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Monday 8 January 2024

Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths Part One Film Review

 


There are alot of comic book movies and alot of comic book related media coming out this year as such it would be very understandable that you'd forget about one or two of them. As is the case with this film with this film really flying under the radar with there only being one trailer released near the end of last year and that's really it with there being no clips released to help to promote the film either and so then join meas I review the film that is the first film in a trilogy of films with the film in question being called simply just "Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths Part One" enjoy.

The plot of this film is with every world being destroyed a group of heroes have to try and work out how to stop this threat before every single universe is destroyed for good. Now then interms of what I personally thought // felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad with this films plot being very fitting for a three part film as the story story really is a slow burn in every single sense of the word which only goes to show just how epic this films plot really is with this films plot also being fairly weak as well which is to be expected given the three film format with the plot of this film also being really rather entertaining and at times also being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this film is Darren Criss as Earth-1 Clark Kent / Kal-El /  Superman and Earth-2 Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman. Also starring in this film is Jensen Ackles as Bruce Wayne / Batman , Stana Katic as Diana / Wonder Woman and Superwoman , Matt Bomer as Barry Allen / The Flash , Ike Amadi as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter , Amazing Man and Ivo , Jimmi Simpson as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow , Meg Donnelly as Supergirl, Harbinger , Zachary Quinto as Lex Luthor , Alexandra Daddario as Lois Lane . Harry Shum Jr. as Brainiac 5 , Aldis Hodge as John Stewart and Power Ring , Ashleigh LaThrop as Iris West , Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth , Cynthia Hamidi as Dawnstar Liam Mcintyre as Aquaman and Johnny Quick , Jonathan Adams as Monitor , Geoffrey Arend as Psycho Pirate and Hawkman , Steven Universe star Zack Callison as Dick Grayson / Robin , Matt Lanter as Blue Beetle and Ultraman , Ato Essando as Mr. Terrific , Erika Ishii as Doctor Light / Dr. Hoshi and The Huntress , David Kaye as The Question , voice acting legend Nolan North as Hal Jordan /  Green Lantern , A.M.A.Z.O. and Homeless Man , Lou Diamond Phillips as The Spectre and Owlman and Keesha Sharp as Vixen.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad. With this films cast giving us some really good performances for the most part as there some parts in he film where the acting isn't as good as it perhaps should have been which really isn't the fault of the actors as they were told to deliver the lines a certain way with this not really being helped by the fact that the films script isn't really that good either as it gives none of this films cast much to work interms of what it is that there their respective characters personalities and as such the films cast aren't really allowed to give the good performances that we know that they can do as this films script simply just wont allow them to do as good that we know that they can do when they have a really good script to work with.



Doing the animation for this film is Maven Image Platform and the legends and the greats that are currently over at Edge Animation Co., LTD. Now then interms of what U personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad as just like with alot of the direct to DVD DC Comics films this film does have some really good animation in it but at the same time tho this films animation isn't as good as it could have been with alot of the animation feeling flat at times and good at other times which gives us an overall mixed bag of quality animation with this film also having some really thick characters lines which can at times be really very distracting and really does take you out of the film.


As noted at the start of the review this film is meant to be the first film in a trilogy of films which is most likely the best way to tell this story. As a story that's this big really does need alot of time in order to not only tell but to do it justice and giving this film multiple parts is a smart way to go about it but on the flip side of that is the fact that there not only might not be alot of story there to warrant a further two films but given that this story is a slow burner they also run the risk of boring your audience who then might not bother seeing the further two films and this is something that the makers of all three films will have to take into account as even this film did get a bit boring at times and this is only the first film which means that you can only imagine just how dull and boring the further two films might be should the makers of those films choose to really not be careful with the story.

With this film being the first part of a multi-part story it does fall into alot of the same traps that all of those films fall into. With this film basically being an extended trailer for part two and while this film does get away with that as it is a slow burner that doesn't take away from the fact that this film sets up storylines and characters arcs that don't get payed off in this film with this film also having alot of scenes that whilst they don't add anything to this film will most likely have a bigger role to play in the further two films which makes them pointless to include in this film as everything in this film should be all about setting up things that will pay off in this film and not be payed off in a film that's coming out in several months from now  as all that does is really make this film seem watered down by comparison.


Thee are some issues to be found in this film like the fact that the film doesn't really connect to all of the other films in the Tomorrowverse which granted is a minor nitpick. However what isn't a minor nitpick is the fact that we don't really get to spend alot of time on any of the earths before they get destroyed with us only spending a handful of minuets each time before we go off to another world which doesn't really work for this film as with this film we now have two other films in order to fully tell it's story which means that we could have spent more time on alot of earths which would make us care for the characters on that particular earth which would then make us all the more upset should that earth get destroyed it's one of the things that the Arrowverse take on this story got right as we spent alot of time each episode on the various different earths and as such we had a chance to form a connection be it good or bad to those characters this is really something that this film doesn't really do when it really has more then enough time in order to fully do it.

Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and thirty two minuets and forty nine seconds. With this film having just the right amount of story to cover that amount of running time whilst also doing a good job of giving you a reason to want and go and see the next film in this trilogy but at the same time this film really didn't need to be a slow burner as this film still should have been focused in getting alot of key plot points out of the way in this film just so then the next two films could be all about adding to those plot points and really yet as things stand at the very least the first half of part two would have to be getting alot of plot points set up before adding to those plot points which is really something that shouldn't really have been the case as that's what a first part of a multi-part film is for but I will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it.


So now then as this is an action film that means that I gave to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad. However that's also the issue as the action in alot of the direct to DVD DC animated films have usually been really good and yet this films action just isn't that good for the most part as while we do indeed get some really cool actions scenes those are vert few and far between with this film having barely any action scenes in it and about half of them just aren't that good with alot of them just being very dull and boring with alot of them not really doing anything all that new and while alot of them do have some really cool moments those are also very few and far between as well which does make this action seem dull and lifeless as well as being rather dull and boring in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this is film is solid way to start of this truly iconic storyline and while splitting the film up into three segments is a good idea only time will tell if it's a truly great idea in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the hood and as well as al of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that means that this very film earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Tomorrowerse fandom wiki page , the official Arrowverse fandom wiki and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very episode that I used in this very review being Google Images simply just due to the fact that alot of the images that are on Google Images are all really fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.