I extremely love these Lego DC movies. They’re animated comedy gems. Thus, I was excited to watch Lego DC Comics Superheroes: Justice League:
Cosmic Clash when I first learned of it.
And as expected, it’s a ton of fun.
In this new installment – something
that was actually teased way back in the first movie, 2013’s Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes
Unite. Brainiac – the Justice League
takes on Brainiac, an android supercomputer obsessed with collecting various
planets across the galaxies, which he shrinks and put in bottles. With Earth being his next target, the Justice
League proceeds to battle Brainiac, who in turn banishes half of the
League roster across different time periods of history. Now, it’s up to Batman and Flash to recover
their time-displaced teammates while Cyborg and Supergirl hold off Brainiac
and his forces until the League can reunite.
The plot is pretty dumb (but not
mind-numbing) and juvenile – especially the time travel aspects. But it’s intended for kids anyway, and for
what it is, it’s charming and fresh. The
overall production – from animation to voice acting – is of great quality. And it’s pretty hilarious; I laughed a
lot. Though I found it not as clever as
its predecessors, it’s nevertheless as witty as it needs to be.
Again, the Lego DC movies are awesome. Even
if the big screen Lego Batman doesn’t
come through, as long as these delightful Lego
DC direct-to-video movies are annually made, I will be more than satisfied.
Miscellaneous musings (SPOILERS):
Miscellaneous musings (SPOILERS):
- The Legion of Superheroes – Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, and Cosmic Boy – are in the movie. It would have been amazing if Brainiac 5 also made an appearance.
- Cyborg made customized, themed jets for the Leaguers, which assembled into a mecha!
- Kids will probably miss this, but the implication when Brainiac’s ship gets destroyed is the destruction of thousands of shrinked alien planets – the death of billions of billions.
- My favorite dialogue--
Cyborg: “Good luck.”
Batman: “I don’t believe in luck.”
Cyborg: “What do you believe in?”
Batman: “Batman!”
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