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Justice League - Paradise Lost

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Warner Bros. has consistantly failed to please fans with their dvd releases of their animated series. They fail to recognize that Justice League as well as their Batman and Superman animated efforts were created not just for children but for adults as well. Yet they continue to market them for the kiddie market.It just demonstrates the short sightedness of their home ent. people. Come on now !!! The new Spiderman animated series on MTV is already being released as a season box set. Don't be stupid WB !!!!!!!!!!

$15 just doesn't cut it for 2 episodes of this show and ZERO extra features. I'm not sure who they are marketing this set for, but I can think of no reason why anyone would buy this. It offers nothing that you can't see in repeats on Cartoon Network.

This DVD should include at least 6 episodes. Either come out with box sets or increase the number of episodes WB!

As most of the people here i must say i hate WB so much! We, Justice League Fans, want SEASON BOX SETS!!! we dont want single episodes to be release, we want them all...Paradise Lost DVD contains episodes "Paradise Lost" and "Enemy below" which are great episodes from season 1 of the show...Please WB, release the SEASON BOX SETS NOW!

The first installment benefits from its outstanding voiceover work from Susan Sullivan ("Hippolyta"), Robert Englund ("Felix Faust"), and John Rhys-Davies ("Hades), along with series regulars Susan Eisenberg ("Wonder Woman") and Michael Rosenbaum ("The Flash"). It also has a slam-bang finish featuring a battle between JLA and skeleton warriors called up by Hades. The fight is similar to Harryhausen's magnificently staged finale to "Jason and the Argonauts".

Unfortunately, this episode is paired with the worst episode of JLA's first season: "War World". There is very little noteworthy about this poorly written installment.

One might call it "Superman in Thunderdome".

There's just very little "lightning" around.

We have these videos as a part of the boxed set and quite frankly, we skip it when it comes on. Paradise Lost is exactly what you think it is. If you're a reader, you know the poem is about Satan being cast down to earth after he sins against God. Well, the Justice League heroes do a battle in hell here in this very graphic dvd. It definitely is not for children and quite frankly, I don't see its purpose at all. There certainly are more interesting topics out there to cover than this. Don't recommend this one at all.

Ok, hands down Justice league is one of the best animated DC show ever put on TV. And with Lustice League Unlimited on the way, its going to be even better. Who wouldn't want to collect this shows on DVD. Now on the next matter, I've noticed how everybody else commented on the number of episodes on this DVD and other ones like it. Technically its only 2 epsisodes if you put the part 1's and part 2's together. I wouldn't mind paying $80 - $100 for each season if WB puts it out. The reason I gave this DVD only 2 stars is only because of the number of episodes in this DVD. Each individual episodes are 5 star worthy but if WB keeps on doing this, its not only gonna lose its fan base but also is going to lose its viewers eventually. Its about time to put out the seasonal box sets. DO THE RIGHT THING PEOPLE.

Two two-parters inhabit this disc, both (disappointingly) in Pan & Scan (aka full screen). The title two parter, "Paradise Lost" is strong, with a good story, animation and voice acting. The second (and weaker) two parter, "War World", is much as it was in the comics - a setting to make known characters get to lay the smack down. The presentations of the story are enhanced by the excellent Bruce Timm introductions - but a word of warning; if you haven't seen these episodes, watch his comments AFTERwards. Bruce always tends to give a bit of the story away. Another aggravating item - Chapter Stops are basically absent; for example, one must sit through (or fast forward) the full intro when watching each episode on the disc. A good stopgap until we someday get Season Boxed sets - in widescreen, please.

Warner Bros. seems to have little clue about marketing their DC-based tv series. Whether's it Batman, Batman Beyond, Batman/Superman, or Justice League, they produced only substandard dvds to date. Now Justice League doesn't reach the level of some WB previous efforts, but it's far better than that sad excuse of a series, Teen Titans, now on Cartoon Network. I digress....

Anyway, I simply won't fork over money for this DVD containing a lousy pair of 2-part episodes. Come on, WB, either release season box sets or at least offer six episodes, which would be just over two hours in length. I suspect that some heads need to roll until WB realizes that they can both milk and nurture their fanbase, a win-win scenario for everyone. Until such a time, there's plenty else here at Amazon.com to satisfy everyone's DVD needs.....

In this DVD release you will find two seperate two-part episodes of the Cartoon Network animated series Justice League. As a quick heads-up for those not in the know, Justice League is the updated version of the Superfriends of years gone by. DC Comics superheroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, Hawkgirl and others band together to help stop evil where ever it may be.

In the first episode "Paradise Lost" our own favorite Amazon, Wonder Woman, takes center stage. The dark sorcerer Felix Faust (voiced by Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund) is in search of several mystic items to free his imprisoned mentor. One such mystic artifact is located on Wonder Woman's home of Themyscira. (Paradise Island) When Diana visits her homeland she discovers that all her Amazon sisters have been turned to stone and finds Felix Faust lying in wait. She discovers that the only way she can turn her people back to normal is by helping Faust gain the remaining artifacts scattered all across the globe. With the Justice League's help Diana finds the items and is shocked to discover exactly who Felix Faust's mentor really is. This has to be my absolute favorite episode of all the season one releases. Not only do we get to see more of Wonder Woman's background, but fans of the characters get to see something that rarely is ever shown: a knock-down drag-out fight between Superman and Wonder Woman. This episode alone is worth the price of purchase.

The second episode is the Superman centered "War World". Superman (voiced by actor George Newbern) is taken prisoner to a savage world where warriors are forced to battle in a gladiator-like spectical for the world's dictator Mongul (voiced by actor Eric Roberts). While there Superman battle's the hulking yet honorable warrior Draaga and makes a name for himself among the planet's people. While trapped there, fellow Justice Leaguers Green Lantern, Hawkgirl and Martian Manhunter try to save their captured comrade and stop Mongul from continuing his barbaric sport. One complaint fans of the series have had is that Superman tends to be the team's rag-doll, often taking the brunt of the attacks due to his strength and invulnerability. This is very much shown in this episode. That aside, this episode does highlight lots of character development. If your a fan of the comic characters, or simply a fan of good stories, I strongly suggest you purchase this fantastic DVD.