Justice League: War (2014)

The world's finest heroes found the Justice League in order to stop an alien invasion of Earth.

Director:

Jay Oliva

Writers:

Heath Corson, Bob Kane (character created by: Batman)

Stars:

Sean Astin, Zach Callison, Christopher Gorham

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Astin	...	Shazam (voice)
Zach Callison	...	Billy Batson (voice)
Christopher Gorham	...	The Flash / Barry Allen (voice)
Justin Kirk	...	Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)
Michelle Monaghan	...	Wonder Woman (voice)
Shemar Moore	...	Cyborg / Victor Stone (voice)
Jason O'Mara	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Alan Tudyk	...	Superman (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Darkseid / Computer Voice / Ocean Master (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Parademons / Secret Service Agent (voice)
Melique Berger	...	Sarah Charles (voice)
Kimberly Brooks	...	Darla (voice)
Rocky Carroll	...	Silas Stone (voice)
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Thomas Morrow (voice)
Georgie Kidder	...	Freddy Freeman / Max / Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

The world's finest heroes found the Justice League in order to stop an alien invasion of Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

dc comics | justice league | cyborg | lasso | magical lasso | 

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Taglines:

A time when heroes became legends.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some language

Details

Official Sites:

DC Comics [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

La Ligue des Justiciers: Guerre

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Comics

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

George Newbern, who normally plays the voice of Superman in various DC animated movies and shows, plays the voice of Steve Trevor in this film.

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Goofs

Green Lantern's right arm is broken and he encases his arm with a cast using the power of his ring. While doing so, his ring changes place from his right hand to his left hand. In the next scene when he tries to lead the other heroes, his ring disappears when he clears his throat and then reappears again after a while.

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Quotes

Darkseid: [to Shazam] I'll crush you like a gnat.

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Connections

References True Blood (2008)

User Reviews

Fun to watch, but warnings ahead

1. There is swearing in this movie.

2. It is set-up for a sequel featuring the exact same characters (there is an after-credit scene).

3. Batman appears to be invincible, with the infinite ammo cheat on and untearable suit.

4. Wonder-woman behaves like a child.

5. Darkside is just a bully, with no motivation for his actions. He also carries on fighting when he really shouldn't be able to, and his omega blasts vary in power depending on who they hit.

6. The whole film is pure action with no plot and just a bit of characterisation.

7. Cyborg is a joke. No-one can explain how he got his powers, how they work, what they are, where the ammo come from, what the AI is etc. i know it doesn't explain much in the comic either, but if you willing to scrap Aquaman, then you can make other needed changes to.

8. Superman's transformation at the end is left unexplained as to how.

9. They use the 'reset' switch ending to get rid of thousand of enemy para-demons in one quick sweep (like the end of Avengers). Again it makes no sense and feels like a cheap resolution to a big problem. Too many shows are doings this and it needs to stop.

This is highly fun to watch. The animation is great and I don't have any problems with the voices like the other reviews. There is lots of fighting between the heroes, the monsters, Darkside etc. but thats all it is. Its as though it was written for children, but then we have swearing in it and our heroes acting like bullies and stealing stuff.

As a story, its lacking in every department. There was potential for greatness but it was never utilised. Watch it, enjoy it. But there are superior DC animations and this wont make it into anyone's top 10. But its worth watching.