DVD Review: Justice League: Doom

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The Plot

Batman has created contingency plans to neutralize the JLA if they ever turn on the world. These plans are altered by Vandal Savage as he assembles a Legion of Doom (Bane, Star Sapphire, Metallo, Cheetah, Mirror Master, and Ma'alefa'ak). Each member of the Legion of Doom attacks the Justice League exploiting their greatest weaknesses. Batman finds a way to save each League member and reveals that he came up with the plans. The League comes together and vanquishes the villains and afterwards Batman leaves the League rather than wait on a vote on whether he should still be a member or not. The fact is that Batman isn't wrong for creating contingency plans for the League but it is the fact that he doesn't say anything to them. That's where the breach of trust comes in.

What I liked:

1. The Action was great and the battles were superb as always from Bruce Timm and Co.

2. The animation was also wonderful and made each character look realistic yet powerful.

3. Batman is the lone wolf and this is exhibited through out the film. Batman decides to take on the   Royal Flush Gang by himself in the beginning of the film and this establishes the motif of the whole film.

4. I love the fact that Vandal Savage knows Batman's secret identity. It adds a lot of credibility to his character as a supervillain.

5 Cyborg is used well and we haven't seen him do this much since Superfriends: Galactic Guardians.

What I didn't like:

There's not a lot of character development in this movie and that's a little frustrating. For example, we never get to explore why Hal supports Batman's decision to have contingency plans. I assume it's because he's an air force pilot and understands Batman's position from a strategic standpoint.

Overall, "Justice League: Doom" is a great movie and I recommend it for anyone who loves DC. This is the best JLA movie so far. Kudos to Mark Waid and the late great Dwayne McDuffie.