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"Mother of Azarath, give me strength!"

Lets continue looking at the DC Universe Animated Original Movies with Justice League vs. Teen Titans.

This is the seventh film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.

Years ago, the demon Trigon gave birth to his daughter Raven with the human Arella.
When Arella discovered his demonic nature, she ran away and was taken in by a group of mystics who lived in another dimension called Azarath.
As she grew older, Raven wondered about her father. She attempted to use her powers to learn more about him. Trigon used her probe to find and destroy Arella along with Azerath and all its inhabitants.
Raven managed to imprison Trigon inside a magical crystal in what was left of Azerath. Sometime later, she met and joined the Teen Titans.
In the present-day on Earth, Trigon sends a demonic corruptor to Earth, which briefly possesses Weather Wizard, following a battle between the Justice League and Legion of Doom.
Ignoring his father Batman's instructions beforehand, Damian Wayne helps defeat the entity, but left the League with no background information from it.
As a consequence for his reckless actions, Damian is sent to join the Titans. He meets Starfire, their leader; Blue Beetle, a teenager infused with technology that turns into a beetle-like exoskeleton; Beast Boy, a metahuman with the ability to shapeshift into any animal; and Raven. At first, Damian doesn't get along with them, believing he can be a better leader. When he almost dies in an altercation with Beetle, Raven uses her power to heal him. They inadvertently bond through this experience- she sees flashes of his life and he sees Trigon within her.
Meanwhile, Batman and Cyborg investigate the earlier attack. Superman is later possessed by one of the entities and brutally damages Atomic Skull, grabbing the attention of Wonder Woman and Batman.
Before calming him down with Kryptonite, Batman learns the entity was after the "girl", but Superman escapes before the kryptonite can disable him.
Batman requests Cyborg to help him in tracking the girl in question. Elsewhere, the demonic Superman raises a gate somewhere in the desert.
Raven is called by Trigon's entities, who attack her. She fights them off with aid from the Titans.
After the attack, Raven explains her backstory to the Titans, who had not learned about it until that moment.
When they return to the Tower, the Justice League attempts to take Raven with them.
At that point, more corrupters appear and possess Wonder Woman, Flash, and Cyborg.
Now the Titans have fend off the possessed League, while also finding out a way to free them from Trigon's control.

The story has a very interesting and well written plot, has a great balance of humor and seriousness, and light and dark tones, and it's very action-packed.
The action scenes are very engaging and thrilling, well animated, and although they don't get bloody, they can still get pretty intense.
The suspense value is pretty high
The film has a great sense of humor, and many of the jokes are pretty funny. But they know when to use them, and they don't get in the way of the parts that are more serious.
The animation is once again very well done. The characters all have good designs and movements, and the backgrounds are well detailed.
The characters are all very likable and have great development.
Robin is still a neat character, and his development grows further with him learning to accept working with, and being part of a team.
Raven is the most interesting character in the film as she must face her demons (her father) while also having some development of her own regarding trusting the team with knowledge of who she is. Also, she and Robin have great chemistry.
Starfire is a very likable and kind-hearted mentor who also isn't afraid to be stern when she has to.
Beast Boy and Blue Beetle are both very likable and funny comic reliefs, but they know when to be serious in battle.
Trigon is a very menacing and intimidating villain as his ties with Raven, his essence of pure evil, and his strength and power make him a very serious and legitimate threat.
The Justice League (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg) may be more minor characters here, as the focus is more on the Titans, but they're still likable and have a point to be involved in the plot unlike Throne of Atlantis where they felt forced in.
The music by Frederik Weidmann is once again very well done.

While all the other heroes have their standout moments, the only ones that feel severely underutilized are Flash and Nightwing. But at least Nightwing consoles with Starfire on a few occasions.
In the opening fight with the Legion of Doom, there's rapidly flashing lights when Solomon Grundy is electrocuted. Just a warning for any epileptic viewers.
The film doesn't explain at all what happened to Green Lantern and Shazam. Aquaman's absence i can accept cause his primary duty is being king of Atlantis, and okay, maybe Hal was called to another sector for a Corps mission, but i can't think of any reason for Billy's absence.

Overall, i think it's about as good as Batman vs. Robin. It's movie that can be appealing to any Teen Titan fan. Has some hiccups, but still pretty damn good.

Cast:
Jason O'Mara as Batman
Jerry O'Connell as Clark Kent / Superman
Rosario Dawson as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Christopher Gorham as The Flash
Shemar Moore as Cyborg
Stuart Allan as Damian Wayne / Robin
Sean Maher as Dick Grayson / Nightwing
Kari Wahlgren as Koriand'r / Starfire
Taissa Farmiga as Rachel Roth / Raven
Brandon Soo Hoo as Garfield Logan / Beast Boy
Jake T. Austin as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle
Jon Bernthal as Trigon
Steve Blum as Lex Luthor, Toyman
Terrence C. Carson as Ra's al Ghul
Rick D. Wasserman as Weather Wizard, Solomon Grundy, Atomic Skull

Crew:
Directed by Sam Liu
Screenplay by Bryan Q. Miller, Alan Burnett
Story by Bryan Q. Miller
Produced by James Tucker
Music by Frederik Weidmann

Misc.
Production companies: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment, MOI Animation
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Release date: March 29, 2016
Running time: 1 hour 19 minutes

Description
"Mother of Azarath, give me strength!"

Lets continue looking at the DC Universe Animated Original Movies with Justice League vs. Teen Titans.

This is the seventh film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.

Years ago, the demon Trigon gave birth to his daughter Raven with the human Arella.
When Arella discovered his demonic nature, she ran away and was taken in by a group of mystics who lived in another dimension called Azarath.
As she grew older, Raven wondered about her father. She attempted to use her powers to learn more about him. Trigon used her probe to find and destroy Arella along with Azerath and all its inhabitants.
Raven managed to imprison Trigon inside a magical crystal in what was left of Azerath. Sometime later, she met and joined the Teen Titans.
In the present-day on Earth, Trigon sends a demonic corruptor to Earth, which briefly possesses Weather Wizard, following a battle between the Justice League and Legion of Doom.
Ignoring his father Batman's instructions beforehand, Damian Wayne helps defeat the entity, but left the League with no background information from it.
As a consequence for his reckless actions, Damian is sent to join the Titans. He meets Starfire, their leader; Blue Beetle, a teenager infused with technology that turns into a beetle-like exoskeleton; Beast Boy, a metahuman with the ability to shapeshift into any animal; and Raven. At first, Damian doesn't get along with them, believing he can be a better leader. When he almost dies in an altercation with Beetle, Raven uses her power to heal him. They inadvertently bond through this experience- she sees flashes of his life and he sees Trigon within her.
Meanwhile, Batman and Cyborg investigate the earlier attack. Superman is later possessed by one of the entities and brutally damages Atomic Skull, grabbing the attention of Wonder Woman and Batman.
Before calming him down with Kryptonite, Batman learns the entity was after the "girl", but Superman escapes before the kryptonite can disable him.
Batman requests Cyborg to help him in tracking the girl in question. Elsewhere, the demonic Superman raises a gate somewhere in the desert.
Raven is called by Trigon's entities, who attack her. She fights them off with aid from the Titans.
After the attack, Raven explains her backstory to the Titans, who had not learned about it until that moment.
When they return to the Tower, the Justice League attempts to take Raven with them.
At that point, more corrupters appear and possess Wonder Woman, Flash, and Cyborg.
Now the Titans have fend off the possessed League, while also finding out a way to free them from Trigon's control.

The story has a very interesting and well written plot, has a great balance of humor and seriousness, and light and dark tones, and it's very action-packed.
The action scenes are very engaging and thrilling, well animated, and although they don't get bloody, they can still get pretty intense.
The suspense value is pretty high
The film has a great sense of humor, and many of the jokes are pretty funny. But they know when to use them, and they don't get in the way of the parts that are more serious.
The animation is once again very well done. The characters all have good designs and movements, and the backgrounds are well detailed.
The characters are all very likable and have great development.
Robin is still a neat character, and his development grows further with him learning to accept working with, and being part of a team.
Raven is the most interesting character in the film as she must face her demons (her father) while also having some development of her own regarding trusting the team with knowledge of who she is. Also, she and Robin have great chemistry.
Starfire is a very likable and kind-hearted mentor who also isn't afraid to be stern when she has to.
Beast Boy and Blue Beetle are both very likable and funny comic reliefs, but they know when to be serious in battle.
Trigon is a very menacing and intimidating villain as his ties with Raven, his essence of pure evil, and his strength and power make him a very serious and legitimate threat.
The Justice League (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg) may be more minor characters here, as the focus is more on the Titans, but they're still likable and have a point to be involved in the plot unlike Throne of Atlantis where they felt forced in.
The music by Frederik Weidmann is once again very well done.

While all the other heroes have their standout moments, the only ones that feel severely underutilized are Flash and Nightwing. But at least Nightwing consoles with Starfire on a few occasions.
In the opening fight with the Legion of Doom, there's rapidly flashing lights when Solomon Grundy is electrocuted. Just a warning for any epileptic viewers.
The film doesn't explain at all what happened to Green Lantern and Shazam. Aquaman's absence i can accept cause his primary duty is being king of Atlantis, and okay, maybe Hal was called to another sector for a Corps mission, but i can't think of any reason for Billy's absence.

Overall, i think it's about as good as Batman vs. Robin. It's movie that can be appealing to any Teen Titan fan. Has some hiccups, but still pretty damn good.

Cast:
Jason O'Mara as Batman
Jerry O'Connell as Clark Kent / Superman
Rosario Dawson as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Christopher Gorham as The Flash
Shemar Moore as Cyborg
Stuart Allan as Damian Wayne / Robin
Sean Maher as Dick Grayson / Nightwing
Kari Wahlgren as Koriand'r / Starfire
Taissa Farmiga as Rachel Roth / Raven
Brandon Soo Hoo as Garfield Logan / Beast Boy
Jake T. Austin as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle
Jon Bernthal as Trigon
Steve Blum as Lex Luthor, Toyman
Terrence C. Carson as Ra's al Ghul
Rick D. Wasserman as Weather Wizard, Solomon Grundy, Atomic Skull

Crew:
Directed by Sam Liu
Screenplay by Bryan Q. Miller, Alan Burnett
Story by Bryan Q. Miller
Produced by James Tucker
Music by Frederik Weidmann

Misc.
Production companies: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment, MOI Animation
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Release date: March 29, 2016
Running time: 1 hour 19 minutes