Raiders of The Lost Media - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures - The Forever War

Disclaimer: I could be wrong on some details. So take this post with a grain of salt.





Welcome back to Raiders of The Lost Media and for the first time ever I tell you about a lost comic book storyline. I tell you about the story behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures' The Forever War.

Part One - Who are The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?


For any of you who don't know the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles named Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo. They were trained by their rat sensei named Splinter in the art of Ninjutsu. The Turtles defend their home New York City from petty criminals, evil overlords, mutated creatures, and alien invaders while at the same time remain hidden from society. They were created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and the first issue was released in May of 1984. Surprisingly despite the strange premise it was a huge success. The Ninja Turtles franchise has been almost everything they've had six movies that span from 1990 to 2016, three animated series with a fourth one that's planned to come out in fall of 2018, a live-action show titled Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, food tie-ins, video games, and merchandise lots and lots of merchandise. They even had a concert tour but no Ninja Turtle fan likes to talk about that. And their comic run isn't over either there is to this day comics still being published only this time by IDW Publishing.



Part Two - The Forever War Story


Now that I told you who the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are let me tell you what the story is about. The story was about the "Future Turtles" returning and teaming up with the present day Turtles and they were going to have their final battle with the Shredder. Other characters were set to return as such Golani, Ninjara, Scumbag, Rat King, and Wyrm.



Part Three - Announcement Then Cancellation


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures just completed their latest story arc titled "The Moon Eye Saga" and issue #70 ended with this advertisement.

The Forever War was planned to span from issues #71-75. The comic was known for having a darker story compared to most TMNT media at the time. This would cause conflicts between writer Steve Murphy and editor-in-chief Victor Gorelick and publisher Michael Silberkleit, who thought the adult themes to the storyline were going too far. According to Murphy this was the reason the story was cancelled "Victor and Michael wanted to know where the book was going with issue 71, and when I told them we would be revisiting the future (the Greenhouse Earth future another notion that freaked them out) for a 5-issue story arc featuring the return of the Shredder - a totalitarian Shredder (no the buffoon of the cartoon) - they popped their toupees. And said they wanted me off the book". Another factor that was speculated was for many years Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures were the only Ninja Turtles comics to be printed in color. However Mirage was creating volume two for their Ninja Turtles comic series which would have also been in color, this left Archie Comics feeling threatened. After Murphy left the comic series continued with two more issues and a miniseries titled Year of the Turtle before the series was cancelled.

Part Four - Revival Attempts

The story would later try to get some revivals. In 2005 Murphy said the story arc would be released but nothing happened. When Murphy was asked about the storyline again he changed the date to 2007, well 2007 came and went but their was no Forever War released. Then in 2009 the story was set to be released, then Nickelodeon bought out the TMNT franchise then the story was cancelled just like it was back in 1995.

Part Five - Gallery

The only thing we have left of this story are these pictures. Also this blog gives you more a details of what happened and in my opinion it's a lot better than what I did. Basically they give you the long story while I just give you a short version. So anyhow enjoy looking at these pictures of what could have been. http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2011/08/whatever-happened-to-forever-war.html

So I hoped you enjoyed another Raiders of The Lost Media because you ain't getting another until November. Think of it as me giving the segment a break.

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Sept 6th - My Stephen King Will Post Will Be Uploaded Earlier Than Usual

Sept 7th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King

Sept 9th - It Review

Sept 11th - Cinematic Disasters - Captain America (1990)

Sept 14th - Things to Read/Watch Before Seeing Justice League

Sept 18th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures - The Forever War

Sept 21st - Differences Between Captain America: Civil War and Marvel Comics' Civil War

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Things to Read/Watch Before Seeing Justice League

Hey everybody with Justice League only a few months away I thought it would be a good idea to give you some suggestions on what to read or watch to prepare yourself for the upcoming film. I also wanted to have another go at this because a lot of you did like this when I did it for Logan back in March. Only this time I'll be breaking this down into parts from the comics and what their continuity is from Pre-Crisis to Pre-New 52 to Rebirth, cartoons, and movies. And just like Logan I'll provide you links to the comic books.



Comics

Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths



One of the comics you should read is The Brave and The Bold #28. This should be read because it was the Justice League's first appearance. Yes might come off as cheesy or goofy but it was the 60's that was the time to cheesy and goofy.

http://readcomiconline.to/Comic/The-Brave-and-the-Bold-1955/Issue-28?id=31123



Pre-New 52



Another comic you should read is JLA: New World Order. I recommend this because it's a great read, it was relaunch that helped DC Comics when things weren't going well for them back in the 90's, and it's one of the Justice League's best stories. It's also written by Grant Morrison who is known for being the best writer in the comic book business.

http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/JLA_1997/JLA_1997_Issue_001
Note: Only read issues #1-4 for the New World Order storyline






Now this story arc is where the Justice League travel to a future where Darkseid has figured out the Anti-Life equation. I say you should read this because once again written by Grant Morrison but also in the upcoming Justice League film it has a connection to Darkseid and feel like if you don't know who Darkseid is this story will help get a good idea of who he is.

http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/JLA_1997/JLA_1997_Issue_010
Note: Only read issues #10-15 for the Rock of Ages storyline





I'll just leave this plain and simple this comic is a must read. Not only does this make the villains of the story more dangerous than what they all ready were but it also shows just how far Batman is willing to go to stop his fellow Justice League members if they ever go rouge.

http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/JLA_1997/JLA_1997_Issue_043
Note: Only read issues #43-46 for the Tower of Babel storyline.







The final story I recommend you to read in the Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths is JLA: Earth 2. The story about the Alexander Luthor seeking help from the Justice League to fight the Crime Syndicate(evil versions of the Justice League from an alternate Earth). It's great Crime Syndicate vs. Justice League story and an all time classic.

http://readcomiconline.to/Comic/JLA-Earth-2/Full?id=82544&readType=1



The New 52




One of the best storylines to come out of DC's The New 52 (a reboot to their comic book universe almost like Crisis on Infinite Earths) is Justice League Origin. Judging from what I've seen from the Justice League trailers you have got to read this. The film is clearly taking inspiration from this storyline only with a few changes here and there.

http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/Justice_League_Volume_01_Origin/Justice_League_Volume_01_Origin






The next story I feel like you should read is the Throne of Atlantis story arc. While it's more an Aquaman story the Justice League are very much involved in it. And besides Origin it's one of my favorite Justice League stories in The New 52.

http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/Justice_League_Volume_03_Throne_of_Atlantis_2013/Justice_League_Volume_03_Throne_Of_Atlantis






My final pick for a Justice League story in The New 52 era is The Darkseid War. It's a very interesting story about The Anti-Monitor going to war with Darkseid. Once again like Rock of Ages maybe this will give you an idea of who Darkseid is if your not familiar with him.

http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/Justice_League/Justice_League_040
Note: Only read issues #40-50 for The Darkseid War storyline



Rebirth




When The New 52 ended DC rebranded not rebooted with their new brand Rebirth. Now there are no stories I feel like you should specifically read I suggest you read every single issues of this Justice League series. Also quick side note The New 52 Superman died and the Pre-New 52 Superman replaced him. Now if that sounded odd just read Convergence: Superman, Superman: Lois and Clark, and The Final Days of Superman in that order and hopefully that will give you an idea of what I'm talking about.

http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/Justice_League_2016/Justice_League_2016_Issue_01




I also think you guys should read Justice League vs. Suicide Squad. I think you should read this not because the comic contains similarities with the upcoming movie I just think you should read because it's a fun story.


http://readcomicbooksonline.net/reader/Justice_League_Vs_Suicide_Squad_2017/Justice_League_Vs_Suicide_Squad_(2017)_1




Cartoons





The only cartoons I think you should watch are Justice League the 2001 series and it's successor Justice League: Unlimited. I won't give any links because I only do that for comic books but you'll most likely find those cartoons fairly easily online.




Movies





One film I think you should watch is Justice League: The New Frontier. I would have also recommended the comic book but this movie is pretty much the comic with only a few changes. I think you should watch this film because it has a great story, fantastic animation, and great voice performances.





Now if none of you want to read JLA: Earth 2 then watch the movie Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. It's that storyline but much like The New Frontier has a few changes.





Another movie I think you should check out is Justice League: Doom. Now this movie is loose adaption of the Tower of Babel storyline. There are many changes like the members in the Justice League. But it's still a very decent movie that will keep you entertained.




If any of you are fans of dark and gritty superhero films well here you go. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox is an adaption of the DC event story Flashpoint and despite some changes here and there and some character designs that are a little weird this is still an enjoyable movie. Also this film is very violent you've been warned.





Now if you don't want to read Justice League Origin then just watch Justice League War. There are a lot of changes done but some of them are minor so if anything you are still watching the Origin storyline. Also yet again the live-action Justice League does seem to be taking inspiration from this so you should watch this movie or read the story.




This is another storyline that was changed a lot. Throne of Atlantis the animated movie is both the Throne of Atlantis storyline and an Aquaman origin story but that doesn't mean the movie is bad. You'll have a lot of fun watching this movie and I think you should give it a look.





Regardless and how you feel about Man of Steel you should still watch it. It started the DC Extended Universe thus it's a good first step to prep yourself for the upcoming Justice League film.






Now this movie I strongly feel you need to watch. Mainly because Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a prequel to Justice League. Which means a large majority of things that happened in this movie will be brought up in Justice League. So you definitely need to watch Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice whether you think it's good or bad.





Now you can probably skip Suicide Squad because really only the first act touches upon the aftermath of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, there's also a cameo from another superhero that isn't just Batman, and the mid-credit scene touches upon the Justice League. But if you want to watch what's unfolding throughout the DC Extended Universe than watch this.





Wonder Woman is a standalone movie so that means it's not going to give you any hints or winks to Justice League. But if you want to get to know her character than watch this movie and yet again if you want to know the world that the DC Extended Universe is building than watch it.



So I hoped this was somewhat helpful and I hope you enjoy reading or watching anything Justice League related. And I know I posted this a lot earlier than I did with Logan but that's because I recommended a lot more than what I did with Logan.

State of The Project (Sept 6th - Sept 21st)


Sept 6th - My Stephen King Post Will Be Uploaded Earlier Than Expected


Sept 7th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King


Sept 9th - It Review


Sept 11th - Cinematic Disasters - Captain America (1990)


Sept 14th - Things to Read/Watch Before Seeing Justice League


Sept 18th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Forever War


Sept 21st - Differences Between Captain America: Civil War and Marvel Comics' Civil War




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Cinematic Disasters - Captain America (1990)

Captain America is a 1990 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics' character Captain America. It's produced by Marvel Group Entertainment and Jadran Film and distributed by 21st Century Film Corporation. The movie was written by Stephen Tolkin and directed by Albert Pyun.


The story is Steve Rogers has been chosen to become the super solider known as Captain America. After his fight with Red Skull he is frozen for many years. Then in 1993 Red Skull plans to kidnap the President of the United States Tom Kimball and brainwash him and only Captain America can stop the Red Skull's plan and save the President.


Before I get into the review let me tell you about the film's release. The movie was intended to be released in the summer of 1990 which would of put around the same time Captain America was having his fiftieth anniversary but that never happened then several release dates said it would go into theaters between fall of 1990 and winter of 1991 but again never happened. The movie would go unreleased for a total of two years before debuting direct-to-video and on cable in the United States in the summer of 1992. Then it was given a limited theatrical release internationally. And after seeing the movie I can see why it took so long for it to be released because wow is this one bad.

My Thoughts

One thing that amazes me is that the costume designers put rubber ears on the suit. I'm not kidding look at this photo.

You can tell those aren't the actors real ears because the ears are molded onto the costume and they look fake. Why did they do this when it would have been much easier to cut two ear holes for Matt Salinger.

Speaking of questionable design choices. Get a load of the Red Skull.

That's not a skull that's a tomato that was left out in the sun for too long. Also for whatever reason the writers changed him from German to Italian. I know sometimes filmmakers take some liberties when making superhero movies but somethings should stay the way they are. Such as Red Skull being German.



The quality to this film looks awful. How bad does it look? Here's a picture

Yeah this is just terrible. This movie came out in the 90's but the quality looks like an old 70's film for VHS. The movie was later released on Blu-Ray in 2013 and looking at it now it's a huge improvement. Here's an example

There's one scene from the movie that confuses me. When Captain America is strapped to a missile by the Red Skull he fires it to the White House. Captain America's brilliant idea is kick the missile's bottom half and that somehow works then the missile is redirected and both the missile and Cap land in Alaska. I know sometimes superhero films like to disobey the laws of physics but how does kicking the bottom half of a missile redirect it? Captain America is strong but he ain't that strong.



Now let's talk about Matt Salinger as Steve Rogers/Captain America. My god is  he bad. He doesn't give Captain America any charisma or energy. In matter of fact he's pretty boring to watch. Yeah the title character is the most bland part of the entire movie. Our hero is one of the many worst things about this movie.



When Captain America is finally in our time or should I say 1993 we get a cheesy montage set to the most cheesiest song that I think were more for the 80's than they were the 90's. It's almost like a parody someone on YouTube would do not actual filmmakers.


Now when Steve Rogers gets turned into a super soldier there's a hilarious scene were a German spy goes to shake Dr. Vaselli's hand. He's all calm and says Remarkable work Dr. Vaselli congratulations Heil Hitler! It was the most over the top way to kill someone. Here's the clip from that scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93k6Ik7K4nM


There is barely any action scenes here. A large majority of the movie is just soap opera like romance plots. Because that's what people wanted in a Captain America movie romance subplots that take up a majority of the running time. Then when we do get an action scene is awful. The best way to describe them is if you were to take a shot every time there's a jump cut you be hammered by the end of the scene. Here's the final action scene from the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2TrASSbKIw. Again so many jump cuts.


We get no build up to when Steve Rogers gets his Captain America costume. It's after the German spy shot and killed Dr. Vaselli we cut to Steve in the hospital then the next scene he's in a plane ready to go on his first mission. And they give the weakest explanation to why he's costume is the way it is. He's costume is like that because Dr. Vaselli sure did like the red, white, and blue. I'm not making that up that is why Cap's costume is like that.





Captain America (1990) is just awful. The fake ears on the costume are stupid, the explanation to the costume itself was weak, the action scenes is just jump cut central, your not going to care for the romantic subplots, the montages are cheesy, Red Skull looks horrible, and if you don't own the movie on Blu-Ray enjoy the lackluster quality.



My final rating is Awful


So if any of you want to watch a good Captain America movie just stick with Captain America: The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, Civil War, and the Avengers movies. Speaking on Civil War if any of you have been looking at the schedule down belong come back for my Differences Between Captain America: Civil War and Marvel Comics' Civil War. I'm doing that because I wanted to do it for fun and do something else related to Captain America.



State of The Project (Sept 6th - Sept 21st)


Sept 6th - My Stephen King Post Will Be Uploaded Earlier Than Expected


Sept 7th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King


Sept 9th - It Review


Sept 11th - Cinematic Disasters - Captain America (1990)


Sept 14th - Things to Read/Watch Before Seeing Justice League


Sept 18th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures - The Forever War


Sept 21st - Differences Between Captain America: Civil War and Marvel Comics' Civil War



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It Review

It is a horror film based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. It's produced by New Line Cinema, Lin Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, and KatzSmith Productions and RatPac-Dune Entertainment. The movie's distributor is Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie is written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman and directed by Andrés Muschietti.


The story is it's the summer of 1989 and children are mysteriously disappearing or are found dead in the town of Derry, Maine. Then a group of kids known as The Loser's Club find out it's an evil entity that looks like a clown. They band together to stop this monster while at the same time overcoming their own personal fears.

• Negatives

I have nothing to say. So let's move on.

• Mix

Now there are two scenes that have not bad special effects but effects that could have been worked on a little bit more. One scene was when one of the bullies has a Pennywise balloon right in front of his face but the balloon's CGI isn't very good. The other scene is the projector scene all I want to say is when Pennywise jumps out the effect on him was kind of weird. Luckily the rest of the special effects were done really well and I'm grateful for that.

• Positives

One thing to absolutely love about this movie is that it delivers the scares. Each moment had me on the edge of my seat. One scene that terrified me the most is when Bill saw his brother George or rather his ghost down in the basement. He kept saying you'll float too but each time he said that he would sound more and more demonic.

Now I was worried about Bill Skarsgård being Pennywise. I thought he was just going to copy Tim Curry's performance but nope. I loved Skarsgård as Pennywise he was terrifying with that creepy smile and the way he talked I just loved everything he did with the character.

I'm done talking about Bill Skarsgård let's talk about the other actors those being our heroes the kids. Their performances were spectacular. They all did a great job in this movie. Their wasn't a single scene where I thought they were awful or found their acting unbelievable.

The writers made a smart move focusing more on the kid's fears than their social lives like the miniseries did. Each time we got a scene with their fears right in front of them all you wanted them do to was overcome them. So I really got invested in that aspect of the movie.


Another thing I loved about the movie was Richie. He was a great comedic relief. He got a lot of laughs from both me and the audience I was with.




It has a fantastic scary moments. Bill Skarsgård was great as Pennywise, the kid actors did amazing, I loved how we focused on the kid's fears rather than their social lives, and Richie was hilarious. And despite some effects not looking really good compared to others I still enjoyed the movie.



My final rating is Great



State of The Project (Sept 4th - Sept 21st)


Sept 4th - Road to Justice League - Justice League vs. Teen Titans Review


Sept 6th - My Stephen King Post Will Be Uploaded Earlier Than Expected


Sept 7th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King


Sept 9th - It Review


Sept 11th - Cinematic Disasters - Captain America (1990)


Sept 14th - Things to Read/Watch Before Seeing Justice League


Sept 18th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures - The Forever War


Sept 21st - Differences Between Captain America: Civil War and Marvel Comics' Civil War



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What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King

Hey everybody and welcome to a very different What You Probably Didn't Know About. Usually when I do these it's for a movie but this time I'm doing a celebrity. With the new It movie coming this Friday I thought it would be a good idea to tell you about the author of It himself Stephen King. My original plan was going to be the original It miniseries but I want to do horror movie reviews on October so look out for those next month. So anyhow let me tell you things you probably didn't know about Stephen King and as usual despite the numbering these are in no specific order.

1. The 1986 sci-fi action horror comedy movie Maximum Overdrive is the only film based on one of Stephen King's books in which Stephen King himself directed.

2. The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Blair Witch Project, Crimson Peak, Dawn of the Dead (2004), Deep Blue Sea, The Descent, Event Horizon, Final Destination, The Hitcher (2007), The Last House on The Left (2009), The Mist, The Ruins, Stir Echoes, The Strangers, and The Witch are Stephen King's fifteen favorite modern day horror movies.

3. Back in October of 1996 HBO paid Stephen King a grand total of $1.5 million for the rights of Rose Madder.





4. Stephen King suffers from triskaidekaphobia - the fear of the number 13. He once said "The number 13 never fails to trace the old icy finger up and down my spine. When I'm writing, I'll never stop work if the page number is 13 or a multiple of 13; I'll just keep on typing till I get to a safe number. I always take the last two steps on my back stairs as one, making 13 into 12. There were after all 13 steps on the English gallows up until 1900 or so. When I'm reading, I won't stop on page 94, 193, or 392, since the sums of these numbers add up to 13.





5. The Onion once wrote an article claiming Stephen King couldn't remembering writing The Tommyknockers. He would later admit that this is true. He also said he couldn't remember writing a lot of his novels in the 80's due to his alcoholism, including Cujo.





6. According to Guinness Superlatives, Stephen King's books have been adapted into films more than any other author.




7. Stephen King once tried to join the military during Vietnam but they said he was unfit to join and found him 4-F because of his high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and a punctured eardrum.




8. Stephen King has made cameo appearances in films/shows adapted from his own work. He was pizza deliver man in Rose Red, a minister in Pet Sematary, a cemetery caretaker in Sleepwalkers, a man at an ATM machine in Maximum Overdrive, Teddy Weizak in The Stand, Tom Holby in The Langoliers, Dr. Bangor in Thinner, and Cage Creed in the TV version of The Shining.




9. Stephen King has said he'll never co-author a book with his wife Tabitha. He's reason is because it will certainly end in divorce.






10. He owns three radio stations in Maine. One them called Stephen King's Rock N' Roll Station on WKIT 100.3.




11. It depresses him when people say The Stand is his best book because to him he thinks it means he hasn't written anything good in decades.






12. The original title to Salem's Lot was Second Coming but then King's wife Tabitha said it sounded like a bad sex story he eventually changed it.




13. His influence for Pennywise was Ronald McDonald.




14. When Stephen King survived his near fatal car accident back in 1999 his homecare nurses told their supervisor that under no circumstances were they allowed to make jokes related to Misery.





15. King published seven novels under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. He invented the pseudonym because he wanted to see if he could market his books without his famous name. The novels that were written under the pseudonym were Rage, The Lone Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man, Thinner, The Regulators, and Blaze.




16. He once worked as a dry cleaner and an English teacher before becoming a famous writer.





17. He plays guitar for the all-writers rock band Rock Bottom Remainders. The band's motto is "We play music as well as Metallica writes novels". The other members include writers such as Amy Tan, Dave Barry, James Luca McBride, Scott Turow, and Roy Blount Jr.





18. He purchased the van that accidentally hit him back in 1999 to prevent it from going up on Ebay. He wanted the vehicle destroyed at a charity event where people can donate for a chance to smash it themselves but the van was later put in a junkyard instead.



So I hoped you learned a little some about Stephen King today. Anyhow guys I can not wait for It that movie looks like it's going to be good and I hope it is.

State of The Project (Aug 31st - Sept 18th)


Aug 31st - Awful Moviegoers Rant


Sept 4th - Road to Justice League - Justice League vs. Teen Titans Review


Sept 6th - My Stephen King Post Will Be Uploaded Earlier Than Usual


Sept 7th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King


Sept 9th - It Review


Sept 11th - Cinematic Disasters - Captain America (1990)


Sept 14th - Things to Read/Watch Before Seeing Justice League


Sept 18th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures - The Forever War



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My Stephen King Post Will Be Uploaded Earlier Than Usual

Hey guys so I wasn't going to write this especially since I've only been uploading on Mondays and Thursdays but I wanted to keep all of you in the loop. Anyhow I just wanted to tell you my What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King post will still go up tomorrow but at an earlier time. That time being 6:00pm Eastern time and 3:00pm Pacific time. I'm doing this for two reasons. One the movie It will be having an early screening at my theater and two I was going to go see the movie on Friday at 5:00pm but Friday will be my Sister's birthday and I don't want to put a movie before her. So that's all I have to say and I hope tomorrow you'll all enjoy my post about What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King.


State of The Project (Aug 28th - Sept 11th)


Aug 28th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Star Wars Detours


Aug 31st - Awful Moviegoers Rant


Sept 4th - Road to Justice League - Justice League vs. Teen Titans Review


Sept 6th - My Stephen King Post Will Be Uploaded Earlier Than Usual


Sept 9th - It Review


Sept 11th - Cinematic Disasters - Captain America (1990)


Sept 14th - Things to Read/Watch Before Seeing Justice League



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Road to Justice League - Justice League vs. Teen Titans Review

Note: This review contains spoilers. You have been warned.

Justice League vs. Teen Titans is a 2016 direct-to-video animated superhero film and it is the twenty-fifth movie in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies franchise and the sixth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. It's produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Home Video. The film was written by Bryan Q. Miller and Alan Burrnet and directed by Sam Liu.



The story is Trigon has possessed the Justice League and captured Raven. It's all part of his plan to rise and destroy the world. The Teen Titans must work together to stop him before the world goes to hell.

• Negatives

One thing that rubbed me the wrong way was the title. Yes we do get a Justice League and Teen Titans fight but it was one scene and lasted four minutes. Besides that one scene the large majority of the film is the Titans bonding and the League trying to figure what's possessing people including their fellow Justice League member Superman and his whereabouts.

My other complaint is Damian's character. If you ever watched Son of Batman, Batman vs. Robin, and Batman: Bad Blood you would see that Damian was changing from being a prick to being a decent person. In this movie he's back to being a prick.

• Mix

One thing that's a mix bag for me anyhow is Taissa Farmiga as Raven. The voice she provided isn't bad but she kinda made Raven sound younger than what she is. In this movie she's fourteen or fifteen but when she talks she sounds likes she's a tad bit younger than that almost twelve.

• Positives

One thing I did like about the movie was that they did a good job introducing Trigon. The writers made a good choice by sprinkling bits and pieces of him throughout the story as suppose to give us a big long origin scene about him. We still do get that origin scene but it was short and sweet.


Another thing I liked about Justice League vs. Teen Titans is the carnival montage. I like that scene because not only was it fun but because it also give us character development for the Titans.


Once again DC's animated movies give us great action filled moments. Three of my favorites are the Justice League fighting the Legion of Doom, the Justice League vs the Teen Titans, and both teams fighting against Trigon.




Justice League vs. Teen Titans best aspects are introducing Trigon in a way that doesn't feel like it's long and dragged out, a good bonding montage for the Teen Titans, and awesome action scenes. Taissa's Raven voice isn't bad but it will take some time to get use to. My biggest gripes are the film's title and Damian's character taking a few steps backwards.



My final rating is Okay



State of The Project (Aug 21st - Sept 9th)


Aug 21st - Road to Justice League - Justice League: Gods and Monsters Review


Aug 24th - Cinematic Disasters - Supergirl


Aug 28th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Star Wars Detours


Aug 31st - Awful Moviegoers Rant


Sept 4th - Road to Justice League - Justice League vs. Teen Titans Review


Sept 7th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Stephen King


Sept 9th - It Review




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