Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

This is definitely an awesome Green Arrow short. I am not a massive fan of the CW Arrow show but this is actually better.The voice acting is good so is the animation and character designs especially the princess is definitely the cutest of the whole short. Even though I don't get why she had brown hair in this short but blonde in the young justice episode Coldhearted.But the only question is who will take care of her now since the guards are dead and her uncle count vertigo tried to kill her but Black Canary stopped him. Also are Black Canary and Green Arrow going to get married or something?I wish there was an animated movie with same voice actors and animation with 1h:30min format.

But this is not really the fault of director Joaquim Dos Santos, who does a fine job just like with most of the other DC Showcases. In my opinion, it's the writer's fault. That love story was not interesting at all and they had to include it early on and also at the ending that Green Arrow actually relies on his girlfriend to save him and the Queen. Apart from that, it's a decent short film. Queen going against Merlyn was nicely done and Vertigo also added some nice aspects to this film. However, two villains was almost too much for this running time of slightly over 10 minutes. There are some familiar names in the cast, most of all Malcolm McDowell of course, but also Ariel Winter ("Modern Family") and Neil McDonough should be known to many. However, there was no real greatness in this short film unfortunately. My favorite from the collection still stays Jonah Hex and I also think the Superman short is better, but "Green Arrow" is still better than the "Catwoman" short film. Spectre I have not seen yet, but I will soon. As for "Green Arrow" taking everything into account I hoped for more and cannot recommend it unlike some of the other Showcases.

It has been said many times and it will be said again, director Joaquim Dos Santos is a brilliant animation director and having less than 12 minutes to tell a story is totally limiting what he can do. As usual with other DC showcase short films, this here Green Arrow short does a great giving both newcomers and long time fans an insight into the titular character.Though not an origin story, at least this one is a pivotal event in Green Arrow's life unlike the previous "Jonah Hex" animated short which was pretty much a "just another day on the job" kind of thing. The story starts with Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, at the airport waiting to pick up his girlfriend Dinah. While figuring out how he is going to propose to her, Oliver spies his old nemesis, the assassin Merlyn, at the airport. Coincidentally a young and very important foreign princess is arriving and Oliver does not take long to put two and two together.What follows is almost like Die Hard 2 with a twist. Hero in the right place at the wrong time saving someone at an airport. What could have been a standard superficial actioner gains more depth through its portrayal of Green Arrow as a very "human" superhero. He is just a guy who can shoot a bow and arrow real well;no "peak of human physical perfection" and not trained in every form of martial arts. Basically, he is not Batman and does fight a retreating battle to protect the princess, getting his butt handed to him a couple of times in the process. Bring in an explosive showdown with Merlyn on the runway, a frantic fist fight on conveyor belts and the dreaded Count Vertigo too, what could have been a romantic little night with Dinah just became the fight of Oliver Queen's life. "Dc Showcase: Green Arrow" would have been the most awesome Dc showcase ever if its animation were as stylish as the previous two. Alas, it is pretty good looking movie standard fare, but standard nonetheless. It did not have a unique feel like The spectre's grindhouse film noir visuals or Jonah hex's stylish sun drenched colors. The animation was very fluid except in one particular running scene which looked weird and a little stiff in the way the characters' hands move as they ran. But that is a tiny nitpick that only appears once. The rest of the animation is highly professional and easily gives some of the best Japanese anime a run for their money.Nonetheless, this animated short that accompanies the "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse" OVA movie is sure to entertain. One can also pick up the "Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam" DVD or blu-ray to watch a extended version with added footage (or so they claim).

wow this is one fast paced animated short film.blink and you'll miss.it's just under ten and a half minutes long but it feels a lot quicker because it's pretty much all action and nothing else.i was just getting into it and it was over.i realize you're not gonna have a lot of story or character development in such a short time span,but even a hint about what kind of person the character is would be nice.if you're not familiar with character of the Green Arrow,you still won't know anything more about him after watching this short.at least with the Jonah Hex short,you got an inkling about what kind of man Hex was.this one was mildly entertaining from an action standpoint,but i wanted more.for me,DC Showcase: Green Arrow is a 5/5