Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)

Like what was said with 'Teen Titans: The Judas Contract' (which to me was the better film), 'Justice League vs. Teen Titans' may not be among the best of the numerous animated superhero/comic book films, and there are some pretty good to excellent ones out there (as well as some disappointments). Can definitely see why it's divided fans and it's towards the weaker end of the films, but there is a lot to like here.It is not in the same league as the animated 'Justice League' show, the 2003 'Teen Titans' or 'Young Justice', all three wonderful shows and three great examples of how to do iconic superheroes justice. It's certainly far more preferable than the series 'Teen Titans Go!', that was cheap, poorly written and was basically dumbed down childish stupidity that forgot basically everything that made the original series so great.There are some not so good points with 'Justice League vs. Teen Titans'. The romantic/love interest subplot was forced and unneeded. The expected big fight indicated in the film's title was too short and anti-climactic. Not all the characters are particularly well handled. For examples, Trigon is far too ordinary a villain with very little to him and he is poorly utilised, Raven didn't seem developed enough and wasn't compelling enough for a character so heavily focused on and the whole Beast Boy's forms stuff was interesting on paper but was very confused and underdeveloped in the film. Taissa Farmiga sounds like she was phoning in as Raven. A longer length may have helped.However, there is a good deal to like about 'Justice League vs. Teen Titans'. The animation consists of atmospheric colours, detailed character designs and backgrounds and fluidity of movement. The music has an ideal mix of haunting intensity and jaunty infectiousness. Really liked the dark grit tone the writing, while adding a little levity here and there to stop it from getting too seriously. The story may be standard and doesn't break new ground, but it's fun and absorbing and goes at a snappy enough pace. The action is thrilling and generally the characters and the interaction intrigues enough. The voice acting on the whole is well done.Overall, decent but could have been a lot more. 6/10 Bethany Cox

OH MY GOD!! Justice League vs Teen Titans was a total mess! I hated it. First of all, there wasn't enough action sequences! Secondly, there was just too much talk! Not enough of Justice League vs Teen Titans! The whole plot looked fantastic, but they didn't do it well!Why couldn't they do what I was expecting them to do?!?! I needed action and fights. This film barely had any of those!I did like Ravens story, but then otherwise.. this film was a disaster. Heck.. I almost slept during this film. But ravens story was interesting and I did like that. But that only. Batman Doom is better than this and I recommend checking that out.

My son was excited by Justice League v Teen Titans as he watched the Teen Titans Go television series but this should had been a dazzling mash up of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman with the younger Teen Titan characters but it lacks fizz.Robin is on a mission with the Justice League but he botches up by not following orders and banished to work with the Teen Titans in order to learn teamwork.Although acting like a spoilt brat he ends up doing battle with Trigon who is infecting and taking over the Justice League characters by use of mind control.The cartoon starts off well but I could see my son's interest waning and he is the target audience by being in the age range for this type of cartoon but it felt uninspired with more focus on Batman & Robin and less on the other characters.

Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK)Rating: 3.5/5 starsThe DC animated universe introduces us to some engrossing new characters and plot elements with "Justice League vs. Teen Titans", the recent, exciting adventure in their entertaining DTH-video series.Fusing traditional Justice League superheroes like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Cyborg against a bunch of upstart adolescent crime-fighters, and pitting them against each other could easily have turned out to be a convoluted muddle, a la "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", but some fairly solid writing by Bryan Q. Miller and Alan Burnett, and more than a few innovative and pulsating action sequences envisaged by Director Sam Liu (Batman: Year One, Justice League: Gods and Monsters) make this a breezy ride that's guaranteed to whet your appetite for some plain, simple, no-holds- barred fun. If you still desire to see DC superheroes battling each other, this is a far more rewarding investment than "Dawn of Justice".As is the norm with these movies, "Justice League vs. Teen Titans" is short and snappy, clocking in at about 75 minutes, which means its themes are mostly presented on the surface, with little time for any deeper exploration. Nevertheless, this latest offering from DC's popular and highly entertaining animated universe – the only avenue where they still score over Marvel – has an enjoyable comic-book appeal, and it sets up the Teen Titans nicely for their own series of screen escapades.