Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Two
Studio: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Runtime: 95 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, Digital – April 23, 2024
Synopsis: Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the action-packed DC animated film features some of DC’s most famous Super Heroes from multiple universes including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, who come together to stop an impending threat of doom and destruction. Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two is available to purchase on digital and on 4K UHD in limited edition steelbook packaging and Blu-ray.
Special Features
4K, Blu-ray and Digital
-Voices in Crisis – Step inside the unique process of creating voices for a Green Lantern, the last daughter of Krypton and an immortal voyeur with Aldis Hodge, Meg Donnelly and Jonathan Adams.
-The Bat-Family of the Multiverse – Go beyond the borders of Earth-1 as the filmmakers and the creatives behind DC discuss the origins and narratives of Bat-Family characters across the Multiverse.
–Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three Sneak Peek
By James Harvey
Following just a few months after the arrival of Part One, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment brings Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two to home media just the same. Unfortunately, much like the release for Part One, Part Two includes just a smattering of bonus content that clocks in at barely 20 minutes. Thankfully, another fantastic presentation on 4K UltraHD Blu-ray makes this edition the clear winner for fans to scoop up.
When comparing the 4K UltraHD Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and HD Digital editions, the movie looks fantastic, with the transfer as crisp and smooth as can be, on the 4K physical edition. The colors really pop off the screen, with moments like Krypton’s explosion or the slightly brighter anti-matter waves looking pretty dazzling and eye-catching. That blacks are nice and deep, as expected, and there’s no noticeable blemishes or issues with the 4K transfer.
The 4K UltraHD Blu-ray edition also includes a predictably solid DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix that includes some great channel work and sounds full and hefty. Audio and special effects are well positioned and nicely jump around channel to channel, with explosions sounding expectedly huge and heavy, and even Part Two‘s quieter moments sound surprisingly immersive at times. The audio mix almost sounds like it’s too good at times given the quality of the movie it’s for.
If the 4K UltraHD Blu-ray edition is not available for whatever reason then the regular 1080p Blu-ray or digital edition should suffice, as they both offer perfectly acceptable HD transfers for those not picky about an optimal presentation. The colors are a shade muted comparatively and occasionally suffer from compression issues, and the audio can sound just a hair thinner, but it’ll do the job just fine.
When it comes to the special features, the bonus content is the same across the board for Part Two, consisting of a couple featurettes and a quick clip from Part Three. Up first is the fun “Voices in Crisis (8:19mins),” which spotlights some of Part Two‘s cast and showcases their work from behind the microphone. Jonathan Adams (Monitor), Meg Donnelly (Supergirl, Harbinger) and Aldis Hodge (John Stewart) discuss their characters, their respective processes and how they connect with their four-color personas. It’s a brief look at some of the film’s key talent and makes for a pretty fun watch.
Next is “The Bat-Family of the Multiverse (8:25),” which offers a broad look at the Bat-Family’s role in both the original and the animated trilogy adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths. With appearances by DC writer Geoff Johns, DC group editor Katie Kubert, producer/writer Jim Krieg, DC archivist Benjamin LeClear, executive producer Butch Lukic and director Jeff Wamester, the featurette takes a quick look at the Bat-Family and their role in the movie, reasons for adding Batman Beyond and Damian Wayne to the film’s cast, and shows a smattering of clips from other animated movies and assorted art from DC Comics. All told, it’s a fast and enjoyable little watch.
Wrapping up the extra material is a short clip from Part Three with Aquaman and some members of the Justice League duking it out with some dinos. Nothing major, but it’s a cool little scene. A digital copy of Part Two is also packaged in here, as usual.
As with Part One, it’s worth reminding that Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray is only available in “collectible” Steelbook packaging. There’s no regular edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray available as of yet, but there is one for the Blu-ray.
With the best possible presentation, and featuring the same amount of bonus features as the other editions, the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two is the way to go for fans looking to own this DC Universe Movie title. The bonus extras are underwhelmingly slim, but that’s the norm nowadays for home video special features, though that doesn’t excuse it either. Granted, one could argue the “collectible” Steelbook packaging is an extra in and of itself. The movie itself remains the main attraction here, of course, and the physical 4K release unquestionably offers its strongest presentation. Recommended but with reservations.
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Please note a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray copy of Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Two was provided by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment for the purpose of this review. The author also purchased an iTunes edition of the film for comparison and completion purposes.
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