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Justice League: Season One [Blu-ray] | ![Justice League: Season One [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61XGVCCaZFL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Kevin Conroy, George Newbern, Phil Lamarr
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 21175
Format: Animated, Color
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 575 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARBR37476
UPC: 883929012183
EAN: 0883929012183
ASIN: B0018TNMCA
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: August 19, 2008
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 08/19/2008 Rating: Nr
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Full screen BD? December 1, 2008
G. Simmons (USA)
I should have known as this was a tv show but its only viewing option is in 4:3 aspect. Not a very big deal with a quality tv stretching to wide looked fine. Still it was a little disappointing for blu-ray. However the show is fantastic and you cant beat the original 26 episodes for the price.
Your Average Ordinary Everyday Superheroes October 13, 2008
R. J Rey (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Protecting the world from alien invaders, powerful sorcerers and criminal masterminds is a job too big for just one superhero. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter and the Flash are seven of the world's mightiest superheroes. Together, they are the Justice League. In this collection of entertaining adventures, the Justice League faces such dangerous rogues like Lex Luthor, Felix Faust, Gorilla Grodd and Vandal Savage. Based on the popular DC Comics' characters, "Justice League" is another well produced animated series from the creators of the Emmy-winning "Batman: TAS". "Justice League" premiered on Cartoon Network in 2001 and became a popular hit due to the inmense popularity of the previous animated shows. The first season of "Justice League" features 12 multi-part episodes with likable good-versus-evil plots, refreshing characters, rousing comic book action and colorful animation. The first season is the weakest of the entire animated series but does include such standout episodes as "The Enemy Below", "The Brave and the Bold", "Legends", "A Knight of Shadows" and "The Savage Time".
If you already own "Justice League: Season One" on DVD, then you'll want to think twice before upgrading to the Blu-Ray set. Despite a strong fan outcry for the release of the first season in widescreen, Warner Bros has again disappointed us by presenting all episodes in their full screen broadcast format. On the upside, the picture quality is really good. The episodes never looked so bright and sharp. The 5.1 Dolby Digital sound isn't riveting but gets the job done. The 3-disc Blu-Ray features the same bonus features from the previous DVD set: "Inside Justice League" panel discussion, "The First Mission" promo, "The Look of the League" and "The Blueprint for Justice" featurettes and audio commentaries by series creators on three episodes (The Enemy Below Pt.2, Legends Pt.2 & The Savage Time Pt.2). Overall, "Justice League: Season One" scores a "B".
not enough extras... August 31, 2008
Cr Basnet (uk)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
wow..excellent picture quality...the colors are really bright clean and deep....could have done with bit more extras .. would advise for others to wait it out untill u think the price has gone down enough for u to buy it....
 Not Bad August 24, 2008
Steaphan Greene (Binghamton, NY - USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The high-res transfer for these discs is quite good. However, the original source material was clearly not intended for a presentation at this resolution, and a lot of short cuts, rough lines, low-line-count background or distant objects, and other shortcomings show up quite blatantly. For example, it's pretty common to clearly see a character lose eyebrows, then their nose, then the separation between their eyes as they get more distant in a single scene. At 480i, that was not noticeable. Here it is really obvious.
The colors are great, and the video compression is not a problem, but the audio seems pretty flat.
Of course, these are NOT widescreen, they are 4:3, as originally aired, despite the episodes being designed to be shown in 16:9. I don't mind this so much, however, as it shows more of the environment, and my display can show these as if it were letterbox, cutting the extra and showing them as originally intended. The presence of the extra material is not a weakness in my mind, as it makes them better viewed on non-16x9 screens (like computer monitors). The extra resolution which a full 16x9 aspect presentation would have given would have been a complete waste, due to the low quality of the animation itself.
Also, the chapters are well placed, so it is easy to skip the horrible intro sequence, and the recurring "last time on..." section in more than half the episodes. Why they didn't just link these two (or more) part episodes together, I have no idea.
All and all, it is worthy of an upgrade from the DVD version, but they could have done better if they had wanted to. I'd give it 4 stars, but it started at only 4 due to the lower quality of these episodes, especially when compared to the early Batman: The Animated Series stuff and the later Justice League, and lost another star for the small problems with this edition itself.
Basically, I removed one star for the content, and one for the presentation.
Justice League is on Blu-ray, but where's the widescreen? August 21, 2008
B. Oliver (Oregon, USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have no gripes with Warner Bros. releasing this on Blu-ray, but I do have a problem with what they put on this disc (or, I should say, what they DIDN'T put on there). First, the picture itself does look fine and is fairly crisp and clean, but why in the world was it not presented in widescreen, the preference as stated in the very first commentary by the producers??? There's no excuse for that.
Second, there is only the standard Dolby Digital 5.1 which, for those who own the SD version, is an upgrade. The audio does sound pretty good, though it didn't have the impact I expected. There's plenty of dialogue that is clear, making use of the center channel while other speakers are used for the action sequences. Not overly impressive, but a decent effort.
Third, the studio was kind enough to port over all the features but added nothing else. Given the price difference between the two versions ($25 vs. $42), and the fact they didn't bother with a widescreen transfer, they could've added couple new features. How about one on making the Blu-ray release itself? Oh, and speaking of features, adding insult to injury, one of them actually showed a couple scenes from the season in widescreen (non-anamorphic since the feature was in full frame)...
As it stands, this is an OK Blu-ray release but not a must buy IMO. Comparing it with the SD (which I also own), the picture here does seem to be brighter and clean, but is the improvement worth the cost? I'm not so sure. The only (minor) plus side is the 26 episodes are now spread across 3 discs rather than 4 and all the featurettes are on one disc.
Note: I rated this 3/5, however it is closer to a 3.5/5, I just couldn't justify giving it a 4/5.
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