Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Fresh and Exciting

Admirable film.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

'Teen Titans: The Judas Contract' may not be among the best of the numerous animated superhero/comic book films, and there are some pretty good to excellent ones out there (as well as some disappointments). To me, it's a worthy effort though the divisive, leaning towards the positive, opinions are understandable. It's certainly far more preferable than the series 'Teen Titans Go!', that was cheap, poorly written and was basically dumbed down childish stupidity that forgot basically everything that made the original series so great. 'Teen Titans: The Judas Contract' is a very welcome return to the dark grit and touching upon complex sensitive themes, both done very well indeed.Animation consists of atmospheric colours, detailed character designs and backgrounds and fluidity of movement. The music has an ideal mix of haunting intensity and jaunty infectiousness. The writing balances light witty humour, poignant drama and dark tension.Most of the story is very absorbing and it's well paced and coherent. It's standard stuff that doesn't break new ground by any stretch, but a lot happens and the film succeeds in making most of the story and characters interesting and well done. Particularly well done of the characters are Deathstroke (much more than a typical villain), Blue Beetle, Beastly and Nightwing. Nightwing and Starfire's chemistry is incredibly well done in the comedy and drama. The voice acting is very good, especially from Christina Ricci and the revelation that is the late Miguel Ferrer.For all those great things, 'Teen Titans: The Judas Contract' has shortcomings. It could have done with more development to Damian and Terra's motivations and character development to be made clearer and more consistent.A slightly longer length by about 10-15 minutes may have helped perhaps. Just personal opinion of course.On the whole, worthy if not brilliant. 7/10 Bethany Cox

The portrayal of cults, brainwashing and abusive relationships elevates this above the rest of DC animated movies I think, except for Flashpoint Paradox, which was a different shade of dark.The story and the character are simple, but it's all about the relationships, and it has plenty of powerful emotional moments, if you can tune in on to all that. There are some cheesy moments but they are all coming from who the characters are, so I think they actually add some depth in the end. What really makes the two Teen Titans movies really great compared to the usual Justice League ones, is that the writers can treat the teenagers like humans, instead of how the Justice League are treated as gods.If you liked the prequel Teen Titans vs. Justice League, this is a must watch.

Well, I've never actually read the Teen Titans story arc, "Judas Contract". But, as some one who was familiar with Terra's betrayal from watching the Teen Titans animated series back in 2003, I have to say that this actually the closest that we've gotten to a PG-13 film adaptation of "Judas Contract". I mean, it's pretty much spot on how Terra was acting as an accomplice for Deathstroke, but it's just that Deathstroke had a better motivation in the comics for his revenge on the titans than in the movie. Still, I was actually amazed to hear the original voice actors of Bumblebee, Wally West (Kid Flash) and Roy Harper (Speedy) from Young Justice reprising their roles in the prologue portion of the movie and yes, I actually did cried when Beast Boy made that speech about a new member "replacing" Terra. But what really caught my attention was that Christina Ricci (Wednesday Addams from the Addams Family movies) was amazing as Terra and Nightwing's relationship with Starfire. I mean, that was more believable than Superman and Wonder Woman's relationship in JL: Throne of Atlantis and JL v Teen Titans and I hope that we do get to see more of their relationship reaching the next level in the future.Still, this is not a bad movie adaptation of an iconic Teen Titans story arc. But, just needs to improve more on Deathstroke's motivation for revenge. I'd say give this movie a watch if you're like really into the Teen Titans and if you're a fan of their TV show. And this was actually a pretty good performance for the late Miguel Ferrer. May he rest in peace.

It was as good as the run time allowed it to be. It was entertaining and most of the characterizations were great, wish Damian Wayne wasn't in it because I hate the whiny little -shit but all in all I enjoyed it. This is the kind of thing that'd work so well in a TV series, once we've had enough time to get to know and love the characters. I just wish the writers of these newer titans would stop trying to force a relationship between Raven and Damian; it doesn't work. She needs someone to bring her out of her comfort zone and try to make her smile, not some wanna be bad boy that she can sit in a corner and brood with.