History YMMV / DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies

* AudienceAlienatingEra: Many people felt that following ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', there was a clear dip in quality mostly thanks to Warner Animation working on interconnected ''ComicBook/New52'' adaptations, stand-alone adaptations and original animated stories at the same time. While some movies released after ''The Flashpoint Paradox'' were well received, most were considered forgettable with many fans feeling that the New 52 movies specially were incredibly mediocre thanks to the source material which is considered an AudienceAlienatingEra in itself (or sometimes for [[InNameOnly not directly adapting it]]) [[SpotlightStealingSquad and for their focus on]] [[WolverinePublicity Batman and Damian Wayne/Robin.]] While Warner Animation attempted to placate fans by adapting popular stories like the New Teen Titans' ''Judas Contract'' storyline and the ''Death'' and ''Return of Superman'' and moving away from the New 52 source material, it failed to reignite interest and in 2020, Warner decided to end their [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse Interconnected Animated Universe]] and focus on a new universe after the mediocre reception and sales of their recent one.

* DorkAge: Many people felt that following ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', there was a clear dip in quality mostly thanks to Warner Animation working on interconnected ''ComicBook/New52'' adaptations, Standalone adaptations and original animated stories at the same time. While some movies released after ''The Flashpoint Paradox'' were well received, most were considered forgettable with many fans feeling that the New 52 movies specially were incredibly mediocre thanks to the source material which is considered a DorkAge in itself (or sometimes for [[InNameOnly not directly adapting it]]) [[SpotlightStealingSquad and for their focus on]] [[WolverinePublicity Batman and Damian Wayne/Robin.]] While Warner Animation attempted to placate fans by adapting popular stories like the New Teen Titans' ''Judas Contract'' storyline and the ''Death'' and ''Return of Superman'' and moving away from the New 52 source material, it failed to reignite interest and in 2020, Warner decided to end their [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse Interconnected Animated Universe]] and focus on a new universe after the mediocre reception and sales of their recent one.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: These films are made strictly for a grown up audience, with many of these movies pushing the PG-13 rating to its limit and in some cases, go straight to R. The movies feature intense, often graphic violence, surprisingly common swearing, and ramped-up sensuality. Despite this, some parents think that because it's animated and they're superhero movies, that they ''must'' be in line with the more kid-friendly Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse (which itself could get pretty damn dark), and thus perfectly acceptable for kids. It certainly didn't stop Creator/CartoonNetwork (rather than Creator/AdultSwim) from airing ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' (which was aired on their action block Creator/{{Toonami}}, edited for a TV-PG-V rating) and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' (aired during regular daytime hours, and edited for a TV-14 rating).

* DorkAge: Many people felt that following ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', there was a clear dip in quality mostly thanks to Warner Animation working on interconnected ''ComicBook/New52'' adaptations, Standalone adaptations and original animated stories at the same time. While some movies released after ''The Flashpoint Paradox'' were well received, most were considered forgettable with many fans feeling that the New 52 movies specially were incredibly mediocre thanks to the source material which is considered a DorkAge in itself (or sometimes for [[InNameOnly not directly adapting it]]) [[SpotlightStealingSquad and for their focus on]] [[WolverinePublicity Batman and Damian Wayne/Robin.]] While Warner Animation attempted to placate fans by adapting popular stories like the New Teen Titans' ''Judas Contract'' storyline and the ''Death'' and ''Return of Superman'' and moving away from the New 52 source material, it failed to reignite interest and in 2020, Warner decided to end their [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse Interconnected Animated Universe]] and focus on new universe after the mediocre reception and sales of their recent one.

* DorkAge: Many people felt that following ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', there was a clear dip in quality mostly thanks to Warner Animation working on interconnected ''ComicBook/New52'' adaptations, Standalone adaptations and original animated stories at the same time. While some movies released after ''The Flashpoint Paradox'' were well received, most were considered forgettable with many fans feeling that the New 52 movies specially were incredibly mediocre thanks to the source material (or sometimes for [[InNameOnly not directly adapting it]]) and for their focus on Batman and Damian Wayne/Robin. While Warner Animation attempted to placate fans by adapting popular stories like the New Teen Titans' ''Judas Contract'' storyline and the ''Death'' and ''Return of Superman'' and moving away from the New 52 source material, it failed to reignite interest and in 2020, Warner decided to end their [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse Interconnected Animated Universe]] and focus on new universe after the mediocre reception and sales of their recent one.

* DorkAge: Many people felt that following ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', there was a clear dip in quality mostly thanks to Warner Animation working on interconnected ''ComicBook/New52'' adaptations, Standalone adaptations and original animated stories at the same time. While some movies released after ''The Flashpoint Paradox'' were well received, most were considered forgettable with many fans feeling that the New 52 movies specially were incredibly mediocre thanks to the source material (or sometimes for [[InNameOnly not directly adapting it]]) and for their focus on Batman and Damian Wayne/Robin. While Warner Animation attempted to placate fans by adapting popular stories like the New Teen Titans' ''Judas Contract'' storyline and the ''Death'' and ''Return of Superman'' and moving away from the New 52 source material, it failed to reignite interest and in 2020, Warner decided to end their [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse Interconnected Animated Universe]] and focus on two standalone movies a year rather than three after the mediocre reception and sales of their recent movies.

* HarsherInHindsight: The usage of cast members from Creator/JossWhedon productions in voice acting roles in the films such as Creator/NathanFillion and Creator/AmyAcker becomes uncomfortable in hindsight as Whedon would take over directing from Creator/ZackSnyder on ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'' for reshoots, but was reported on Twitter for being an abusive and unprofessional PrimaDonnaDirector by Cyborg's actor Ray Fisher.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: These films are made strictly for a grown up audience, with many of these movies pushing the PG-13 rating to its limit and in some cases, go straight to R. The movies feature intense, often graphic violence, surprisingly common swearing, and ramped-up sensuality. Despite this, some parents think that because it's animated and they're superhero movies, that they ''must'' be in line with the more kid-friendly Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse (which itself could get pretty damn dark), and thus perfectly acceptable for kids. It certainly didn't stop Creator/CartoonNetwork from airing ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' (which was aired on their action block Creator/{{Toonami}}, edited for a TV-PG-V rating) and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' (aired during regular daytime hours, and edited for a TV-14 rating).

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: These movies pull no punches when it comes to violence, with some movies rated PG-13 and even '''R-ratings'''. This doesn't stop uninformed parents from thinking that these movies are perfectly acceptable for children. It certainly didn't stop Creator/CartoonNetwork from airing ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' (which was aired on their action block Creator/{{Toonami}}, edited for a TV-PG-V rating) and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' (aired during regular daytime hours, and edited for a TV-14 rating).

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: These movies pull no punches when it comes to violence, with some pushing their PG-13 ratings to the limit. This doesn't stop uninformed parents from thinking that these movies are perfectly acceptable for children. It certainly didn't stop Creator/CartoonNetwork from airing ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' (which was aired on their action block Creator/{{Toonami}}, edited for a TV-PG-V rating) and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' (aired during regular daytime hours, and edited for a TV-14 rating).

* DorkAge: Many people felt that following ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', there was a clear dip in quality mostly thanks to Warner Animation working on interconnected ''ComicBook/New52'' adaptations, Standalone adaptations and original animated stories at the same time. Most fans felt that the New 52 movies were incredibly mediocre thanks to the source material (or sometimes for [[InNameOnly not directly adapting it]]) and for their focus on Batman and Damian Wayne/Robin. While Warner Animation attempted to placate fans by adapting popular stories like the New Teen Titans' ''Judas Contract'' storyline and the ''Death'' and ''Return of Superman'' and moving away from the New 52 source material, it failed to reignite interest and in 2020, Warner decided to end their [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse Interconnected Animated Universe]] and focus on two standalone movies a year rather than three after the mediocre reception and sales of their recent movies.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Some fans initially disliked the art styles which they felt are inferior to the DCAU TimmStyle.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: ''All'' of the films have a 75-80 minute length, the minimum required for a film to be considered feature-length which makes for rather condensed storytelling.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: ''All'' of the films have a 75 minute length, the minimum required for a film to be considered feature-length which makes for rather condensed storytelling.