‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ is a fun romp with the DC sidekicks

    Most people would agree that the Marvel Cinematic Universe stands supreme in the world of superhero movies. DC hasn’t quite figured out the formula of good writing, competent directing and a balanced use of computer graphics. What they have been long-successful with are their animated series and films, many of which I have devoured excitedly.
    One I hadn’t seen much of due to not having the Cartoon Network was “Teen Titans Go!” I have watched all of “Teen Titans” and “Young Justice” thanks to Netflix but had only caught glimpses of the newer series. Watching this on HBO Go recently, I am pleased to report “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies” is a delightfully fun and silly movie kids would love with plenty of jokes for the grown-ups too.
    The Teen Titans face off against Balloon Man who is destroying Jump City. They are holding their own until Balloon Man admits he doesn’t know who they are. They then get distracted rapping about who they are and what they do (mostly silly hijinx), and ultimately the heroes of the Justice League have to step in and defeat Balloon Man. Superman (voiced by Nicholas Cage), Wonder Woman (the singer Halsey) and Green Lantern (rapper Lil Yachyt) tell them no one will ever take them seriously until they start acting like real superheroes. Later at the premiere of Batman’s new movie, Robin is crest-fallen to realize they will probably never make a movie about him (though they apparently are making movies about Alfred, the Batmobile and Batman’s utility belt).
    The rest of the Titans try to make Robin feel better by making him his own movie themselves, but he doesn’t appreciate the gesture. Robin’s first idea to become true superheroes is to go back in time and stop all the major origin stories from happening. Cue a hilarious “Back to the Future” sequence I adored. Realizing quickly what a terrible idea this is, they come to the conclusion that in order to be a real superhero, you need an archnemesis.

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