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, Geoff Johns (comic book: "Justice League: Origin")

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 | speedster metahuman | alien invasion | male kryptonian | 

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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:

Justice League: War

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

In the original comics the world had a great mistrust at the time towards superheroes prior to the Justice League's victory over Darkseid. However aside from the protest against Wonder Woman and the minor reference made by Batman to Green Lantern (which the lines are adapted from the comics) this was mainly removed from the film. This includes the Gotham PD's attempt to shoot Batman and Green Lantern in Gotham, and the military's attempt to shoot the superheroes and Parademons under orders leaving Superman and the Flash no choice but to neutralize their attack.

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Goofs

When Batman is holding DeSaad by the throat, the ligature on the left side between his upper and lower lips is missing.

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Quotes

Green Lantern: Out of my way, Batman.
Batman: Your arm is broken, you idiot.
Green Lantern: I can handle this. Get out of my way.
Batman: You're gonna die.
Green Lantern: Then I die.
Batman: What are you trying to prove?
Green Lantern: I'm not trying to prove anything, you phenomenal douche bag. Don't act like you know me. You don't.
Batman: We're just somewhat alike.
Green Lantern: We are nothing alike.
Batman: We're fighting alongside an alien, an Amazon, a human lightning bolt, a cyborg and a speedster. As far as I can tell, Hal, you and I are the only normal people here.
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Connections

Version of Justice League of America (1997)

User Reviews

A Good Film, Though Not The Best DC Has To Offer.

This is a strange little film in the fact that it has so much wrong with it... but it also has so much right.

So what's wrong?

Batman's voice. There's just no conviction, power, or menace in it. This is one of The Bat's main features, other than his lack of super powers. It's one of the main talking points when a new Batman a character is cast. Everybody loves Kevin Conroy from The Animated Series, I really liked Anthony Ruivivar in Beware The Batman (it has the best vocal talents of the Batman series), now Will Arnet has done a brilliant job in The Lego Batman Movie. Unfortunately, Jason O'Mara doesn't do the character justice.

Cyborg's origin. Though it follows the lines it's blue goo which I didn't like as it took the blame off his father, Silas Stone creating The Cyborg out of his dying son. This made Victor Stone more a casualty of Darkseid's attack rather than the love of an estranged father.

The appearance of Shazam, who wasn't in the original story. The choice to use Shazam instead of Aquaman, in my eyes, was not a good one. Aquaman was instrumental in the defeat of Darkseid and his Parademons. There's also the brilliant scene when he has the whales and sharks erupt out of the ocean to devour the Parademons.

The Parademons. I really do like the original design, the ones in the movie are too bulky and appear to be more machine than living entity.

What's right with the film?

The Green Lantern, voiced brilliantly by Justin Kirk, has the right amount of bravado and ego and his relationship with The Batman and The Flash helps to give the movie more power and a sense of humour.

Christopher Gorham does a great job of voicing The Flash and adds the joy and wonder that the character exudes in the comic.

Wonder Woman, though you don't know her origin story for the New 52 in the movie this could make her strong character feel a little strange, to begin with as she's like a child in a toy shop... if you knew that she's new to the real world after leaving Themiscyra would've helped there - however it's this scene which gives the character heart but as soon as the Parademons attack, her sword starts swinging and the no-nonsense female warrior we know and love come to the fore, and Michelle Monaghan who does a great job at voicing all aspects of the character.

Though the thing that really makes this film work is the story and the action, for which Director Jay Oliva does a great job.

These elements nullify the bad ones make the film enjoyable and watchable, though it isn't the best of the Justice League films. Still worth a watch though.