I'm a guy who's big fan of Teen Titans (2003), one of the best animated cartoon series that ever came out of the noughties. The re-imagining of the style of the much-loved animated series was just a moderate success, made it easier for those on the go, as they say, to watch recent installments by cutting down the running time in half, Though this time blowing up the bite-size series into a one-and-a-half hour flick that have a larger budget which did wonders on the sound tech and musical scoring side btw, the movie can only be considered a moderate success relative to the bite-sized Teen Titans Go! (2013) series.
Strictly a movie for older kids and the diehard fans of the franchise, the crowd that won't care much for the juvenile-ish plot or song lyrics, or sometimes potty-mouthed dialogue that only a mother could love, so to speak, or an audience who wouldn't notice the relevance of Nicolas Cage having yet-again another borderline masochistic career choice by lending his voice in this movie as Superman (Always hard on himself and picking on his old wounds much, that guy.) All the casting choices could never have been better: Will Arnett as the villain, Kristen Bell, etc. It's a movie not just for those not yet old enough to vote in an election for there's even a Stan Lee cameo to help connect to the senior citizens who might be in the company of toddlers enjoying this film, not making them feel they are being left out, or perhaps they might still have a heart of a 25-year-old, figuratively or literally, who knows?
My rating: C-flat.
Strictly a movie for older kids and the diehard fans of the franchise, the crowd that won't care much for the juvenile-ish plot or song lyrics, or sometimes potty-mouthed dialogue that only a mother could love, so to speak, or an audience who wouldn't notice the relevance of Nicolas Cage having yet-again another borderline masochistic career choice by lending his voice in this movie as Superman (Always hard on himself and picking on his old wounds much, that guy.) All the casting choices could never have been better: Will Arnett as the villain, Kristen Bell, etc. It's a movie not just for those not yet old enough to vote in an election for there's even a Stan Lee cameo to help connect to the senior citizens who might be in the company of toddlers enjoying this film, not making them feel they are being left out, or perhaps they might still have a heart of a 25-year-old, figuratively or literally, who knows?
My rating: C-flat.