Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		2.0
Overall		2.5

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three Blu-ray Movie Review

It's the end of the world(s) as we know it.

Reviewed by Randy Miller III July 28, 2024

Debuting on disc three months after Part Two and half a year after the first chapter, Warner Bros. Animation's Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three is the final installment of the series. Like its predecessors, this multi-part production takes many of its core narrative cues from the fan favorite 1985-86 comic book series by Marv Wolfman and the late, great George Perez... but it also doubles as the conclusion to their "Tomorrowverse" film series (2020-23) that included Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Justice Society: World War II, the two-part Batman: The Long Halloween, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, The Legion of Super-Heroes, and Justice League: Warworld. Given my mixed feelings for these films as well as the first two Crisis chapters, does this final installment at least stick the landing?

The short answer is "no"... but for a full synopsis of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three, please see my recent review of the 4K Steelbook edition. Like the other two chapters, Warner Bros. also offers this Blu-ray option with a proportionately decent 1080p/SDR transfer, great lossless audio, and identical bonus features.

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Unsurprisingly, Warner Bros.' 1080p transfer of Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three shares quite a few basic visual similarities with the first two chapters as well as the separately-available UHD edition, which pairs the main feature in (its apparently native) 4K resolution and does a pretty good job of it. This is a comparatively good-looking downscale of "the real thing" as the studio's typically stiff, flat, and light-on-texture character designs hold up to decent scrutiny with no major concerns except for occasional signs of mild to moderate banding and other light compression-relation issues. This is absolutely nothing new for WB Blu-rays, even those encoded on dual-layered discs. Elsewhere, color is well-represented (though obviously not as vibrant or tightly controlled as the 4K's HDR) and doesn't suffer from bleeding, black levels hold steady, and the linework is nice and crisp as well. On a small to medium-sized display you'd be hard-pressed to find any potential problems without looking closely, meaning that depending on your setup the Blu-ray might be more than enough. There's still room for improvement within the format's admittedly narrow boundaries... but if you liked how the first two parts looked on Blu-ray, you shouldn't have any problem with this one.

Optional subtitles, including English (SDH), are offered during the main feature and extras listed below.

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For a review of this Blu-ray's DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix, please see my recent review of the 4K Steelbook edition.

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This one-disc release ships in a keepcase with a matching slipcover and a Digital Copy redemption code. On-disc extras are minimal and mirror those found on the 4K Steelbook edition -- see that review for full details, as they're listed below in name only.

• A Multiverse of Inspiration (9:23)

• John and John: Stewart and Constantine (8:21)

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Warner Bros. Animation's Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three wraps up the uninspired multi-part saga, one whose pacing, flow, and overall enjoyment level is hampered by a lack of narrative focus and almost painfully stiff animation. Given the subject matter at hand and the huge events that unfold here, one gets the feeling that the stakes couldn't be higher... but it's ultimately tough to care about, with sporadic bright spots that are unfortunately over as fast as they arrive. What's worse is WB's greedy release strategy for this three-part series: even at Blu-ray's cheaper price point, you'll be spending upwards of $75 if you bought all three on release day. For that reason, I continue to urge all but the most rabid DC fans to ignore these releases until a low-priced complete series set is announced.