Justice League: Doom (2012)

Although Batman trusts the Justice League, he was always worried the day may come when one or more of them might turn, get blackmailed, or possibly just go insane and be a threat to the world (himself being no exception). Therefore, he created a special protocols for each team member that could be used to incapacitate them should that event ever arise.Vandal Savage (being one of the most intelligent villains) found a way to hack Batman's computer and weaponize these fail-safe protocols making them deadly to each team member. Recognizing that his own protocols are being used against his own team, it's a race against the clock to locate each team member, analyze what Savage did to each one, and find a way to disarm it before it's too late...My favorite part of this film was when Batman explained what he had done, he was asked how he could have done such a thing. His response -- "You mean none of you have thought of doing the same thing?" When his team implied that they would never imagine such a thing he said, "Then you're fools!"This was a very deep and intense film, and it's a must-see for DC fans or fans of superhero sci-fi in general.

Justice League: Doom has one of the best storylines of any DC animated movie I've seen thus far and that makes it stand out from the rest.It tells the story of a congregation of super villians who mastermind a plan to steal Batmans files on the Justice League in order to pick them off. Those files being the secret ones he holds on each members weaknesses and his plans to take them down should they turn bad.With the excellent Kevin Conroy as Batman, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern and the sultry voice of Claudia Black as Cheetah the cast is top notch.The story plays out well though the finale returns to the usual tropes. This could have benefitted from additional time, perhaps even up to another 30 minutes.Regardless this is a good effort though I still think the DC animated movies should become a "Universe" like the live action and retain a bit of consistency.The Good:Fantastic voice talentExcellent plotThe Bad:Why does Bane look so weird in these things?Things I Learnt From This Movie:Explosions kill but leave no marks, even when it's practically going off in a persons faceI still can't take the name Legion Of Doom seriouslyI agree with Batman

Honestly, this is one of my favourite animation films. The twists and turns were well done. And the voices were from the original justice league (other than Superman which is Tim Daly in this, and I think George Newbern sounds like Superman would). Kevin Conroy is and always will be my favourite Batman voice. That also applies to Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan and Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman. I guess it's just because I am a fan of the 2001 Justice League show although they didn't have Hal Jordan. Anyways, The plot was awesome and the suspense brings you in right at the beginning. I would recommend this for everyone who enjoys the Justice League characters together and even just each individual hero.

Dwayne McDuffie, the writer of this film, sadly passed away while it was being made and it is dedicated to him. McDuffie wrote some of the greatest episodes of Justice League, one of the finest superheroes ever made. (In my opinion the first 2 seasons are THE very best with McDuffie's episodes being the finest of all).It must be said that Doom is not among the best of his work on JL, possibly because it is based on comic-book original with some shaky aspects to the plot. The changes made to turn it into a film have made matters worse. In the comic, it is plausible that Ra's Al-Ghul(the original villain) would know that Batman would store data on how to subdue his team mates, but why would Vandal Savage? Batman states that his original plans were to incapacitate the JL and that they were somehow changed to make them lethal. But they all seem lethal in their conception and its hard to see what changes were made. For instance, Superman is shot with a Kryptonite bullet- what was the original non-lethal version of that? Some of the legion of Doom seem strangely chosen for their tasks. The huge robot Metallo was able to disguise himself as a human somehow- wouldn't an actual shape shifter have been a better choice? Cyborg did not appear in the original comic, and it shows. In all ways he seems superfluous to requirements. The omission of the Legion of Doom (or indeed Batman) to deal with him is a serious oversight but not one that has much bearing on the plot. Batman escapes his trap by himself and then organises the escapes of others, with Cyborg offering only minor assistance to Wonder Woman which, one imagines, Batman could have also sorted out.Having said this, this remains an enjoyable adventure.