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3.0 out of 5 stars
5 Stars For The Show, 1 For This Release,
By Theo (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Justice League Unlimited: Saving World - Season 1 [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Justice League Unlimited is quite possibly the best superhero cartoon ever made. It's certainly the first to fully digest the the "iron age" of comic books and present its spirit in an animated format. Like so many of the great works of the iron age, this is a show that dissects and lays bare the ideal of the superhero, and ultimately leaves us wondering whether truly, this is something that any of us would want. At its best, this is a show that's easily at least as intelligent as any (and I do mean ANY) other television show made at the same time. Not every single episode is up to that standard, but the best of them really are. Justice League Unlimited is a show that could well shatter any and all of your preconceptions about what a "superhero cartoon" can be. But... Why on Earth would you want to buy this release? Simply put, this is just the WB trying to crank a few more dollars out of us consumers. Do yourself a favor and buy this show in whole seasons - and not in just a few paltry episodes like you get on this disk. I say this partly because on a sheer dollars for episodes basis, the value is so much better if you buy whole seasons. But I also say it because Justice League Unlimited is a show that is much a serial as it is a series. Watching just a few episodes here and there is like just reading a few random chapters from a book. Not only do you miss out on the big picture: you don't even really enjoy the chapters that you do read as much as you would have if you'd gotten them in context. Plus, to be honest, the few episodes you do get here won't even really give you the flavor of the overall grand design - of what made this show great. They're all early episodes that were just slowly, gradually, beginning to assemble the pieces of a larger mosaic not yet evident. At most the first episode, Initiation, pressages the themes to be more fully explored later on. But that's about it. Long story short, I give the show itself my highest recommendation. But not this release. Theo.
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1.9 out of 5 stars (42 customer reviews) 116 of 120 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A pretty "limited" disc,
By Simon - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Justice League Unlimited: Saving World - Season 1 [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Justice League Unlimited takes place after the events of the Justice League "Starcrossed" three parter. Hawkgirl is gone, a new watchtower has been built, Green Lantern has shaved his head and grown a goatee, and almost 60 new heroes from the DC Universe have been invited to join up. Format-wise, this new series presents shorter, half-hour adventures instead of the one-hour adventures of the previous series. This disc gives us three of them:
Initiation - the first episode. A nice setup for the new format, with lots of great action and characterization, but pretty bland in terms of actual plot. Hawk and Dove - introduces two superhero brothers voiced, in a nice bit of casting, by the two brothers from the classic Wonder Years show. However the plot is a rehash of Initiation, and the episode shoves a moral down our throats that almost makes it an after school special. Kid Stuff - the core members of the JLU are transformed into kids to defeat Mordred. I personally find this one hilarious, but it's definitely more out there compared to other JLU episodes, and I know a lot of hardcore fans found it absurd and pointless. And thats it. Only 3 episodes of either average or debatable quality, and no good extras to boot. Worse, its possible this disc will be in cropped fullscreen to appeal to little kids who dont like the black bars. Even if it's not, I find this marketing strategy suspicious considering WB has been giving us great volume sets of Batman and Superman lately, and very good single-disc releases of Teen Titans and Static Shock with twice the amount of episodes. I'd personally hold off on this disc until we know what else is coming down the pipeline. 86 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
We Want Seasoned Sets!!,
By Bobby J. Truong - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Justice League Unlimited: Saving World - Season 1 [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
I just can't believe that Warner Bros. still are putting out 3 episodes at a time. This is an incredible series but it's not getting the type of DVD justice it deserves. Sadly, the Justice League gets no justice!! We fans demand seasoned sets to be released.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T BUY THIS DVD!,
By C. T. Kelly - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Justice League Unlimited: Saving World - Season 1 [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
It's an understatement that many of us feel ripped off by WB's attempt to unfairly empty our wallets. If we refuse to buy these horribly priced episode dvds and at the same time purchase the available full season box sets that are of value then we can make some headway. They are in the business of making $$$. Slowing their cash flow will force them to give us consumers' products we demand or risk losing our disposable income. Die-hard fans of this series and other series must convince every parent to withhold from purchasing these dvds until full seasons are made available. C'mon WB, we love these shows and will pay for them. We only ask that you don't rape our wallets. Give us the full season box sets much sooner.
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