Movie number one for my birthday double feature had to be this on its opening weekend. I readily admit the humorous version is growing on me via Hulu. I remain a fan of the serious version first and will always love the Wolfman-Perez run on the comic book from 1980-84, then it struggled for a few years with just Wolfman writing it. DC has never been able to make a long-lasting nor compelling version since. Trust me, I buy it from time to time and it’s currently struggling alongside an adult team under a similar moniker.
As for the movie, it’s mostly a long version of the TV show. The trailer covers the premise so there’s no real spoilers); Robin wants his own movie given how the (former) Time Warner empire has made them for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (obvious jokes made here) and even Aquaman (just can’t get interested in him). While the Titans try to make Robin’s dream come true, they run afoul of Slade (aka Deathstroke) who they mistake for Deadpool while being unable to stop his world-dominating plan.
I enjoyed it and was thrilled to see as the credits closed, the serious version with the same voice actors will be returning to the Cartoon Network soon. The DC streaming service version looks dreadful. Still it isn’t really worth the effort for the average person to see this in a theater because there isn’t anything in the movie that’s compelling like a Marvel or Star Wars feature. Wait for this to appear on Hulu or Netflix. Meanwhile, I’m hoping Cartoon Network will start showing new episodes in the Fall.
Alamo Extras: Bugs Bunny as Superman WWII cartoon; failed Superpup TV pilot (it’s awful); Supergirl (Eighties) trailer; Mego commercial for action figures that had magnets in their hands and feet; some stuff they’ve shown before from India, Latin America and the Philippines; Zellers ad with Batman & Robin; Teen Titans music video; Mojo explanation of the Teen Titans’ history in comics starting from the Sixties to the Wolfman-Perez period, the latter is what the cartoon relies on.