The folks at “Robot Chicken” take another shot at the DC characters with this tv special. This one focuses more on the supervillains. Again, I think some of the gags are good but a lot of them are not so great.

Although this is still a sketch film, this one does have a little bit more of a plot. The Legion Of Doom is having more trouble than usual so they plan a trip to the beach. Unfortunately for the villains, the DC superheroes are also visiting the beach. We also see such crazy antics as Bizarro dealing with a girl scout selling cookies and Batman’s odd eulogy at Green Arrow’s funeral.

As I mentioned, the focus is clearly more on the villains so prepare to see more of Lex Luthor, Scarecrow and Penguin this time around. I liked the parts about Lex Luthor having his own band when he was younger. The Nerd from “Robot Chicken” also has a small role here. A lot of the characters just could have been a lot funnier. There is so much you could do with the DC characters and it’s a real shame that the writing is not as good as it should be. The stop motion animation on the characters is enjoyable.

“Robot Chicken” has always impressed me with its stop motion animation but it’s the writing where I have problems with it. The reliance on bad taste humour is disappointing. The writers of “The Simpsons” (at least the early seasons) and “South Park” know perfectly how to spoof other films without solely relying on gross gags. This is about as good as the first DC superhero special so if you enjoyed that then you will probably like this one too. However, I don’t see any real reason for anyone else to go out of your way to see it.