THE BOX 10 OFFICE TOP
★★★★★
THE long-running animated TV series Teen Titans Go!, a tongue-incheek spin-off from the DC Comics universe, makes its big screen debut with a grininducing flourish thanks to co-directors Peter Rida Michail and Aaron Horvath.
The charmingly deluded Teen Titans, comprising Robin (voiced by Scott Menville), Starfire (Hynden Walch), Cyborg (Khary Payton), Beast Boy (voiced by Greg Cipes) and Raven (Tara Strong), proudly patrol the streets of Jump City.
The wannabes are too busy performing a song about their origins to vanquish a marauding inflatable menace called Balloon Man (Greg Davies), forcing Superman (Nicolas Cage), Wonder Woman (Halsey) and The Green Lantern (voiced by Lil Yachty) to intervene.
“You’re goofsters!” despairs the Man of Steel as the members of the Justice League depart to attend a movie premiere for their pal, Batman (Jimmy Kimmel).
The Teen Titans sneak into the screening and ■ Robin is devastated to learn that Alfred the butler, the Batmobile and even Batman’s utility belt will be getting standalone films directed by Jade Wilson (Kristen Bell).
“What are we missing?” rages Robin.
“An archnemesis!” surmises Raven and the Teen Titans decide that a masked thief called Slade (Will Arnett), who bears an uncanny resemblance to Deadpool, will fill that void and persuade director Jade to turn her cameras on Robin. Teen Titans Go! To The Movies is lightly dusted with in-jokes for fans of the Marvel and DC Comics franchises but the tomfoolery doesn’t alienate or exclude mainstream audiences.
Vocal performances are as lively as the animation.
Casting Cage as Superman is an inspired move – the Oscarwinning actor was scheduled to don the flowing red and blue cape in Superman Lives in the late 1990s for director Tim Burton until the project was shelved.
Two decades on, his proud Kryptonian crusader takes flight and out-muscles the faltering Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice.
1.
2.
3.
4. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Mission: Impossible – Fallout Incredibles 2
Hotel Transylvania 3:
A Monster Vacation Andre Rieu’s 2018 Maastricht Concert
6. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
7. Skyscraper
8. The First Purge
9. Ocean’s 8
10. Sherlock Gnomes
CHART COURTESY OF CINEWORLD
5.