Wonder Woman is... well... wonderful! This movie is a true representation of the characters I have grown up with and loved from DC comics and the justice league animated series. This movie is about how Diana the princess of Themyscira becomes Wonder Woman, a classic fish out of water tale of innocence and heroism.
The chemistry between the two leads feels so natural and it is because of this chemistry that Steve's sacrifice is so heartbreaking . While the movie may not be as layered or multifaceted as other DCEU offerings such as Man of Steel, making use of a more classic 'by the numbers' superhero formula, it is undoubtedly a more meaningful movie. It shows us the true nature of humanity through the eyes of an Amazon who has no preconceptions or history with our species. It shows us the ugliness of mankind, how cheaply we value human life with the wars we create, and how stereotypical gender roles have been/are to the detriment of women without bashing us over the head with a heavy-handed feminist agenda. On the other hand, through her eyes, we also see the things humanity is capable of through the power of love.
Despite the importance of this movie, Wonder Woman doesn't depress or bog the audience down. It conveys these important messages within the context of an uplifting film filled with fun, action and romance.
Critics have voiced their approval for this movie, but that shouldn't make fans of the DCEU fearful. Wonder Woman seamlessly fits in with the DCEU, making use of similar colour palates, action direction, and story telling. While this is a movie all little girls must watch, it is truly a movie for everyone... it is simply... WONDERFUL!
"Men are essential for procreation but when it comes to pleasure, unnecessary." ICONIC
Not sure what everyone is raving about, this was pretty average.
Yes I guess it might have been good for a 6 year old girl, superhero movie for girls very 2017.
But really doesn't deserve the hype its getting.
This movie almost made me think DC was actually going to make a great movie.
ALMOST.
Wonder Woman can be summarized as a great interrupted nerd coitus.
The starting was really enjoyable, everything was going smooth as butter. Movie was fun, was interesting, was hyping as fuck. Gal Gadot is phenomenal, Chris Pine made me gay (again), Elena Anaya converted me back to being hetero... but then... the inevitable happened.
Something I was expecting all along, something I expect every-single-time a movie about a DC character gets announced.
SOMETHING - FUCKS - UP
(badly, very, very badly)
In other movies like... BVS or Suicide Squad, wait a minute... I admit it's not entirely fair comparing it with those two, considering at least Wonder Woman was a bit enjoyable for the first 2.5/4 of it.
Anywho, in this case, what bothered me a lot - interrupted nerd coitus - was the ending.
The movie transformed from a breath of fresh air to the same overbuilt, overcheesed, oversped, overfucked, overterribilized™ piece of stinking shit that DC (Or whoever fucks their characters up) accustomed us to.
Why you ask? Well... it's simple.
The major problem was in fact with the speed they clearly made the ending to be.
I can explain this with a simple equation:
Lover("I love you"+Suicide)+(Terrible cgi)=Angry Gal Gadot=God Wonder Woman=????????????????
She kills Ares, but it wasn't Ares (no shit) - then Ares appears (no shit) - then he's way too powerful (no shit) - BANG! BIG SECRET REVEALED (no shit) - Gal Gadot is so confused she hit herself (no shit) - Big Jim does a Captain America and saves everyone (no shit) - Gal Gadot becomes god -- "INSERT HERE STUPID PHOTOGRAPHY, CGI, POINTLESS GLORIFYING WALKING SCENES" - Ares is dead (no shit).
That said: I must say that I enojyed this movie more than... scratch that, this is the only DC character movie I enjoyed following the current DCCU (DC Cinematic Universe)[God Bless Christopher Nolan's soul]. It truly had meaning and potential, but I guess they ran out of minutes.
Sad.
PS:
Gal Gadot is hot as fuck.
First of all, this movie only made money because it's a superhero movie, don't get me wrong, I love superhero movies and i wanted to like Wonder Woman, but I just can't get aboard the hype train.
Here's why this movie sucks on its own merits:
Movie part:
-For a superhero movie the CGI was horribly bad (they were also poorly edited). It is so obvious. I kept wondering if this movie was made in the early 2000's!!!
How poorly can such an expensive movie use such bad camera angles in front of something as simple as a green screen? and every action scene was in slow motions! you can't do that!!!
-The first half of the movie was sooo slow I had to hold my eyes open to prevent me from falling asleep, then the rest i couldn't make sense of the movie and I really don't think the writers knew either.
Wonder Woman stumbles through the movie like a naive 15 year old imbecile who hasn't hit puberty yet., she's a goddess for crying out loud (I know they tried to make it obvious she was a stranger to the World she just entered, but for love og Gods they didn't have to make her stupid!!), the logic for not telling her who she really is, screwed up the movie . The way she kills Ares at the end, could have been achieved by telling her who she really was earlier, granted, it would have been a short movie but better.
-And me-Wow, she can talk different languages such superhero powers very amazing!
I don't get why they tried to make it so obvious, they could have focused on something else.
-i didn't get why they had to show different races so obviously i mean, come on skirt, hat,... Are we 8?
Gal Gadot part:
-First of all, she was not a good choice for WW, physically amazon ladies are not stick thin models surviving on a lettuce leaf diet.
and i dont get why everyone was praising the "Israeli actress" ,She had this weird accent and when she talked, she did this extra head movement which looked ridiculous. also bad bad acting oh my god.
-It seemed like Gal Gadot was constantly posing for a photo shoot instead of acting!!
I don’t know if it was all the feminists that boosted the rating of this movie, if it was… that’s extremely sad.
Logic/mythology:
-WW's aunt sacrifices her life so that WW doesn't get shot from behind early in the movie. Later in the movie the villain tells her she's a god and only a god can kill a god. This renders her aunt's sacrifice an act of suicide because the movie went out of its way to tell the audience that all the Amazon Women knew she was a god.
-WW's mom, the queen, tells everyone not to do something only to have everyone disobey her. Not just once, but EVERY time she says don't do something, someone does exactly the opposite. I.E. Don't train my daughter to fight, don't let this guy leave the island, don't go with the guy leaving the island.
-Zeus creates the Amazons to defeat Ares. In actual mythology, the tribe of Amazons were the offspring of, wait for it.... Ares and Harmonia - a nymph. So, Ares is WW's father, not brother. Yup!
Then Zeus, creates a child of his to serve as a weapon against Ares to save mankind, Wonder Women. Really? This sounds odd and forced in a Greek setting.
Humor:
-They dedicated a continuous 15-20 min segment and it all stems from the cultural differences between the Amazonians and humans. The bath scene (Average man! if only this part was done by a woman and we had all hell broke loose), sleeping in the boat, the secretary, the clothes trials... all stems from the same issue. It's the same material stretched for 15 mins
Music:
Not bad. Not memorable either. in other word, Meh.
Overall, this is a bad movie, made not to entertain but a quick money maker with main selling point: "Female Lead". Very overrated.
This movie could have been something amazing, something that had new things to say, shame it didn't.
[7.2/10] To call Wonder Woman the best DCEU film is to damn it with faint praise. It’s true, but limiting its quality to those terms does a disservice not only to how the film stands on its own, but how it represents a notable achievement (and hopefully turning point) for the representation of women in superhero cinema. But even on its own merits, Wonder Woman succeeds when it breaks away from the conventions of the cinematic universe cemented by its Bat- and Super-brethren, and stumbles when it gets caught in the same muck that has hobbled the movies of Wonder Woman’s D.C. stablemates. The end result is this cinematic universe’s first legitimately good film, but one still weighed down by the cinematic baggage of its predecessors.
It’s notable then, that Wonder Woman’s closest analogue on the silver screen would seem to be an amalgamation of the first Thor movie and Captain America: The First Avenger. It captures the latter’s sense of throwback adventure, inserting a superpowered individual into a world war and fighting the supernatural threats with a ragtag team of allies. And it captures the former’s sense of a god come to Earth, with the same sort of mantle-relinquishing, fish out of water comedy, and romance between deity and man that drove Kenneth Branagh’s lone foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
To that end, Wonder Woman most succeeds when it leans into those elements that have helped fuel the success of the MCU -- humor and human connections. The middle portion of the film is its best, in no small part due to the fact that it’s where the movie’s commitment to comic relief is strongest. It finds Diana Prince (Wonder Woman’s “world of man” pseudonym) coming to WWI-era London and puzzling over the hypocrisies and odd conventions of this strange new land.
It’s here that star Gal Gadot does her best work in the film, playing the fish out of water with a combination of bemusement, confusion, and disbelief that makes Wonder Woman’s transition from a mythic queendom to scrubby London more than just one big scene change. Chris Pine (playing love interest and British spy Steve Trevor) shows off that fast-talking, aggrandizing-yet-self-deprecating charms that made him a nice fit as the heir to William Shatner in Star Trek. And the film has a ringer in Lucy Davis (of the original The Office fame) to show off her comic chops, along with assists from Trevor’s ragtag group of buddies. This commitment to humor livens the film and makes it easier to warm to its larger, globe-threatening plots.
But Wonder Woman also creates a convincing romance between Diana and Steve. The nature of the plot means it’s inevitably a bit rushed, and the closing portion of the film bogs down in trite ruminations on the power of love, but the heart of the film is founded on the relationship between those two people, and it absolutely works. That starts with Pine, who plays a convincing love interest with just enough guile and guts for a warrior to appreciate but just enough charm and wit to make a worth foil. But it ends with Gadot, who convincingly portrays the determined warrior warming to her guide to the world of man, and being pained by those harrowing moments when he is in danger. That fact alone makes them the two most compelling characters in the DCEU thus far, and the ones with best developed and most engaging inner lives.
That’s an important ingredient in the film, because Wonder Woman tends to falter when the two are not together in the story. The opening act of the film largely centers on Themyscira, Diana’s Greek myth-inspired homeland. It’s there that the film barrels through a fairly tedious origin story, mired in the usual clichés of “I want to fight!”/”No, you’re not ready” done with the generic high fantasy stentorian pattern. Visually, the scenes are impressive, with colorful verdant growth all around, the fluid fighting style of the Amazons, and a brief art shift to deliver backstory. But beyond doing the paint-by-numbers work of establishing Diana’s will to war and deliver exposition and cryptic hints, the film ticks up once she makes it off the island.
But similar issues affect the film in the third act and in its action scenes. When sending Diana into combat, Wonder Woman defaults to the DCEU house style. That means antiseptic, undifferentiated action, filled with breakneck cuts and a lack of choreographic continuity. The film can’t escape the Snyder visual influences in these scenes, and while Snyder’s 300 is not a bad reference point for the mayhem of a Grecian warrior, the pre-viz backgrounds and the stop, start and slow tack of the fight scenes tend to dull rather than excite. That’s particularly true in the last portion of the film, when Wonder Woman meets its quota of CGI-drenched fisticuffs that leave every skirmish feeling like it was plucked out of a video game and deposited into a live action film.
That belies the theme of Wonder Woman, and Diana’s arc in the film -- that war is not a glorious or simple thing, but rather a complex source of grief, one not so giving of laurels nor easy to end or comprehend.
** Caution: The remainder of this review contains major spoilers for Wonder Woman. **
To that end, the cleverest part of the film is its third-act turn. After Diana kills General Ludendorff, the German commander she believes to be Ares, the god of war, in disguise, having cursed mankind with propensity for violence and conflict, she is shocked that the fighting nevertheless continues. It’s then than Ares emerges, in the form of Sir Patrick Morgan (David Thewlis, best known as Professor Lupin from the Harry Potter franchise), a member of England’s Imperial War Cabinet who spoke in favor of an armistice, revealing that it was only to prolong the broader conflict between nations.
It’s here that Wonder Woman reveals more complexity under the hood. Diana’s journey, from believing that war and by extension, evil, are a personified force that can be slain and thus defeated in black and white terms, to understanding that Ares had been pulling strings on both sides of this conflict and that the causes of such devastation are more complicated, is a sound one. Ares’s initial taunts and temptations prove the most convincing vehicle for this theme. And it provides an interesting arc for Diana, giving her a genuine coming of age story that helps grow the character.
The problem comes when the inevitable clash of titans arises and Ares words go from sounding like the honey-dripped promises and reassurances of the devil on your shoulder to the generic boasts and declarations of your bog standard movie villain. As soon as Wonder Woman embraces the complexity of its theme, it dumbs it down to the usual good and evil aphorisms.
That same issue extends to the film’s contemplation of, and its main character coming to terms with, the nature of humanity. At times, the film uses a light touch. There are hints in the brief stories of prejudice and oppression from Trevor’s friends Sameer (Saïd Taghmaoui) and Chief (Eugene Brave Rock) that the evil that lies in the hearts of men goes far beyond any god of war. And Ares’s own reveal shows the interesting notion that he merely stokes fires already burning in those on both sides of the war, rather than introducing something that wasn’t already there into a pure people.
But again, it devolves into standard bad guy clichés and typical voiceover claptrap about love being able to conquer hate. In that, Wonder Woman follows the leads of its DCEU predecessors like Man of Steel and Dawn of Justice which graze legitimately profound ideas but can never quite nail them down, and lose them entirely in the perfunctory climactic maelstrom.
Still, by any measure, Wonder Woman is a big step forward, both for D.C.’s efforts to establish a cinematic universe made up of worthwhile films, and for the cause of greater balance in the superhero genre on the silver screen. The movie is far from perfect, suffering from many of the same problems that dulled the impact of its fellow DCEU flicks. But in its humor, its heart, and who it chooses to tell a story about, it breaks away from those limiting issues and charts exciting new territory, both for this series of films and for comic book movies as a whole.
Admittedly, I was quite tired when watching the film, so my first impression may not be my last. I enjoyed the film, but there were times when it slowed to a halt, particularly the Steve-Diana romantic interlude, and Steve's band of army buddies who made little impact to the overall film. However, some of the action sequences were very well done, and it was good to see Gal Gadot getting into character after her fairly brief appearance in BvS. I will buy the film, and I will watch it again. My opinion may change and I might be inclined to give a higher score. For now, with the lasso of truth tied around my waist, i have to say I was slightly underwhelmed.
Meh. The CGI and Gadot's acting were disgusting.
Opinions differ, that goes without saying, but it is beyond me how this movie has such a high rating all over the internet.
Actually, come to think of it, it's not beyond me. I wouldn't put it past studios to use spam accounts and fake reviews to build up something that simply isn't there. It's a shame cause the appearance of WW in BvS was one of the highlights of that movie, she held her own next to the Bat and Superman and left people hoping she'll do the same in her stand alone movie.
She doesn't.
The only aspects of the movie that resonated was Diana's ignorance of the world beyond her home. Peeling the veil beyond the idyllic world she was raised in with the cold harsh reality of the real world offered an abundance of opportunities to explore her character, the world as it was at the time and social topics that are still very relevant. Why is mankind self destructive, can we change and most importantly, equality of sexes. The movie drops the ball on all of them by either reducing those aspects to trivial scenes designed to invoke a cheap giggle or overly dramatic cliche ridden contrived moments that make you roll your eyes.
Although it looks good enough, screenplay, directing and pacing are all over the place. Save one action scene that takes place on the western front and has some structure to it (btw, that's also one of the few moments a genuine moral and emotional conflict is brought up but like the rest of the movie left unfulfilled) actions scenes are typical present day CGI fests, nothing unseen.
What wraps up the beating of the dead horse are Pine's acting chops that only serve to highlight Gadot's lack thereof. This otherwise lovely and charming lady was in plenty of movies in recent years, some of the franchises were quite successful (unfortunately), but there was always a reason she never took off. You'll call me sexist and whatnot but something tells me I'm not the first nor the last one to notice her lack of talent. Putting someone like her next to Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Chris Pine, Danny Houston, even Ewen Bremner and Elena Anaya with their limited screen time, she simply can't hold her own.
All those things added up result with a mediocre movie that's been hyped beyond belief to go along with the current climate of appeasement and send a "strong woman" message. They should have taken some hints from the Bride, Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor or the like. They had talented actresses playing well written characters, none of which is present in WW.
Anyways, that's where I'm at with this mess.
This is a fantastic movie -- as long as Batman vs. Superman or Suicide Squad are used as a reference bar.
I'm so disappointed in this movie it almost makes angry.
WW was supposed to be a "strong independent woman" and yet she falls in love with literally the first man she sees.
I just found her incredibly naive.
Which movie trope did the film not deliver?
We have the super-hot main character every man has to drool over in his first scene and the anglo-saxon love interest that honourably sacrifices himself for no reason (well, only so we don't have to deal with the question how growing old with a non-ageing goddess would be).
We have the forgettable side-character #1 that is only here for comic relief, #2 that's only there to make the protagonist question her loyalty and #3 with a troubled past that the protagonist can help overcome.
And of course the german bad guys played by non-germans speaking in english with a ridiculous -- what they think ought to pass as a -- german accent. Here is the thing: germans don't speak with other germans in english with a distinct german fake accent. Let them speak german and add subtitles (ugh, reading...) or let them speak normal english.
But arriving in the war zone we can finally see her compassionately putting actions to her words: You've been in these trenches for a year without winning? Let me show you how an immortal demi-god handles this.
But, yes, the Captain Americaesque fight scenes against unnamed goons looked nice...
is a greek god destroying your civilization? just harness the power of LOVE to stop it
garbage
A throw away poorly paced superhero movie. Ignore the political upvoters with an agenda. Wa are being trolled by certain organised groups here.
When I was a wee lad, I watched the original Wonder Woman movie that starred Cathy Lee Crosby, the Wonder Woman TV series with Lynda Carter, and even the Super Friends cartoon series. I watched all of these during their original runs in the 1970s. First, because I'm old enough and was a TV addicted pre-teen back then. The most disappointing thing I can say about the way people are speaking of the new, very good Wonder Woman movie is that everyone is looking to make some deep, political statement about it.
As a pre-teen BOY when Wonder Woman was on TV back in the '70s, Me and my sisters thought she was awesome, just like we thought other superheroes were awesome. It didn't matter that she was a woman. She was a force for good and kicked ass. She was right there with Superman and I remember always thinking that other Justice Leaguers like Aquaman and Batman were bush-league compared to her. In fact, Batman seemed to always be babysitting the Wonder Twins while Wonder Woman and Superman were battling the biggest of the baddies.
Now everyone talks about how great it is that we have a woman to look to as a hero. Look, she's always been there, it's just that the fans she has now couldn't take the time to pay attention because no one told them, as they sit within their little culture bubbles, that she actually existed. Basically, if Twitter doesn't tell these people that something is hot or "trending", it doesn't exist.
Yes, Gal Gadot is a great choice to play Wonder Woman. In fact, she's perfect. The story itself is fine. Chris Pine is an enjoyable sidekick. The villains are weak, but it doesn't matter because this is all about her and that's the way it should be.
I for one am glad to have her back. Others can worry about the social impact of a strong female superhero or whether the character caters too much to the female audience or whether she's too sexy or whatever blown out of proportion prism that EVERYTHING MUST be seen through now.
"Wonder Woman exceeds every expectation and stands tall as one of the greatest superhero movies of all-time."
This is how you do a strong female, Gal Gadot is just sex on legs. The movie was pretty good too.
Gal Gadot is adorable af
What.the.actual.hell?
It's awesome to see that an Amazonian goddess apparently needs a mans love to beat Aries. Truly a godkiller.
This movie is a complete waste of time. It has zero character, no story and probably the worst romance I've ever seen. There couldn't have been a worse cast for this.
I could rant about this movie forever but I won't because it's not worth it.
This movie was a single mess. An action-overloaded , intelligence insulting, clichee-filled mess.
Germans are depicted as the evil itself while the British are some kind of saviors?
Germans speak English (wtf??). There are more loopholes in this movie than understandable actions.
Oh yeah and it was boring as hell.
Wonder Woman is of course a perfect looking and gorgeous girl, without any muscles or anything else (yeah great role-model).
I feel like I am being generous giving this a 5/10. It's slightly better than Batman v Superman... slightly.
What pissed me off the most was that I came into this thinking it was a good movie. It has a good rating on here, and IMDb. I should have read the user reviews first, they are almost all negative (on IMDb). Within the first 15 minutes I found myself being shocked by bad CGI and later by a story that really never gets off the ground.
Everyone was praising the Israeli actress for her excellent portrayal of Wonder Woman. I thought she was subpar at best. This movie could have been great, but it simply wasn’t. I don’t know if it was all the feminists that boosted the rating of this movie, if it was… that’s extremely sad. A bad movie is a bad movie.
I really hope DC gets Justice League right, but honestly my expectations are pretty damn low.
to be honest, gal Godot is not a very good actress.
Gal Gaddot is the worst thing to happen to female acting since Nadia from American Pie. Both beautiful, both with absolutely no acting ability.
Cast off of talent, not looks Hollywood
I know many would criticize if. I don't care, I liked it :smile:
I like the World War I aesthetic more than the lame 80s one form the second movie.
Well DC, that's much better.
I'm actually quite surprised by this, but glad at the same time. DC didn't have such a great start with it's previous installments and while I'm still anxious about the next upcoming films, I can safely say that "Wonder Woman" is the first decent film in the DC Universe.
The two stand outs of the film are Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. Both the chemistry and the performances were all solid. You love seeing them together and hate to see something bad come between them, which always ends tragically. I wasn't a huge fan of Gal Gadot performance and character in "Batman V Superman", as it didn't fit in the already crowed movie and isn't in the best hands. Here it's better in terms of direction.
"Wonder Woman" is a massive improvement and am very happy DC listened. The action scenes were exciting and well made. It's colorful and has a great message for empowerment for both women & men. Without the painfully obvious re-shoots and no Kanye West songs or Queen Bohemian Rhapsody thrown in for "improvements". The movie is at least watchable and enjoyable. And get this, it's got a sense of humor, even when some of it didn't hit the mark.
While I liked the movie overall, however I didn't quite love it like everyone else. My issues are with the first act being sluggish and filled with cliche digoule. Soon as Chris Pine shows up is when it picked up for me, as you get some great scenes between Steve and Diana.
The film had a great message about war and how everyone is a mix of good and bad; which sadly gets ruined in the third act and turns into "Man of Steel" climax all over again. Pretty disappointing. And I didn't like Wonder Woman theme (which is rock music) playing while the story is set in WW1. It just felt odd and out of place hearing rock music during that type of era, but that's my opinion.
I don't know who does the visual effects for the DC movies, because it doesn't look that good and very unfinished. I mean, some of it looked decent when it's not against real life environment, although that can't be said for the rest.
The movie also suffers from the same problem with Marvel and that's the villains. Talk about cartoonist at it's worse and just stereotypical. Just be glad it isn't as bad as enchantress.
Overall rating: Wow, it may look like I named off more problems than positives. Keep in mind I really did like the movie, these are just things that bugged me and could have done better. The rest I thought was good and I'm interested in where things are going in the future for these movies.
Bravo Patty Jenkins.
Now superhero movies aren't usually my thing but for some reason this one just hit differently. I do take a massive interest within World War 1 so that could have been a massive contributing factor to my enjoyment of this film but I just thought the storyline and the acting were absolutely superb.
I do understand wasn't particularly the best, especially in some sequences but didn't really impact upon me much as it wasn't too noticeable throughout the majority of the film.
Overall, this is a great one!
Good movie.
CGI was kinda shit tbh.
Characters were good.
Story was interesting enough.
Good acting for the most part.
Dope music.
The feminism was actually well done, it wasn't ham fisted at all.
It’s full of references and call backs to our understanding of the character since childhood. Jenkins wrote her Wonder Woman as a simpleton woman who discovers herself in a new light, her journey from Amazon to being someone godlike. It’s all in one story. I never thought World War I could be so colourful.
This movie means everything to me, I can barely put it into words. I could try, but i'd end up writing a whole dissertation. My favourite super hero movie of all time, and one of my favourite movies in general. I'm still fighting back tears and I finished it 10 minutes ago. It hit as hard as the first time I watched it. God, i hope 1984 at least does this first instalment justice, because I'm already pretty confident it just cannot beat it.
10/10
Personally didn't enjoy this film. The first part had me gripped but then it lost me....which was a shame because I was looking forward to it.
Wow, just wow. Reading the first few reviews on IMDB and you’d have thought this was the worst film ever made. Then I looked a the reviewers. One review only – this film, nothing else. The few that had more than one review marked nearly everything they saw as 2 or a 3 out of 10. Hmmmm – a film directed by a woman, focussing on a woman as a superhero, getting loads of hate? I can’t believe it, thank goodness no one has made a film with a black superhero in it…..
This is not much like Wonder Woman I watched on the TV which is my only reference to the story. It starts off on the island of Themyscira, which is a matriarchy of tough women, Amazons, who train for battle and conflict in such a manner that they are virtually super-human. Set in World War I it isn’t long before we are treated to hordes of Nazis….errr hang on they aren’t….ummm Imperialist Germans attacking the Amazons after an American, Steve Trevor, in a stolen Eindecker (wrong period) crashes in the seas whilst be pursued by a German cruiser….blimey that’s my suspension of disbelief creaking.
Asides from the terrible anachronisms with WW1 in the film and some really obvious sign-posted villains and twists there wasn’t much to complain about with Wonder Woman.
Gal Gadot was good in the role, clearly charismatic, attractive and having fun she brought all the characteristics to the role that was needed. The other cast, once again proving the better the cast the more likely you’ll have a good film, backed her up admirably. Chris Pine was likeable and fun in a role that could easily have been really annoying and tiresome. Who cares if she fell for him, people do that sometimes. The rag-tag crew that latches on to Diana in the film are a great support and at last, they aren’t all heroes frightened of nothing. It was World War One after all.
Wonder Woman is not without its faults and at stages could be said to be a sloppy but as a film directed by a woman about a strong woman hero, it is a great success.
It was fun and I enjoyed it and to be honest I don’t care who the hero is or who directed it.
Wonder Woman is ok for an evenings entertainment but lacks severely in places...especially in the second half.
BUT...
Gal Gadot is wonderful as Wonder Woman.
You know those women...
The ones that don't know how beautiful and charismatic they are...
Those that leave you breathless, but are completely and utterly oblivious to the effect they have on you...
That's Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman...
Anyway...
The first half follows Diana growing up and how she met Steve. Pretty much the story we know...
The Second half is Diana and Steve trying to stop WW1. That's the part where things turned a bit iffy...
Don't get me wrong...the action scenes are very good, and the scenery and cinematography are excellent through the whole movie, but the story is so...flat...it doesn't connect like it should. You don't really connect with the characters introduced later in the movie, and things become a mess almost as soon as Diana hit London. Too bad really as this movie had some real promise.
What we are left with is a decent piece of entertainment that could have been sooooooo much more...
I better reserve judgment on movies like this, since I'm usually not a superhero fan! I'm inclined to poorly rate it anyway, 'cause the plot has so many loopholes and it's just not credible. It's a fantasy movie, I know, but this doesn't mean that everything is acceptable!
I don't even know where to start ripping this movie to shreds. I'm a fan of all the Marvel series, but this is just a slap in the face to all the fans. How it got above a 5 on IMDB is beyond me.
1) The plot. Just dumb.
2) The A-team. What was their purpose? Comical relief? WW did everything herself. They were introduced with the assumption that each had some special skill that they can contribute. If terrible singing and hitting on women is a skill, any average drunk could have been part of this team. And what the hell is up with the indian? He's the whitest indian I've ever seen.
3) Lazy script writing. At one scene WW loses her sword. Next scene she has the sword while Aries patiently waited for her to retrieve it. Seriously?
4) Why did Steve need to fly the plane at the end to blow it and himself up? They could have just blown it up where it was to begin with. No need to sacrifice himself. As much destruction that Aries brought to that area, the extra explosion from the plane would not have made a difference.
5) For being super fighters, the Amazon women died pretty fast from bullets. So basically they have no special abilities and are just some hot women that can shoot arrows.
6) After Aries dies, everyone is hugging and the war is over. But we all know that there are plenty of other wars in the future. So that didn't make any sense at all.
7) The A-team was fighting a sniper and risked their lives to pick up and lift a heavy piece of metal to make WW jump in the air to destroy the enemy sniper. As much destruction as she can deal, she did not need their help to jump an extra two feet.
8) For being a god, Aries got his ass kicked by WW. The fight should have been more evenly matched.
9) Acting. WW is hot. That's it. She's a terrible actress in this movie.
10) For being a spy/government agency, they let WW walk into the discussion room without any identity check. They only reason they kicked her out was because she was a WOMAN! I mean WTF!
11) No blood. At any point. Getting stabbed, shot, sliced, blown up. No blood. The sword went through someone, no blood.
Overall this is just a turd of a movie with bad acting, terribly story, lazy script.
Really enjoyable film and i'm glad to finally have a DC film again i can walk out of happy. Gadot's acting up until Trevor lands in the water was a bit up and down but the rest of the film she played her role great, she was Wonder Woman!, though a young one experiencing a new world. I can't wait to see more of her.
--- I am sad Steve had to pass on in the first film but it was done in such a heroic way that it helped the sting.
David Thewlis was great as Ares but hopefully his form is able to change in the future since the armour was intimidating but as soon as the helmet was gone well..David doesn't have that factor.
RIP senselessly destroyed bell tower in village
Great movie. Great acting, great story, with just the right amount of tidbits spread here and there to make us laugh / be sad / be reminded of how f**ked our society is.
I'm only disappointed in the ending a bit.
I wish we could have wrapped things up without going back to the old classics, "love" / sacrifice / flashbacks / slow-mo / bad guy cliches / what have you. I had enjoyed the rest of the movie because it was more than just another superhero movie.
I guess no movie can be perfect, and it's sometimes easy to fall back to what we know works. Hopefully DC will keep working on this, and continue to explore those alternatives without trying to just copy Marvel. Especially when Marvel's style in that area gas proven to be hard to beat.
Not allowed to do a review yet but I'll say this:
This is how you do a superhero movie.
This is how you do a war movie.
And the best comment of the night: "It was amazing, it made me believe I could become Wonder Woman." -6yo girl
Wow. For perhaps the first time in my life, I am completely speechless. I just got back from an early screening of the movie (we have early screenings in Poland! Who knew?). I'm going to try and collect my thoughts as I write, but I'm just buzzing with excitement, so I make no promises as to how this will turn out. I hope you'll stick with me regardless.
After BvS and Suicide Squad were poorly received by critics (and audiences too, although here the opinions were more divided), a lot of people were afraid of how this movie would turn out. And I swear, no one was more scared than me. I didn't grow up with Wonder Woman - hell, I wasn't even aware of her existence until like two years ago, but I so desperately wanted her movie to succeed. A female superhero in the title role and a female director? That is huge. That's something I've been waiting for since I was a kid. And I spent the last year kind of holding my breath, hoping with all my might that this movie would be good.
And it is. Thank the gods, it really is.
Oh, and before I forget: this review will be spoiler-free, I don't intend to ruin any of the important plot points for anyone.
So, let's get to it, shall we?
First of all, the plot. The plot is simple, linear, without unnecessary storylines shoehorned in there for no reason. That doesn't make it any less engaging or exciting, of course. If anything, it allows you to really immerse yourself in the story. And boy, is the story great. There's plenty of cliches there, but honestly, there is something to be said about cliches. If done correctly, they are amazing. And they definitely are done correctly here.
The movie looks gorgeous as well. There are actual colors there, along with some stunning shots. The editing is on point, everything flows pretty much flawlessly.
The music is sick. I mean, they managed to incorporate WW's theme in there, with all of its electric cello glory. And it's just... insane.
The action scenes will make you want to fist pump and yell "Hell yeah!". Whatever you're imagining, I promise you, the movie will exceed your expectations. I still have goosebumps and it's been like an hour since I left the theatre.
As for the acting, everyone does a wonderful (no pun intended) job. I want to talk about Gal Gadot for a second, because I feel like a lot of people had doubts as to whether or not she could handle such a huge role and such an iconic heroine. Worry not. She's got this. It's actually kind of jaw-dropping how much she's got this. She pours everything she has into this performance. Her Diana is layered, a perfect balance of innocently naive and fiercely badass. She brings heart and humanity and a range of emotions to the character. She will make you laugh. She will make you cry. And most importantly, she will make you feel the sheer power and confidence that she radiates while still having moments of vulnerability. She's glorious. She IS Wonder Woman.
Everyone loves Chris Pine, and he does a great job here as well. Steve Trevor keeps up with Diana without once trying to overshadow her and they make a fantastic duo. And he has his fair share of cool moments as well. Connie Nielsen and Robin Wright manage to do a lot with the few scenes they're given. Lucy Davis is super funny. Overall, a pretty awesome cast of supporting actors.
And finally, what struck me the most about this movie was how heartfelt and genuine, and just... good it was. I mean, it's a brilliant movie, but it's also good in the sense that it inspires you and fills you with hope and optimism, which I think is something we rarely get in movies nowadays. It warms your heart and makes you feel so many different things. It hits all the right notes. There's no shortage of dramatic, incredibly emotional moments that will bring tears to your eyes. But it's also often hilarious and joyful - I laughed out loud more than once, and so did the rest of the room.. And when it wants to be epic, it is larger than life, powerful and spectacular.
I recognize and respect the fact that to many people, this movie won't be perfect. But to me, it is. It's everything I wanted it to be and then some. Hats off to Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot and everyone else involved. They created something truly incredile. I'm seeing it again on Saturday. And quite possibly a few more times after that. If I blow all my money on tickets for this movie, it will be worth it. No regrets.
Now, time to go to bed and cry about how much I love Diana. I hope everyone has as unforgettable an experience with Wonder Woman as I did.
UPDATE: Having seen this movie 4 times in 2 weeks, I can safely say that it's insanely rewatchable. Also, I'm an emotional mess who's cried at least 3 times during each one of those 4 screenings. I'm fairly certain that this movie actually gets better the more you watch it.
I was one of the few that really enjoyed MOS and BVS. So I was pumped up to see the applauded Wonder Woman. I was sooooooo disappointed. The action was terrible with all the slow motion. And when it wasn't slow motion WW looked like Mighty Mouse. Loved the story and acting though. It wasn't a terrible movie by any means but this slow motion stuff ruined the movie for me. Please Geoff Johns don't let Patty Jenkins get another DC movie.
Good movie, not as spectuacular as people have told me but enjoyable. Even Chris Pine is way better than Gal Gadot. Sometimes I got tired of the excessive slowmo fights and so much CGI but the rest is fine.
"It's not about 'deserve'. It's about what you believe. And I believe in..."
THE FEELS!!
ಥ_ಥ at the ending...
Such a fantastic origin movie and a welcome 'win' for the DCEU at last.
With a story that moves at a steady clip with humor and action, Wonder Woman is the arrival of a hero for all of us, but young women in particular.
Ex-IDF soldier gets mad at killing civilians. Lmao
70% on here is due to people rating the movie before actually seeing it. Wonder Woman really is one of the very best super hero films. Gal Gadot is perfect throughout. This movie kicks major ass.
My only complaint is the battle in the end is a little goofy. Otherwise the movie is the most entertaining DC movie in awhile. Unlike Suicide Squad and Dark Knight, it's not mess as well. Plus it's fun and often funny and not depressing like Batman vs Superman.
Just so y'all know, I have dibs on drinking Gal Gadot's bath water.
1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
0 / 1 story
0 / 1 act I
0 / 1 act II
1 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
0 / 1 dialogue
1 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
4 out of 10
Michele Mclaren was initially attached to the project but left due to creative differences. Admittedly, I don't know much about Patty Jenkins except that she directed the pilot ep for The Killing which I thought was fantastic. I never saw Monster but I knew that WB would not trust such a delicate and important IP into someone they know that's not up to task. And boy, did Patty delivered. Bringing to life such a multi-layered character requires passion and a keen eye for detail. Her love for WW,and also for film making, is so evident in this movie. This just proves that not only male directors can drive a tentpole movie of this scale. Diversity is still a big issue in Hollywood and it's sad that Patty had never done a movie since Monster. She's one of the most talented and smart directors out there. And I'm really glad that it was her who brought Wonder Woman to life. I really hope that Warner Bros lock her down. Give her any movie she wants to do, coz she earned it. I cannot praise her more for giving us a movie that will stand the test of time. This is a triumph not only for Wonder Woman but for film in general.
Gal's Wonder Woman journey wasn't at all smooth sailing. She had been often criticized for her lack of acting prowess. But Gal landing the coveted role was maybe a gift from the gods themselves. Prior to getting the part, she was supposed to play the female badass in Man of Steel, Faora Ul. But alas, she had to drop out due to her pregnancy. Zack and co. should be very proud of this casting choice. They've found the Wonder Woman for this generation. I cannot see anyone other than Gal playing WW, just like I can't see another Tony Stark or Logan played by someone else. She fully embodies WW. She can be both a warrior and a person full of compassion in a sec, which is the true definition of Wonder Woman. She IS Wonder Woman.
As for the supporting characters, Chris Pine was great. His chemistry with Gal is one of the key elements of this movie. The Amazons were all breathtaking and strong. I hope we can see more of them in the future. Steve's pals were fantastic especially Etta and Sameer. The villains was so-so but they've served their purpose, and the twist about Ares was not something you could've anticipated( unless you frequent reddit)
But the true magic that WW leaves after you watched it, is that sense of optimism. I have never experienced that in any superhero movies, or just movies in general. In this bleak and dark world that we live in, a little piece of hope wouldn't hurt at all. You want to be like Wonder Woman. You aim to be better. I really wish more movies are like this.
This movie is again a movie hard for me to rate. On the one side, I like it. It was good, and I did enjoy it. But on the other hand it wasn't what I expected it to be - I had high expectations, I enjoyed the trailers and even though I block myself from reviews before watching and experiencing a movie myself, I did realize that people where loving it. So maybe I also had some really high expectations - I don't know.
However, the movie did not wow me the way that Man of Steel or even Batman v Superman did. Maybe, those did because MoS I had no expectations at all (I am no Superman fan) and BvS I did not expect to be so much about Batman (I love Batman). Wonder Woman however I do not have any childhood connections to, and never followed her, and her role in BvS wasn't the best - not because of she was bad, no - but because it was introduced in probably the most unfortunate way.
Taking all movies of the DC Universe into account, Wonder Woman is better than Suicide Squad for sure. However it is worse than both MoS and BvS - so somewhere between 7 and 8, and I actually put it on an 8 beforehand, but thinking a lot about it, I'd rather see it at 7.
The movie starts really great, I love the child Diana actor - and don't get me wrong: I love what this is doing for small girls who love becoming her, who will dress up like her on Hallween, etc. It's great! And that alone deservs a good rating. But, looking at the movie from a cinephile perspective, there is again a lot of things that I have to critizise.
What I loved: The fighting scenes, especially in the beginning. They are great - I would have loved it to be R-Rated, a bit more brutal, such as Fox's Logan - it would have done the movie better. But okey. That's just a small thing. Bigger however is the missing atmosphere. What I love about MoS and BvS is this dire atmosphere, the hopelessly, which is not only expressed by the story, but which is also aided by the camera work, by the beautifull imagery, by sometimes the shaky cams, etc. In Wonder Woman, which is set in the First World War, which is discussed as one of the most horrible wars we've ever experienced, when it comes to brutallity, mortallity, and the way the war was fought (trenches and gas attacks, etc.), we should ge a dire atmosphere as well. However, what we actually are presented with jokes, with silly characters, etc. All these things take some of the seriousness of the entire situation and that also affects the credibility of the entire situation. I cannot believe that Wonder Woman is so touched by the wouded people, for example - yes she wants to fight, she was born for this, she feels this to be her purpose - no question. But then she's war/fighting hungry - and that is okey. But her feeling shocked when seeing the wounded? She feeling the need for helping those people freeing their village? I don't feel that, when seeing it. They are saying it, but it's not credibil, especially if it was said between two jokes.
That is not me saying I didn't like any of the jokes - especially in the beginnig they where somewhat nice, and put her in an interesting spot, because on the one side she seems like the strong, unapproachable and unrelatable fearless godlike warrior; but giving her being thrown in a world she doesn't know and doesn't understand making her appear even naive in some situation, that on the other hand makes her relatable, makes her cute and funny in the same time. And I enjoyed these two contraries.
Another thing killing the amtosphere was the sometimes overdone action. I mean, seriouly: She jumpes into the window of a church tower and the whole building collapses? Why doesn't she jump all the time and by doing so invoke some earthquakes killing all the enemies? Not only does she sometimes show powers unmatchable and therefore breaking the mood: She also seems unbreakable. She never takes a scratch, she's never tired, never wounded, never in doubt, nothing. She's even hardly in pain about loosing some of her loved ones. And that makes all the action irrelevant, because you know that she will never be overpowerd in any situation. That's what Marvel is doing and that's what set the frist DC movies appart: We had Superman, who is fighting an inner conflict by protecting those who are fighting him, and we have Batman, who is broken because of his past - we have heroes that are wounded, that bleed, that can actually die and this makes it even more interesting to watch, more thrilling, more realistic and relevant.
And then - this is probably just me, but actually I hate it when Germans are played by English actors, and the only way you realize that they are Germans is because they speak in an accent. Why? We are in the Post-Inglorious Basterds era, where Tarantino had shown us, how great movies can become when you do them multilingual. The French speak French? The woman in the Trench spoke something (that I did not recognize)? We had Italian, we had Chinese. And we hat a lot of fun with different British Accents used in this movie. Hell, they even made all the other Amazones speak a Israeli accent, so that it doesn't sound weird that Gal Gadot had one - that is intelligent script writing! But why then not have the Germans speak Geramn? Makes a movie so much more fun to watch. It is of course just a minor thing, but it adds to the list.
So up to now I listed everything wrong with this movie - however not everything is. I think the acting was great - I am not a fan of Gal Gadot, but I think in the role of Wonder Woman she has mad her best performance yet. She fits perfectly into this role and I cannot imagine any other actress that can fill this movie with both, the power of an fearless strong female lead, who at the same time keeps her feminine features, and who has the right amount of sexiness without it being too much, sexist, etc. And I also liked Chris Pine - he is just about right, without being too much, and also fits perfectly into his role. Also I enjoyed the fighting scenes - they really maxed out everything they could - being an R-Rated movie this still looks absolutely stunning and great and just makes a lot of fun.
I also found the story to be reasonable, it is really good, you can follow throuhg and find every step making absolutely sens (lessons learned from Suicide Squad wich in that department was aweful). And somehow it does rectify her role in BvS - I do believe that when rewatching BvS, I will like her character - I will not think "okey, where did she come from and who the hack is she and why is she there all of a sudden and helping them" - no. This scenes now will actually make total sense - I am sure of it, and I am looking forward to rewatching BvS.
As it goes for the DC Universe: I hope that Justice League will be a little bit more back to the DC roots, but I am looking forward to it - I love that DC is having a great success here and that finally they work and effort will pay off (after the not so well received BvS and the horrible critics on Suicide Squad, I was fearing a bit for them; I am especially keen on the single Batman movie. I want it to happen!). But I hope that they will also recognize that the main reason is that we have the first female comic hero lead that is captured on canvas. I loved their style thus far, with Suicide Squad one could see that they where adopting Marvels style and that did not pay out. This one has it's flaws aswell and it does not mean to put back more comedy into the movies and take away their seriousness.
talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique
What an awesome movie , love it !!!
I loved this movie! I have trouble understanding why some people are complaining. There was action but there also character and heart. It was more than just an action movie but a coming of age movie that deals with difficult realities of war and loss. Gal Gadot did a great job and played such a believable character. I think it was the perfect mix of everything and exactly what DC needed after the failure of Batman v. Superman.
Same old tedious super hero film. It's a shame that with a female director and female lead they still felt the need to to make such a teenage boys wet dream of a film.
Had more hopes for this being DC than the recent marvel dross but really there's nothing here to get your hopes up for.
tie me up with your lasso of truth next, diana
This is definitely what the DCEU (and the movie industry in general) needs right now.
This was very entertaining with great action and good chemistry between the two lead actors. The first half was surprisingly funny with the classic "an outsider comes to town and everything is different and weird." The second half is a little more dark with Wonder Woman fighting in the war. The scene when she comes out of the trenches was awesome, gave me goosebumps. The last fight was a little too CGI heavy and cheesy but still very fun. Sad to see Chris Pine sacrifice himself, would of loved to see him in future movies.
I'm very happy that this is doing well in the box office and it is setting records for the largest opening for a female director. I look forward to see what Patty Jenkins does next. I hope more studios will start to use more female directors, it is always great to see different perspectives.
I'm looking forward to seeing more Wonder Woman in Justice League and hope that it is more like this movie than BVS.
Here's to all the people, mostly women, whom believed in the success of Wonder Woman from the beginning. Up until now, I'm still indifferent about the lead, Gal Gadot. My personal opinions toward Gal does not mainly affect my view on this film. I have to say, growing up, I've been watching male leads rule the comic book industry, so I'm glad they finally decided to make a female superhero stand-alone film in the 21st century, plus I'm really glad she wasn't oversexualized as I expected. (Thank you, Patty Jenkins!)
The cinematography, visual effects, and score were all put together so perfectly. Thus, creating the best fight scenes in the history of superhero films. Sorry, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The flow of the story was well thought of and there were 0 scenes that dragged the film. Literally almost every scene counted and were remarkable in their own ways.
Wonder Woman is definitely a must-watch.
While one of the better DCU movies, and it ended with a hopeful tone, it still has the same dreary look as other Zack Snyder DCU movies, including the constant slo-mo shots and overdependence on CGI, and the story was pedestrian.
Wonder Woman has finally arrived and I gotta say that from my POV the DCEU have hit ka winner here. Brilliant introduction to the First Lady of comics, there are many superheroines but WW is the original and still the best. The portrayal by Gal Gadot is spot on, as is Chris Pine as Steve Trevor. I don't want to say too much as I've decided to make this a spoiler free review but I will say that if you are kinda on the fence about this film cos maybe u didn't like the other films the DCEU, never fear cos this is a completely different tone. Patty Jenkins has brought a certain brightness and freshness to this movie that sets it apart from the Zack Snyder films we've seen thus far (tho I personally like his offerings).
Being an old school comic collector and a fan of the Wonder Woman character, I gotta say that they've really nailed her origin for the big screen and the story explains well why we haven't seen her in a long time up til the point we see her in Batman vs Superman.
There's a great mix of action, comedy and emotion with a twist or two so something for everyone. Whether you're a comic geek like me or just a casual movie viewer, I highly recommend going out to watch this film. I think finally the DCEU can appeal to the masses and get on track to offer a small challenge to the Marvel juggernaut movie franchise.
I totally need to watch this movie again, because it deserves to be seen again like a 1000 times! DC/Warner finally learned with their mistakes and got Wonder Woman right. Loved it. Gal Gadot and the entire cast killed it! Keep going like this DC and you will catch up with Marvel Studios very soon!
I honestly cannot say enough about Wonder Woman. It was incredible. My only complaint is that I found the reveal of the villain to be a tad predictable (which is par for the course in origin movies nowadays), but other than that, it's phenomenal. Gadot and Pine have such wonderful chemistry together, it was very well written and acted, and, while not going full on with humor like Marvel, they got in enough jokes to make you laugh a few times.
On top of all that, it played on such an emotional level that I really wasn't expecting from any DCEU movie, which was pleasantly surprising.
I would give this 11 if I could.
THIS MOVIE WAS SO FUCKING GOOD and i want every single person who thinks dc movies are shit to watch this one and shut up. everything was great about this movie, starting from how they explained her backstory to the war scenes etc etc. It was visually pleasing and the chemistry between Gal and Chris was palpable!!! The director, Patty, did an exceptional job. The only slight downside is how quick they wrapped everything up in the end but regardless of that, this movie gets a 9.5/10 from me. Give this movie a watch!
These movies are getting increasingly awesome. It's a great time to be alive if you're into this kind of movies, they stay with you well after the end credits.
I was so surprised by this movie. The characters were engaging. The acting was great. The casting was fantastic for all of the roles.
This is probably the best DC movie since the Dark Knight Trilogy!
Possibly my favorite film of 2017. And that's a tough feat for me. Considering there were a lot of fantastic films from last year.
It’s been a while since I’ve been this excited about a superhero film! Compelling storytelling, beautiful fight scenes and Gal Gadot = Diana/Wonder Woman! A superhero young woman can look up to!
I expected to be disappointed. Having grown up with Wonder Woman and expecting another re-imagining, but this movie was amazing. They captured the essence of classic wonder woman in a fantastically produced modern movie. The casting was fantastic, the chemistry amazing, I wish all modern superhero movies were so good.
Some of the camera angle choices were very ameteurish and unfortunate, while others were magnificent, and the transition between them was very stark and jarring (bad directing choices there). The special effects, although incredibly ambitious, at times were not good at all. Technology hasn't advanced enough to properly replicate how a human body actually moves while in action, the actors looked so plastic during some of those animated scenes!
Still, this movie was epically badass, and I actually really enjoyed it! Even though it made me cringe super hard at times (there were a few lines of dialogue that were painful to listen to LOL), it was nice to see a female main character kicking ass for once! Superhero movies need more fierce women to balance out all the testosterone.
Have to agree with what most have said - absolutely one of the best Super movies! I know people who didn't like this movie but, in all honesty, I think they were looking for a non-stop action joyride which this movie is not. Rather, this movie tells an actual story - and a good story at that!
Found it boring, wasn't able to finish it, maybe I will give it another go when nothing is on. All the hype about this movie has me left feeling there is some bandwagon cult going on, I must not be the target audience. Found the action boring, both in the way it was shot and choreograph. I'm not a wonder woman fan so I do not know the storyline but if the opening and the buildup through the first quarter of the movie is true then I suppose Wonder Woman is lame to begin with, but this movie surely didn't help her any.
I'm inlove whit Gal Gadot.
She's incredible.
I enjoy this movie.
Maybe they needed a better final battle.
But this Wonder Woman is awesome.
one of the best so far from DC
This is exactly what I expected to be. A wonderfull, excited, amazing movie about this increideble Godess.
I didn't know to much about her childhood and origin, and this time DC let this very clear as must be. Wonder Woman is one of my top 5 favs superheroes and they made a really good job with this movie. I appreciated that.
This had an amazing fight, good manage of storyline, excellent cast and good special effects. Absolutely nothing to complain.
I watched the movie two weeks ago in the cinema and I watched it again this morning in my house... And I'm so sure that I'll watch this again over and over.
I love it. I love her. I'm in love with this Diana (Gal Gadot). Stop being assholes with this movie and her job.
Captain Kirk humps Amazon woman NOT on the moon
Would walk a mile barefoot on broken glass just to hear her fart through a powerpuff girls walkie talkie
Fantastic film. Move over Captain America, this is how you do a superhero wartime movie. Great cast, wonderful story and lots of emotion. Hoping for a sequel.
It is the DC movie that I liked the most, Wonder woman maintains the good tone shown in Batman vs Superman
DC Finally has a blockbuster movie on their hands! They didn't get it right with Superman or Superman vs. Batman, they were lacking (Ben Afleck is trying too hard to be Batman).
But finally! Wonder Woman was perfect and Gal Gadot is the embodiment of Wonder Woman! Seriously getting the role right with the perfect cast of characters and a fantastic story. The Amazon's Queen is a true warrior in every sense and they couldn't have done it better in this movie.
I genuinely can not wait for the sequel and let's hope the Justice League movie is just as good as Wonder Woman. If you haven't seen this movie then you are really missing out.
Just saw it and I don't think I've ever felt this hyped up after a movie. Absolutely fantastic!
I've heard a lot of talk about how great this movie is so I had to see it. Usually I'm really sceptical when people love movies so much (because I usually like the opposite) but this time I was not disappointed! This is a really great movie and I love how the story shows how powerful a woman can be. Again: I'm not a big fan of superhero movies but like Dr. Strange this movie is different and kind of makes me like them more now.
Some parts of the story could have been left out but otherwise the twists and turns were really great – DC even made it possible to laugh about quite a few scenes!
Effects were amazing and the acting is reasonably good.
Good movie, but the soundtrack blow me out of the water!
Always impressed by a superhero movie that makes an effort to acknowledge that 'good guys' and 'bad guys' isn't always clear cut.
I saw this twice and cried so much both times.
Well i wanted to like it a lot but somehow i didn't. The whole use of CGI was very excessive, Gadot was gorgeous but she couldn't act and the twist about the bad guy well it was awful. the whole mustache premise was ridiculous it didn't go well with a God, the final battle was very cheesy and the lack of the music theme throughout the movie was so wrong. Having that strong theme should be all over the movie
I haven't cried at a movie in a long time. This was very good and it would be a movie I'd gladly watch over again.
I have mixed feelings about this movie. I love DC, I love Greek mythology, and Wonder Woman movies are generally the best of both worlds, at least that last animated one was amazing. So my expectations were sky high after choosing to see this movie, over Alien, The Mummy and others currently at the box office. I was definitely disappointed, but I really enjoyed the movie. Just weird.
I wanted more from WW's mother, first of all, since she was quite amazing in her own right from all the comics and previous movies. I hated the love affair between WW and Captain Kirk, but I understand why it was so necessary for the plot. And, mostly, she was basically Captain America in DC form. Both in WWI, fighting the Germans, with a secret weapon, both on a special covert mission to end the war, both in USA colors wielding a shield to stop bullets and tank rounds, and more. I disliked the cookie cutter similarities between the Cap and WW. Lastly, I really disliked the flashbacks, within the flashbacks. Just start the story from the beginning in the first place!
Now on to the Awesomeness that is the Wonder Woman movie. Her abilities were top notch. The superhero aspect was brilliantly captured and portrayed. The animated version was ported into the real life version flawlessly. She is by far the best superhero in film, next to, currently deceased, Superman. Wolverine, Spidey, all the Avengers, Batman, Green Lantern, and anyone else with a movie franchise would easily get bitch slapped by WW. Well, having said that, I do think Thor with Hammer, has a slight chance, but without Hammer, he is a peon compared to WW, the God Killer! The fight scenes were simply amazing, the story was true to her past incarnations. And the thing I liked most about this movie above all else was the ugliness of the movie. It captured the underlying theme of femininity, excellently. This was a dreary, dirty, ugly movie. The sets were ugly, the costumes were ugly, the story/plot had a ugly feel to it. The ugliness gave such a brilliant contrast to the breathtaking beauty of the star of the movie, Gal Gadot. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Her beauty was unprecedented. I know she isn't the most beautiful woman in the world, but this movie made me believe Wonder Woman was. Now the island of Amazons had some extremely attractive women on it, but Gadot was by far most beautiful of all. This movie has rewatch-ability because of her beauty alone, mix in those amazing fight scenes, and it is quite a good movie to see.
The film does almost everything right, except for the final boss fight, which is too CGI-reliant, and WW's supposed major instrument towards achieving peaceâ"love; love doesn't ensure peace, diplomacy and globalisation do. But then again, that doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as 'love' does. However, not even Gadot's wonderful performance can overcome the ridiculousness of that line.
Finally, after batman vrs superman conflict i think they found the critic point when you really gonna enjoy the movie and fall in love with the character.
WW is so OP!!!! love it.
Israeli terrorist . a bitch and brainless pigs
A good film, although I didn't really like the concept of "love is the answer" and the villain who could have been more interesting. However, the rest of the film is very good, with incredible action scenes, a well-connected and interesting story.
I don't know whether to blame the actors or the director. Because Gal Gadot's acting is pretty bad (not surprised) but so is Elena Anaya's.
Overall, it's a decent "popcorn movie".
It’s fine. The villain is stupid again. Captain America The First Avenger did this so much better! 6/10 :star:
Wonder Woman 2017 is such a fantastic movie! It really captured the strength and grace of the character. Gal Gadot did an amazing job portraying the iconic superhero. The movie brought in around $821 million at the box office, showing just how popular and well-received it was. Definitely a must-watch for any superhero fan!
I wish I could unsee this film. What an excruiciatingly painful experience. Way to ruin the franchise with amatuer mistakes and carelessness. This movie could have been good if a single person who worked on it respected the source material, history, and physics. This has to be one of the worst cut and edited films I have ever seen. Continuity is so terrible it is distracting beyond expression.
Just started watching the movies in the DCU, so far this is my favorite. Steve’s sacrifice is heartbreaking, but is necessary to unlock Diana’s true and full potential. Great story seeing the origins of another superhero
Great movie all the way but towards the end it went down a little bit.
It’s a mixed bag in some areas, but I liked this movie overall. To address what I didn’t like first - I think the amazons in general are a bit on the weak side, as they only felt included as plot devices. I also found the final fight against Ares mostly overdone and unnecessary.
The real highlight for me was Steve’s death. I honestly cried at that point, it was well executed and the theme of it was quite strong. Diana grew up with a very black-and-white view of the world, and humanity. So when she went out and saw the world with her own eyes, it was hard for her to accept the truth. As Steve says, humans probably don’t “deserve” to be saved, but, it comes down to what you believe. And Steve believes in saving people, and he believes in Diana and that’s why he sacrifices himself. To save today, so she can save tomorrow. Their romance in their movie was nice and all but his final talk with her was gut-wrenching, it hit me. And that is the biggest strength of the movie, in my opinion. It made you like Diana as a character and sold her ideology. And it made me interested to see more of her.
It was entertaining too, of course. The way how straightforward and blunt she is and how Steve constantly tries to do damage control, because she is unfamiliar with how the world works, was funny.
And I think the action scenes also deserve a fair mention - At the start kinda messy and not impactful, but when she invaded the village and her soundtrack kicked in it was epic. Her kicking ass with that music is just satisfying.
7.5/10
Contrary to my expectations this was actually a pretty decent super hero movie with a female protagonist. Pleasantly surprised.
But it is hard to let a movie get away with an obvious plothole. Why would Steve's character sacrifice himself by blowing up the gas filled airplane? He had many ways out without having to sacrifice his life (like letting the plane which was heading for London crash into the North Sea). Characters making such dumb decisions just to have them serve the story is bad writing and instantly pull me out of this otherwise enchanting story.
10/10
THIS MOVIE IS PHENOMENAL TOTALLY FRICKIN AWESOME AND GAL GADOT IS TRULY SPECTACULAR IN THE ROLE AND IS A TREMENDOUS ACTRESS.
THEY ABSOLUTELY NAILED THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THE ROLE.
NOW I'M THEE MARVEL GUY BUT EVEN I CAN TRULY APPRECIATE HOW FANTASTIC AND AWESOME AND BRILLIANT THIS MOVIE IS.
I WILL AM THE FIRST TO CRITICISE DC AS THE COMBINED UNIVERSE IS A SHAMBLES AND A JOKE AT BEST THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE FINALLY GIVING UP ON THAT IDEA AND JUST STICKING TO SOLO STORIES AND SEQUELS. AND DC MOVIES ARE SO DRAWN OUT AND WAY WAY TO LONG AND BLOATED AND BORING, DARK, DEPRESSING AND JUST NOT THAT FUN NOT TO MENTION BEING SO MESSY AND HARD TO CONNECT WITH. DC JUST CAN'T SEEM TO CATCH A BREAK AND THEY WILL NEVER EVER BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS MARVEL,
MCU MASTERPIECE LEVEL.
LETS SEE DC IN JUST UNDER 10yrs HAVE 3 JOKERS WITH 3 SEPARATE STORIES PLAYED BY 3 ACTORS 1 OF THEM PLAYING 2 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE SAME CHARACTER.
2 BATMANS 2 ACTORS AGAIN, 2 SUICIDE SQUAD MOVIES 1 A REBOOT OF THE OTHER, OH AND 2 JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIES WITH ONE OF THEM TO SCRUB THE OTHER ONE OUT COMPLETELY SO PEOPLE DON'T EVEN CLASS IT AS BEING MADE
AND DON'T GET ME STARTED HOW APPALLING WW84 IS AND MADE NO SENSE FROM WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT DIANA GOING INTO HIDING FOR 100yrs THAT'S JUST SJW WOKE GARBAGE.
BUT DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN WHAT A COMPLETE LOAD OF BULL-CRAP BUT
THEN I CAN COUNT ON 1 HAND THOSE DC MOVIES THAT ARE TOTALLY FRICKIN AWESOME AND YES YOU CAN PUT
WW AT THE TOP OF THAT SHORT LIST AND I WILL LET YOU GUYS THINK ON WHAT MY OTHER 4 ARE THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE.
DC/WARNER BROTHERS
Where did it all go wrong.
(God help us on WW3 in the making right now,
please WB just see how awesome you made number WW1 and copie that formula.)
This lady is such a badass! Love it!
6,5/10
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Shout by -ABlockedParent2016-03-08T02:12:01Z— updated 2017-06-01T03:15:09Z
UPDATE: I saw a movie so beautiful I started crying™
Stop rating movies before you even know they are in production!!!