All Things Wonder Woman: An Open Discussion - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 21

[marvelrobbins]

isn't it great dc finally have a good reviewed fim again.

it's great the gal gadot haters will have to eat their words

hearing gal as wonder woman compared to christopher reeve as superman is great.no better complent for gal.also like hearing some say it seems patty jenkins took more from richard donner than chris Nolan.

 

[Mani-Man]

How soon will we hear whether WB are going to green light a sequel?

Would be great if we got an animated series as well.

Yeah more wonder woman would be so awesome.

isn't it great dc finally have a good reviewed fim again.

it's great the gal gadot haters will have to eat their words

hearing gal as wonder woman compared to christopher reeve as superman is great.no better complent for gal.also like hearing some say it seems patty jenkins took more from richard donner than chris Nolan.

You know, i was one who wasnt on board with Gal Gadot at the beginning...and i gladly eat my words now.
I still think her physic could have been more muscular, but that is nitpicking when i ever seen one.

Everything i saw of Gal Gadot in the recent months, what i saw in trailers, interviews etc is screaming Wonder Woman to me.
She is the perfect choice for Wonder Woman imo and im not ashamed to say that i was wrong to doubt her.

I really hope that Directors etc use WW as a base on how to do Comic book movies and not Nolan(no offense to nolan, but his muddy, realistic take is not one i personally need any longer)

 

[Dark Raven]

More review headlines:

Eveninng Standard: "Critics praise 'endlessly watchable' Gal Gadot but question gender politics"

Gizmodo: "The Wonder Woman Movie Is Even Better Than You Hoped It Would Be"

The Times of Israel: "Critics rave over 'Wonder Woman' and 'electric' Gadot"

Rolling Stone: "Gal Gadot Brings Comics' Original Riot Girl to Life"

iNews: "Gal Gadot lights up the DC universe at last"

Irish Times: "less warrior in mini-skirt, more heart, wit and fun"

Washington Post: "'Wonder Woman' marks DC's triumphant return to great storytelling"

The Conversation: "Wonder Woman reinvigorates tired superhero conventions"

Indie Wire: "'Wonder Woman' Is the DC Universe's Best Superhero Movie Yet, Proving the Future Is Very Much Female"

Haaretz: "A Star Is Born: Casting Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman Was the Right Call"

Chicago Sun: "Heartfelt 'Wonder Woman' finally gives a brave superhero her due"

Newsday: "Stunning super entertainment"

Bustle: "'Wonder Woman' Is The Best DC Comics Movie In Years — & The Difference Could Be Its Female Star & Director"

Moviepilot: "'Wonder Woman' Reviews Glow With Praise For Gal Gadot & The New-Look DCEU: Is This A Marvel-Beater?"

The Telegraph: "A thrillingly staged knockout blow for feminism"

Radio Times: "A film that even those suffering from superhero fatigue can enjoy"

Games Radar: "Delivers old-school thrills with heart and conviction"

 

[Vartha]

I'm curious how many of the Women Only viewings sold out

 

[Nemeres]

So this was no dream I had late last night. No careless product of wild imagination.

 

[brandeezy89]

I'm curious how many of the Women Only viewings sold out

All of them, they said it sold out in the first hour so they had to add more times

 

[Vartha]

All of them, they said it sold out in the first hour so they had to add more times

How many theaters did this? I didn't see the Women Only viewings here where Walmart's based. We have TWO 12 screen Multiplexes in town near the Walmart Home offices too

 

[Dark Raven]

Yeah more wonder woman would be so awesome.



You know, i was one who wasnt on board with Gal Gadot at the beginning...and i gladly eat my words now.
I still think her physic could have been more muscular, but that is nitpicking when i ever seen one.

Everything i saw of Gal Gadot in the recent months, what i saw in trailers, interviews etc is screaming Wonder Woman to me.
She is the perfect choice for Wonder Woman imo and im not ashamed to say that i was wrong to doubt her.

I really hope that Directors etc use WW as a base on how to do Comic book movies and not Nolan(no offense to nolan, but his muddy, realistic take is not one i personally need any longer)

I asked before whether Jenkins could be the new standard by which people measure comic book movies against rather than Nolan, and whether at some point, fans will start branding those in favour of the Jenkins approach like Nolanites, but with whatever name they give that group.

I hope WW is a game changer not only for female directors, but also for the future direction of comic book movies.

I do wonder though whether, to get the kind of WW movie we're getting now, we had to get the critical failures of BvS and Suicide Squad. Were they almost a necessary part of the journey on the road towards this kind of WW? If they had been more critically acclaimed, would we have simply gotten more of the same and a much darker and less inspiring WW movie? And could that WW movie have been panned for being too grim and dour and not fun or uplifting at all? Did the failure of BvS and SS signal the shift away from this more gritty take?

 

[jaymes_e06]

So this was no dream I had late last night. No careless product of wild imagination.

It's a point higher now even.

 

[brandeezy89]

How many theaters did this? I didn't see the Women Only viewings here where Walmart's based. We have TWO 12 screen Multiplexes in town near the Walmart Home offices too

Only Alamo theaters and it's in Texas and NYC so far

 

[flickchick85]

How many theaters did this? I didn't see the Women Only viewings here where Walmart's based. We have TWO 12 screen Multiplexes in town near the Walmart Home offices too

It was the Alamo Drafthouse that was doing them.

 

[Mz. Hyde]

I do wonder though whether, to get the kind of WW movie we're getting now, we had to get the critical failures of BvS and Suicide Squad. Were they almost a necessary part of the journey on the road towards this kind of WW? If they had been more critically acclaimed, would we have simply gotten more of the same and a much darker and less inspiring WW movie? And could that WW movie have been panned for being too grim and dour and not fun or uplifting at all? Did the failure of BvS and SS signal the shift away from this more gritty take?

I don't see how, given that Wonder Woman was already well into production when BvS was released.

 

[GothamBat]

I like clicking on "top critics" and seeing that 100% score

 

[2kt09]

I do wonder though whether, to get the kind of WW movie we're getting now, we had to get the critical failures of BvS and Suicide Squad. Were they almost a necessary part of the journey on the road towards this kind of WW? If they had been more critically acclaimed, would we have simply gotten more of the same and a much darker and less inspiring WW movie? And could that WW movie have been panned for being too grim and dour and not fun or uplifting at all? Did the failure of BvS and SS signal the shift away from this more gritty take?

You know very well that was the case when the studio had to restructure who managed these films - actually create their own specialized division for them. That's not a shock to anyone. It was a matter of when that difference would reverberate. Any who, still waiting until Aquaman to notice anything massively significant.

 

[Micromind]

I like clicking on "top critics" and seeing that 100% score

 

[JtheDreamer]

Credit where credit is due - looks like the WB finally bucked their trend of trotting out messy/depressing CBM's.

Likable characters/actors/actresses work wonders (i.e. Chris Pine and Gal Gadot) don't they? Granted from the reviews it sounds to me like they don't ask Gadot to do more than she's capable of and Pine handles quite a bit - it certainly does sound like she nailed the physicality which helps lend to movies such as these.

You add in the girl power and Hollywood yearning for a quality female hero - I can't imagine too many critics are going to gnash their teeth at this even when I see it's being reported that the 3rd act is flat, the villain is fodder, and the CGI is off in spots.

Again, this can happen when a lead is likable. They lend to hiding flaws. Now if The Flash can just get it's stuff together, I feel like Ezra Miller could have the same effect. If I were the WB I would be doing all I could to feature both he and Gadot more in JL, but let's be honest we all know Joss Whedon is already hard at work increasing WW's role in it. Would be silly not too given the new cache earned by this movie.

 

[Web-Head]

 

[terry78]

So the Jenkins equivalent of Nolanites is.....Jenkies?

 

[Guts]

Film School Rejects twitter page has posted their Wonder Woman review multiple times and it keeps getting the same responses.

 

[DeadPresident]

I like clicking on "top critics" and seeing that 100% score

It must really rub contrarian plebs up badly that their hit job reviews aren't highly considered enough for the top critic section.

 

[DeadPresident]

So the Jenkins equivalent of Nolanites is.....Jenkies?

Jenkinites?

 

[MydnightPhoenix]

Joking aside, if you mean the review embargo date then it's just simply WB being confident about the movie. With the twitter embargo lifted a while ago, plenty of us saw it coming and the earlier date was basically a placeholder date anyway.

I am seeing commercials that the movie is being released the 31st of May instead of June 2nd. That is what I am asking about.

 

[terry78]

Jenkinites?

Eh, too long.

 

[DeadPresident]

Eh, too long.

Yeah, too many syllables going on.

 

[screedle]

Travers gave it 2.5/4* but has not posted to RT yet. Will be interested to see whether this translates to fresh or rotten.