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Most of the acting was bad. Some of it was intentional, going for an "over the top" style, but that doesn't excuse everything. Worst for me was Night Hawk,sadly he's the main character.(Also, I hated Night Hawk's feather helmet. It looks cheap. In the animations,it's smooth and looks much better).

The animation is great. Sometimes confusing but it carries the plot along easily,showing some great scenes. On the other hand, in the non-animation parts, the special effects and costumes are especially weak.

The story is engaging, but at times can be confusing.

I found the end to be the weakest part of the plot.

Buuuutttt. It is just a good bit of fun. And I've had enough of all the serious and depressing tat TV being dumped on us continuously, so I'll take this any day.

This series (season 1, 7 episodes) is a cluttered parody of superhero stories that fails as much as it succeeds. The failures include a very bad choice for the lead Hawk, who is uninteresting and silly while attempting to be the smart "Batman" leader, and the lack of humor that might've made a script like this work. The odd mishmash of graphics are part nostalgia, part video game and part animated superhero stuff which, again, lacked humor and ends up being an irrelevant hodgepodge of junk. The successes include intriguing social-political commentaries (despite including the tired theme of secretly-gay men hiding their love) and some brilliant editing work. Not much to redeem this one, but it's still a data point in the world of superhero stories so from that perspective, maybe it should be assimilated... while you wash the dishes or something.

This is a great series that delivers everything you'd ever want from an 80s style tv series.. using a mixture of live action, animation, stop motion, 8 but and cgi this has everything to keep me glued to the screen.. they've even managed to nail the dodgy acting of the 80s movies that my generation all grew up loving.. superb series.

It uses the "80s VHS Sci-fi" angle as an excuse for cheap sets, bad acting and using animation in favour of live action. It's really bad. Andy Milonakis was the only thing good about this.

I have enjoyed irreverent quality superhero shows like The Boys, Invincible, Arcane, The Legend of Vox Machina, and even Jupiter's Legacy, but this low-budget, low-quality-in-every-way, mess was so disappointing! :-( I could not get much beyond the terrible, low-budget cinematography / crappy visuals and weak backstory story telling :-(

The first 90 minutes of Guardian are ADHD messes that flash hundreds of 1 second frames per episode. We are superficially introduced to the cast of jaded superheros, super villains, horrible politicians, and the dangerous world left by Marvelous Man's departure.

There is not enough initial character development to keep you focused, and I understand why so many viewers gave up. Acting is also intentionally cheesy with only a few capable of exhibiting real human emotions.

The mystery of a suicidal Asian superman was the only reason I didn't turn it off in episode 2.

It slows down to an enjoyable pace by episode 4. I really got into the story and character arcs. Give it a chance, but expect a dark dark parody with more head shakes than belly laughs. I am still snickering over the unexplained man in a glass cage and how Ravencroft stopped speaking Chinese that makes sense half way through his interrogation.

The show pays heavy homage to 8-bit video games like Mortal Combat, Japanese anime, Gumbi claymation, Adam West Batman, He-Man, Watchmen, the DCU, Terminator, and is easily as gory as The Boys. I am probably missing many other references, but these are the most obvious.

The last episode was more philosophical than I expected, but I agree with most reviewers, hate the ending.

If there is a season 2, please slow down the schizophrenic pacing so we can enjoy the animations. It feels like a lot was left on the cutting room floor to fit 30 minute episodes.

I had low expectations but honestly, they weren't low enough. I couldn't endure more than 5 minutes of this try hard choppy mess.

Love sci fi, superhero stuff but this is not going to be one.

Be my hero and see if you can endure more than 5 minutes.

Looking at the reviews here I'm a little perplexed. The styling in this show is astonishing, the story may not be the most original but it's a blast. Reminded me of Watchmen in quite a few ways.

Look, it doesn't follow the Marvel formula and I do love Marvel, but it's cute, different and just really good. I grew up reading 2000AD and comics were a huge part of my life for years, this is a genuine attempt at merging the formats and I think it works... brilliantly.

So, I'd advise ignoring the reviews and give this show a chance. If this isn't a cult classic in a few years, I'll pay someone to slap me 😇👍

This isn't the next justice league. This is a weird super hero comedy with an 80s vibe. Lower your expectations and realize right away this isn't DC or Marvel. This is for fun. Sit back, relax and enjoy the weirdness.

When Marvelous Man (Will Yun Lee), the world's most powerful superhero and leader of superhero team the Guardians of Justice, commits suicide on live TV the world is thrown into chaos. As the world mourns the loss of Marvelous Man rumors begin to swirl that Marvelous Man's suicide was staged and was in fact a murder leading to Guardian of Justice, Knight Hawk (Diamond Dallas Page) to unveil the true culprit.

Guardians of Justice comes to us from producer Adi Shankar's Bootleg Universe, a series of one shot fan films Shankar produces featuring copyright characters or properties in strange but interesting takes ranging from 5 to 25 minutes long with notable entries such as The Punisher: Dirty Laundry and Power/Rangers receiving positive attention in both fan niches and mainstream. Initially developed for HBO in 2015, the show instead has come to Netflix where Adi Shankar has produced the critically acclaimed Castlevania animated series (with a forthcoming spin-off in the works) and has further series based on Assassin's Creed, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, and Devil May Cry planned. Unfortunately Guardians of Justice is not on the same level as Shankar's other Bootleg Universe projects and overstays its welcome from the first episode.

The Guardians of Justice is a very thinly veiled satire of "dark and gritty" superheroes with Zack Snyder's stylistic approach to the DC Universe a clear target. The thing is though, people pretty much already know the issues of DC properties going super dark because these problems have been ingrained with the company's handling of their superhero properties since the miniseries Identity Crisis in 2004 where they retconned the plot point of Dr. Light raping Sue Dibny which spring boarded the DC Universe towards darker subject matter. Add to that the superhero deconstructions like the Amazon adaptation of Garth Ennis' The Boys which is now three seasons and a spin-off deep and the short lived series Jupiter's Legacy there's really not much Guardians of Justice can say that hasn't already been said. So what does Guardians of Justice bring us? It keeps shifting styles every three minutes. The show uses a mixture of traditional animation, 8-bit sprite animation reminiscent of old video games, and traditional filmmaking that makes the show feel like a lower tier version of one of Arrowverse's superhero shows. The style changes are incredibly irritating with the show's tone all over the map and the aggressively dark subject matter mixed with hammy overdone deliveries just left me exhausted from watching it.

I've only seen two episodes of this show, but that was plenty enough for me to say this was one of the worst shows I've seen of recent memory. Adi Shankar is a fantastic producer and from his work on 2012's Dredd and the excellent Castlevania animated series you can tell he's passionate about gaming and comic media, but the Guardians of Justice is just a terrible misfire. It regurgitates commentary on the tonal and creative direction on the past 15 years' worth of DC Comics media but can't say anything new and throws a bunch of random styles at the wall hoping something, anything, will stick. The Boys and Jupiter's Legacy both make the same points, but they're also entertaining and engaging. Guardians of Justice is a sad entry in the Bootleg Universe and pales in comparison to other Bootleg Universe productions by Shankar.

If you are expecting an interesting story being told, we'll The Guardians of Justice is not that show, but if you are looking for a fun insane look at superheros, then The Guardians of Justice is what you are looking for.

It has a plot, but you are really looking for the insanity of the plot, combines the grittiness of Watchmen and the 60's campiness of Batman, and somewhat has a little 80's vibe to it. Also knowns being a somewhat parody of Justice League. Never takes itself too seriously. Not a masterpiece, but just a weird ride, I can't help be entertained.

..the scenes with actors are comically bad.

You can tell all the production money went into the animated parts, which are really good, lots of different styles of animation. The plot is good and intriguing too they even have some nice twists. The downfall really are the actors, sets and most importantly the costumes. I thought maybe they are intentionally bad as a parody but then they are not bad enough to make that obvious. It seems like they tried and failed and the plastic wigs.. well.. The idea on paper justice League, with computer game references in a dark setting with war knocking at humanity's door is a great concept the execution was lacking though...

This is the worst satire of the Superhero genre one has ever seen. Managed the first half of E1 and that was a very painful experience. Really required grit and perseverance to stick with it. Where does Netflix find this garbage, and more importantly, why would they pay for it to be aired! This cannot be a lengthy review as the word "garbage" would repeat too often!

Just finished ep1 and it felt like watching an animated bedtime story, except that the creators used excess budget to film and insert some very cheap live-action sequences in-between animated scenes.

Where's the substance in this show? Where's the WORLD? I don't know because we certainly see very little of it. Whenever something interesting is about to happen, the show cuts into an animated clip with a narrator's voice over it. The real world scenes are few and far in between, and are shot at such excessive zoom with the absolute minimum number of characters, sets and detail that you could get away with, much like a middle school project.

Despite the animation quality, I just can't recommend this. It's an extremely amateur production. If you want an 80s' parody with similar vibes, go watch Kung Fury instead. Even though it's not about superheroes, it's still way, way better on every front, with such detailed environments and killer action sequences.

If you're thinking this might be one of those niche shows that not a lot of people enjoy but you might find a certain appreciation for, you're wrong. Clearly style was valued over substance in this mess... and the style is bad. There's clear influence from Into the Spider-Verse, Invincible, Sin City, Watchmen and more, not to mention it's lazy and charmless parallels between actual comic stories, but not a hint of the talent in its creation. What we see is closer to a combination of a fever dream and severe irritable bowel syndrome. The mess of styles, like chocolate/tuna blend of live action, animation and comic-esque onomatopoeia, screams a desperation for approval from what I assume were a group of kids who saw The Boys and thought they could do better. The one saving grace is the acting, in that it's so bad it destroyed any guilt I might've felt by not giving this show more of a chance. I only watched two and a half episodes, and while I usually persist, there wasn't an iota of quality that encouraged me to continue, so I didn't. Funny how a 'different take of the superhero trope' is now it's own trope. I love The Boys. I adore Invincible. I loathe this.

There isn't really much else to say, it's a nostalgic and super hero ripoff from everything pop culture over the last 40 years.

The acting and story telling are pretty poor but somehow that adds to my enjoyment of it.

It's the type of turd that you push out and you're so proud of your achievement that you take a picture and show your friends and family.

I understand this is supposed to be a parody of sorts, but it's truly terrible. It's like if Power Rangers and Watchmen had a baby. But they were related. Closely related.

Take away the roided-out highly paid actors, take away the expensive but quickly ageing CGI, bring back nostalgia, add a detective storyline and boil with lots of action while keeping it borderline cliché (in a good way) - you get an easy-to-watch show with plenty of twists that you can binge and feel good about it.

I want to see more!

I'm not sure what to make of this series, just finished the 7 episodes. One thing is for sure I've never seen anything like it, definitely unique. I mean I guess I liked it, I gave it a 7 like a possessed idiot but isk it had so many elements to it and unconventional events and things you would never expect. Lots of cool animation fast paced scenes and violence gore in real shot and animation. Got a little woke in places, still unsure which side of the aisle it leaned kinda had pokes at both. Idk there's just too much to digest and breakdown about this series. I'd say definitely give it a try and see if it's something that intrigues you enough to finish. I personally am waiting for season 2 oddly enough because it did leave an open ended story line that makes you want to.see how it plays out. It's just a crazy show lol.

Not a bad idea for a TV series just such a shame it was badly acted badly written badly edited badly directed Badly done story of all time hope it doesn't get picked up for a second season when so many good shows don't.

If Robocop met The Justice League and it was directed by Sam Raimi.. under the influence of mushrooms.. super cool And Diamond Dallas Page is the lead! Get past his lack of acting and you think it's maybe just supposed to be that way and just accept it This series for what it is..

It is a persiflage on comics and comics based films. But not derogative. You get all the impossible superpowers, dubious plot twists en blood spatter. I like good superhero movies and this is ok. Just let it flow.

Imagine, if you will, The Boys was a Sid.and Marty Krofft production, and that's what you have here with Guardians of Justice. It's an edgy for edginess's sake take on The Justice League, and the production values and acting are roughly on par with "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl."

And unfortunately they got it. Looks like they had a budget of around $10k for the whole show. It's semi-watchable. That's about it. Most of the characters just come and go.