Legion of Super-Heroes

Supergirl in the 31st century fighting alongside bouncing man and triple girl... yea, it is as corny as it sounds.

The voice acting is pretty much great. Meg Donnelly is perfect for supergirl. The story, albeit very simplistic, is okay and we get a movie moving along in a brisk pace with enough action and hero-ism to keep one almost interested.

Sadly this is just boring. Not only does it feel like we have seen this a million times before, but everything is also very predictable, cliche, and lame. The new superheroes of the future are all laughable, and Braniac 5 can only brag about how smart he is every 2 seconds. Man-El was kinda interested, and I love how Supergirl does not hold back in their fight beating him to a pulp.

A 5/10. This is not made for me, but I was decently entertained, so I assume the preteens and teens this was made for probably like this better than I do. Cannot really recommend this, but sure, there are far worst things to watch.

The 47th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, and the sixth film set in the "Tomorrowverse". I still don't like some of the art style in this universe. A decent yet flawed VA performance and somewhat good fight scenes.

The 47th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, and the sixth film set in the "Tomorrowverse". I still don't like some of the art style in this universe. A decent yet flawed VA performance and somewhat good fight scenes.

The 47th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, and the sixth film set in the "Tomorrowverse". I still don't like some of the art style in this universe. A decent yet flawed VA performance and somewhat good fight scenes.

In the 1960s, DC discovered that you could color outside the lines of the accepted backstories with "imaginary" tales ... and nothing has been the same since. Sometimes this works. Kara was a fun and unpredictable character in the 10-year SMALLVILLE run, for example. (BTW, the same two creators who are doing the breakout Wednesday series today). And sometimes it does not work. Case in point, this movie. You may or may not like the vintage animation. But in a world that is contemplating locking down entire cities just to save the ecosystem (which is happening today), LEGION OF SUPER HEROES seems like a waste of valuable resources. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))

Legion of Super-Heroes could've done with more of focus on the super hero team of the title but it remains a really good adventure that's a lot of fun and connects the wider Tomorrow-verse in satisfying ways that aren't too overbearing thankfully.

Meg Donnelly is a great Supergirl with lots of enthusiasm and some really endearing fish out of water antics. She has also solid chemistry with Harry Shum Jr. Who brings a suitably cold and calculating exterior to Brainiac 5 balanced by a warmer side under the surface.

The animation style carried over from Superman: Man of Tomorrow continues to impress, it still looks really nice and is way more colourful, stylised and detailed than what came before.

Basically Supergirl travels into the future to train with the heroes of the title. There's kind of a Young Adult vibe, multiple romantic interests, Wolverine-like superhero Timberwolf, some interesting stuff about the Brainiac dynasty...and it begins with yet another depiction of the destruction of Krypton, although it's from Kara's POV.

Nice animation, good voice work, more instances of the needless gore that stops these movies being suitable for younger viewers...it's a decent enough entry, but there's not much to it.

It has similarities with the previous animated movie Batman/Superman: Apocalypse, which also featured an unhappy, fish-out-of-water Supergirl leaving Metropolis to train with a bunch of super beings - in that case, Wonder Woman's island of amazons.

The two most notable things are that the plot actually builds on a seemingly disposable moment from Justice Society - World War II; and the post-credit sequence, which nicely sets up a bigger story ahead.