Part 3.14 of my ongoing series: Nique is a grown-ass man talking about cartoons

[Nique]

Another Superman/Batman (http://warnervideo.com/supermanbatmanapocalypse//) animated film was released a couple days ago. In addition to being a pretty decent feature by itself, these DC movies are fun to have becuase they come loaded with bonus stuff. They usually include at least 4 different episodes from Superman, Batman or Justice League animated shows, plus a short featuring a lesser DCU hero e.g. Green Arrow, Jonah Hex, the Spectre.

Superman/Batman Apocolypse is based on the most recent Supergirl introduced in the Superman/Batman monthly title like a billion years ago. This was a decent adaptation, but they (again) deviate from the comic's script in a few ways for seemingly no reason. This is probably not as jarring if you aren't an obsessed nerd. Summer Glau on mic for Supergirl - her preformance ranges from lousy to acceptably lousy, which was kind of a bummer since I thought she was going to rock this.

I'm hoping they get to doing Hush as a two part animated title and please get Jim Lee in on this action.

EDIT: Also, I have no idea where else to bring this up but when are we not banned anymore?

[Wigmund]

They've got Tim Daly as Superman, Kevin Conroy as Batman and Ed Asner as Granny Goodness!?

I'm watching this just for those guys reprising their DCAU roles. squeeeee
It's something that's bothered me with the other post DCAU animated movies, the lack of the VAs from the Batman/Superman/Justice League Series. I've been spoiled by them.

[Yrcrazypa]

I haven't seen this one yet, but Superman/Batman Public Enemies was pretty enjoyable. Especially the few parts with Captain Marvel. I'm not sure what it is about him, but I thought he was the best part of the movie.

[Torque]

I stopped watching Batman animated movies after Mask of the Phantasm. Seriously, they don't get much better than that.
You wanna talk cartoons?
My Pet Monster is where it is at!

[Nique]

I'm watching this just for those guys reprising their DCAU roles

Then also watch this (http://warnervideo.com/batmangothamknight/). And this (http://www.warnervideo.com/supermanbatmandvd/). Seriously, Kevin Conroy's voice gives me goosebumps.

Especially the few parts with Captain Marvel. I'm not sure what it is about him, but I thought he was the best part of the movie.


He had almost no lines whatsoever in that... But I thought his appearence in Justice League Unlimited was pretty great.

[RickZarber]

I honestly thought this was the weakest DCAU movie yet. The designs were not suited to the animation, the script was poor and skipped around so much that you didn't ever get any time to connect with the characters, and the dialogue was very stilted and crappy. Darkseid didn't feel threatening at all. And that shopping scene? Are you fucking kidding me?

Not to mention that there was absolutely nothing new introduced in this story. Every single plotline had previously been touched on--and done far better--on the Superman animated series.

I think WB used up all their DCAU-awesome-allocation on Under the Red Hood earlier this year; Apocalypse barely felt like an effort compared to that.

[Yrcrazypa]

Then also watch this (http://warnervideo.com/batmangothamknight/). And this (http://www.warnervideo.com/supermanbatmandvd/). Seriously, Kevin Conroy's voice gives me goosebumps.



He had almost no lines whatsoever in that... But I thought his appearence in Justice League Unlimited was pretty great.

Yeah, I know he had almost no lines, but the few he had just seemed so awesome. I want a Captain Marvel animated movie based on his appearence in that.

[Fifthfiend]

Summer Glau on mic for Supergirl - her preformance ranges from lousy to acceptably lousy, which was kind of a bummer since I thought she was going to rock this.

I don't know what you'd expect from a terrible annoying actress playing a terrible annoying character.

(Basing the character judgment on Supergirl from the comic that this movie is based on, she may be less-terrible or more-terrible in the movie)

[Doc ock rokc]

every superman thing always ends up being so lame. It always turns into a World of cardboard speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_5UwS57X8) then superman upping his damn power-level to win. batman at least has to outsmart him.

[Fifthfiend]

EDIT: Also, I have no idea where else to bring this up but when are we not banned anymore?

5 days 22 hours as of yesterday at 12:22 pacific time (http://nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1078202&postcount=129)

If you'd rather not be fakebanned ask POS or Synk I doubt either of them's gonna mind too hard taking it off.

every superman thing always ends up being so lame. It always turns into a World of cardboard speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_5UwS57X8) then superman upping his damn power-level to win. batman at least has to outsmart him.

shut up and diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Magus]

Public Enemies had awesome animation but I'm pretty sure I'd seen the plot done before (Justice League Unlimited I don't think ever quite got around to making Luthor president but it touched on it several times). Under the Red Hood on the other hand didn't have quite the same level of animation but I enjoyed the story better (even if it was kind of just a rehash of Mask of the Phantasm but with a different character from Batman's past).

How many more of these are going to happen after Apocalypse, there was a certain set number of these being made right?

[Fifthfiend]

Pretty sure the number is set to "as many as they can get people to pay money for".

[BitVyper]

every superman thing always ends up being so lame. It always turns into a World of cardboard speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_5UwS57X8) then superman upping his damn power-level to win.

Except in the actual World of Carboard speech, he DIDN'T win. He delivered a nasty couple of punches, and then got incapacitated more or less instantly.

[McTahr]

EDIT: Also, I have no idea where else to bring this up but when are we not banned anymore?

Now is as good a time as any.

[Nique]

I don't know what you'd expect from a terrible annoying actress playing a terrible annoying character.

I think I disagree but I'll bite; How is Summer Glau annoying?

[Magus]

I haven't seen this yet and I'm only tenuously familiar with someone named "Summer Glau" but I'll fathom that it has something to do with her name being Summer.

[Premmy]

Why do you hate mosquitoes, heat, ice-cream trucks, and children being out of school so much?

[Krylo]

The real question is why has he never watched Firefly?

[Nique]

They never lie down.