doesn\u2019t recognize. Housed in Arkham Asylum after running out of his meds, he struggles to convince Batman that he is a hero who can aide in defeating the Fatal Five. Meanwhile Jessica Cruz and the Justice League have to contend with the vicious team of villains.<\/p>\n

\u201cJustice League vs. The Fatal Five\u201d is an entertaining re-visit to the classic DCAU that focuses on the lesser seen superheroes. Of course the big three come along for the ride, but there are also bigger emphases on great superheroes like Miss Martian, and Mister Terrific. I loved the exploration of a different Earth Green Lantern, as Jessica Cruz is a fascinating superhero. She\u2019s called in to duty constantly and can prove to be a great tool in fighting evil, but she is battling her own personal demons, which involves barely surviving an attempted murder years before. Liu directs a great cast, including Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg, and George Newbern along with Diane Guerrero, Tara Strong, and Noel Fischer. \u201cJustice League vs. The Fatal Five\u201d is a great sequel, with the continuation of a fun trend and I hope we re-visit the Timm animation style again very soon.<\/p>\n

The release from Warner comes with a Digital Copy and DVD Copy. There\u2019s an Audio Commentary with Executive Producer Bruce Timm, Director Sam Liu, and Screenwriters Jim Krieg & Eric Carrasco <\/strong>both of whom discuss certain scenes, and cover elements like the original score, Star boy\u2019s costume, the digital tools used to create it, and more. It\u2019s an energetic track with a lot of great conversation and insight. There\u2019s a nine minute Sneak Peek at Batman: Hush<\/strong>. This is a short segment looking at the upcoming animated adaptation of the classic Batman graphic novel, with interviews from select cast members and director Justin Copeland, as well as art from the original series. Battling the Invisible Menace<\/strong> is an eight minute look at the mental challenges faced by the main characters as well as their physical ones. It\u2019s a great look at the overtones of mental illness and trauma.<\/p>\n

Justice League vs. Fatal Five: Unity of Hero <\/strong>is a fifteen minute look at the diversity of the Justice League, and how it relates to social and cultural responsibility and its access to wider and bigger varieties of stories. There are two Sneak<\/strong> Peak<\/strong> \u201cRevisited\u201d<\/strong> segments with an eight minute preview of \u201cJustice League Dark\u201d and an eleven minute preview of \u201cJustice League vs. Teen Titans.\u201d Finally, there are two episodes From the DC Vault,<\/strong> an episode of Legion of Superheroes entitled \u201cMan of Tomorrow,\u201d the first episode of the series featuring Superman, Saturn Girl, and the team\u2019s first battle with the Fatal Five. There\u2019s also the \u201cJustice League Unlimited\u201d episode \u201cFar from Home,\u201d which finds Supergirl, Green Lantern and Green Arrow traveling to the 31st<\/sup> Century to help the Legion of Superheroes fight The Fatal Five.<\/p>\n