Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010 Video) User Reviews

"Bring me the girl who fell out of the sky..."

[utgard14 · 7/10 · 12 July 2015]

Good follow-up to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. As with that movie, this is adapted from a comic book story written by Jeph Loeb. The story introduces Superman's cousin, Kara Zor-El (aka Supergirl). Not long after she arrives on Earth, Kara is kidnapped by the evil Darkseid. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman must travel to the planet Apokolips to rescue her before Darkseid can brainwash her into becoming one of his Furies.

Enjoyable and fun, with some pretty intense action scenes. The dialogue and characterizations are good. Love the voicework from old pros Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, and Ed Asner. Summer Glau does a great job as Supergirl. Andre Braugher's Darkseid is unimpressive. Nice music and animation. The story is a little rushed and probably could've used more build-up before all of the Apokolips stuff, which is the weakest part of the movie. The action is exciting, particularly the climactic fight scene. It probably plays better to fans than people unfamiliar with these characters' histories but I don't think casual viewers will be completely lost. There's enough to enjoy that I doubt you'll regret trying it out.

Another solid effort from DC animation studios

[BloodStone · 8/10 · 30 September 2010]

"Superman/Batman Apocalypse" is yet another winner from DC Animation. Good story, great chemistry between all the characters, lots of action/fights & pretty good animation. The story takes place after the events of the excellent "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies". I wish I could go into specifics on how S/B Apocalypse starts out but it would give away the ending of S/B PE. A meteor crashes in Gotham Harbor & of course Bats checks it out. It is a ship with strange writings on it. After many awesome mishaps, it is discovered that the lone occupant of said spacecraft is none other than Superman's cousin from Krypton who is confused, scared & highly destructive. Superman of course wants to give her a chance, Batman doesn't trust her & smells trouble. Now before any of you here start to think " Oh great, a Barbie movie with Supergirl" let me reassure you, it's definitely not. She's never even referred to once as "Supergirl" during the course of the film. Wonder Woman, Darkseid & yes, even Doomsday make significant appearances in the film (especially Darkseid who has his own evil designs for the cousin of Superman). Overall: a 8/10 & one definitely worth checking out even for casual fans.

Apokolips NOW

[xamtaro · 7/10 · 16 September 2010]

The Superman/Batman comic stories' main attraction has always been the character interplay. How the two famous superheroes, different in every aspect like oil and water, lend their perspective on similar situations and in the end, pull together for the greater good. In that respect, "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse" does not disappoint as Superman, Batman and even Wonder Woman bring their unique personalities to the table when they face their latest little "problem".

The "problem" in question is the unexpected arrival of Kara Zor-El (Summer Glau), Superman's cousin who crash lands to earth, disoriented, unclothed but unhurt and lost in Gotham. In perhaps an intentional homage to Glau's previous Terminator character in "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", She "procures" a coat from a trio of overly eager warehouse workers, but not before almost accidentally killing them. The unintentional destruction she causes while trying to flee from the cops alerts both Batman and Superman who take her into their custody. While Superman is overjoyed at finally meeting a fellow survivor of his home planet, Batman is skeptical and naturally suspicious (she did trash Gotham without even trying). More trouble follows when Superman tries to get Kara assimilated into earth culture but Wonder Woman has other plans for her as she too fears Kara's lack of control over her powers. But on the burning planet of Apokolips, the dreaded DarkSeid has his sights on the young kryptonian girl to be the latest addition to his warriors. What follows is a perilous incursion into Darkseid's palace with one deadly confrontation after another with the forces of Apokolips.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse adapts the "Supergirl" story arc (NOT "Death of Superman" as another review mistakenly pointed out) of the Superman/Batman comic series by Jeph Loeb and the late Michael Turner. It is a rather faithful adaptation barring a few changes here and there and as such shares both the good points and the shortcomings of its source material. For one thing, the story proceeds at a rather fast pace, which is good as it keeps things from getting boring. However that means the time frame of the tale is difficult to follow. For example Kara was supposed to have been training with the Amazons for a few months but it seemed like only yesterday. We only know about the time skip thanks to some mandatory exposition.

Rather than its truncated story, it is the snappy character interplay, well written dialog and a top notch cast of actors that carry this show. Tim Daley, Kevin Conroy and Susan Eisenberg return comfortably to their DCAU roles of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Everyone else is perfectly cast, especially Summer Glau, lending much emotional weight and realism to the characters. The only role that did not seem to fit as well was Andre Braugher's unmistakably African American sounding DarkSied. The tone of voice was right but a more neutral accent would have fit better.

Judging from the way the characters are handled, the target audience is most definitely long time fans who are already familiar with the personalities of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. That is because the "DC trinity" get little character development here, allowing Supergirl to take most of the development spotlight. That is not to say that the main trio do not get their chance to shine. Their differing views on life clash often and shed some light on their inner natures. There is even a dramatic comparison between Batman and one of the villains regarding Batman's code of ethics.

Viewers who have watched the previous "Superman/Batman: Public enemies" can treat this as a sequel despite the differing art styles. As the previous movie replicated Ed McGuinness's muscular look, this one manages to translate Michael Turner's bold designs barring a slight drop in art detail. The animation by "MOI Animation" is very fluid with no visible short cuts and a high frame rate.

For DC animation fans, readers who loved the Superman/Batman comics and superhero action junkies, "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse" would no doubt be a hit. More time could have gone into letting the story "breath" a little or making it a smart anecdote about growing up, stepping out from under a overprotective sibling/parent's shadow and finding one's place in the world. But no point lamenting what it could have been. Rather, enjoy it for what it is.

Everything happens too fast

[Rectangular_businessman · 7/10 · 19 March 2012]

For a direct-to-video movie, this was pretty decent: The designs and the animation were pretty well done, and the plot was entertaining enough, from my point of view: In many ways, I think that this was much better than the previous film Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, which had a rushed story and an unconvincing artwork (From my taste, at least. Personally I prefer the art style used in films like this or in the animated adaptation of the comic "Batman: Year One")

My only complaint about this movie is the pace: Every single event that takes place in this movie happens just way too fast, something that gives the feeling that some scenes from this film were underdeveloped, without exploiting all the potential that many plot points could have. 78 minutes weren't just enough time to tell the whole story properly. Anyway, even when this isn't the best DC animated movie, it is still a pretty good one (But that could have been much better)

Overall, I consider it a worth-watching experience

My score:6.5/10

Pretty decent

[trcky1 · 7/10 · 24 May 2011]

Nice teamup of Superman & Batman vs Apocalypse. The plot is OK, the action scenes are well-written, and the characters are well-voiced and their actions stay true to their...well, their characters. Superman is the well-meaning boy scout, Batman is the dark, gritty enforcer. The animation is decent for American classic cartoon animation. The best new-school animation I've seen of American productions is the motion-comics style presented in The Astonishing X-men and Iron Man Extremis.

The only negative stuff was a little cheesy dialogue and a flat Summer Glau. Otherwise, pretty decent pace to the story and action, and a good finish.

Just not up to snuff. Rushed? Context? Making sense?

[nicholasdesroches · 6/10 · 29 September 2010]

A lot of the recent DC movies "S/B:Public Enemies", "B: Under the Red Hood", "S: Doomsday", "GL: First flight", "Wonder Woman" (all of them!)were much better than this, in many ways.

The pacing is rushed in spots - minor complaint.

Darkseid might as well have been voiced by the same guy who voices Elmo - MAJOR complaint. They usually cast voices well, this was a HUGE miss.

They've "jumped the shark" on what Batman can now do. Did he get superpowers and I wasn't told? Time to power him back down.

Some scenes were just foolish. Darkseid is in the habit of hiding in farmhouses...really? Without his troops? Without his guard? In a farmhouse? Continuity with other movies - Which universe are we in? I know they tie it in as a sequel to "S/B: Public enemies", so how are Doomsday and Darkseid so well known? Did Superman even address the monster in "S: Doomsday" as "Doomsday", as though it were his name? He does now, apparently. Differing styles of animation from other recent movies, playing with story lines, and blatantly bouncing around between universes has left even seasoned DC fans scratching their heads about what's supposed to be known, and what context we're supposed to be taking things in.

If anything goes (and apparently it does), is this one after Darkseid tried to make Wonder Woman his bride and ended up with a little of her soul and compassion? That's a random story line that existed before this movie, so I guess it must be fair game for me to assume this movie is in this context.

Overall, this movie is okay, watchable for most people, but is nowhere near the quality of other recent animated DC movies, and definitely does not work as a "stand-alone" movie. Just alluding to "S/B: Public enemies" doesn't explain much of what's going on, and definitely doesn't make it a worthy sequel (if you can call it that).

A truly amazing movie (especially for casual fans)

[levitak · 10/10 · 14 September 2010]

I am not a comic book fan. I have enjoyed watching series like the Justice League and of course the other animated movies but I have never bothered with comics. This perhaps one of the reason why for me this movie is the best animated one till now

The previous movies(except maybe for the Wonder Women one which I also found quite interesting albeit not as alluring as this one) shot your right into the middle of the action and frankly a lot of the movies focused on the near worship of Superman and Batman. Don't get me wrong the characters are good but maybe because I am not a comic book fan they get boring fast. I was really starved for some new material. Seeing another hero rise up

And this movie delvers it. We follow the journey of Kara aka Supergirl (voiced excellently by the amazing Summer Glau )from her landing to Earth to the point where finds herself and her place in life. The story is great and the action well placed. And while the story centers around Supergirl we also get to see Superman,Batman and Wonder Woman shine on their own. They compliment the story excellently.

Not to forget that while the story itself is truly great the action doesn't leave you wanting either. They are some great fight scenes each perfectly showing the abilities and strength of the characters.

Overall I would highly recommend this movie to everybody and I really hope we get to see another movie centered around Supergirl. She is a character with a lot of potential

expectations not met

[lanosiceland · 7/10 · 16 September 2010]

Superman/Batman-Public Enemies is definitely hard to exceed, but this movie had all the basic essentials to do just that: solid story, wonderwoman, the return of darkseid. The fatal mistake in this endeavour is the artwork: the characters were not convincing(excluding diana). The new Darkseid simply doesn't project the fear and darkness, superman is too pretty(way too young) and bats is not coldblooded enough. Tops for the story, flops for the conception and artwork. I understand that maybe the producers felt the need to reinvent the main characters, but after they blew us away with the Justice League final episode(Destroyer), Batman(Red Hood) and Public Enemies, this was like a return to kindergarten. Great story that totally missed the mark in intensity thanks to the misguided exhuberance of the Artists trying to distinguish themselves, and the producers who totally failed in their professional duties. For the high standard of Batman/Superman, this was really bad artwork, and a great disservice to Darkseid(or whatever the hell that was).

The New (Super)girl In Town

[madbandit20002000 · 9/10 · 31 May 2011]

The DC Comics Animated Universe has another high quality, fun DTV animated film in its' library, the sequel to "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies". A little longer, "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse" is darker and effective.

If you haven't seen the first one, don't read this and see it. If so, you know a big meteor, composes of Kryptonite, has landed in Gotham City Harbor, containing a Kryptonian spacecraft, containing Kara Zor-El (voiced by the cherub Summer Glau of "Firefly" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"), Superman's adolescent cousin. The Man of Steel (Tim Daly of "Private Practice" is more than welcoming to her than the brooding Batman (Kevin Conroy of "Dynasty"), who sees her as a potential weapon.

Apokolipian monarch Darkseid (Andre Braugher of "Men of A Certain Age") takes advantage of that point by kidnapping Kara and molding her to be his captain of his Femme Furies squad. Even with the help of Amazonian princess Wonder Woman (Susan Eisenberg reprises her role from "Justice League: The Animated Series") and ex-Furies leader/Mr. Miracle's wife Big Barda (Julianne Grossman), can the Big Blue Boy Scout and the Dark Knight save Kara from Darkseid's clutches?

Nicely adapted from the story arc/graphic novel, "The Supergirl from Krypton" by Jeph Loeb ("PE") and the late Michael Turner (miss him), "Apocalypse" packs a punch at 78 minutes, giving an ode to anime, with a fun script by Oscar nominated scribe Tab Murphy ("Gorillas In The Midst" and the animated takes on "Tarzan" and "Atlantis") and crackerjack direction by Lauren Montgomery ("Green Lantern: First Flight").

As usual, Daly and Conroy are perfect reprising the roles they did when they had solo shows. Braugher's no Mike Ironside, who voiced Apokolips's lord in "Superman: The Animated Series" and "JL", but is dutiful. The female voice actors are equally superb, yet it's screwball funny to head Ed Asner ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Up") as Darkseid's lieutenant, Granny Goodness.

Like the other recent DC Comics animated films, "Apocalypse" has a hard PG-13 rating; this isn't light kids' fare. Still, it's damn cool.

Gets better every watch

[shakedatjunk · 9/10 · 2 February 2023]

We got a Trinity movie with Supergirl & New Gods, and it's amazing. I've seen this movie probably 5 times now and I love it more every time. The animation is very good and the fight scenes in particular are amazing. Great choreography and physics with tangible impact showcasing powers great. This movie came out 3 years before Man of Steel and it's incredible the way they show Superman & Supergirl fighting. It also shows how powerful Superman is, in particular his speed and a crazy scene with his heat vision.

All of the characters personalities were great. Batman's logical and skeptical thinking made lots of sense for him. Superman & Clark were peak here. Diana was great too. It was awesome we got their VA's from their animated series & Justice League. Kara was very likable and her internal conflict was compelling. Her finding her own identity is a great arc. It was awesome to have Wonder Woman as well as the Amazons & the beautiful art and atmosphere of Themyscira involved.

Big Barda was a great character here and this was my favorite Granny Goodness. The fight scenes with the Furies were amazing especially their fight with WW & Barda. Darkseid was badass & entertaining with a very good voice. I love how he was spiteful at the end & couldn't stand being defeated so he pulled up unexpectedly that was an amazing fight as well. The music in this movie at times also stood out. The art was very nice too.

Average, but still has enough entertainment value

[KineticSeoul · 7/10 · 13 February 2015]

Rather than this movie being a Superman/Batman team-up movie they should have just simply titled it "Supergirl". Because this movie seemed inconsistent from time to time. By focusing more on what Kara aka Supergirl was going through and more focus on her origin would have made this a better watch in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, Batman and Superman does play a pivotal part in the movie. But it just seemed like the focus should have been more on Supergirl. The fight scenes are pretty good, especially the team up between Superman and Supergirl against Darkseid near the end. It was choreographed very well and had some clever moments. The plot is alright, nothing all that grand or amazing. But it does have enough entertainment value and the superb fight between the heroes against Darkseid makes it worth a watch. The movie does have it's moments, but overall it's pretty average.

7.3/10

Great action, choppy storytelling

[jeremy_mccurdy · 5/10 · 14 September 2010]

If you want to watch this movie for character development and a solid story then you will be disappointed.

I think the movie is meant to serve as a companion piece to the Superman/Batman comics and it requires a solid bit of knowledge about the DC universe. There are a ton of characters that are thrown in and the movie just expects you to know who they are.

For instance, early on Supergirl befriends an amazon that can see into the future or something, but we see shots of Supergirl viewing the future in some yellow orb thing when the amazon isn't in the scene at all. The movie never really makes it clear if the amazon is behind that or not, and after she dies we see the orb once more.

We're also supposed to feel bad when the amazon dies since she apparently has a deep friendship with Supergirl, but the Amazon barely gets any screen time and there is very little that shows her having much of a friendship with Supergirl. She could have been completely written out of the story and the movie would have been better off.

The movie also is a Superman and Batman movie in name only. Batman is in it, and he does have a few cool moments, but he's more of a background character than anything. Wonder Woman has about as much screen time as him. The movie is really a Superman and Supergirl movie, which is fine, but the title led me to believe we'd see a movie like Superman/Batman Public Enemies.

That said, the action is fantastic. Every fight scene in the movie is fluid and incredibly inventive, especially the final fight of the movie. If you just want to see super heroes having huge epic battles, then this is the movie for you.

So in summary, watch it if just want to see really great action, but skip it if you want a coherent narrative.

OK, so this is the film... Choppy then Great

[almosalami · 6/10 · 30 March 2015]

OK, so this is the film. The first half or so is very choppy, going from this to that in an instant and you're just like "Wait, what?" and I feel like they could've done a lot better with the introduction of one of the characters (because the character comes off as bratty and annoying even though the character isn't). There was also a big action sequence that I felt made very little sense (keep Superman: Doomsday in mind and you'll get what I mean). The second half is a lot better, especially towards the end. In fact, if they removed pretty much all of the first half, the second half would have been a really great film at about 8 or even a 9 out of 10. Batman and Superman are portrayed pretty good, and you'll enjoy when they are on screen. The animation is good, but I feel like there were missed opportunities here and there, like certain angles and ways they could've done things that would've had more of an impact emotionally. Overall, I'd say a 6/10.

Enjoyable introduction for Supergirl

[neil-476 · 7/10 · 3 January 2012]

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse adapts Jeph Loeb's comic arc into an animated movie - a mysterious super-powered young woman crash lands on Earth claiming to be Superman's cousin: Batman doesn't trust her, Wonder Woman undertakes her training, and Darkseid seeks to recruit her.

This entertaining and action-packed yarn adapts well to movie status. Character design is fairly slick and animation is well executed. Voice casting draws heavily on previously established voice characterisations from the Justice League TV series (it is pleasing to hear Kevin Conroy's Batman again, and Ed Asner's Granny Goodness...). Of the new voices, Summer Glau does well as Kara, although I was less taken with Andre Braugher's Darkseid.

In terms of execution, my only criticism derives from the fundamentals of the characters involved: the extensive fight sequences between Superman, Kara and Darkseid essentially don't go anywhere, because the characters are evenly matched in terms of powers and, importantly, vulnerability - no matter how massively Superman bashed Darkseid (or vice versa), the bashed one is going to get up and walk away. The fight sequences therefore don't actually achieve anything of importance, lose dramatic tension, and go on far too long.

Other than that, this is a good addition to DC's animated library.

Superman with his sidekick Batman

[ThunderKing6 · 7/10 · 14 December 2021]

About: JLs greatest hero Superman and sidekick batman going up against once again the Dakseid

Story: Not bad. Could use some more spice

Production: It was not bad. Some areas could be better manily animation movements

Highlight: Nothing notable

Should you watch this movie? Sure. If you want to. We've seen Darky too many times before and after.

Wonderful, one of the best DC movies

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 1 September 2012]

I love animation and greatly enjoy superhero movies. I found Superman/Batman: Apocalypse to be one of the best DC movies. There is very little that I found particularly wrong with it actually, though Andre Braugher for my tastes wasn't menacing enough as DarkSeid. Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly and Susan Eisenberg however are the embodiment of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman though, while Summer Glau is a nice surprise and Edward Asner is great fun as Granny Goodness. The characters are likable and are developed well, while the animation is full of lavish and atmospheric detail in background, character design and colour and the music is hauntingly rousing. The writing is razor sharp and intelligent and the story has exciting action, affecting drama and compelling storytelling in general, even if a tad rushed towards the end. All in all, has much to love about it. 9/10 Bethany Cox

APOCALYPSE NOW!!

[bahaevengeance · 6/10 · 12 May 2022]

Honestly, an average movie, a good story, but the narration was a bit fast, the characters were mostly average, except for Batman of course, the voice acting of Darkseid was not good, the drawing and the soundtrack are good. A good movie that's all there is to it.

Even More Awesome!

[Jangobadass · 10/10 · 22 November 2010]

I loved the first Superman/Batman movie, "Public Enemies". And I love this one even more. It has everything that made the first one great while fixing some PE's flaws.

For starters, "Apocolypse" looks better than its predecessor. While PE based its animation on Ed McGuinness' ridiculous art style, this one tries (though doesn't always succeed) in imitating the gorgeous artwork of the late Micheal Turner, which greatly helps it.

It also gives its characters more depth. In PE, a number of DC Comics characters just showed up almost randomly, many not even identified by name, let alone telling us about them. I watched it with some non-fan friends in the room and they were confused by the lesser known heroes and villains who seemed to show up out of no where and they didn't learn anything about. Here, we get to learn about many of the characters, at least to some degree. Fittingly, Kara gets a lot of focus let us get to know her well quickly and her relationship with Superman is quite stirring.

It even benefits from more time. While PE was the shortest DC Animated film, this one is the longest (even if it's just by a few minutes), it makes good use of every second.

However, it's not perfect. While most of the voice cast does a wonderful job, Andre Braugher is surprisingly underwhelming as Darksied. The spot on dialog would've sounded better and been more intimidating if they'd used Micheal Ironside or even Frank Welker, but Braugher's performance just isn't very menacing.

It also drops a few too many things from the original comic storyline. One such unfortunate side effect of the dropped material is Lyla/Harbinger, whose death is treated with much sadness and importance by the characters, but viewers have little reason to sympathize. To be fair, the character had been so underused/misused in the comics that by the time the storyline happened I doubt many fans cared. But I can imagine her getting enough depth in the comics to give us more reason why we should be as moved by her death as the characters are. Other things I miss are Mr. Miracle, the Justice League's appearance at the end, and explanation why the Doomsday clones are such wusses. Though there are elements I'm glad they dropped like Batman fighting Darkseid and the Source Wall.

As far as I'm concerned, this is one of DC's best animated films. It has everything that made "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" cool, while surpassing it in a number of areas. A great movie for any DC Comics fan.

A STRONG Effort that is faithful enough for Comic Book fans with a disappointing ending..

[DoctorModernMan · 15 September 2010]

Contains Big Spoilers.

I liked PUBLIC ENEMIES not only because Tim Daly and Kevin Conroy were back voicing the characters but also, because of how faithful and true it stayed to the comic. Well, APOCALYPSE is even MORE faithful than it's predecessor to it's respective comic book it is based off, Superman/Batman: The Supergirl from Krypton.

Up until the end, it almost was exactly like the comic in story and the feeling of it remained the same. The voice cast were very good in their roles for the most part.

Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly not surprisingly turned in more stellar performances and I was happy to see Susan Eisenberg, who voiced Wonder Woman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited return and she did a good job also. It was interesting seeing Ed Asner voice Granny again and however odd the choice was, it still fits like a glove. I never could imagine Granny's voice sounding like woman really.. But Darkseid's voice played by Andre Braugher only made me miss Michael Ironside. It was definitely passable and at times very well done for sure but it just seemed a little off. Maybe if they retained that BOOMING sound in his voice that he had on Apokalips, It might have been a little better.

I liked Summer Glau as Kara too - She was good, just not amazing.

The animation is very similar to the late Michael Turner's artwork and for the most part, it fits. Some stiffness, especially in the facial features and lip movement here and there but nothing glaringly awful. The movie moves along at a breakneck pace for the most part and it was very well done, except for the ending which I didn't like as much as I hoped.

Music fits - Not amazing, nothing really memorable but it gets the job done.

The movie was a near flawless adaption of the comic book it is based on, up until the end. I was a bit annoyed by the some of the humor shoehorned in falling flat whereas the comic was pretty serious and straight forward and I couldn't help but feel underwhelmed how Superman was portrayed as less "Angry" when Kara was taken to Paradise Island or when she was kidnapped by Darkseid. I missed the glowing "Heat vision" red eyes too but overall, it was all good until the end.

Darkseid comes to Earth to kill Superman but promises to leave Kara alone as Batman made him hold his word when he threatened to blow up the planet using Darkseid's own technology against him. But Kara defends her cousin and holds her own against Darkseid while Superman very quickly, gets his butt handed to him and is thrown into space for a long period of time as Kara is the one who has a good chunk of the fight FOR HER. Of course, Superman comes back and gives Darkseid one of the most awesome beat down sequences ever shown in an animated film but still gets beaten and in over his head and needs Kara's help to finish off Darkseid.

Now, there are definitely BIG Downs in this ending but also some ups too. I'll start with the ups and work from there.

• I liked how they got rid of Superman's corny speech of what Kara will never experience as an Earth girl since she supposedly "Died" in the comic and since we found out she lived, it was just out of place and didn't sit right with me.

• I also enjoyed the fact that Superman and Kara to an extent aren't totally vulnerable to Darkseid's omega beams and how one hit is most certainly not going to kill them. But that also comes with FLAWS too.

• I absolutely loved the beating Superman gave Darkseid at the end. It looked great and it was a shame that it didn't finish Darkseid off like I hoped it would.

The Downs.

• I hated how most of the fight was Kara vs. Darkseid. I would have preferred Superman and Kara working together as a team to take down Darkseid but he seriously injures Kara forcing Superman to take down Darkseid on his own for most of the length of the fight.

• I hated how easily Superman was defeated and I missed the dark atmosphere of the comic that showed an unnatural dark storm showing up during the fight. I also missed Superman being enraged at Darkseid and overpowering him through sheer anger. I realize taking the fight to space while "TALKING" would have seemed ridiculous but I still missed the scene where Superman took Darkseid to the sun and was tempted to throw him in.

• I didn't like that it was KARA who defeated Darkseid instead of Superman trapping him at the Source Wall. And I hated the humor shoehorned in after such a big fight! I mean, come on! That was so lame.

In Conclusion, it's easily one of my favorite DC Direct to DVD movies to date and beats PUBLIC ENEMIES by a hair. It would probably be my favorite if the ending wasn't changed so drastically from the comic. The movie was near flawless with a few nitpicks here and there until that..

Still, a strong effort from Bruce Timm and Co. and I hope this sells well enough to get another sequel.

Above average, though far below the series' best

[CuriosityKilledShawn · 6/10 · 30 December 2013]

With so many Warner Premier animations coming out these days it is especially hard to keep up with them all. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse follows on from their Public Enemies team-up in 2009. Supes has his name come first in the title as this is primarily his story with Batman playing sidekick.

The movie opens with a meteor splashing into Gotham Harbor and causing untold damage and misery to boat owners and businesses around the water. Batman investigates and is surprised to find naked, pretty Kara Zor-El (that would be Supergirl) has arrived on Earth with not much recollection of what happened.

Her cousin Superman takes her in and promises to teach her how to use her powers correctly on Earth. Kara just wants to be an ordinary girl and Supes is happy to spoil her. Too bad that Darkseid, in the Apokolips realm (or whatever it is) has sinister plans for her and temps her into corruption with promises of almighty power.

As soon as Bats, Supes, Wonder Woman, and that other tall girl go after her things go downhill. I suppose it's a lot like the first Thor movie in that regard (I never bothered with the second one) - the scenes set on Earth were fun and entertaining, but all of the gibberish on Asgard bored me to tears. This DC effort is no different. Watching Kara try to fit in on Earth is nice, but last third in the Apokolips realm is tedious and repetitive, and then it carries on into Smallville too. Someone smashes into a building, they hit back and someone else smashes into another building, then they hit back and the first person smashes into a building again. I'd love to see the scripts for these comic book movies, it must be the same words printed over and over. Thankfully, the 9/11 porn of tumbling skyscrapers seen in abundance in Man of Steel (and far too many others) is absent here.

The movie was surprisingly violent in some scenes too. It is by no means a bad entry in the Bruce Timm DC universe, just a little derivative.

This deserved a cinema release

[dwtaxi · 10/10 · 12 June 2012]

This film is probably the best of all the Superman animated movies that have been released over the least few years, better even than Doomsday. The animation quality, the voice acting, the comic timing, the action scenes, the story, and especially the writing are all of the highest standard.

Telling the story of Kara Zor-El's arrival on earth this film is notable for its use of realistic elements, such as language barriers to truly reinforce the realness of the story; although having Kara have powers from the start even though she crash landed at night is a tad annoying. The voice for Darkseid was a little too refined as well, but the talent of Andre Braugher makes up for this.

Great action, good drama, well placed and perfectly timed comedy, great voice acting and a very good story mean this movie was wasted on only being direct to video.

Has Bruce Wayne got his new computer yet?

[natashabowiepinky · 6/10 · 3 January 2014]

If you're fat, ugly or nerdy looking, don't expect to get into the DC Comics superhero clique... all those present are either hunky broad chested men ripped to infinity, or sexy skinny babes in cleavage and navel revealing outfits. Some may complain, but I say thank goodness this is one genre that hasn't fallen to the lamebrained political correctness that's befallen a lot of our culture. Go and sort your own life out, instead of trying to modify everything to suit your insecurities.

Considering the amount of female characters in the film outnumber the males by precisely 50 to 1 (mainly on account of a lot of the action taking place on Wonder Woman's secret Amazonian island, and some extended scenes involving four vicious ladies who form an evil fighting quartet known as The Furies) it seems rather unfair that Batman and Superman are the only ones who are billed on the cover. They're the franchise's biggest stars though, and therefore it's main selling point. Again, get used to it.

It's wall-to-wall fighting, which is much more intense than your traditional animation... hence the 12 certificate. There's individuals slammed into walls at light speed, burnt to a crisp with lasers, almost being devoured by huge beasties... and get this... STABBINGS that result in BLOOD and DEATH. You wouldn't get anything like this on He Man. Oh, I almost forgot, it's also an origin story for a teenage Supergirl, so we have some cute bits involving her introduction into our world. Not to mention, some great repartee between The Caped Crusader and The Man Of Steel, which is worth the price of admission alone.

So, yeah. Pretty cool. 6/10

Does'nt Even Come Close To Beating Batman Under the Red Hood.

[Vivekmaru45 · 5/10 · 28 September 2010]

The plot is very shallow and quite obvious. The character development is poor. Batman has a very small part in this film. The majority of the film is focused on Kara Zor-El a.k.a. Supergirl.

I have seen much better films namely:

1. Batman Under The Red Hood (2010)(my vote best animated film 2010) 2. Batman Superman Public Enemies (2009) 3. Batman Vs. Dracula 4. The Batman Superman film: World's finest (2004) 5. Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm

Plot: A strange meteor crash lands on earth and Batman sets out to investigate it. The meteor is actually a spacecraft carrying a female passenger who is later revealed as Kara Zor-El a cousin of Superman.

Batman captures Kara using Kryptonite. He carries her to his cave and analyzes her molecular structure. He is joined by Superman who takes Kara under his wing. He takes Kara on a tour of the city which she enjoys immensely.

After the tour Wonder Woman appears and takes Kara (against her wishes) to her island for training. While she is training there she is kidnapped by Darkseid's minions.

Darkseid wants Kara at his side because of her powers. However Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman And A new ally Big Barda all stand in Darkseid's path.

Will they be able to save her ? Watch the film to find out.

In conclusion: after watching it I felt it lacked a strong plot and character development. Batman should have been given a more better role as well as Superman. Darkseid has a very brief role too.

The best I have seen is still Batman Under The Red Hood (2010), and it has definitely set the standard.

Overall 5/10 passable watching.

Not as good as Under the Red Hood,but still good enough....

[promit_dark_knight_lp · 6/10 · 17 September 2010]

I just read the review written by "aalzaeem", and i came to the conclusion that he's not such a big DC comics book fan as he claims to be.Please Mr. "aalzaeem", read the 'The Supergirl from Krypton' story arc by Jeph Loeb before making such comments.The Doomsdays that appeared on Themyscira were imperfect clones of Doomsday created by Darkseid.They were not as powerful as the original Doomsday, as they were merely weak replicas of the original behemoth.For this very reason Batman , Superman ,Wonder Woman and the army of Amazons were able to defeat them so easily.Now as for the movie,it was action-packed and slick.It stayed close to the original story by Jeph Loeb,with only a few minor deviations, and even the looks of the characters mimicked Michael Turner's artwork.Like DC's earlier efforts it's good,though not as good as Batman:Under the Red Hood(actually it's my 3rd best DC animated movie after Batman :Under The Red Hood and Wonder Woman) .As usual,the voice acting was superb,which frankly is expected from a team led by Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly.In a nutshell , it's an extremely enjoyable movie and any DC comics fan should definitely give it a go.

Since the very moment producers changed Darkseid's voice this movie wasn't good enough...

[avhstat · 6/10 · 4 October 2010]

I was excited about this movie, but at the end I was seriously disappointed. The story line is quite simple, not too much action, and poor choice for the voice of Darkseid. Let me elaborate in the last point, it has happened before that producers (Bruce Timm) try a new voice for one of the main characters, I am not afraid of a change, but you don't make a change when the voice is perfect. For instance, who can say than there is someone else that can be Batman's voice but Kevin Conroy?, well It did happen the same for Superman/Batman Apokolips... Darkseid's voice is Michael Ironside, period. Superman and super girl are corny enough to add a soft flavor to the antagonist.

Being Darkseid as bad as he is, I was disappointed at the fight scenes. It cannot be possible that Wonder Woman had a better fighting scene that the main characters.

If I were you, I would rent the DVD.

My grade for this movie is 6 out of 10, and just because I am a fan, otherwise it would be much lower than that.