Justice League: Doom (2012)

Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.

Director:

Lauren Montgomery

Writers:

Dwayne McDuffie, Bob Kane (character created by: Batman)

Stars:

Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Conroy	...	Batman (voice)
Tim Daly	...	Superman (voice)
Susan Eisenberg	...	Wonder Woman (voice)
Nathan Fillion	...	Green Lantern (voice)
Carl Lumbly	...	Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'ak (voice)
Michael Rosenbaum	...	The Flash (voice)
Bumper Robinson	...	Cyborg (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Bane / Terrorist Member (voice)
Claudia Black	...	Cheetah (voice)
Paul Blackthorne	...	Metallo / Henry Ackerdson (voice)
Olivia d'Abo	...	Star Sapphire (voice)
Alexis Denisof	...	Mirror Master (voice)
Phil Morris	...	Vandal Savage (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Officer in Charge / Newscaster (voice)
Grey Griffin	...	Lois Lane / Queen (voice) (as Grey DeLisle)

Storyline

The Justice League are a team of great power, but also of personal secrets they thought safe. That changes when the immortal supervillain, Vandal Savage, has Batman's Batcave secretly raided to learn them all and more. Soon, the Leaguers are individually beset by their enemies who attack them with inescapable death traps specifically designed with that information. With that, all seems lost until an indomitable Knight and a young Titan combine to deliver salvation even as Savage uses the opportunity to implement a far grander scheme.

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Plot Keywords:

justice league | based on comic book | dc comics | justice league of america | jla | 

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Taglines:

Batman has planned for the unexpected, but is he prepared for the unthinkable?

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the original comic book storyline Wally West was serving as the Flash instead of Barry Allen. This was due to Barry Allen being lost in the Speed Force at the time and he did not officially return until 2008, which was 23 years after he was originally killed off.

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Goofs

The communication with Superman when he flies to the sun is traveling faster than the speed of light. Radio waves/electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed as light, and should thus have taken several minutes to reach Superman when he was close to the sun.

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Quotes

Batman: I've carefully studied every Justice Leaguer, past and present and created contingency plans to neutralize you should that become necessary.
The Flash: You've gotta be kidding me.
Batman: Neutralize, not kill. Whoever implemented my plans altered them.
Wonder Woman: It's still a completely unacceptable breach of our trust.
Batman: The members of the Justice League are among the most powerful and potentially dangerous people on the planet.
The Flash: You think one of us would go over to the other side?
Batman: Or succumb to mind control. Yes, it's impossible. ...
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Connections

References X2: X-Men United (2003)

User Reviews

Balances characters well for a quick but entertaining film

I'm not a massive fan of comic books but I have found myself reading more of those considered "classics" as I have had more access to them than before and it has made me more interested in the genre. This has also led to occasionally checking out some of the animated films featuring the characters and brought me to this film. I don't think I've read much featuring the Justice League together as an entity and when I started watching I was a little bit put off that it included characters that I didn't particularly care for (mostly, in fairness, because I've never given them much of a chance, don't know them or have decided that based on rubbish film versions of them).

Once it got going though the film was actually pretty enjoyable. It spread the load across all the characters, giving each enough action and time to fill but not too much to overload anyone or make any of them stand out as the lead. The plot is relatively straightforward but it does produce plenty of events and action and I found it pretty entertaining for what it was. The animation is colorful and accessible – personally I prefer it darker and with more menace, but again it worked for what it was. The voice cast are strong throughout – Conroy as ever but I really enjoyed Fillion, Lumby, Rosenbaum, Black, Blackthorne and many others in there, not only are they good nods to other things but they are good here.

This is still an animated superhero film though and as such it is bright, full of action and fairly simple in terms of plotting and delivery; it does work though and I found it entertaining and enjoyable throughout the short running time.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Justice League: Doom

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1