Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

2009 "No one is above the law."
7.1| 1h7m| PG-13| en
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United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his ‘partner in crime’, Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite—and recruit help—to try and stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the meteor Luthors plot.

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AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.
Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict
Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
George Taylor President Luthor learns that a meteor made of Kryptonite is headed for earth. When the plan to nuke it out of existence doesn't work, he declares Superman an enemy of earth. Batman stands by him, but while the rest of the heroes are hunting them, they need help to stop the meteor, help only a young genius from Japan can make happen. Fun!
ray4451 I'm following the items on this list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Universe_Animated_Original_Movies) by chronological order. And "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" is purely targeting to kids by compare. The graphic, the plot, and dialog are childish.The action sequel is composed only the fist fight, occasionally with razor beam, much like a pre-K's fantasy. There is no tactical, threat, real objective. I don't like to watch a movie that brings the line "those are civilian, let's crash them".In the end, I rate it 1/10 because I do not enjoy watching this hour long video, not even a slightly joy.
joestank15 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies - Lex Luthor becomes president because the DC world inevitably tips the scales in favor of Lex Luthor for some reason. Superheroes become outlaws, and a meteor of kryptonite is going hit Earth. This is based on a comic series written by Jeph Loeb.One aspect of this story did not need to happen, and it's the meteor. By now, everyone must be rolling their eyes at the lack of rarity of kryptonite. Approximitely all of Krypton must have exploded onto Earth at this point. And there are other types of krytonite. Surely one of those could have brought a fresher element to the story, like say, Red Kryptonite? Batman and, more importantly, Superman being public outcasts (Batman has always been on the in and out with public opinion) is a far more interesting story. It the story this movie claimed to have been about, but decided it couldn't follow through on. Instead we get 5 minutes of plot and 55 of action. Intermittently there are spots of overly friendly dialogue between Batman and Superman (when the hell did that happen?) and fairly stark wooden dialogue from anybody else. Luthor's super-enforcers and Luthor's scene with Power Girl stand out best in my mind.The animation is decent, but why oh why is everyone so overly muscled? Did necks go out of style? Genitalia must have too for Captain Atom because that looks like a skin tight suit. Power Girl is kind of a joke too, albeit decent eye candy.Just to be clear, where did the rest of the Justice League go? And since when did Supes and Batman become an item (Batman doesn't like to be held? Awww. Intimacy issues)? Because the two men should be completely different and less trustworthy of each other to my knowledge, like when Batman kept a log on how to defeat every other member of the Justice League in case they turned rogue. It's a relationship the audience is to accept with no explanation, or lead into. There is a niceness to the differences in their combat styles. Batman's inventiveness, gadgetry and martial arts expertise are nicely demonstrated as he puts down superpowered foes. I also like Superman's ability to whip up tornadoes and flying of foes into levels of the atmosphere where they can't breath.Frankly though, a little goes a long way. While action is expected over story in a 65 minute cartoon, it's too much muscle and no meat and bones. There is almost no drama, tension or story. It's a slugfest, worthy of a generic video game. While other films like Justice League: The New Frontier, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, and Batman: Under the Red Hood had drama, themes and issues to explore, this film does not. Superman never loses faith in humanity or doubts whether or not he is in the right. Lex Luthor is simply evil and cannot be trusted, which WE KNEW. It would have been better if some other politician had come around to demand a ban of the superheroes. Marvel's Civil War this isn't. The less I say about the end the better. It involves a giant robot/rocket, an irritating Japanese boy out of left field, and Lex Luthor losing whatever menace he ever possessed.It's a shame and a lost potential. Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly should not be whored out like this for subpar animated films like this. And what the hell was with bringing John C. McGinley into the mix as Metallo and only giving him two lines?
Jangobadass The sixth movie in DC's straight to DVD animated movies is possibly the most endearing...and the most frustrating.Based on a six issue comic story of the same name, it finds the world's two greatest heroes are turned into fugitives by Lex Luthor, now President of the United States,when Superman is framed for murder as a giant Kryptonite meteor plummets toward Earth. The duo have to fend off villains after the reward on Superman's head and heroes with orders to bring him in as they try to find way to stop the meteor and clear Supes.I'll get the "frustrating" parts out of the way. First, there's the length of the film. While the previous DC animated movies were 75 minutes or so, this one is only 67 minutes (less if you don't count the credits). The character designs are a little strange, with many of the men being really muscular with overly smooth faces (Captian Atom and Major Force look like ventriloquist dummies overdosed on steroids). The two main female characters fare even less well, with Amanda Waller bloated and downright grotesque and Powergirl sporting big anime style eyes that take up half her face and a "disproportioned" chest. But there's blame to go around since character designs are based on those of comic artist Ed McGuiness. And it caters a little too much to fans of the comics in the way a number of characters show up and get in on the action without even being called by name & don't even ask about back stories, which may confuse more casual viewers who are unfamiliar with DC Comics and its characters.Now for the "endearing" qualities. It may be short but it doesn't waste a second of its run time, giving us one awesome, kick ass action scene after another as our title heroes take on all comers (watching Superman and the power armor wearing Luthor go at it is quite a show), as well as how they deal with the meteor. The animation is very good, though the computer animation thrown in conflicts with the rest of the art. The dialog is lively and smart and the voice acting is top notch, with Superman, Batman and Luthor being voiced by the actors who played them wonderfully in several cartoon series (Tim Daily, Kevin Conroy and Clancy Brown, respectively). And there's something amusing about about hearing Allison Mack (Chole Sullivan from the TV show "Smallville") as Powergirl. And if you are a fan of the comics, you'll be amazed by all the characters that pop up.It has some annoying flaws, but with so much superhero action I'll recommend it wholeheartedly.