Reviews

okay, so i haven't watched most of the Batman 1990's series. I've watched the movies, and the original series, the one with all the 'Wham! Bam! Shazam!' stuff. And in all honesty, i think this is the better one of all. Why do i say so ?? Mostly because the characters designs look better here than they ever did in the comics and series. Take the joker for example. In the old series, after a few minutes of analysis (for none batman fans), it was obvious that he was kinda crazy. But in this one, it takes it to another level. His looks, his style of speech, the way he dresses, etc..all make him look even crazier than most of the other series have portrayed him. Same goes for The Riddler. For those of you who don't know, he has a disorder of some sort. Obsessive compulsive disorder i think. And in this series, its shown a bit more than in the others, with his 'goth look', and his more cryptic voice. This version of the Batmobile is even better than most of the others as well. Instead of having that 'tank-like' look that the other versions had, this one has that 'extra high-tech, but still a car' look. Its like its sleek, but still an awesome weapon.

Sure, its a kids show. But don't let that stop you from watching the series. Its very good, the artwork is flawless, the animation is even better. I think you should give it a try before just saying 'Jackie Chan art style ? Bah'

I first heard of this movie when i bought Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. I saw the trailer for the second movie, and i found it interesting. I bought the first movie, this one, to give it a chance, and in all honesty i was very surprised. The animation is top notch, the music is great (Thor's theme is amazing), and its one of the characters are all well done. Aside from a few goofs, and the lack of screen time for Thor and Hulk, it was an okay movie. Now here comes the in depth criticism:

Animation: 4/5. Its very well done. There are a few parts, like when before the last battle, Widow tosses that rifle to fury and it suddenly appears from his hand, as if it weren't thrown at all, that weren't animated perfectly, but thats the kind of stuff that no one ever notices.

Voice Acting: 5/5. All actors did their jobs perfectly well. Each of the voices fit, and not a single one screwed up. The best actor of all was David Boat, Thor's voice actor. He did a marvelous job, and if they ever make a Thor movie, I hope he reprises his role.

Story-line: 3/5. Although the theme of the movie, an alien invasion, is drastically overused, UA's story line is very good for a 70 minute flick. It doesn't feel rushed at any time, and leaves no things unexplained.

Screen Time for characters: 3/5. Most of the movie seemed to focus on Black Widow, Giant Man, the Wasp, and Captain America. The others seemed to just show up and actually do something during the last battle. It really angered me to see Thor just have like 4 minutes of actual fighting, and the rest of his screen time devoted to dissing Fury's team. But hey, nothing is perfect.

And here's the last part. While some people believe that the movie's characters should've been more 'Ultimate' Versions that Earth 616 versions, I say they shouldn't complain. Why ?? The movie is called 'Ultimate Avengers', not the Ultimates, and not the Avengers. So its obvious that there will be more 616 than ultimate. Especially since people are more familiar to the 616 versions than the new 'Ultimate' series.

All in all, i recommend this title to anyone who likes super-heroes, and is a firm Avengers fan. It delivers as promised, and the sequel is just as good.