Premise: The Teen Titans chase legitimacy by getting a film of their own.
I like that DC doesn’t have their shit together. They took a stab at a true extended film universe. That didn’t go as well as planned. Since then, they seem to be greenlighting any idea. Shazam! is off in its own world. Joker went in a totally different direction. Harley Quinn had a spinoff. The tones are all over the place. You could maybe even throw The LEGO Batman Movie in there. Mixed in with all of that is Teen Titans Go! To the Movies: a comic adaptation from the TV show. I have no idea how much this movie pulls from the topics and humor in the show. Certainly, the Justice League voice cameos are probably bigger than the show can get. Otherwise, this movie is just an excuse for DC to get in on the joke; make all the jokes the serious movies can’t. So, this has everything from the shared Marthas to a Stan Lee cameo. It’s a very fun dissection of the superhero movie craze.
As with most animated show film adaptations, I do see why this works best as a show. I enjoyed this from beginning to end, however I kept hitting saturation points. The intensity and comedy are designed for 10-20 minutes chunks and commercial breaks. This clocks in at 84 minutes and it feels like it. This is the kind of movie that makes me wish they’d bring back the old package films Disney used to do. Make this more explicitly 5-6 themed or connected shorts packaged together. Or perhaps I’m just revealing that I have the attention span of a toddler.
Verdict: Weakly Recommend
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