I received this trilogy on blu-ray for Christmas last year. Part one, part two and part three details are at those links. The 1985 comic story arc was huge back in the day with 12 issues in the main storyline and crossed over in many other comics. There's a lot going on in this trilogy. I haven't read any of this story since '85 so I really had no real memory of the details. I like that there are so many characters from the DC universe. Always fun to see those heroes you enjoyed. It also means there is only so much screen time for many of them. As it expected the big three, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, all have ample screen time but there are many other characters who actually star here.
The BLUF is heroes meet a cosmic threat that poses a risk to all the different earths that exists. And there are a lot. That's cool too. We get to see different takes on our heroes and some of our favorite takes from DC are shown on their own earths - Super Friends, Animated Batman and more. I loved that.
In the end there are some surprises, fun interactions, and serious moments. I don't think young fans would enjoy this one as much as I'd want. It's a complicated story and they might not get what's going on and be confused by multiples of heroes. I know I was confused at times. Overall, it's a good trilogy. I enjoyed some parts more than others but that's not surprise. Not sure if I should have gone back to read the Crisis on Infinite Earths maxi series before watching this take. Might have helped. Next up on my watch list is The Penguin season 1.



I don't remember the comic books and haven't seen the animated version of this story, but I vaguely remember watching the CW version a few years ago. Couldn't tell you much about it though... except that it involved a few different shows like Green Arrow, Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI'm still working through Flash and want to watch the rest of those as well.
DeleteWatched a season, maybe two of Flash. Green Arrow was my favorite. Pretty much watched Flash and Legends of Tomorrow only because they had crossover stories with Arrow. One of these days I'll go back and watch all of them.
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