 Welcome everybody to another episode, another installment of a week in Geekdom Reviews, your YouTube series where we review all the geeky stuff that you can possibly want on today's episode. This is episode four, by the way, on today's episode we are going to be reviewing. We've got it right here, folks. It's Justice League, Doom on Blu-ray and DVD. We've actually delayed this for quite some time as our YouTube series in and of itself. We were doing some things, our podcast is up and running again, thankfully. You can go check that out at www.weekingeekdom.com and we're back and we decided to review a title close to home and it's kind of funny that we've basically been reviewing, you know, DZ Comics and DC related products and this is no exception. We planned on reviewing different things but they just sort of kind of happened and it's, I don't know, it's out of control, I guess, out of our hands, if you will. But yes, onto the review itself, as you just saw, we've got a little box here and this is actually the latest attempt at another original animated movie from the guys at DC. As of this post, as of this video message, if you will, oh and yes, if you're hearing this music, it's actually the badass credit song from Mass Effect 3. We will be reviewing that really soon. I'll give more details on that as we progress. But yeah, this is the latest attempt at a DC animated universe movie. In June, July, I'm not quite sure right now, of 2012, Superman vs the Elite is supposed to come out on DVD and Blu-ray so but as of now this is the latest version and basically this movie tries to adapt or encapsulate the great Tower of Babel story from the Justice League of America books and it does so in quite a spectacular fashion, if you will. It's not, but let me get it straight, it's not the best DC animated movie out there. Probably my favorite would be Under the Red Hood and Superman and the Superman and Batman movies, those are my personal favorites. I don't know about my guests and co-hosts and such on our podcast. But this movie in particular is worthwhile in my opinion. You get a stellar cast, all the veterans from Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly and all the guys from Justice League Unlimited and the old TV series. They're back, some of them are new like Nathan Fillion. He's doing the voice for Green Lantern. He's actually a good voice, but then again most of the Green Lantern picks they've done over the past have been good. I mean, it's not like, oh, he's superior to the rest. They've pretty much stayed along the same route, if you will. And this time around, we get a trimmed down cast for the DC Justice League lineup. Excuse me. We also get the introduction of Cyborg in the Justice League. And this was this came out a couple months after the new 52 craze started. But the actual movie was made well beforehand, you know, the script and everything was done way before September and excuse me, August 2011. That's when the new 52 debuted and let me turn this right off. Yeah, sorry about that, folks. Yeah, it debuted in a couple of a couple of months ago. But yeah, this is the latest version of the Justice League, which kind of reflects what you've been seeing on the new 52, except we still have the Martian Manhunter in there. It was a smart move. It was a nice transition between the old JLA and the new one. I am not a particularly big Justice League fan. I admit after this whole new 52 craze, I wasn't a big fan. I am now I'm starting to read and I'm really digging it and looking through all the old stories and such. But yeah, I wasn't a big fan. So at least I appreciated the fact that Cyborg was in there and added so much needed diversity to the team. So you go from the token alien to the token Cyborg or Black Man. I don't know how you're going to take that. But but yeah, either way, it was a nice addition because he brings so much style and finesse, if you will, to the team. When it's super hacking abilities that I particularly found off because I'm a huge Teen Titans fan, so we're present right there. But yeah, on to the movie itself. Again, my complaint with every single DC Universe original movie, it is way too short. And I know times are hard and they can't run on too long because they don't got the mula for it. But come on, I mean, it says it right here. It's 77 minutes long that, you know, for a story so epic and grandiose as this, I think it would have benefited for an extra 20 minutes or so. It would have done a whole bunch and added a little bit more texture to the whole thing. But overall, it was a great movie, great cast. The picture quality looks amazing. And it's if I'm not mistaken, it's done by the same animation team as the young Justice series that's airing on Cartoon Network and it's out on DVD. It's one of those great classics. What can I say, you know, I think this this version, if you will, was planned well before. I think it was after the Justice League Unlimited ended and as recent as the All Star Superman movie came out, which were the last efforts of the great underappreciated and the masterful writer known as Dwayne McDuffie. And this, my friends, is sort of like a tribute in my own little humble words because this guy was pure genius and certainly one of my inspirations to pursue a career in writing and eventually voiceover and all the other fields that emerge from that. You know, whenever I write a story, whenever I make up something, you know, I'd look to these great writers throughout time. And certainly Dwayne is up there as one of the greats and he will forever be one of the greats. Yeah, this is was a this was a story that was planned a little while ago, if you will. And I think Bruce Tim and Party did a great job of bringing this last great effort from Dwayne back to life. And it was a great movie and and certainly something that every DC fan should not miss, you know, as a tribute to the man itself and and the body of work that is DC Comics. You know, it's a great film, nonetheless, regardless of running times or and whatnot and lineup changes. But yeah, onto the movie itself. I thought, you know, there's a particular scene and I don't want to spoil it for everybody, but there's a particular scene because in a nutshell, certain bad guys try and hack the Justice League infrastructure security, what what not? And eventually somebody is able to debunk or decrypt the infamous Batman and steal all his files on countermeasures and on how to take the league down, a member at a time. Of course, if you read the actual comic, the methods to go about this are totally different on some occasions and other members were there. I sincerely missed Aquaman. He's one of my favorites and he was not in the movie. I don't know what happened. They could have easily added him, I think. And yeah, there's a particular scene where eventually the heroes find out, you know, that this was indirectly caused by Batman himself. And what proceeds from that to the final battle was like, like, hey, Mr. it's your fault, but let's go. And they, I don't know, the final battle ensues and I'll leave it to you to watch it if you haven't watched it yet. But it felt a little disjointed, in my opinion, you know, from that scene to the other one, it got way too quickly resolved. And I think such an epic event like that should have been prolonged a little bit more. You know, I get it, you know, there's a limited running time. But I just felt it was kind of missing something, that little extra dramatic overtone or exaggeration, if you will, that comic book stories are known for, but in a good way. And I just think it would have benefited from a longer running time. That's basically the main jits of my complaint with this movie. You know, the overall is it was pretty good. The villain was changed. It's a different main villain. But nonetheless, it was a great change with all the henchmen and all the league action. The fight scenes are amazing. Kudos for them for animating such great fight scenes. It's the sort of things you really want to hear when you do or see when you do a superhero film like this. But yeah, you know, if you're wondering how does this stack up to all the to like the other Justice League animated ventures that they've done, it's pretty good. It's out there with the rest of them. I highly recommend it if you've seen all the movies that they've released so far, why stop there? You know, it's it's great, you know, to have all of all of these stories with you. And I certainly appreciated the effort. You know, as I said, the voice casting was awesome. The packaging itself is pretty neat. The standard Blu-ray folks. I mean, look at it. It's all shiny. Yeah, it's all shiny. It's got a lot of exclusive exclusive content, as always. Something that I thought was kind of funny was there's a since one of the main issues in this movie is about mistrust and security and whatnot. There's a small little, I guess you would say, like an expose or a documentary, if you will, about the mistrust in society and how we live our lives, filled in a post-9-11 world and all that stuff that you already, that you've heard up to the wazoo about. But I just thought it was funny because if you were hearing it and it's telling you about the early days of mistrust and politics and national security and all that stuff, it sounded like a weird history channel or a discovery channel documentary. And not in the good way. I mean, it was a little iffy. I don't know if that's the word. It's just a minor complaint. The information was fine, folks. I did not have one bit of problem with it. It just sounded a little bit weird. But yeah, one of the main highlights in this movie and this Blu-ray disc and DVD, of course, is certainly a small but really well-done taste into the life of the legendary Dwayne McDuffie and an interview with cast and friends and all the people that he, all the talented people he worked with and all his accomplishments, his upbringing and the stuff that he really did that just changed a lot of people's minds and lives. It certainly touched me with all the stuff he did and I can certainly appreciate the work that he put into from his early days in comic book writing to animation to everything. You know, the dude was just a friggin' genius and he will be forever missed. Certainly check that out and it's well worth your money. I believe this is like 20 bucks or something. I got this at Amazon for like 16 bucks or something. So you should definitely check it out. Not only are you getting a great movie, you're getting an awesome special feature that I highly recommend in and of itself. He's one of the greats and yeah, I'm just a big fan of him. So Dwayne, rest in peace wherever you are, buddy. And there's also a preview for, let's see, it says, yeah, Superman versus the Elite. That's gonna be coming out soon in summer 2012. It's almost here. So I'm gonna try and get that as soon as possible and do a review. I'm not gonna wait, because this came out in February, I think it was 28 or something. And as of this recording, it's mid-April. So yeah, I waited a long ass time to record this for you fine folks, but here I am. Justice League Doom, a great movie. Certainly go check it out. If you like Justice League, if you like DC, superheroes, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Cyborg, Martian Manhunter and Gang. So yeah, Hilarity ensues. It's a great film, great acting, great plot. Cons, it would have been a bit better if longer, but in the end, I highly recommend it. A straight four out of five. The only things I were not liking was, of course, the running time and certain aspects of the plot that didn't quite fit well with me. As I said, like 20 times already, a bit longer would have been fine, but just all minor tweaks that while they work for the crowd that hasn't seen the movie or excuse me, hasn't read the story. If you have read the story, I would have certainly appreciated the original villain. It would have been way cooler in my opinion. And by the way, be careful watching it with the kiddies just in case, cause some of the stuff is pretty intense, if you will. I didn't mind it, but yeah, it's not a movie that I, it's not my first pick for a toddler to see. You know, if he's into superheroes and whatnot, there are other series and other movies that you can show him. But this, it's a little different. Just keep in mind, it's PG-13 for a reason, folks. So yeah, there you go. Four out of five, four Justice League doom. As always, folks, you can comment down below. You can tweet us, poke us, whatever it is you kids do on the social network sites. As always, tweet us at aweekandgeekdom. Look for us, like us on Facebook. That's a week in geekdom. And of course, let me remind you to visit our brand new spanking site called aweekandgeekdom.com an interactive sort of blog where you find all the curious posts and all the editorials that we'd like to publish around and all of our geeky opinions. And of course, our podcast is uploaded there as soon as we record an episode. Actually, episode 19 just aired a few weeks ago. You can go check that out, leave us some feedback. Write to us aweekandgeekdom.com. It's really accessible, folks. You can really reach us if you try, cause trust us. If you find us, we will be there. So yeah, this has been episode four of aweekandgeekdom reviews. Reviewing Justice League Doom and of course a four to five. So I'm gonna close it up and I will see all of you later. Probably by next episode, if one of our co-hosts does not appear reviewing something, it will probably be me with another, I guess, video game or movie or book or something. And I promise geeky friends, I must discuss Mass Effect with everybody, but I am holding out a little bit cause they just announced the extended cut this month. They did this and that and that and I'm just waiting for the whole picture cause I don't wanna be informing while there's still info coming out. So I'm gonna wait a little while and my co-hosts promised, the two of them, Manuel and Brian, they promised they were gonna watch, I'm sorry, they were gonna play the trilogy. So I'm waiting on them to actually play them. Just replayed the trilogy for a third time, I guess, a couple of days ago. It's certainly one of my favorite video games of all time and I am looking forward to the flame wars of Reviewing Mass Effect. So folks, as always, this has been episode four of a Week in Geekdom Reviews. I've been Diabona Menendez and I will see all of you later.