Wonder Woman (2017)

[daflyboys]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Finally saw this while on vacation. I tried to keep my Marvel preference in check and remembered the best thing I liked about BvS was WW. Gadot certainly galvanized herself as WW. I agree her acting isnt A list but then again doesnt have to be. Overall I'd say the movie was a B. We needed more screen time from Pine's secretary... she was a hoot.

I have to say the very first battle scene re: the Amazon army was my favorite.

As far as things that made me scratch my head or that I just didnt like:

Spoiler

The ease of access to the Amazons island by the Germans. Fog as a defense? No.

The rag tag group charging the battlefield behind Pine when WW was drawing all the gunfire. They were not assembled for that reason. Then, what took the main troops so long to join them?

Lastly... and this was possibly what reduced it to a B for me... David Thewlis as Ares. I get the reason to go that direction but then to continue with his face and voice throughout the segment had a rather goofy presentation, especially in the one moment when they depicted his face, mustache and all, on Ares body. That and coming off his character portrayal in Fargo just didn't do it for me.

[wwharton]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Finally saw this while on vacation. I tried to keep my Marvel preference in check and remembered the best thing I liked about BvS was WW. Gadot certainly galvanized herself as WW. I agree her acting isnt A list but then again doesnt have to be. Overall I'd say the movie was a B. We needed more screen time from Pine's secretary... she was a hoot.

I have to say the very first battle scene re: the Amazon army was my favorite.

As far as things that made me scratch my head or that I just didnt like:

Spoiler

The ease of access to the Amazons island by the Germans. Fog as a defense? No.

The rag tag group charging the battlefield behind Pine when WW was drawing all the gunfire. They were not assembled for that reason. Then, what took the main troops so long to join them?

Lastly... and this was possibly what reduced it to a B for me... David Thewlis as Ares. I get the reason to go that direction but then to continue with his face and voice throughout the segment had a rather goofy presentation, especially in the one moment when they depicted his face, mustache and all, on Ares body. That and coming off his character portrayal in Fargo just didn't do it for me.

Criticisms acknowledged, it was still a B+ at worse for me.

Wonder Woman and Superman were both "born" to give hope against Hitler during WW2. I love that they incorporated that into the story. I couldn't agree more with your issue with Ares, but I even given them a small pass for that because when he armored up it was pretty bad ***.

I'll add one thing you didn't mention (that goes against my earlier praise about the 1940's story line)... Diana appeared to grow at the rate of any normal human until she got to about 25 years old or so? Then she remained that age for 70+ years?

[Boltman]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Finally saw this while on vacation. I tried to keep my Marvel preference in check and remembered the best thing I liked about BvS was WW. Gadot certainly galvanized herself as WW. I agree her acting isnt A list but then again doesnt have to be. Overall I'd say the movie was a B. We needed more screen time from Pine's secretary... she was a hoot.

I have to say the very first battle scene re: the Amazon army was my favorite.

As far as things that made me scratch my head or that I just didnt like:

Spoiler

The ease of access to the Amazons island by the Germans. Fog as a defense? No.

The rag tag group charging the battlefield behind Pine when WW was drawing all the gunfire. They were not assembled for that reason. Then, what took the main troops so long to join them?

Lastly... and this was possibly what reduced it to a B for me... David Thewlis as Ares. I get the reason to go that direction but then to continue with his face and voice throughout the segment had a rather goofy presentation, especially in the one moment when they depicted his face, mustache and all, on Ares body. That and coming off his character portrayal in Fargo just didn't do it for me.

I agree with those two last points (especially the final point) you mentioned. It was silly and off putting for me.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Rumors starting that the sequel could take place in an 80s Cold War setting.

[tdawg3782]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Rumors starting that the sequel could take place in an 80s Cold War setting.

I'm down. I just watched this again today with my kids this time and it was great again. They loved it. Especially my daughter who gets overloaded with boy stuff having 3 brothers. She's pretty tough so she was all about a badass female superhero.

Sent from my SM-G930V using Operation Sports mobile app

[Stormyhog]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Wonder Woman 2 set for release on Dec. 13 2019. http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/07/2...r-2019-release

[Stormyhog]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

4K, Blu-ray, DVD & digital download announced for release on September 19 2017.

[Stormyhog]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Official blu-ray trailer announcement. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gxA7V440ztQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[marshallfever]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

finally saw the movie with the wifey, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. When the trailers came out, I couldn't muster any exicitment for the movie. D.C has burnt me down with a slog of recent movies. However even in the trailer, the film looked like it had color. Not sure how many people have noticed but Man of Steel and Batman Vs Superman were very dark movies, the coloring was very bleak and depressing.

The trailer depicted lush colors which was a plus. Long story short, I really liked it. I beats out Spiderman Home coming and Guardians for me. It was very refreshing. We've had so many super hero movies within the last 5 years that are all to similar, this felt like a breathe of fresh air. The last act sort of fell apart for me as it went into the routine Hero vs back guy clash of fists, but beyond that, I really enjoyed the movie.

I'm looking forward to the sequel. Hopefully this movie means DC has found their stride and Justice League is kick ***.

[Stormyhog]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Wal-Mart exclusive.

[Blzer]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Just left some impressions of this film in the movies thread. I do have some questions regarding Diana:

Spoiler

1) So how does her aging work? Did she stop aging once she left Themyscira, or does she just age really slowly and her childhood days earlier in the film that we saw took place over the course of dozens/hundreds of years? Because she is apparently the same age during WW1 as she is in modern day (either in the beginning/ending of the film or BvS, what have you).

2) What are these Amazons impervious to, and what are they vulnerable to exactly? They train with swords and arrows like its child's play, almost as if they can't hurt each other with them. Then suddenly they are also killed with bullets (arguably a more penetrable projectile though, I'll admit). Diana's aunt takes a bullet for her on Themyscira, and then in No Man's Land you see her shielding bullets so that they don't hit her... but then when taking on Ares she is being thrust left and right, crushed by cement, blown up with fire and electricity and what have you, and she just shrugs it off like "Whatever, dude." She even got smacked around by Doomsday pretty good in BvS. What am I supposed to be concerned by her taking damage from? For now it just seems like bullets may be an issue, but personally I don't even know if that's true anymore.

[Jeffx]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Not sure how many people have noticed but Man of Steel and Batman Vs Superman were very dark movies, the coloring was very bleak and depressing.

That's why I liked them, even though BvS had some pacing issues.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Happy Blu-Ray Day!

[Jeffx]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

Just left some impressions of this film in the movies thread. I do have some questions regarding Diana:

Spoiler

1) So how does her aging work? Did she stop aging once she left Themyscira, or does she just age really slowly and her childhood days earlier in the film that we saw took place over the course of dozens/hundreds of years? Because she is apparently the same age during WW1 as she is in modern day (either in the beginning/ending of the film or BvS, what have you).

2) What are these Amazons impervious to, and what are they vulnerable to exactly? They train with swords and arrows like its child's play, almost as if they can't hurt each other with them. Then suddenly they are also killed with bullets (arguably a more penetrable projectile though, I'll admit). Diana's aunt takes a bullet for her on Themyscira, and then in No Man's Land you see her shielding bullets so that they don't hit her... but then when taking on Ares she is being thrust left and right, crushed by cement, blown up with fire and electricity and what have you, and she just shrugs it off like "Whatever, dude." She even got smacked around by Doomsday pretty good in BvS. What am I supposed to be concerned by her taking damage from? For now it just seems like bullets may be an issue, but personally I don't even know if that's true anymore.

She's a notch below Superman (according to comic artist John Byrne, she's 99% of Supes).

[LowerWolf]

Re: Wonder Woman (2017)

I went with the Target book.