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• A Star is Reborn - Feature Movie to Follow? posted on 27 August 2009

  I watched the new direct-to-DVD/Cable release last night (it's first night of official release). For those of us that grew up liking the Super Friends and think a female superhero is long overdue on the big screen, this movie was an excellent teaser for the real thing.The voice-overs were excellent, and from doing a little research, it appears that several of the actors (including Virginia Madsen) are interested in reprising their characters in a big-screen release.The feminist message is a little forceful at times, but not out of line with the character's origins and previous incarnations.We want more! Can you say Beyonce?

• Remarkably good, but not brilliant posted on 23 August 2009

  I have read most of the Wonder Woman comics since George Pérez's reinvention of her in 1987. The storyline in this movie is clearly inspired by the first six issues of that series, which featured a battle with Ares. This movie had the major change that the Amazons had actually been created to guard Ares, who in this version sits in a dungeon on Paradise Island itself. I thought that was okay. The circumstances and basic plot have been simplified in a good and manageable way for this movie, and it featured plenty of action-heavy battles, which is really cool. I had no problem with the violence here (even though I agree that superheroes are, ideally, not supposed to kill), as most of it was perpetrated on mythological creatures. If there is to be a really threatening villain, then the violence has to be on at least this sort of level (people should note that this movie is not supposed to be shown on Saturday morning along with kiddie cartoons; this is for an older audience). Ares and his powers and his ultimate demise were handled very, very well here, and I found the ending particularly hilarious.The problems of characterization owes to the shortness of the movie. Both WW and Steve Trevor lacked depth and development, and this was a shame. Trevor was just any old capable soldier; a typical male. Not the sensitive guy from the comics. Diana indeed was not quite shocked enough about the cultural differences in "man's world", and by the end she'd taken all too easily and uncritically to the usual conventions of femininity. There were also a number of details that could have been handled better. I didn't notice if her boots had high heels, but a major battle was fought without her boots on, and at one point she hurts her opponent with a heel from a woman's shoe in a shopping mall (which is getting wrecked by the fight), and seems to stop to consider it. This detail was not followed up on, although it could easily have been used for something (like making her decide to wear high heels - or not). The pre-Crisis WW did have high heels, while the post-Crisis one did not. I always liked the heel-less WW - seems more natural and less artificially feminine -, but it would have been nice to have the movie at least address this issue.Even with its faults, this is still the best animated superhero movie I've seen yet. But then, I'm not really a big fan of the younger audiences stuff; I do prefer live action.Let me say, by the way, that commentator samkay1 does not understand Wonder Woman's world, or DC's use of Greek mythology. There was no time-travel in this movie, nor were Artemis and Persephone supposed to be the original goddesses; they are merely named after them. Artemis, introduced in the comics in the '90s, became a hugely popular character, who took over the mantle of Wonder Woman for a while, and that's why she is included here. Personally, I never cared much for her, but apparently DC feels that she has become a classic character of the Wonder Woman cast.Anyway, nice superhero action movie, but still somewhat aways from being perfect.7 out of 10.

• Wonder Woman's never looked better. posted on 15 August 2009

  I've never really cared about Wonder Woman as a character. Dressed in star-spangled swimming trunks; a red bustier, with a golden eagle imprint; red, high heel boots; silver bracelets; a tiara; and a yellow lasso, she seemed to lean more towards Betty Crocker than empowerment. No, I'm not a feminist. But, despite overwhelming odds, this animated feature actually made me more than just acknowledge the characters right to exist. It made me see her as being pretty badass—a lofty achievement.Every character was handled extremely well in this film. The Amazons were not shown as outright man-haters. Instead, there were levels to their disposition that made them more believable. Hippolyta was mistrustful of men, not hateful, because she'd been burned by Ares. Persephone originally came off as a turncoat. But it turned out her reason for betraying her sisters was because she was more than just a warrior; she was a woman who wanted to be a mother. Steve Trevor served as my point of reference by being a real guy, albeit a highly skilled military officer, with a very real boiling point. I went hoarse from laughter when, after suffering through a string of insults about his gender, he broke into a point blank rant, aimed at a recovering Wonder Woman, about how unbelievably impractical and shortsighted the Amazons were. As for Wonder Woman, she was portrayed as a pilgrim in a strange land, with some fairly biting observations about the world of man, until the action started.The combat depicted in this movie was like the best parts of "L.O.T.R." mixed with the best parts of "300". The opening battle, with the Amazons facing off against Ares and his forces had the goods. In the first five minutes, Hippolyta beheaded a harpy, with her tiara, and then Ares' son. Later, when the action shifted to Wonder Woman, something was shown which wasn't explored on "Justice League". Without the super-strength, the lady would probably still be a combatant residing at Batman's skill level. But, with the strength, she is a nearly unstoppable juggernaut with a bod for sin. Muggers, demons, mad gods, crazed warriors, and the undead were made to understand this in visceral and highly engaging sequences that went for the gut and were all gorgeous to look at.Of D.C.'s entire DTV catalogue, "Wonder Woman" has, hands down, the best visuals. For the first time, things didn't look like "Justice League" 1.5. Body types, for the most part, looked more realistic and weren't grossly exaggerated. Every image was highly detailed, yet everything was always flowing. Be it hair, a length of rope, a fist, or a sword, there was no stillness or loss in detail. Better yet, there were no repeated frames. Every movement was new, and there was none of that dreaded recycled animation to recoup studio costs. But, as good as this product is, it isn't perfect—it's just closer than any other D.C. DTV has been so far.My first gripe is with this film's presentation of Hades. I'm no expert in Greek theology, but you can't tell me his likeliness wasn't based off of Dionysus. He was shown to be morbidly obese, lying on his side, and obsessed with consuming wine and grapes. Nothing about this suggests death, except maybe from diabetes. If you're going to draw so heavily on theology, you should at least try to get it right. Especially since any high school level English student would probably draw the same conclusion I did.My second gripe has to do with length. "Wonder Woman" has solidly established that these DTV titles are capable of outdoing quite a few summer blockbusters in terms of writing, acting, and action. Yet, for some reason, the powers that be keep them at the approximate 75 minute mark. In the case of "Superman/Doomsday" and "Batman: Gotham Knight" it wasn't that big a deal. Well, here it kind of was. I would've like to see more of Diana acclimating herself to life outside the bubble. However, she was barely out of Themyscira for eight minutes before all hell broke loose. As a result, the middle act ended up depending too heavily on beautifully rendered action scenes.Also, and I'm climbing on my soapbox here, I'm sick of this mentality where animation isn't seen as being as viable as live action—bulls**t. If I want to see a good Superman story, I don't watch "Smallville" or "Lois & Clark". I watch "Superman: TAS". "Batman Begins" and "the Dark Knight" were really good, but they don't hold a candle to "Batman: TAS". The Spiderman trilogy was entertaining, but "The Spectacular Spiderman" blows it off the screen. In short, I'd really like to see these rather amazing products start receiving the respect live action releases do, complete with longer running times which allow for more complex and satisfying story lines. Hopefully, something can be done about this soon, because the next project on the slate for D.C. is Green Lantern. I just don't see how Hal Jordan's origin story is going to fit into a tiny, 75 minute frame and not feel excruciatingly condensed.

• the best animated feature from DC or Marvel to date posted on 15 August 2009

  this is DC comics latest animated feature,and it is good.in my mind,it's the best animated feature from both DC and their rival Marvel.the action is outstanding,especially the fight scenes.the dialogue is good,as is the voice acting.there are some big names lending their voices here,and all suit the characters very well.i also liked the story,though how accurate it is to the comic book i don't know.i do know it's nice to have a strong central female character who can hold her own with any guy,and i don't just mean physically or intellectually.there is actually a pretty funny scene which illustrates this point,but i won't get into it here.anyway,hopefully in the next couple of years or so a live live action Wonder Woman film will hit theatres.anyway,for me,this animated Wonder Woman is a 9/10

• I never liked Wonder Woman until I saw this movie posted on 28 July 2009

  I have never really been a big fan of Wonder Woman. She was some lady that used a lasso and promoted feminism whatever. However after I saw this movie I have respect for Wonder Woman. While I understand that the tones of feminism have to be in this movie I didn't really like them just because they were there. The characters are really interesting and it was pretty cool how this movie broke some clichés like the scene where you think Ares will kill his right hand woman but he doesn't was a nice thing. There's not a whole lot to complain about other then the fact that I didn't really like the tones of feminism and there's a small thing about the invisible plane being used instead of having Wonder Woman fly.

• The animation team scores again! posted on 26 July 2009

  I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The people who put together the DC animated films have a better grasp on the characters than the people who put together live action films and get the characters largely wrong and hope we don't notice by piling on gobs of CGI. This film retells the Wonder Woman legend we all know. The Amazons are isolated on the island of Themiscara, only to encounter Major Steve Trevor (in this case, voiced by Firefly's Nathan Fillion). Diana (voiced by Keri Russel) wins the right to take him to the outside world. Meanwhile, Ares, God of War has escaped his imprisonment, leading to a confrontation in Washington D.C. This film has some great action, some wonderful animation, and even some fun parts (where Trevor confesses his male insecurities because he inadvertently got his leg caught in the Lasso of Truth.) All that said, Wonder Woman's main problem is that she really is the weakest of the important DC heroes. She lacks an interesting supervillian - no Joker or Lex Luthor to match wits against. (The Cheetah appears in the last few minutes of the film, but who cares?) Still, this little film is probably better than anything Hollywood will put out with live actors.

• In live action it would be epic! posted on 14 July 2009

  I am happy to say that this is a very decent movie. Wonder woman has waited so long for her own epic, albeit a straight to DVD release. The story takes us through her roots, where she came from, and more importantly, who she is. The story works, and it has its own originality. What could make it better? If it were live action thats what. If they added a little more to fill it to maybe 100 minutes, and got someone young new and able for the lead part, and maybe removed some of this Steve's chauvinist's attitude, then this Wonder Woman movie in Live action WOULD BE EPIC! This gives me hope that the big screen live action will be close to perfect.

• I am... Amazonian superhero with a truth-whip, hear me roar (?) posted on 07 October 2009

  It was bound to happen, and it was about time for it to be due, that a Wonder Woman movie would come around. While the comic book was never nearly as profitable or successful as its other DC JLA counterparts (Superman and Batman especially, not sure on how it did compared to Green Lantern), people love Wonder Woman anyway and its icon status has kept her and the brand name popular for years. Following on the heels of the animated New Frontier movie, where we got to see a kick-ass Wonder Woman fighting for Asian refugees, this time it's an origin story focused on how Princess Diana came to be on the Amazonian island secluded away from the world- especially those icky men, eww- and how she has to go out into the said world (i.e. New York City, Washington DC) to stop Ares, the semi-God who will take over the world.The short of it is to say that Wonder Woman, at least in this incarnation, is like Gloria Steinem on steroids with a big grab-bad of mythology. Its feminist take on things is so upfront and in-your-face in some little scenes and moments it almost becomes laughable. We get it: women rule, they should be respected, they can kick a guy's ass just as much if not better and with more skill than a man could, uh, kick another ass. But this beat is continued for nearly the entire film, the break in this femi-Nazi ice (yeah, sorry to go to the Nazi place there, do forgive me) is the character Steve Trevor, a pilot who crashes on the island and starts womanizing Wonder Woman. Mistake, at first, but after an outburst in a hospital scene, things change... erm, slightly.This is basically made for the true-blue Wonder Woman fans. How much it strays from the 1970s TV show I can't say, though I imagine this is far less campy, even in its small doses of (intentional) humor. For the people just looking for a good story it, too, is decent. In fact this might be one of those rare cases for the animated Warner/DC combo, certainly in the recent memory of high-quality output they've been having (Superman Doomsday, New Frontier, the new Green Lantern) where the dialog scenes actually trump the action. A fight at night between Diana and a big monster working for Ares in the NYC streets is nifty, and there's some good swordplay, but the climax feels rushed; it's not that the bases aren't covered, but they go by so quickly that it's like the opposite of a Lord of the Rings battle- instead of too much there's too little in terms of scope and excitement. This being said, it features Nathan Filion as Trevor (everything you'd want from Filion: cocky, fun, a treat for the ladies even in animated form) and Alfred Molina as Ares... and believe you me, it's one of his best performances in years.

• The Wonder Woman Movie fans have been waiting for! posted on 30 June 2009

  For years, fans of Wonder Woman have been crying out for a big screen blockbuster to come to theaters. Those cries keep falling on deaf ears and those who try to make a WW movie keep failing to get it off the ground for whatever reason. It may be a long time before a WW movie is released theatrically, if it comes out at all. But until then fans can turn to this superb animated offering for much solace.It more than gets the job done.For starters, it feels good just seeing Wonder Woman (AKA Diana) ON HER OWN. More times than not, when she's on film she has to share the spotlight with Superman, Batman and other DC Comics heroes (SUPERFRIENDS, JUSTIC LEAGUE). Not here. This is all her. If you're tired of seeing her share screen time and story roles with other heroes and would like to see her fly solo, then you've come to the right place.The movie also does a great job on how she does things. Ever since she was reintroduced in 1985, she's actually been one the more aggressive heroes in DC. She's not afraid to get some blood on her hands and even kill for the greater good. Recent film versions (JUSTICE LEAGUE/JL UNLIMITED, JL: THE NEW FRONTIER), have bought this often overlooked side her to light. And this movie further exposes this. When she's relaxing, she can be pretty nice. But then she goes into action, she can be tough. Even brutal. The story borrows elements George Perez relaunch: Steve Trevor crash lands on Themescarya, the island of the Amazons, and Diana wins a contest to take him back to "Man's World" and become the Amazonian emissary of justice and peace. But the Amazons long time prisoner, Ares, god of war, has escaped and threatens to throw the world into chaos and destruction and it's up to Diana and Steve to stop him.The movie benefits from great animation, featuring a vivid color scheme, quick and fluid movements, and very good character designs. All the characters have a unique design that makes it easy to keep up with who's who and the action scenes are top notch as our heroine and her allies battle Ares and his minions.Speaking of action scenes, I should warn you that this movie is rather violent. It earns its PG-13 rating, as there are very hard punches and kicks that send people flying trough walls, explosions, stabbings & impalements, shooting from both arrows and guns, some neck snapping, and a couple of be headings. There's also some suggestive dialog, mainly courtesy of Steve. But it's mostly done fairly tastefully, to the point and with a ring of truth. So if you're fed up with Hollywood's inability to even get a Wonder Woman movie started, then watch this one to see the character done right!

• Very Disappointing!!! posted on 30 June 2009

  No offense to some of the great actors who provided their talented voices for this film, but this animated tale was sadly disappointing for many reasons.There are many animated films which engage and excite the viewer, and this one falls far short of that goal. In addition to a poorly written script and story plot, the film lacked character fundamentals. I'm shocked that someone at Warner Bros. actually approved this for production.Aside from portraying Wonder Woman as hard, cold and ill tempered, the film also depicts Steve Trevor as a chauvinistic pig instead of an honorable and chivalrous soldier.As a fan of both the comics and the 70's television show, I apologize that there is nothing positive I could say about this film.

• A Great Movie With Something For Everyone posted on 30 June 2009

  I was lucky enough to attend the early screening of Wonder Woman at Wondercon '09. Perhaps I was swept up in the excitement of so many fans around me, but I found this to be quite enjoyable. Perhaps the best of any of DC's animated features so far.It's part action-adventure film and part romantic-comedy. And both parts are done wonderfully that makes this accessible to men, women, geek, and non-geek.It's not based on any one story, but rather it goes through the typical Wonder Woman origins mixed with a supervillain story. Diana's on the island. A pilot crashes there. She takes him back. Bad guy does bad things. Diana and pilot must stop him. Not entirely original but no complaints here.When it comes to action there is plenty of it. And violent too though not bloody. In fact I recall only three, maybe four instances of blood actually appearing. Bruce Timm said they did have more in it but it got an R rating and they had to tone it down. This is not necessarily one you would want to show to young kids. There are impalements, decapitations, crotch kicking, neck snapping; and that's all in the prologue not to mention the larger final battle. This isn't television, people die in this. The action itself is done well. It's plenty fun to watch. It's not all that suspenseful so you're not really on the edge of your seats hoping that they get out if it, but it's enjoyable nonetheless.This movie had the theater busting their guts with laughter. From comical moments in fight scenes to the well delivered jokes. But again this isn't necessarily for kids. There's a lot of stuff like that which parents should watch out for. Jokes about sex, Wonder Woman's outfit, just stuff like that. There's different kinds of jokes but generally it's not geared towards kids.The voice acting is top notch. Everyone does well in their roles. Not a single role is miscast or not done well. My only quibble is the dialog of Zeus, Hera, and Hades. For Greek gods they talk quite modern, even in the prologue. It's distracting since the Amazons talk more formally, like you would expect someone of ancient times to talk. The actors do fine work but I think their few lines should have been rewritten first.The animation is great except it's just like Justice League. It's not really all that different. It's not exactly the same design but it's very close. So watching this felt like I was watching the series. It's not like Batman: Gotham Knight where it looks completely different than Batman: The Animated Series. It doesn't really feel like Timm is moving forward in the animation.One guy had a problem with the gender roles in the movie. He didn't like how masculine some of the Amazons were or how feminine one male character was. But the panel was quick to ask why. Cause, that's the real point of the movie. Preconceptions regarding gender roles. Everything in the movie deals with gender roles. How everyone has them and how everyone's views changes by the end. Some of it's subtle, most of it's not. But it never seems like it's hitting you over the head with it.The movie doesn't shy away from the fact that comic books tend to exaggerate women and it certainly doesn't shy away from the fact that these women, especially Diana, are very beautiful. All the Amazons are called "armored supermodels." Steve the pilot thinks he's died and gone to heaven when he first sees the Amazons (not spoiling anything but that scene truly is a man's fantasy). When Diana first puts on the Wonder Woman costume there's a close up of her large chest. It's certainly in no way animated porn but sensitive parents will want to watch out.My only real complaint deals with the final battle, which I shall endeavor to not spoil any details. To me it doesn't feel like they built it up enough, like it was rushed into. Another problem is that the bad guy does this one nasty trick which is emotionally powerful, but it's over too quick. My last is one hero goes off to fight, disappears for five minutes while we watch everyone else, it comes back to the hero, they finishes their part, and disappears for the rest of the battle. It just feels like clunky editing.So to wrap this up: this movie has wonderful humor, exciting action, great acting, and is well made in pretty much every way. It's not for children but it's not meant to be. But when you look at the recent trend in comics and comic book movies you can see that it is being geared less towards children and more towards a mature audience.Fans of Wonder Woman will love this movie. Fans of Bruce Timm's DC Animated Universe will love this movie. Fans of comic book movies will love this. This is certainly one of the best ventures into animated comic book movies.

• "Nobody messes with Lincoln!" posted on 28 June 2009

  PLOT: In her first solo animated feature, DC's Wonder Woman/Princess Diana gets her basic origin story told & goes about battling Ares, God of War, and bantering with Col. Steve Trevor.For some strange reason, the First Lady of DC, Wonder Woman seems to be a very difficult character to write for, even when compared to DC's other two big iconic characters, Superman & Batman, respectively. Take the entertaining if imperfect Justice League: The Animated Series/Justice League Unlimited, which for all intents & purposes was the last hurrah of the DCAU that spun off from the 1992 Batman series by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini & the usual suspects for example. Despite being the third most iconic character in the cast opposite the Man of Steel & The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman ended up having quite possibly the weakest characterization of the main players. From the poorly written "Maid of Honor" and "Hawk & Dove" to the ham-fisted attraction Wonder Woman felt for Batman (there were times where she borderline threw herself at him), the writers always seemed to struggle with her. She was even upstaged at times by the considerably less famous Hawkgirl, which is pretty sad. Here of course is an attempt to rectify the error by giving her origin an actual spotlight, something the Justice League series pretty much glossed over (they even admit this in their audio commentary) while acknowledging other aspects of her history. Case in point: taking away her modern age ability to fly & requiring her to get around in that damn Invisible Jet (an outdated Golden Age/Silver Age concept that should be left in the past, where it belongs).As far as performances are concerned, the voice acting is for the most part top notch, with a special nod to Alfred Molina as Ares, who dominates every scene he's in. Despite some poorly placed jokes (I'm sorry but the "pucker factor" was not funny), Firefly leading man Nathan Fillion has some very funny moments as a very sardonic version of Col. Steve Trevor, better known to most fans as being basically a male version of Lois Lane for Wonder Woman to hang out with. Actually, the modern age revamp of Wonder Woman from the late 80s did away with Trevor as a love interest for our heroine, although he still appeared, he settled down with Etta Candy instead (who in the comics is not the svelte blonde who appears in this feature). And from my own reading of Wonder Woman, Trevor wasn't as much of a cad as he is here. Sadly, Keri Russell's performance as Wonder Woman was very underwhelming & unimpressive. I like Keri, she's the only reason I watched "Waitress" and "August Rush", but her voice was too soft to make Wonder Woman sound convincing during her more rough & tumble moments. Passable for the bored princess just killing time on paradise island perhaps, maybe even fine for a character such as Lois Lane or Barbara Gordon, but for Wonder Woman Keri's voice lacked the power & forcefulness of a warrior, especially when compared to Lucy Lawless, who voiced WW in New Frontier and Susan Eisenberg of the Justice League series, or even Shannon Farnon, who voiced the character in (most of) the old Super Friends cartoons. Ironically, either Virginia Madsen, who voices WW's mother Queen Hippolyte, or Rosario Dawson, who voices Artemis, would have been better choices for Wonder Woman's voice.The animation is beautiful, character designs aren't too shabby, they even managed to give the male characters better proportion than what they'd had in the Solo Superman & Justice League series. And yet, Wonder Woman's character design is a disappointment, and the trademark tiara doesn't seem to help. Her mother's character design actually looked better and would have been more fitting for WW. The action is very impressive, despite a lack of blood on the weapons. Overall: not great, not terrible, uneven at times, still better than say Superman: Doomsday (which isn't exactly difficult). The sad thing is this may actually be better than the live action film (if they ever pull themselves together enough to make one).

• I did not expect to like this movie so much posted on 24 June 2009

  Since over two decades ago,it has been contemplated the idea of making an adaptation of the comic Wonder Woman (a creation from the psychologist William Mourton Marston).The most recent attempt was made by director and screenwriter Joss Whedon,until the classic "creative differences" between the filmmaker and the Warner Bros. studio finished the project when it was on pre-production (I suppose the writers' strike during late-2007 and early-2008,plus the recent economical crisis,have also influenced on that).However,on the straight-to-DVD universe,an excellent animated version of Wonder Woman was made.Like some other animated movies made straight-to-DVD (like Justice League : The New Frontier and Superman Vs. Doomsday),Wonder Woman has been made with little resources but a high level of creativity and fidelity to the original comic.I have found this humble animated film to be way superior to some "real" movies about superheroes,whose elevated budget for some reason avoids them of making something innovative or unexpected.These straight-to-DVD films may not be too accessible to the casual spectators,because they are all designed to the comics reader who does not look for a "movie for kids",but a solid adaptation whose porpoise is not selling toys,but respecting the legacy from the character.And I admired to see that Wonder Woman took that attitude.In other words,we will not find on this movie the cheesiness and simple villains from the sympathetic TV series starred by Lynda Carter because the movie is completely respectful to the comic,which had offered subjects about mythology,honor,violence and the eternal battle between sex.I have to say I did not expect to like this movie so much.The most important elements from this great movie are a solid screenplay and a brilliant cast of voices.The screenplay was crafted on a mature and intelligent way.Plus,it is not afraid of including some decapitations and a more audacious language than the one we could expect on an animated movie.But the best element from the screenplay is that the personality,tone and style of the characters are so well defined that the movie achieved a dramatic level I did not expect to receive.As I previously said,the cast of voices is also brilliant.Keri Russell brings the necessary level of intensity and humor to the voice of the main character.Nathan Fillion also made a very competent work and finally,Alfred Molina made a brilliant work with the voice of his character (I would have never recognized it was his voice the one from the character !).The only fail from this movie is that the animation could have been a little bit more polished on some occasions.But,in spite of that,I liked this movie very much.As I said,I do not know if this is a movie for the casual spectators,but I recommend it with confidence to the people who decide to see a different animation movie.I found it enormously entertaining and very satisfactory.

• Watch out, Hollywood, this is what WW should looks alike! posted on 06 October 2009

  Like many other viewers before, I didn't really cared about the character of Wonder Woman before the movie. She seemed to be pretty much an relict from the early days (1940's) of the upcoming feminism movement and therefore irrelevant or even "boring" (to state a overrated Hollywood pretty-face). But that movie really sold me, not just because of the wonderful, old-school animation the big, amazing fight scenes (Amazons vs. Monsters of the Greek mythology, Amazons vs. Zombie Amazons and so on), the cool mythological background and story that progresses out of it but mostly because of the characterization of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor. Hell, even the bad guys and evil doers had their reasons and motivations and that's just good storytelling. However, Wonder Woman is portrayed as a kind hearted, sometimes naive, lovable female who's also a absolute bad ass 'cause of her heritage, if she needs to. I also loved that the movie didn't took itself too serious and fooled around with some of the more ridiculous things regarding the WW character (like WW considering Heels, Amazons referred as "armed supermodels", invisible missiles and pretty much everything with the lasso). I can't talk about the original voice cast 'cause I've seen that movie German dubbed (but IMO the German cast was spot on!). My only complaint is, that this movie was just too short. However, if DC should finally be able to produce a Wonder Woman-movie for the big screen, this is what it should feel and look alike!!!

• Finally Portrayed as the Warrior she is posted on 25 May 2009

  Would just like to disagree with previous comments because i really enjoyed this movie.This time around Wonder Woman was not portrayed as pageant queen with a rope but as a powerhouse warrior.She is not a bouncy beauty queen in a swim suit,she is an amazon.They are born for battle and raised to fight for the greater good.This movie stayed so true to the origin and even gave the characters more personality.She is one kick ass broad and her character in the film could have just as easily been male.Wonder Woman is an icon and a very strong woman who while being kind hearted also knows how to be tough when needed.i recommend this movie to anyone who loves comics and the character and I'm a really picky person when it comes to my DC characters.

• You go girlfriend! posted on 21 May 2009

  Whoa I watched this as a joke I mean I guy watching Wonder Woman Har-Har. But this really surprised me I expected something really bad but it was better than I expected. To tell you the truth I don't really like superheros (with an exclusion of Batman he's so freaking awesome) but I enjoyed this. It wasn't brilliant but its a hard six out of ten. I'm also really for feminism and this was good in that except a few scenes like the nude girls splashing each other was a real 0_o - What? scene for me and I loved when WW's mom burned Ares at the beginning more skilled in this arena XD BURNAROOSKY! But I though her killing her son was pretty brutal...no matter who the dad is if you have a kid you don't KILL him. But besides that it was pretty damn surprising.YOU GO GIRLS! :)MJ Died! Poor guy he was really nice...:'(

• A Solid, If Not Terribly Deep, Film posted on 19 May 2009

  This film isn't heavy on substance. But I think that can be forgiven as, given the genesis of the character, Wonder Woman's story isn't all that deep or complicated. She's the creation of a man that enjoyed being dominated by women and made the feminist cause his own. Wiki it.No tortured soul over murdered parents, no sole surviving member of a dead planet here. Wonder Woman is, very simply, the embodiment of a feminist ideal. She's a political worldview given shapely form.After getting that worldview out in a few sentences you either accept it or challenge it.So, where the depth that is there comes from is a commentary on that worldview. The Amazonian case is laid out pretty strongly, if not sympathetically. Only when Steve Trevor (voiced by the always awesome Nathan Fillion) has enough of being told how bad men are do we get the critique. And a fair critique it is - watch the film to see it. You can't miss it.This political stuff aside, it's a fairly average comic book action film. The fights are entertaining, the artwork is beautiful, and the dialog is genuinely funny - most of that delivered by Fillion. Natch.I have to wonder if people who give it anything less than 5 saw the same film I did. It simply doesn't deserve that.

• Surprisingly violent - superheroes meets Alias posted on 19 May 2009

  One of the ironies about Wonder Woman -- and this is nothing new if you explore the history of the character -- is that she is actually one of the more violent of all superheroes. While Superman and Batman (his first few years on the job notwithstanding) have always adhered to a strict no-kill rule, WW has never followed this, and the recent continuity of the comic book has followed on from this idea.The new Wonder Woman movie has taken this a step further by bringing her into the Alias generation. No longer is she the wide-eyed innocent of the early comics or the Lynda Carter series. This is a stone killer who is depicted killing her enemies -- mortal and men -- without mercy on several occasions in this film, aided by Steve Trevor who likewise is shown to be someone capable of pulling the trigger when needed. Yet when they're not on the job, Diana is shown as sensual and "all-woman" while Steve is a "good ole boy" which is actually a little disturbing.This sounds like it's a negative review, but in fact it's not. Once you accept the fact that this version of WW plays by different rules from Spider-Man, Batman and the others, it has an added sense of energy that makes for a very exciting film. Since no one seems willing to do a live-action WW film, once again Bruce Timm and his team have shown themselves capable of producing a superior product for the animated arena.The voice cast is for the most part excellent. A few of the supporting cast - including some name actors - come off sounding a bit flat. But Keri Russell is the best Wonder Woman we've had yet in the animated arena, while Nathan Fillion basically plays Steve Trevor as ... Nathan Fillion. And this is a good thing. Fans of the DC Animated Universe shows will also be happy to hear regular voice actress Tara Strong playing the ill-fated Alexis.The artwork is superb. WW herself has been given a "fresh coat of paint" and looks fantastic, while Steve seems to have been based upon Willie Garvin of the old Modesty Blaise comic strip. He even throws a knife at one point in true Willie G. style. And the scene where he and WW take down a group of terrorists -- complete with neck-breakings -- is like something out of a Modesty Blaise storyline.Besides the violence, the PG-13 rating is also earned by a surprising amount of sexual innuendo. But it wasn't overdone, and some of the lines were really funny. Steve's comment about Diana while under the spell of the lasso is not only hilarious -- it's realistic, too. At one point the Amazons are referred to as "armor-wearing supermodels". If it quacks like a duck you may as well call it a duck!I hope this film leads to sequels or even a full-out series. Although I think the violence is a little overdone -- and superheroes aren't supposed to kill their enemies, that's No. 1 in the rulebook as everyone knows -- and the wink-wink nudge-nudge innuendo would get stale after awhile, I think Warners has set themselves up with a great basis for a new franchise.But not for Saturday mornings. Neck-breakings and corn flakes don't go together.

• Still hungry... For Wonder Woman. posted on 19 May 2009

  Believe me when I say, that I'm probably one of the most obsessed fans out there. I was at the mall to buy the movie, before FYE even opened (in hopes of getting the free poster as well, which they had a limited amount of). My intense anticipation was finally quenched when I got my hands on the copy.The beginning of the movie was very promising. The first scene gave hope to the viewer, to expect an epic film. There's plenty of humor, romance, and most certainly action and violence. The story was decent, however, as the movie progresses, it doesn't feel like the official movie - but more like another episode from the Justice League show.In the end though, I was satisfied. It did slightly feel like a good tease, running only at 74 minutes... And therefore left me wanting more.If you're mainly interested in the movie... I would go for the single disc edition, because the bonus material on the 2nd disc is really not all that interesting, or worth the watch... Unless you want the holographic slipcover, in which case, go with the 2 disc set.

• Great animated movie posted on 15 April 2009

  ...But this movie was the best of the new Animated DC and even Marvel movies coming out yet (maybe with an exception of the Justice League: The New Frontier Movie), which might've been a bit better...Everything just fit from the Storytelling, Jokes to the Action and even the Voice cast... usually they tend to overdo it (especially on the Action part) but it was just about right in this feature.More of them in this quality please, I'd even like a TV show if it stays like this :P I gave it an 8/10 with a tendency upwards.MOAR!