JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MONSTERS (2015) MOVIE REACTION! First Time Watching! DC Animated

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[@girdrache]

Kirkstrom is Man bat here he is vampire batman.

[@deanmalibu3730]

would have loved an animated version of Batman: Holy Terror now that would have been twisted.

[@adityaranjan3746]

Really John REALLY COY....YOU WERE ON A LINEAR JOURNEY...AGAIN CHANGED PATH...BTW... LOVE FROM INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Nocturnālis1]

batman v Dracula

[@jtlynn1928]

Are you planning on viewing the Justice Society WORLD WAR 2 from 2021? If I overlooked it I apologize but if you haven't you will get your animated " MIRACLE" and not just a quick cameo!

[@gremmythoumeaux2393]

I never imagined that I would see an actual reaction to this forgotten movie. It’s so underrated.

[@dcworld4349]

Too bad they were not told to watch the shorts first. They couldn't react to the tie in comic, but Needlemouse production did great videos on all three that covers the comics before the movie. I have shown those first before the movie and they have appreciated the contexts.

[@leovk5779]

@@dcworld4349 The shorts are great, but I personally preferred having watched after the movie: yes, it gives context, but for this movie I found that the surprise worked better. Getting to discover the characters for the main event (the movie) was a big part of what I liked.

[@dcworld4349]

@@leovk5779 Sure but they both clearly had a bit of an investment problems not knowing what they were getting into. And as fans who watched it as it came out, we had piecemeal marketing leading up to the movie with the shorts and the tie in comics being released so that when we saw the movie we were both hyped and informed about what the rules of this world was. And I feel Wonder Woman got the short end of the stick in this movie if you didn't have the tie in comic knowledge. Because once you know what is what both Superman and Batman are quite straight forward. Bekka is much more complex and it's a shame they never made the follow up.

[@airistal]

Batman being Kirk Langstrom is ironically good given that he is Man-Bat in Batman's rouges gallery. Given the timeline I would bet that this Batman saved the Wayne's.

[@ReelPodcasts]

This is one of my favorite DC Animated movies. I love this amazing Elseworld take on the DC Trinity. This take on Superman being especially interesting. While he is not afraid of killing people he's still got Sups strong sense of justice. Batman while a Vampire is still also really justified in his morals. WW also has one of the saddest backstories that when I first watched that sequence brought me to tears.

[@tamikajeanmarie]

Agree. This is also my favorite DC Animated movie. I have watched his movie several times and Hernan Guerra has become my favorite Superman, I would love to see him in live-action.

[@leovk5779]

Yep. Orion is great here as he is in the main universe. Wonder woman backstory is indeed powerfully tragic.

[@dabbadonisthestout7284]

No way 😮 I don't see anyone watching this on any reaction channels I watch and now I'm super excited, it's one of my favorite elseworlds tales

[@c.s.p.5103]

Just want to say, I appreciate the friendship between these two. "after this, you and me, calzones"

[@3364dean]

this is one of the most underrated Elseworld tails in the DC animated universe. love it. and also, the 5 robots are this worlds version of the normal DC The Metal Men. Created by scientist Dr. William "Will" Magnus, the robots were Gold, Iron, Lead, Mercury, Ti,; and Platinum (also called "Tina"), who believed that she was a real woman and was in love with her creator. they have a long history in DC and were created way back in the 60's and have been in many animated movies and animated tv shows over the years including Batman: Brave and the Bold and DC Nation animated shorts.

[@royalreptile923]

William Magnus was a fantastic villain in this movie with how calculated, manipulative, and how he was able to be one step ahead of the Justice League when ruining their reputation. Things would have turned out differently if Lex Luthor didn’t miraculously survive.

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

It wasn't miraculous, he figured it out and was 2 steps ahead of Magnus.

[@dcworld4349]

@@AlbertoMartinez765 Yeah I thought he had effectively made his own mobious chair out of kryptonian tech while having studied WW and her new gods motherbox tech to create boomtubes. The main problem I had with magnus was when they both were seemingly killed off, I got Hush vibes, and they made him out to sort of be a reed richards type character with some Thomas Elliott vibes. He was way too chill about his best friend and girlfriend sharing a bond for me to not see it coming. I also know Timm is not a fan of writing villains that doesn't show up before the third act making it impossible to predict. He might have a weird Batgirl fetish hinting that she was together with Kara in college while dating Bruce, then going back to Dick. Cheating on him and becoming pregnant with Bruce which made the bat-family fall apart. But in mystery stories he wants you to be able to see it twice through a new lense.

[@nickthedreamer4434]

For the record, prior to the release of this film, there were also three animated shorts following the Gods and Monsters world that introduced us individually to these renditions of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. I highly recommend watching them as well.

[@Brook11223]

James Gunn is smart with taking inspiration from the DC Original Animated Movies. This was so good and the whole reversal aspect with High Father and his family taking out Darkseid during that whole wedding scene was just crazy. Getting Benjamin Bratt and Michael C. Hall to voice Kal-Zod version of Superman and Human vampire Bat/Batman was so good. Carl Lumbly voicing Lucius Fox.

[@justthechillguy3202]

Gunn isnt really taking inspiration from animated films

[@cje499]

It's DCAU and YJ he's taken inspiration from, not the Animated movie verse

[@moviemakr3938]

That's not Lucius Fox, it's Silas Stone. Victor Stone's dad.

[@Brook11223]

@@moviemakr3938 that's correct.

[@LordSaull]

But he isn’t though. He just used the name as a title card for his 1st phase.

[@DanV900]

You should absolutely watch the Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles shorts! The Superman one is sad like what happens with Ace from Justice League: Unlimited and features the world’s version of Brainiac.

[@urmum9173]

I’ve never felt bad for Darkseid before, I didn’t expect a Wonder Woman red wedding

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I almost felt bad for him too. I wonder if this is before he was exposed to the omega effect. Maybe early into using the name darkseid. Cuz if this was after he became darkseid-darkseid, how did high father kill him so fast. Unless since they're both of the "new gods" race, high father was always capable of ending darkseid. Only gods can kill a god.

[@Andrew-Bastin]

@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935High Father has always been comparable to Darksied in terms of power, so a surprise attack would be very effective.

[@joeg6478]

for me the question aint HOW High Father killed Darkseid but WHY didn't Apokolips see this double-cross coming

[@Monikerpub]

It's crazy how the Metal Men were made into dangerous antagonists in this episode, especially if you know their history 😂

[@Moon_Star203]

The idea of Batman being a vampire is cool

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

Really wish we could see more of this universe. Especially how an expanded Justice League would look like. Oh and also should check out the shorts for this too.

[@serbukmomogi]

what's the short called?

[@willnutland5772]

@@serbukmomogipretty sure it’s called gods and monsters: chronicles. Was a web series but I may be thinking of something else

[@SevenHunnid]

I’m mexican & love to do food videos while smoking weed on my KZbin channel, to cure people’s boredom

[@willnutland5772]

@@serbukmomogi just checked it is chronicles, one episode for each of the trinity

[@serbukmomogi]

@@willnutland5772 thank you!

[@lucariomew365]

Mr Miracle actually has a couple episodes in Justice League Unlimited (from the DCAU-Bruce Timm/Paul Dini verse). Also this Lex Luthor basically bacame a Metron proxy.

[@jessekedar]

The most clever thing when I first saw it was I NEVER would've expected The Metal Men of all the obscure characters to be important to this story

[@MikhailSamunin]

7:36 I love that Hernan Guerra (Superman) is basically Tony Stark, beard included.

[@juhaniwilliams1659]

That Jean Grey and Professor X comment has me dying😂😂

[@eseschannel12]

In Superman and Lois there’s a flashback episode where Lois is interviewing Superman on the news and she asks how many languages he can speak and he says all of them and they’ve made it a point to show that he’s the worlds Superman. Not just the U.S. and it makes the government mad when he saves a submarine from china or North Korea or something and takes them back to their own country instead of bringing it to the U.S. for the government to study it and stuff

[@jameyhej3]

OK this is going to seem pretty random, but I love the idea of a vampire that wears an eye patch that has a mirror on the inside of it, so they can see behind themselves at all times.

[@yourkingreturns]

I love this batman and superman, plus this being an original elseworld is sick.

[@Kevmaster2000]

All I hear when that one guy talks is Reverse Flash. That one guy that voices Reverse Flash in the DCAMU.

[@parsman9914]

It's funny because The New Gods have no doppelgangers in the multiverse. And yet here Darkseid is a good guy.

[@zachnolan1639]

Next one has to be Superman Vs the Elite. The plot twists and ending are worth their reaction weight in gold

[@thatonkgau5221]

I didn't like how this movie at first but over time I've grown to really love it. It has so many interesting concepts Superman being the son of Zod and Batman being an actual vampire its all really cool stuff. I would've loved to have gotten a sequel and seen how this version of the Justice league expanded and grew

[@AkeemLovesCapes]

At long last. The day has come for you two to finally experience the REAL Twilight Batman.

[@aliawahfallacy]

what the hell, this timing??? i literally just watched this for the first time last night lmao

[@AndrewCheshire]

John's cross-eyed "watching face" 🤣

[@guilhermefreire8352]

don't know if y'all know by now, but this movie wasn't an adaptation of any specific comic, but an original elseworlds story

[@jaryncovell2538]

We should send frozen eggs on a space ship with robots to raise then and teach them and set it to unthaw and incubate the eggs in time to arrive

[@TheSmokingSkull]

Always liked how this version of Lex Luthor basically became like Metron with that hovering, teleporting chair he's strapped into...

[@wolfman-up7dh]

There's an Aquaman comic where Arthur does basically the same thing with the bad guy in the lava.

[@SuperAz1981]

You didn't know Kirk Langstrom from Batman the animated series....you know ManBat now turned into Batman of this universe

[@spencernaugle]

Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,! One of the best ones! Can't wait till y'all go back to the Pre-Flashpoint movies.

[@dillonsukram9381]

24:23 I love that winding up sound effect.

[@johnmichael_]

I actually really enjoyed this film, also first time watching. I always love an elseworlds adaptation, but I love how these are very different characters rather than our normal known characters just with a slightly different origin twist. Great video!

[@mrrd4444]

You NEED to watch the shorts that came before this movie. If you're wondering what these characters are meant to be like, you need that context. It's ESSENTIAL viewing.

[@RicardoMeansKing]

Dude made of nanites and I'm surprised no one made a "Nanomachines, son"

[@kylecorwin6231]

There were supplementary shorts released for this movie, you guys should watch them.

[@Renkencen]

This was such a good original film! When it come to this DC animated films, I tend to look up on the source material but this is the first time I didn't had to other than Bekka!

[@TupocalypseShakur]

Fun fact: The reason vampires didn't appear in mirrors is because they couldn't be reflected by silver and in the old days mirrors were made with silver

[@TheRandyalex]

You guys should react to the 3 shorts that came of the movie, one for each hero. They establish their characters really good

[@diegopansini3152]

There are three bonus clips focusing on each character. Give it a watch, those came out before the movie, so that’s how we were introduced to this Justice League

[@CaptAlCaboose]

I love how the bad guy in this, also does the voice for Eoubard Thawne :D

[@tres7351]

Pretty sure this was done specifically cause Bruce Timm wanted to do an episode of Batman where he turned into a vampire but Warner bros wouldn't let him

[@93djkardiak]

This isn’t based on any specific source material it’s essentially a what if story that started out as a series of animated shorts. But General Zod’s son (Lor-Zod), Kirk Langstrom (aka Man-Bat), and Orion’s wife Bekka are all existing characters in the main DC universe.

[@SathishKumar-sk8fe]

Yes, but it had lot of influence from The Authority. Fun fact Justice Lords in DCAU is created based on Authority. Bruce Timm is huge fan The Authority.

[@dynaguy3]

Really need to go back and watch the DC animated movies before Flashpoint. All Star Superman, Justice League Doom, JL The New Frontier, Superman vs the Elite, The Dark Knight Returns Parts 1 and 2 shouldn't be skipped

[@HeatKingMedia]

I think there were 3 short episodes released about each of the three main characters and explaining whose who before the movie came out. Might wanna look that up.

[@francisco_m7849]

DCA made a few dc one shots that were great to introduce characters you haven’t seen before. Worth a watch

[@bladegtr34]

As always, love seeing your reactions to these DC animated films. If I could suggest 3 DC animated films to check out after you all get through with Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, it would be Green Lantern: First Flight, Batman/Superman: Apocalypse, and Justice League: Doom. Those are some of my favorites out of the already impressive DC animated films list. Enjoy your journey and thanks again for posting these reactions.

[@daverowe03]

Mr. Miracle is featured in a cool episode of Justice League Unlimeted voiced by Ioan Gruffudd.

[@ImaGrippli]

My understanding is the the robos in this were an elseworlds take on the Metal Men. Loved this movie and wish DC would have done more with these versions of the characters.

[@jokerz7936]

Depends on Continuity Pre-Crisis Lex was the same age post Crisis Lex was older Perry's age Perry's son Jerry was Lex's child even. Then after the Mark Waid Birthright series they were around the same age again.

[@aliengranpa]

Now I'm seriously craving a calzone!

[@mansaalman858]

This one is actually my favorite DC movie. Loved the way they changed things up

[@n3phlym]

I'm really excited for them to watch Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

[@mrrd4444]

This is honestly my FAVOURITE DC movie of all time and I wish they hadn't shelved the TV series that was supposed to come out. Machinima used to host all the shorts before they died (YOU NEED TO WATCH THE SHORTS) but someone's reposted them since I believe.

[@DrWatson4]

Favourite videos yous guys do is these animated movies

[@ks8611]

This movie NEEDS a sequel! And an extended League roster, I wonder how the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl would look in this universe

[@thatonkgau5221]

How I'd do this version of the justice League line up is possibly make Guy Gardner the Green lantern, Garth Hogan Aquaman, Ronnie Raymond as Firestorm and August Hart as the flash

[@SA-ux6kc]

I really love the energy of these John / Coy reactions, petition for Greg to supply more calzones to "inspire" content and more Coy singalongs

[@dynaguy3]

This is a great one. A highlight of Bruce Timm's work. One of my favorite alternate realities/elseworlds stories

[@matthewcronin2325]

Somehow I didn’t see this one coming. I wish you guys had seen the three short films they put out right before this, it gives more context to the individual heroes

[@Lava91point0]

On the subject of this one having a lesser known voice cast, Silas Stone was voiced by none other than Carl Lumbly legendary voice of Martian Manhunter in the 2000's JLA/JLU series, and also played MM's father in Supergirl. Khary Paton (Ezekiel from the walking dead), and C. Thomas. Howell (The Hitcher, Soul man, and The Punisher series) are some other notable names.

[@KingOfMadCows]

There are three animated shorts and a few comics that flesh out the characters more. The animated shorts came out before the movie and you're supposed to watch them first. This movie has the same art style as the DCAU because it was created by Bruce Timm. It's a brand new universe created by Bruce Timm, not based on any pre-establushed comics. It's Timm's take on the dark gritty evil superhero idea.

[@randyinvancouver]

The only Granny Goodness worth watching is Ed Asner’s 🧐

[@malcolmroache3854]

This movie was awesome. I love these alternates. I would love to see a live action version of them if possible.

[@OMGitsShrimp]

Definitely one of my favorite DC animated movies! One of the things I always thought they should incorporate into mainstream Superman was the part of Kal-Zod’s origin story where his ship landed at the US/Mexican border and he was raised by Mexican immigrants. That would be a good way to modernize the character while still aligning with the “immigrant from the stars” vibe I think. Or maybe have an immigrant woman find him at the border and raise him, then later she meets John Kent and marry him and they become a family, living on the Kent farm. Could be a good hybrid of both iterations.

[@MrDane1876]

I LOVE this movie! The animated shorts that introduce these characters are well worth watching too.

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKS for this!!!! I would like to again list my requests: Justice League Doom, JL Crisis on Two Earths, JL: New Frontier, All-Star Superman and the two Bats/Supes movies.

[@sombrashadow0013]

When John said, "Mr. Worldwide, " I had the compulsion to scream, "Mr. 305"😂😂😂

[@Subzero-1]

Ngl This was my fav DC Animated Movie 🐐

[@OMGitsShrimp]

This is such an underrated DC animated movie tbh

[@superby1]

Sweet! You know, every week i find myself getting hyped for these. I have so much fun watching you guys react to these movies. Looking forward to when you get to the super sons movie.

[@dj_mcfuggernugs507]

Coy missed the perfect opportunity to say "Nanomachines Son"

[@zomaster1]

Watch The Dark Knight Returns PT I & II. Also Gods and Monsters was a great movie, it's a shame the sequel never went through due to the original film leaking.

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

I swear I thought I remember hearing that this Wonder woman was the daughter of Aries but maybe I was wrong

[@sonicboomkj]

Another awesome reaction from the Coy and John show. Let's keep these coming.

[@Swenglish]

There was a series of webisodes called Gods and Monsters Chronicles leading up to the release of this movie. It gave a bit more context to this world and these characters.

[@Angeluis2883]

Thanks reject nation just ordered some gfuel

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[@jeffrym9625]

I'm ready for you guys to get to the Teen Ttians one, see how Damion works with everyone there.

[@DmDaPDm]

lmao i never noticed the flash drive before but guess it makes sense, Batman is into his branding lol

[@totallynotgibby9008]

There is also a 3 episode prequel Miniseries on KZbin for Gods and Monsters, they are like 5 mins each, released a couple weeks before the movie was released

[@Wezt334]

See I enjoyed this literally because they used the Metal Men which is such an obscure group and put a spot light on them

[@kacinema96]

The concept(or concepts) for this Elseworld were an original idea by Bruce Timm.

[@ImaDoomvenger]

The Mr.Worldwide comment was hilarious

[@hillbaby02]

Did Coy just say he never saw Mr Miracle in anything animated. He must have never seen Justice League Unlimited or Batman, Brave and The Bold.

[@MikhailSamunin]

5:42 I didn't know Zod's facial hair style preferences were genetic.

[@Gamefit28]

Yuri lowenthal voicing in this thats so awesome!!

[@dragonhalf2k]

Although not technically DCAU, the Batman show based movie Batman vs Dracula is a fun watch. My DC animation ranking : Under the Red Hood, Batman vs TNMT, Batman vs Dracula....

[@unxprienced9548]

I loved that all the minor characters/victims are all genius scientists and are super in some way in the mainline continuity! And I loved that this version of The Metal Men in this universe is very evil and have less of a mind of their own!

[@JLD22591]

This one is interesting, because it's completely original. The only other time these characters have come up was in a series of shorts release to promote this movie. I think most of us saw the shorts before and had a little bit better reaction because they set the tone for each character.

[@carlosrvra]

As I recall, this movie has one of the most gruesome animated Batman villain encounters, second MAYBE only to the Dollmaker in Batman vs. Robin and the children he kidnapped & "enhanced".

[@Psykochic916]

I'd love to see you guys go through the whole DC animated movies. They blow the MCU out of the water.

[@masoncorrea5224]

WOOOO WE MISSED YOU GUYSSSS AND THESE REACTIONS!!!!

[@lohanmicahtv6684]

12:50 he does in superman and lois and other comics

[@micshork]

Movie Suggestion - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

[@thiagoteixeira6537]

You guys need to watch Justice League Doom and Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths! They're both amazing! Trust me, you won't regret it!

[@jbp9653]

Just realized the title of this Animated movie is the Title for Gun's nee Justice League! Can't wait for 2025