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All Star Superman 4K (2011)/Justice League X RWBY: Superheroes and Huntsman, Part One 4K (2023/all DC Comics/Warner 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray w/Blu-ray Sets)



4K Ultra HD Picture: A-/B+ Picture: B+ Sound: B+ Extras: B Films: B/C



Superman faces his own mortality in the remastered animated feature film from DC Animation and Warner Bros., All Star Superman (2011) which is based on the writing of Grant Morrison. As far as Superman movies go this one pulls out all the stops and features an interesting and cruel version of Lex Luthor. Appearances from Bizarro, and several other familiar faces from Superman lore throughout the silver age also pop up. The story is said to be an influence on the upcoming (as of this writing) feature film adaptation from filmmaker James Gunn which could promise some exciting films ahead.


The voice cast includes James Denton (Good Witch, Desperate Housewives), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, Good Girls) and Anthony LaPaglia (Without A Trace) as Superman, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, respectively. Other noteworthy cast members are seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (Up, Elf, The Mary Tyler Moore Show) as Perry White, Golden Globe winner Frances Conroy (American Horror Story, Joker, Six Feet Under) as Ma Kent, Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds, Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise) as Jimmy Olsen and Linda Cardellini (Avengers: Endgame, Dead to Me, E.R.) as Nasty.


Lex Luthor works out a masterplan to kill Superman by overloading his cells with power, and it miraculously works. With his powers starting to dwindle, Superman ended up having to fight against Luther's various experiments and murder plots along with facing off against other Kryptonians as well. Living his dual life as both Clark Kent and Superman, the super alien gets faces some of his most epic challenges yet as Luthor attempts to replicate Superman's DNA.


All Star Superman has been remastered in upscaled 2160p with HDR (10; Ultra HD Premium)-enhanced Ultra High Definition image on a 4K UHD disc, a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and an audio mix in lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) sound. Also included is a 1080p Blu-ray presentation of the film with a similar audio mix, but a more compressed image. The animation looks fine overall, and while I don't have the original disc on hand to compare it to, everything seemed to look pretty strong and sharp on 4K UHD. The overall animation style fits in with other titles on the label.


Special Features includes old and new material including:


The Art of the All-Star Adaptation featurette


An All-Star Salute to the Silver Age Superman featurette


Superman Now featurette


The Creative Flow: Incubating the Idea with Grant Morrison featurette


Feature Length Audio Commentary featuring the thoughts of Bruce Timm and Grant Morrison.


and a Digital Comic Book version of All-Star Superman.



If you are a Superman fan then you don't want to miss this great animated film!


For a more positive take on the film, try our earlier coverage from the Blu-ray/DVD set release:


http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/10824/All+Star+Superman+(2010/Warner+Blu-ray+++D



In what may be the most bizarre release from DC Animation yet, the American animated series in the style of Japanese anime, RWBY, joins up with the Justice League in a strange crossover feature animated film now out on 4K UHD disc / Blu-ray: Justice League x RWBY: Superheroes and Huntsmen, Part One (2023).


Fans of anime and some (but not all) DC fans will gravitate towards this more than fans of more traditionally animated or straightforward DC animated titles I think as it definitely has the feel of an anime throughout. There's some interesting imagination behind it, but it feels as if the inclusion of the DC franchise is a bit forced and out of place here.


Justice League members Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern and Vixen find themselves in the world of Remnant where they are transformed into teenage animated versions of themselves and sucked into the world of RWBY. Whilst the heroes of Remnant: Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang, find their world has been mysteriously altered and threatened by a Grimm that threatens their world.


The voice cast features Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs) as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince, Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead) as Superman/Clark Kent and Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars) as Batman/Bruce Wayne, alongside RWBY's long-running cast: Lindsay Jones (Camp Camp) as Ruby, Kara Eberle (RWBY: Ice Queendom) as Weiss, Arryn Zech (The Detective is Already Dead) as Blake, and Barbara Dunkelman (Blood Fest) as Yang.


Justice League x RWBY: Superheroes and Huntsmen, Part One 4K has been remastered in upscaled 2160p on 4K UHD disc with an HDR (10; Ultra HD Premium)-enhanced Ultra High Definition image, a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and an audio mix in lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) sound. Also included is a 1080p Blu-ray presentation of the film with a similar audio mix, but a more compressed image. The animation is digital and mimics the anime characterization of every character, giving them similar facial features and eyes to anime characters along with the design of the world itself.


Special Features:


Justice Comes to Remnant featurette


You Look... Different featurette


From the DC Vault: Justice League Unlimited - Kid Stuff


and From the DC Vault: Justice League Action - Plastic Man Saves the World.



While it's not this reviewer's particular cup of tea, if one is a fan of the RWBY property then this could be a fun treat. Otherwise, it just seems like a odd mix that feels a bit forced.



- James Lockhart

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