Review of Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016) by Jay M — 10 May 2016

This was a great movie. First DC animated in a while that I really liked. Damian has been a super annoying character since son of batman, but maybe it was all building to his character for this story. This was the first time that I cared about how he was going to mature and what was to come for him. I just kind of tolerated him in the other stories.

Overall, this was like a well animated version of the teen titans cartoon from the early 2000s which I loved. I had just watched an episode prior to watching this movie, and while I missed the original voice actors and disliked Damian, they grew on me by the end of the film. There was definately a lot of fan service for those that were fans of the teen titans cartoon, even managing to get cyborg into the mix, who up to this point was only associated with the justice league. They also made his character seem much older and more mature in the other installments. The scriptwriters kind of bring cyborg back a step in this movie, and reminds you that he is a pretty young guy.Starfire is also obviously older, and kind of the adult of the team and the leader. Raven, beast boy, blue beetle and Damian are the same age as there characters in the old cartoon. It's as if a new generation is moving in to replace the now older Nightwing and Starfire. Speaking of blue beetle, I thought he would be kind of an intrusion, but he grew on me as well.

As for the JL vs TT clash, it wasn't much if any. Don't expect one really. It seems it was more of a way to sell the movie. Which it worked but I would have just as likely bought a "teen titans" movie without the justice league star power. But it was a good way to show how certain justice league members got involved with the titans. A "Justice league and the teen titans" title would be a little more appropriate in my opinion.

This movie was a great set up for future teen titans movies, even had a little teaser at the end. I'm very excited to see what happens with Damian's character. I also would like to see more of Nightwings and Starfire's relationship.