Green Arrow

Green Arrow (2010) is the third of four DC Showcase films on a DVD titled Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam. The storyline surrounds Green Arrow when a prince is scheduled to land in his hometown of Emerald City. A renowned assassin threatens the life of the prince so he will need to try and stop him.

Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos (known for Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse), the movie boasts the voices of Neal McDonough (Minority Report), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Grey Griffin (The Book of Life) and John DiMaggio (The Super Mario Brothers Movie).

The animation is polished, reminiscent of a traditional Justice League cartoon. The storyline is clear-cut, with straightforward dialogue and predictable outcomes. The action sequences are engaging, and the conclusion aligns with genre expectations. Overall, I would give this a 6/10 and recommend it to fans of the superhero genre.

This short deserves a follow-up TV series. There's so many stories to tell about the wonderful adventures of Green Arrow and Black Canary.

Still waiting for the live-action adaptation of Green Arrow.

DC Showcase shorts are a great idea, though I would argue that perhaps Green Arrow is well known enough not to need one.

In this little over 10 minute effort we see our hero attempting to foil an assassination attempt and we see the likes of Vertigo, Merlyn and Black Canary join him for the ride.

Hardly original and feels more like a Saturday morning cartoon, but could have been considerably worse.

Another decent enough little short, if Green Arrow isn't going to be getting a feature movie anytime soon then this will have to suffice.

The Good:

Well written

The Bad:

Paint by numbers stuff

Things I Learnt From This Short:

Finally someone has acknowledged he's a Robin Hood ripoff

Loved a short glimpse of arrow in this. Characters and everything make it so perfect.

wow this is one fast paced animated short film.blink and you'll miss.it's just under ten and a half minutes long but it feels a lot quicker because it's pretty much all action and nothing else.i was just getting into it and it was over.i realize you're not gonna have a lot of story or character development in such a short time span,but even a hint about what kind of person the character is would be nice.if you're not familiar with character of the Green Arrow,you still won't know anything more about him after watching this short.at least with the Jonah Hex short,you got an inkling about what kind of man Hex was.this one was mildly entertaining from an action standpoint,but i wanted more.for me,DC Showcase: Green Arrow is a 5/5