JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time

I've been trying to find something my preschooler and toddler could watch. They like superheroes but none of the cartoons which are available on disc these days are appropriate for them. This was in my opinion, an excellent, clean way to introduce them to the DC universe and have a basic idea of the Character's abilities. My 4 and 2 yr old boys watch it all the time. Im grateful that it doesn't have be-headings or sexually suggestive content, because honestly there is enough material out there for the more hardcore comic book fans this isn't for them. It's for kids. Let it go. When you become a parent, then you'll understand why JLA trapped in time is a great little movie for them.

I'll keep it simple. It has a character called Karate Kid (!?) - yeah I'm not joking! The best scene features Bizarro and Solomon Grundy having a low IQ conversation. That's it. Bad beyond belief. Imagine the power of time travel preventing this flick from being made. That may be a better story.

As a side note, why are they making more and more preschool friendly animated movies? Marvel's Black Widow and Punisher movie was equally bad. The days of JL Unlimited storytelling seem to be over. :(

P.S. The guy who said that this is more watchable than JL: War clearly doesn't watch enough animated films.

This is a very childish superheroes movie for the kids. If your under 10 and is up for a Saturday morning cartoon movie, this might work for you. If not, this movie is silly, from the animation to the character directions. This is pretty much a very simple time travel movie. With the main DC superheroes not really leaving much of an impact when it comes to the story as a whole. There is one clever idea to defeat the villain in this story, but besides that it's on the lever of another regular Saturday morning cartoon and a mediocre one at that. Batman practically does almost absolutely nothing in this.

4.3/10

This film follows the Justice League as they battle one of their greatest foes the Legion of doom but when their leader Lex Luthor discovers a device that allows him to travel through time he plans to erase the heroes from existence before they were founded, can the team stop him before it's too late or will the villains plan succeed? Overall, due to the lesser-known characters, well- known voice cast, and original story, this was shorter than most of the other animated DC features and had a much more clunky animation style but in the end it was still a fun watch and one that I enjoyed my time with.

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014) is a DC animated movie with the Justice League in a time travel story again and it was okay enough.

Positives for JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014): I like how the Justice League are dealing with a villain who can control time and space. You have two characters from the future in Laura Bailey as Dawnstar and Dante Basco as Karate Kid and I like how they play a major part in stopping the villain from destroying time and space. You also have Lex Luthor screwing up the timeline just so that he can win and take over the world. The action sequences are a lot of fun. And finally, I like how Karate Kid and Dawnstar both learn their own lessons after defeating the main villain in the past.

Negatives for JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014): This movie is too short and it feels like the story is being rushed. Lex Luthor's evil plan to destroy the Justice League is really dumb especially when you include having some of the villains looking for his past self in the Arctic. And finally, the final battle was very underwhelming.

Overall, JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014) is a perfectly fine DC animated movie with the DC Superheroes, but it is not one that I'll be in the hurry to rewatch anytime soon.