A lot of the recent DC movies "S/B:Public Enemies", "B: Under the Red Hood", "S: Doomsday", "GL: First flight", "Wonder Woman" (all of them!)were much better than this, in many ways.
The pacing is rushed in spots - minor complaint.
Darkseid might as well have been voiced by the same guy who voices Elmo - MAJOR complaint. They usually cast voices well, this was a HUGE miss.
They've "jumped the shark" on what Batman can now do. Did he get superpowers and I wasn't told? Time to power him back down.
Some scenes were just foolish. Darkseid is in the habit of hiding in farmhouses...really? Without his troops? Without his guard? In a farmhouse? Continuity with other movies - Which universe are we in? I know they tie it in as a sequel to "S/B: Public enemies", so how are Doomsday and Darkseid so well known? Did Superman even address the monster in "S: Doomsday" as "Doomsday", as though it were his name? He does now, apparently. Differing styles of animation from other recent movies, playing with story lines, and blatantly bouncing around between universes has left even seasoned DC fans scratching their heads about what's supposed to be known, and what context we're supposed to be taking things in.
If anything goes (and apparently it does), is this one after Darkseid tried to make Wonder Woman his bride and ended up with a little of her soul and compassion? That's a random story line that existed before this movie, so I guess it must be fair game for me to assume this movie is in this context.
Overall, this movie is okay, watchable for most people, but is nowhere near the quality of other recent animated DC movies, and definitely does not work as a "stand-alone" movie. Just alluding to "S/B: Public enemies" doesn't explain much of what's going on, and definitely doesn't make it a worthy sequel (if you can call it that).
The pacing is rushed in spots - minor complaint.
Darkseid might as well have been voiced by the same guy who voices Elmo - MAJOR complaint. They usually cast voices well, this was a HUGE miss.
They've "jumped the shark" on what Batman can now do. Did he get superpowers and I wasn't told? Time to power him back down.
Some scenes were just foolish. Darkseid is in the habit of hiding in farmhouses...really? Without his troops? Without his guard? In a farmhouse? Continuity with other movies - Which universe are we in? I know they tie it in as a sequel to "S/B: Public enemies", so how are Doomsday and Darkseid so well known? Did Superman even address the monster in "S: Doomsday" as "Doomsday", as though it were his name? He does now, apparently. Differing styles of animation from other recent movies, playing with story lines, and blatantly bouncing around between universes has left even seasoned DC fans scratching their heads about what's supposed to be known, and what context we're supposed to be taking things in.
If anything goes (and apparently it does), is this one after Darkseid tried to make Wonder Woman his bride and ended up with a little of her soul and compassion? That's a random story line that existed before this movie, so I guess it must be fair game for me to assume this movie is in this context.
Overall, this movie is okay, watchable for most people, but is nowhere near the quality of other recent animated DC movies, and definitely does not work as a "stand-alone" movie. Just alluding to "S/B: Public enemies" doesn't explain much of what's going on, and definitely doesn't make it a worthy sequel (if you can call it that).