![]() ![]() Superman takes a softer approach (as you’d expect), while Batman’s dismissiveness actually makes for a really nice dynamic between them. While Wonder Woman takes a “tough love” approach towards Jessica, you can see that she believes in her and just wants her to believe in herself as well. Her understanding of what he’s going through, even though he’s from a far-flung future, allows her to build a bond with him that sees Star Boy find his feet in a world/time that has no idea who he is or what he’s capable of. Jessica’s battle with her own mental health issues bring her together with Star Boy, who is himself dealing with his own mental problems. The themes in this story are quite mature. It really is a story about Jessica Cruz and Star Boy more than anything else, but the other heroes, especially Superman, do get a fair share of the limelight (no pun intended). This animated film finds the right balance between action, drama, emotion and humor. But the Justice League discover an ally from another time in the peculiar Star Boy – brimming with volatile power. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seek answers as the time-traveling trio of Mano, Persuader and Tharok terrorize Metropolis in search of budding Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz – whom they need to free remaining Fatal Five members Emerald Empress and Validus in order to carry out their sinister plan. The Fatal Five” finds the Earth’s future hanging in the balance when the Justice League faces a powerful new threat – the Fatal Five. It wasn’t until I saw that this movie’s character designs were based on the “Justice League”/”Justice League Unlimited” animated series, with the same voice cast returning, that my interest levels were raised considerably.Īs the blurb states, “Justice League vs. I wasn’t that familiar with the Fatal Five to be honest, and another “vs.” movie (after “Justice League vs. The Fatal Five” wasn’t necessarily and animated movie that sounded enticing to me. ![]() Rating – 4/5: When it was first announced, “Justice League vs. Mister Terrific hold them off while Batman confronts Tharok, or as he likes to call him, Skeletor! (Batman humor.WRITTEN BY: Eric Carrasco, Jim Krieg and Alan Burnettĭiane Guerrero as Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern Miss Martian gets them inside, but they come under attack. Superman confronts Validus while Wonder Woman takes on the Persuader, and Batman continues on. As the League approaches, the Five takes out their ship. After taking down the defense guard, Emerald Empress suggests that if they destroy the sun, they destroy them all.the League, the Legion, the United Plants, everything. The Fatal Five attack a small general store that turns out to be cover for a secret base. ![]() ![]() Jessica also appears to meet her defeat, and the Emerald Empress lets her eye absorb the power of the central power battery. Fortunately, Kilowog and Salaak arrive, alerted by her secret emergency message of "Situation Green." But they are soon defeated by the Fatal Five. They then force her to help free Validus and Emerald Empress. When they arrive, she gets them onto Oa by announcing "Situation Green" through her ring. They try to stop Tharok, Mano, and the Persuader from escaping but fail. Terrific brings it in sync to their time but to their regret, they release the three members of the Fatal Five. Superman figures out that the sphere must be out of phase of their time. Terrific is trying to figure out the nature of the sphere that Superman caught but is not having much success. Batman seems less than impressed by Miss Martian's performance, but that's typical for him with most superheroes. Once she defends herself, and does it well, Wonder Woman says that it does not look like a mistake to her.Įlsewhere, Batman and Miss Martian stop Bloodsport, who has taken hostages at a TV station. When she insists that it was a mistake for her to be selected as a Green Lantern, Wonder Woman attacks her. On her way home, Wonder Woman appears and asks Jessica why she has not been answering calls from the Justice League. She visits her therapist but is called away by an alert from her Green Lantern ring, which is low on power. Her anxiety since that horrifying incident has made life hard for her. Jessica Cruz suddenly wakes up from her nightmare and works up the courage to go outside. She runs to the end of a cliff and when he shoots at her she falls off. He shoots two of them and the third flees. We then see several campers stumble upon a man burying a body in the woods. ![]()
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