Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)

All of DC needs a reboot. Seriously. They are already saying Wonder Woman is going to be garbage and the stupid movie didn't even come out yet. Whatever, I'm here to review the new Teen Titans movie and it is shockingly just okay. I was expecting it to be as lame as that last DCEU animated snooze fest, and the snooze fest before that. Once upon a time, all the animation to come out of DC was amazing. What the heck happened? Seriously, what the heck is going on with DC? Are they trying to make Marvel look good? This stupid movie is bearable and that shouldn't be the case. DC should be the top dog when it comes to superhero films. It is almost like DC is trying to lose fans and money. How idiotic can they be? Take Batman V Superman for example, that should have been the highest grossing movie of all-time. They had two of the biggest icons in modern fiction who each have billions of fans around the world and they pushed out garbage in an attempt to stupidity play catch up with Marvel. The smartest thing DC can do right now is do a total reboot. New stories, new actors and new everything. We gave them three chances already and what did we get out of it? A lame Joker and two of the most epic story lines in comicbook history watered down and thrown into an embarrassing movie. DC fans can save the DC universe by boycotting Wonder Woman and forcing a hard reboot. If Wonder Woman tanks at the box office DC will most likely reboot the franchise after the release of Justice League. If Wonder Woman does good or even just okay, they'll green light more crap and we will be boned. Marvel fans will continue to laugh at us and DC will do so much damage to its reputation that we will not get another live-action for another 15 to 20 years because no Hollywood studio will be willing to touch a toxic property.

The DC live action universe has been disappointing, but that's NOT the case with the DC Animations! Wow....LOVE this Universe and the stories to say are "Amazing" doesn't give it justice...Zack Snider & WB: Hire the writers for the DC Animations for the live action movies & you're guarantee a cash flow! ANOTHER SURPERB job makers of the DC Animations! When's the next one!?!?!?

Last year, the film Justice League Vs. Teen Titans didn't leave me very satisfied, mainly because its "formal" story (Raven's origin) degenerated into "spells" and hollow magical wordiness I couldn't swallow. Fortunately, the new movie Teen Titans: The Judas Contract keeps the story on an earthly level (with some spiritual touches), and it's fully focused on the development of the titans, exploring their personal problems, aspirations and internal doubts. All that happens inside the context of a dangerous mission which puts them in contact with Deathstroke, an absolutely deadly hit-man who has a personal issue against Robin (don't mix him up with Deadshot, the character played by Will Smith in Suicide Squad). In Justice League Vs. Teen Titans, Robin had darkened the rest of the team; so, in order to balance the things, he's left aside for a good portion of Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, allowing us to fully appreciate the powers and personality from the rest of the titans: Beast Boy can become different animals... it sounds a bit ridiculous, until we see him in action during a frantic fight; Blue Beetle is symbiotically joined to an extraterrestrial "parasite" with an own mind; Raven is the sorcerer of the team with severe "daddy issues"; and the new member of the group is Terra, whose rebel attitude and distrust are due to the bad experiences she suffered when she was a child, when her powers arose in an extremely religious context. I had previously never known Terra (I haven't read a Teen Titans comic in more than 20 years), but I liked her story and eventual development inside the group very much. Nightwing and Starfire are appropriate tutors of the Titans, and they have their own sub-story which portrays the little seen domestic side of super-heroes; and finally, the sadly deceased Miguel Ferrer brings a perfect voice work as Deathstroke, making him a perverse and very dangerous villain. In conclusion, the action is exciting, the screenplay is very well written and the animation keeps a solid level; but what I liked the most was to feel the Teen Titans as an authentic team, well balanced and united despite their differences with each other. To sum up, I enjoyed Teen Titans: The Judas Contract very much, and I will now be expecting their next movie with enthusiasm.

I give this a rating of 3 because to me it just grossed me out, terra one of the teen titans was a bad guy in disguise and she was helping deadshot catch the teen titans, but she flirted with him, more than a teen or younger person should, and it sorta creeped me out, sorta had a sick feel to it, it just made me sick, this is not something like the other animated movies, to me just this part ruined the whole movie, if you watch it you will see what I am talking about...just sick!!! other than that it was a pretty good movie, but kids flirting with 50-60 year olds on movies like this is just sickening!!!!