Product Details

• Actors: Justin Gross, Grey DeLisle, Michael Massee, Marc Worden, Olivia d'Abo
• Directors: Bob Richardson, Dick Sebast, Will Meugniot
• Writers: Boyd Kirkland, Bryan Hitch, Craig Kyle, Greg Johnson, Jack Kirby
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, Spanish
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006
• Run Time: 73 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FP2YYA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,273 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

To save humanity, the Earth's mightiest heroes must reunite for a rematch of heroic proportions. Mysterious Wakanda. It lies in the darkest heart of Africa, unknown to most of the world. An isolated land hidden behind closed borders, fiercely protected by its young king - the BLACK PANTHER. A king hold the fate of the entire earth in his hands. Because brutal alien invaders are coming, soon to fill every sky and control every land, seeking what is buried beneath ancient Wakanda. That leaves the Black Panther with a single option, one that goes against the sacred decrees of his people-to ask for help from outsiders. And so he turns to--- The Avengers - Captain America. Iron Man. Thor. Giant Man. Wasp. And the Incredible Hulk. These mightiest of heroes have battled the aliens before, and barely survived. They thought it was over. They were wrong.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Probably worth a rental, not a purchase., July 31, 2006

By	Jeremy F. Horsley "Knight in Arms" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a fan of the first film I went in with a positive heading, but I can only say that I've come out dissapointed. There were some memorable moments, both in action and dialogue, but overall the plot itself just failed to capture me. Personally I feel if they had stuck a bit closer to their comic book counterpart they could have made a movie worlds better.

In end, probably worth a rent, but I'm not sure I'd buy this film. Definitely not as good or exciting as the first.

23 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I hope she likes ribs..., August 10, 2006

By	Lincoln 6 Echo "Power Metal Head" (Harrisburg, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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I agree with all the reviews here. This is a VERY good animated movie from MARVEL Studios distributed thru Lions Gate.

I recently rewatched the first one to refresh my memory on its story in preparation for this second one. I'm glad I did, because these two movies are indeed sequels. Well, the second is a sequel to the first...you know what I mean. Anyway...

First of all, I really did this kind of animation. A bit more realistic than Bruce Timm's Justice League style, but also more comic booky-looking. By that I mean the animation looks like something you'd see in a average comic book THESE days. You could freeze-frame any scene in these Ultimate flms and it'd look like a comic book frame. Which is good.

Secondly, I love the Ultimates take on the characters. As I'm not a comic book reader, I could care less about continuity at this point, so for this series to "throw out" any established continuity is a good thing for new viewers. My favorite character by far is Iron Man. Love his voice and his animation. The aid of CG is a good thing for his character. Especially when he dawns the War Machine suit, after Iron Man v6.2 is destroyed.

Thirdly, I love the level of violence. This is a very mature animated film. There's blood and people die. The battle scenes in this movie are quite good. Very dramatic and breath taking, if you will. And as you might have gathered from other reviews, this series takes a page from Tom Cruise's "War of the Worlds", and the 3-part pilot of Justice League, "Secret Origins".

Also, as you may have guessed, there's a hilarious gag reel included with this disc which basically features clips from the original movie, but with different voice overs (with newly animated mouth movements). But of course with Iron Man not having a visible mouth, they use a long running gag through-out the gag reel that Tony Stark runs and promotes his BBQ Rib joint. You gotta see it to believe it! Very funny stuff.

To conclude, if you're at all interested in seeing the first couple of Ultimate Avenger comic books brought to life through these two animated features, I highly suggest you pick these up. If this was made into a long running weekly series, it'd surely give the excellent Justice League a run for its money.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first film, August 2, 2006

By	All Around Geek "Whataslacker.com" - See all my reviews

Lots of folks stated they hated the first film [mostly because they could not separate themselves from the comics] and those same people are back saying they hate this one. Well as I said before, give it a chance.

The story picks up where the other film lets off [so see Ultimate Avengers The Movie as well]. Although this is a stand alone film some elements require you do watch the first film to 'get' everything.

The alien attack plot thickens, we lose an Avenger and we get to know our heroes better.

Special features are worth a viewing as well with first looks at Iron Man and Dr. Strange as well as interviews and a 'blooper' reel. "Hulk no want ribs!" Keep it up Marvel we want more!