The Official Animated Wonder Woman DVD thread.

[Cain]

I have hated all the new DC animated movies till now this is the first one I will actually buy on DVD. The animation was great the music was feasable and it kept a solid pace overall. Very well done movie.

 

[phoenixflight]

This thread should have a poll to rate the movie! It was really great!!

 

[The Squirrel]

I watched it tonight and I loved it. 8/10.

 

[ultimatefan]

WONDER WOMAN REVIEW

Lynda Carter may be for Wonder Woman what Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno are for Hulk. As iconic as the green goliath is in comics, and in spite of some considerable exposure in other media, for the mainstream culture the most iconic image of the character stil is the Bixby Ferrigno show. In a similar way, in spite of being the most iconic female superhero, WW´s image outside comics aficionados seems inevitably attached to the old Lynda Carter. Even worse that princess Diana´s exposure is far more limited than that of Hulk. She still didn’t have her own movie, her own cartoon series, even in comics she´s never been quite the top-selling character, even with talents such as George Perez and Greg Rucka to support her. This animated film is the first opportunity in a long time for the character to have some spotlight.

I won´t pretend to be any kind of WW expert, but I know enough to see the movie follows fairly closely her origin story, taking from both classic and modern interpretations. First of all, this may well be the best visual piece of all the DC STV movies. The epic initial battle, Themyscira, everything in this piece looks exquisite. The action is well-coreographed and shot, kinetic, a bit frantic, but always clear. It has a sense of scale that you don´t usually see in superhero movies. The violence gets bloody and a little gory, but still within the contains of a PG-13 movie.

I like the sort of may-september/Han-Leia banter of Diana and Steve. It manages to be both sincere and witty. It finally showcasts Diana in a motion piece with far more sass and attitude than she had in the JL cartoons. She´s still the noble self from her inception, but is also a badass fighter – maybe slightly bloodthirsty – and actually has a sense of humor, able to play toe-to-toe with Steve´s modern world sarcasm. She can be a bit of a man-hating biotch at times but hey, you can see where she´s coming from. Just as Steve can go a little too far in his womanizing pig behavior sometimes, but he opens up in a fun way in one of the more clever moments.

WW has its flaws, and they often come from the plot. Panthro, my best friend on the boards, hates the invisible jet with a passion. It enrages him. I don´t share the same anger, but I have to confess, it doesn´t seem to make any sense the way it´s presented in the movie. You feel like there must have been a scene explaining it that got cut in the editing room, or the makers simply said, “screw it, it´s just there”. The way the Amazons show up to battle also seems to come out a little too out of the blue. The way (SPOILER AHEAD)



WW defeats Ares also seems a bit too abrupt and anticlimactic.

Great voice work. Keri Russel surprised, I excepted Diana´s softer side to come out of her, but she pulled the warrior off too. Nathan Fillion was a spot-on choice for Steve – is it too much to dream of him playing Hal Jordan? Alfred Molina knows his comics villains, his Ares has a grandeur that separates him from the more intellectual Dr. Octopus.

Funny thing for a movie about a female superhero, maybe what it lacked most was a little bit more heart. I didn´t feel quite the emotional pull of a Spider-Man or a Batman Begins or a Superman The Movie. But definitely a worthy origin movie of one of the oldest and most iconic superheroes, even though one that seems to struggle a lot to find her place. People will continue to remember her more from the Lynda Carter show, but there´s a model for a potential live-action movie here.
8/10

 

[Lobo]

This thread should have a poll to rate the movie! It was really great!!

Ask, and ye shall receive.

 

[phoenixflight]

Ask, and ye shall receive.

Why thank you kind sir...

 

[Spider-Jim]

I understand this review is likely a bit late, but Disneyboy, a well-known Wonder Woman fan who posts at assorted forums across the net - including Toon Zone, has provided us with a guest review of the recent Wonder Woman animated feature that I strongly suggest Wonder Woman fans check out. It's a great review - one of the best I've seen online!

http://wfdvdreport.com/index.php?action=fullnews&id=899

Thoughts?

 

[Darthkush]

Just watched it and thought it was excellant. Had that been the live-action movie, I think all of us would be even MORE blown away. Best Wonder Woman story(in any medium) I've ever seen. Great story, acting, action, humor, everything was just great. It's only weakness was it was too short. Also(though not really a weakness), this was so awesome that it'd be honestly hard for a live action film to do a better job at least from an storytelling perspective.

This could've even been a pilot for an animated series. Only Mask of the Phantasm is better than this. Wonder Woman KILLS every other marvel or dc animated film(other than MotP).

 

[phoenixflight]

I know that this is not the place for it, but I thought it fit here nicely!!

WONDER WOMAN vs ARES STATUE
Designed by Walter O'Neal; sculpted by Jack Mathews

It's a battle for the ages when Amazon princess Wonder Woman takes on her archenemy Ares, the God of War, on the treacherous terrain of an ancient battlefield.

Wonder Woman battles not only Ares, but an army of undead warriors summoned across the millennia. From Viking to Roman to World War I, soldiers in league with Ares rise to his aid.

This limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 13.5" high x 11" wide x 10.5" deep, is packaged in a 4-color box with a 4-color Certificate of Authenticity and is manufactured to order.

* Minor assembly required.

$ 250.00 US | On Sale December 9, 2009

 

[Changeling]

that....IS...AWESOME!!!!!

 

[Changeling]

I still havent seen this movie, though.

 

[protocida]

Neither have I.

 

[phoenixflight]

Protocida and Changeling,

What are you guys waiting for?

 

[protocida]

The DVD come out in Brazil.

 

[phoenixflight]

After seeing 'GL: First Flight' (which I really enjoyed), the Wonder Woman animated movie is still my favorite out of the bunch!!

'Wonder Woman' had a richer more cohesive storyline than all the others, plus all the other stuff...on-point humor, killer action, great voice casting, etc.

Bring on a sequel!!!

 

[Changeling]

Protocida and Changeling,

What are you guys waiting for?

hahaha idk. Still havent seen it lol. Im seeing GL:FF first day tho

 

[mclay18]

I'm a bit late to the party, but wow WW is a fun movie. What's most amazing about it is that for 74 minutes, it doesn't feel that rushed. The voice casting is spot on, especially the two leads and Ares. Joel Silver should watch this movie and take notes on how to do the long-gestating live action version.

And is it just me, or does most of the voice cast look like they could play the live-action roles too? I can easily see Rosario Dawson, Virginia Madsen, Alfred Molina and Nathan Fillion play the live-action versions to perfection.

 

[phoenixflight]

I'm a bit late to the party, but wow WW is a fun movie. What's most amazing about it is that for 74 minutes, it doesn't feel that rushed. The voice casting is spot on, especially the two leads and Ares. Joel Silver should watch this movie and take notes on how to do the long-gestating live action version.

And is it just me, or does most of the voice cast look like they could play the live-action roles too? I can easily see Rosario Dawson, Virginia Madsen, Alfred Molina and Nathan Fillion play the live-action versions to perfection.

Agreed!! Great movie, excellent cast. Let's do this already...make a live-action!!!!

 

[MadVillainy]

yeah basically expand the animated movie and you have a great live action

 

[MadVillainy]

yeah basically expand the animated movie and you have a great live action

 

[Ceb-Man]

I finally got to see this movie and I loved it. I wish they would dod a sequel or springboard for an animated series.
This movie shows Wonder Woman can be done in live action.

 

[The Joker]

I only got to see this for the first time yesterday, picked it up on blu-ray, and I absolutely loved it. The story was terrific. The voice work was top notch, especially from Russell, Molina, and Fillion. The animation was terrific.

Another great animated movie from Timm and Co.

 

[Bren]

Loved the film too. Only the inconsistency of WW's power/strength had me scratching my head a bit...

 

[Timstuff]

This one is still one of my favorite OVAs that DC has put out so far.

 

[Lobo]

edit thought I was in the WW movie thread