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Wonder Woman – Review

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Netflix #66 – Wonder Woman – Suggested by Michelle M. (Okay, maybe she didn’t suggest it per se, but since she loves Wonder Woman so much I’ll give her credit.)

Whatever Jason Segel! I’ll watch a Wonder Woman cartoon if I want to! So DC Comics has been doing these direct to DVD movies, and their latest iteration was Wonder Woman. The last one I saw before this was Justice League – The New Frontier, which you may remember was a bit of a letdown. Now I may get a little flack for saying this, but I have to say Wonder Woman was way better than The New Frontier. The story was bigger, and yet somehow more concise than The New Frontier, and with less characters to focus on it was able to tell a more engaging story. One thing that really stood out for me was the great dialogue, which had an adult flair to it and helped earn the movie a PG-13 rating, such as the following exchange:

Ares: You seem as eager to meet me on the battlefield as you once did in the bedroom, Hippolyta.
Hippolyta: I only hope you prove more skilled in this arena, Ares.

Oh snap! There was also a great recurring bit about the word “crap”, which was also super fun. The action was also really well done, and the incorporation of the Greek Gods into a comic book story was pretty flawless and a nice change of pace from comic book movies trying to be all “real” and “gritty” lately. The voice work by Keri Russell, Alfred Molina, and Rosario Dawson was all adequate, but the real stand out was Nathan Fillion as Steve Trevor. Is there nothing that man can’t do? So if you’re a fan of Wonder Woman and cartoons, be sure to give this one a shot!

114 Responses to “Wonder Woman – Review”

  1. Paul says:

    I really enjoyed this one very much too, just the other day i added it to my Netflix so I could watch it again.
    The storyline on New Frontier was bad, but I did enjoy the artwork and how they incorporated the original costumes from the classic era .

  2. Adam says:

    You write a blog where you long for aspects of your childhood and the very next day you write a review of a Wonder Woman cartoon movie?!!! Get a job as a school teacher so you can have your Summers off and break out the LEGOS while watching your Wonder Woman cartoons then it will be official…you never have to grow up!!!

  3. Tam says:

    That was a funny line. Glad you enjoyed it and Michelle is going to be squeeing in delight when she reads this. :-)

  4. john says:

    I enjoyed this one too. I loved the Wonder Woman reboot in the comics and this movie incorporated some of those elements.

    Russell wasn’t bad and I loved Fillion, he was pretty funny.

  5. Michelle M. says:

    OMG!! I think I just squeed my pants (good call Tam).

    And of course it’s better than The New Frontier (which I haven’t even seen). So, no flak from me, my love : ).

    My DVD came with a nifty little action figure. Now, If they would only give her a series. Or a live action movie…

    Yay!! Wonder Woman 4 eva!!

  6. polt says:

    Yeah, Craiggers, gotta totally agree with you here. I bought it when it came out and watched it that night. I enjoyed New Frontier as well, but that’s cause I read the comic books prior to seeing it (They were much better done).

    And how cool is it that I’ve FINALLY watched something YOU did??????

    Michelle M.: now go clean yourself up before you stain something. :)

    HUGS….

  7. Craig says:

    How are older brothers so good at calling me out on my inconsistencies?

    First John said “Who has time anymore???? You watch 100 hours of TV per week!!!” on yesterday’s post, and now Adam. Geez, it’s so hard being the youngest! :-P

  8. Tam says:

    Craig: Poor baby. Being an only has its upside.

  9. Enrico says:

    I never saw a Wonder Woman movie/cartoon. But I did go to a presentation about Wonder Woman at that English Honor Society convention that I went to a few months ago.
    Someone wrote a paper on the changes WW goes through as time goes by. Basically, the writer was claiming that WW gets sluttier over time. It was a cool paper.

  10. john says:

    Craig: “it’s so hard being the youngest!” True dat!

  11. Enrico says:

    I third the “it’s so hard being the youngest” comment (but think of all of the advantages too!)

  12. Dave2 says:

    While the animation itself was good, I didn’t like the movie very much. They seemed far more interested in working in cheesy one-liners (”pucker factor measures the severity of sphincter constriction in times of peril” – ha. ha. ha. ha.) than telling a good story. Still… nice that DC characters other than Batman and Superman are finally getting their due.

  13. john says:

    Michelle M.: A live action would be great! Even better if it stared Kate Beckinsale, mmmm…..

  14. polt says:

    Tam: You’re an only too??? how did I NOT know that????

    Enrickyricardo: In early Wonder Woman comics she was ALL THE TIME getting tied up, very bondage-esque. And ususally by men. Her creator (who ALSO created the lie detector by the way…welcome to Teach Me Something Thursday) was apparently very in to bondage.

    I don’t know that she got all the more sluttier than that.

    HUGS….

  15. polt says:

    john: Kate Beckinsale? really? I always thought Wonder Woman live action should be played by a tall woman, and very statuesque and imposing…like Julie Newmar, in her day, or Grace Jones. I don’t believe Beckinsale would work like that.

    Course who coulda predicted Micheal Keaton could play Batman?

    HUGS…

  16. Craig says:

    Sandra Bullock!

  17. Tam says:

    Polt: Kate Beckinsale is tall and pretty statuesque. Nice hair too. Yes, I’m an only but was raised in a wacky family situation as the quasi-baby but definitely have “only” status now. My daughter loves being an only as well. The mere idea of sibs makes her sudder. Works well for us.

  18. Tam says:

    Craig: I can’t see Sandra kicking ass. Maybe.

  19. john says:

    Kate Beckinsale went out on Halloween a few years ago as Wonder Woman and totally looked the part. I think she has the hair, the acting chops (yes, I know she makes bad choices, but she has talent and skill) and she definitely has the body.

    Craig: “Sandra Bullock!” No, just no.

  20. Tam says:

    John: I forgot about that. Here’s she is. Wonder Woman

  21. Tam says:

    In the TV show Bones, the lead actress (whose name escapes me) was also Wonder Woman in the their Halloween episode. She annoys me though but she looked pretty good. Again

  22. polt says:

    Okay, I see the Beckensale photo and I’m not diggin’ it. She doesn’t look…BIG enough. I mean her arms are kinda scrawny and all. I’m not looking for a female body builder or anything (after all, we’re talking Wonder Woman here and not Power Girl), but I just don’t see that.

    The second one, she’s got the….non-scrany-ness,but she doesn’t look tall enough. To my mind anyway, but what the hell does that matter, cause I’m not gonna be casting the thing anyway. :)

    Sandra Bullock? Craiggers, I’m sorry, but I gotta go with john: No. Just no.

    HUGS….

  23. polt says:

    I dont know the name of this one, but I think she’d be PERFECT for the part: CLICK HERE

    Sorry, i don’t know how to do the nifty trick to shorten the link…

    HUGS…

  24. The Ryan with the Cupcake says:

    Being the youngest does have advantages. My brother got my parent’s old cars while I (the oldest) had to buy my own.

  25. Craig says:

    Whatever Sandra haters!

  26. M. Nicodemus says:

    Craig: I think Adam may be on to something, have you thought about a career in teaching?

    The Ryan with the Cupcake: I am with you on that one, although I was the second oldest and the only one who had to my own car. Being the second born has got to be the worst; you are not the first child, yet you are older then all the others so you end up being last in line for EVERYTHING.

  27. M. Nicodemus says:

    Oh, and sorry Craiggers, Sandra is not gonna cut it. I wonder if Cat Deeley can act? She would be hot!

  28. jere says:

    I liked the movie, too. My vote for live action WW is Famke Janssen.

  29. polt says:

    Jere: Ooooo, Famke Janssen….now THAT could work!

    Thank you to whomever shortened my link (and we’re all too mature to type the joke we’re all thinking in response to that, right?).

    As an only, I got an inheritance from a great-aunt that paid for my first car, and my college, some of my second car, and countless books and CDs.

    HUGS…

  30. john says:

    M. Nico: Cat Deely is hot! I caught part of SYTYCD last night and thought to myself: “That is a *very* tall glass of water.”

    Polt: I don’t think we can judge Kate without seeing her in full Hollywood make up.

    Jere: Hmmm, Famke…I have to think about that, but an intriguing suggestion.

  31. Mark says:

    The only Wonder Woman I ever saw was the 70’s series with Lynda Carter. And the only reason I watched it was because Lyle Waggoner was on it, and his parts on the Carol Burnett show convinced a pre-pubescent me that I liked boys.

    Unfortunately, he never appeared in a loin cloth in the WW series. :-(

    And now I know that women have the ability to squee with delight, and it has something to do with their pants. Thanks Tam and Michelle. :-)

  32. Tam says:

    Mark: My Grandpa had a crush on Wonder Woman so we watched it all the time. :-D

  33. The Ryan with the Cupcake says:

    Polt: As a person with ~51 first cousins and who knows how many second cousins, I expect to never receive any inheritances from great aunts or uncles.

  34. The Ryan with the Cupcake says:

    That also killed any fantasies about secretly being European nobility. Any primogeniture would place many living relatives far ahead of me.

  35. Tam says:

    Ryan: Tons of relatives here too and my parents seem to think its their right to spend all their money having fun while they are alive. Humph. What’s the world coming to. ;-)

  36. Nathan says:

    No kidding, my dad was saying, because when his grandparents died, they were still misers, and left a great deal of money for his parents, who promptly decide to spend the windfall on vacations and such. He knows that when they pass on, they will not have left him any money. It’s a different world these days.

  37. Tam says:

    Wonder Woman question: What was the point of the invisible airplane if she wasn’t invisible? Granted it would make people think they were hallucenating if they saw a woman in a seated position flying through the air or are we supposed to know that she’s invisible but they just show us her so we don’t just look at the sky for 3 min. with nothing there? And it appares not to be invisible so much as made out of lexan.

  38. polt says:

    Mark: I watched WW too in the 70s, cause I LOVED the twirling bit she did. I may or may not have practiced said twirling in the privacy of my bedroom to make sure I got the arm placement right.

    Cupcake: On my dad’s side, I’m IT. I’m an only, he was an only, his dad was an only, his mom was an only…the branch of that family tree dies with me. On my mom’s, i’m the only son of the oldest sister of the oldest brother, so it’s possible I could be in the line for something….but if it’s typical succession, it would pass through male relatives, which means I’ve got two uncles, four of thier kids and four of their kids ahead of me.

    HUGS…

  39. polt says:

    Tam: Ah, the special effects in 70’s TV…truly earthshattering and revolutionary, weren’t they? :)

    HUGS…

  40. john says:

    Polt: I will defer to your greater knowledge here, but I think the invisible jet was only in the cartoon, not the comic as Wonder Woman can fly.

    Cupcake: 51, crap that’s a big family. I’m the youngest on my Dad’s side and third youngest on my Mom’s. I’d need to poison quite a bit of food and drink to get any inheritance.

  41. The Ryan with the Cupcake says:

    john: My dad is one of thirteen. My mom is one of seven.

  42. Enrico says:

    I know I’m late, but Famke is a great choice.
    But mine is obviously Kate Winslet :D

  43. polt says:

    john: I believe prior to George Perez’s reboot of Wonder Woman in the late 1980’s, Wonder Woman could indeed NOT fly, unless she was wearing Hermes’ winged sandals. She did need the plane. She used it in the Superfriends cartoon as well…not that that should be the final authority on anything, though. :)

    john/Cupcake: Mom’s the oldest of four, her dad is the oldest of seven, he mom is the second oldest of eight, and ALL of them, their kids, grandkids, and great grankids live within two hours of my home except for one of my grandma’s brother’s family…they moved to Alabama years ago.

    So I’ve got a whole horde of relatives roaming aound the tri-state area. :)

    HUGS..

  44. polt says:

    Enrickyricardo: I bet josh would chose Rhonetta. :)

    HUGS…

  45. john says:

    Polt: I wasn’t sure about the jet, but now that you mention it, the sandals ring a bell. I loved the Perez reboot. I loved his Cheetah and the whole Ares story arch was awesome.

  46. Tam says:

    My immediate family is not that large (I have 7 cousins) but my Mom has a bazillion cousins because my Grandparents were the one of 8 and one of 9. So 15 aunts and uncles out multiplying. Some of my Mom’s aunts and uncles are younger than her because my great-grandparents were still popping them out when my grandparents were starting their family.

  47. Craig says:

    Can someone please say that Enrico’s pick of Kate Winslet is by far worse than my pick of Sandra Bullock. Please??? Kate maybe be the better actress, but Wonder Woman? No way.

  48. john says:

    Craig: I’ll say it. Much better actress, but physically wrong for the role.

  49. Enrico says:

    No! Physically perfect.
    And Craig, don’t even say “Kate ‘may be’ the better actress.”
    She clearly is, no doubt.

    But Polt made the best suggestion (through Josh).
    RHONETTA!! She’d be amazing. I wish with all of my heart that Wonder Woman, starring Rhonetta actually happens.
    Who can I write a letter to?

  50. Tam says:

    Kate is too small to be Wonder Woman, even she dyed her hair brown, she doesn’t have the physicality, putting aside her amazingness as an actress. Sorry Enrico. And if Rhonetta gets in I’ll have to hurt someone, likley Josh.

  51. john says:

    Enrico: Physically perfect, perhaps, but not for Wonder Woman.

    Why haven’t any of us thought of Michelle M.? She’d totally work that role.

    Who is Rhonetta?

  52. john says:

    Never mind. Google fixed that.

    Is there any Unicorn Chaser handy?

  53. polt says:

    Yeah, john, Perez reboot was best of the reboots at the time (Byrne Superman….meh). Perez brought all the mythology into it that was sorely missing. Did you read Phil Jiminez’s run on WW? Outstanding Perez-like artwork, and great storylines!

    HUGS…

  54. polt says:

    Kate Winslet: TOTALLY wrong for Wonder Woman. She could totally play Etta Candy, though. *snickering whilst dodging Enrickyricardo mean looks thrown my way*

    HUGS…

  55. john says:

    Polt: HA! Oh you are so gonna get smacked.

    I stopped reading WW while Perez was on it, so I missed the Jiminez run.

  56. Nathan says:

    Rhonetta? ridiculous, everyone knows that we need someone stunning and beautiful, like me, to be Wonder Woman.

    I’m the youngest of four. Since everyone seems to be sharing their sibling history.

  57. Tam says:

    How come so many babies hang out here. And no, I didn’t say babes, sorry guys.

  58. Enrico says:

    Tam: Ah. Another coincidence, like how yesterday I realized a lot of us are single….
    So Puntabulous is for all the single babies (now put your hands up!)

    Polt: I don’t know who that is. So I’ll just pretend you said that Kate could play Etta James. Which she could TOTALLY do better than Beyonce did.

  59. john says:

    Well, Tam, I like to say my parents stopped when they reached perfection. Perhaps that is true for the others here and great minds think alike?

  60. Tam says:

    John: You’re like a ray of sunshine in my day.

    Enrico: You should make some kind of vidoe of that for us. Not everyone’s single, John, Nico, Michelle M. are in happy coupledom, but many of us.

  61. Michelle M. says:

    Tam – don’t forget about Xi and Pi.

    john – that’s sweet, too bad Wonder Woman isn’t 5′4″ (and 3/4″). And old. And out of shape. I could go on, but why?

    Craig – I always thought Sandra Bullock would make a great WW (her eyes aren’t blue though). Just not Megan Fox, though (she called WW lame). So poop on her.

    How about this as a casting choice?:
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3kbDb4568EE/Sja9yACS7YI/AAAAAAAAP2w/nPDSfxpvXL0/s1600-h/169+womder+woman.JPG

  62. Paul says:

    Michelle, I don’t know where you found that pic, but they turned me down for the roll of Wonder Woman, I just couldn’t tuck enough!

  63. Tam says:

    He needs to work on his pecs Michelle. :-) Yeah, Megan Fox is a no-no.

    Okay, time to go home since I have half my work life in a box, I’ll put the rest in another box tomorrow. Sigh.

  64. Michelle M. says:

    The pic is from our dear friend Polt’s blog.
    Polt – Looooved the plump WW pic.

  65. Enrico says:

    Ack! I think I commented on that horrible Wonder Woman over at the Palace.

    Michelle M.: Everyone loves Megan Fox lately! I was wondering if anyone would mention her for the role.

    I think Amy Adams should do it. Or Emma Watson. I used to think she was kinda boring but she looks amazing in her most recent photo shoots.

  66. Michelle M. says:

    I have no love for Megan Fox. Amy Adams is an interesting thought. I think she’d have to buff up. And Emma Watson? Isn’t she a little young? I always thought Charisma Carpenter would be good. I know they had cast Megan Gale as WW in the Justice League movie (which is in development hell). It might be good if they go with an unknown.

  67. Enrico says:

    Ah. Charisma Carpenter does look the part!
    Emma Watson is kinda young, but she looks so fierce in her Burberry ads.

  68. Michelle M. says:

    Enrico, I have found the PERFECT Woman!!
    http://mmckee.net/pictures/Tatiana.jpg

  69. TwoPi says:

    When I envision WW, I see a lady who is clean-cut, statuesque, voluptuous, and can be fierce and vicious as hell. I struggle to see any of the current A-list actresses as fitting that description.

    Sigourney Weaver? Or is she too old-school to draw the kidz to the theatre?

    Who did the Xena series? [looking it up... "Lucy Lawless"... Isn't she married to Blackie Lawless, lead singer of W.A.S.P.? ... alas, no.]

    Cameron Diaz might have the chutzpah to pull off the role, although she doesn’t quite fit my visual image of WW.

    Hmmm. Thank goodness I’m not a casting director.

  70. TwoPi says:

    Jodie Foster, perhaps?

  71. Tam says:

    TwoPi: Jodie’s too short and fine boned I think. Angelina Jolie in her prime? She’s too scrawny now.

  72. Enrico says:

    YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!
    Please, someone make this happen!
    My girl looks AMAZING in the WW suit!

  73. TwoPi says:

    I was wondering about Angelina, she’s got that ferocity in her eye. I don’t think I’ve seen her act in anything, though (other than “Shark Tale” and “Kung Fu Panda”, but that’s hardly an indication.)

  74. john says:

    Angelina is totally wrong in the face.

  75. Tam says:

    John: But she’s kick your ass. She was pretty vicious in that movie, with that guy and the car and the bendy bullets? Shit. I don’t know, I saw it on a plane.

  76. john says:

    In Wanted? Maybe, but now that she’s had a few kids and no longer eats, I could totally take her.

  77. josh says:

    I WANT RHONETTA! Or Tatiana. Or Jennifer Hudson. Or Syesha. Or any other former American Idol contestant.

    I feel so out of touch with all you folks when I come home from work to see all of my Punta friendz deep in a convo I can’t catch up to! Tearz all night!

  78. Tam says:

    John: Yes, that was it. True, now she’s too scrawny.

  79. M. Nicodemus says:

    Hold the phone, what about Lena Headey? She can definitely pull off the fierceness as she proved in The Sarah Connor Chronicles and she can be smoking hot if she wants to be.

  80. Polt says:

    josh: Punta friendz….isn’t punta a not-so-nice word in Spanish?

    HUGS…

  81. Michelle M. says:

    No. No. No. No to all the suggestions.
    Lena – too scrawny. Angelina – way too scrawny. Cameron – too goofy. Jodie Foster – hells no. Emma too young. Sigourney – too old. Lucy Lawless – too Xena. Kare Beckinsale – too Botoxed.

    I’m surprised no one’s mentioned Jessica Biel (who I would veto).

  82. josh says:

    Polterz: Punta means “end” in Spanish; “Puta” meanz bitch o whore.

    Spanish lesson for the day is finished.

  83. josh says:

    ew…and Jessica Biel makez me want to murder myself.

    Just listen to her sing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73cPTjYoey0

    She’s not bad, but TRYING. TOO. HARD.

  84. Polt says:

    josh: thank you for the correction, cause I was thinking of puta. I barely know English, so what can one expect?

    So…..would a PutaPunta mean a whore’s ass? Or is PuntaPunt slang for killing (the end) of a whore?

    HUGZ….

  85. Polt says:

    Jessica Biel? no, no, no, no. I’m still sticking with Famke Janssen.

    HUGS…

  86. Enrico says:

    Jessica Biel is soooo annoying.
    And I think we would all agree that Kristen Stewart is out!

  87. M. Nicodemus says:

    Does anyone else feel like an agent trying to get the casting director (Michelle M.) to pick their client? :) What about Kristen Johnston? Tall, statuesque, not sure about how she would do in a serious roll though…

  88. Michelle M. says:

    M. Nicky – I know. Who do I think I am to pooh pooh everyone’s ideas? Having said that, Kristen Johnston? She is Amazonian. But. No. Maybe we could just clone Lynda Carter.

  89. M. Nicodemus says:

    Michelle M.:Well, you are the Wonder Woman aficionado so I will gladly bow to your expertise :)

  90. john says:

    Brook Hogan?

    *ducks to avoid thrown objects*

  91. Tam says:

    John: I thought of her but kept my mouth shut for fear of retribution.

  92. Craig says:

    At least she would be better than Kate Winslet.

    ::runs away laughing maniacally::

  93. TwoPi says:

    If Brook Hogan is a contender (can she act?), then surely this starlet deserves some consideration.

    (I’ll go hide now.)

  94. Tam says:

    TwoPi: You are a sick man. Can you BE a starlet and be over 40? I think not. She would fill out the costume though.

    Craig: Enrico is going to kick your ass.

  95. john says:

    Craig: “At least she would be better than Kate Winslet.”
    BWAAAA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

  96. Tam says:

    Here is a funny short video someone posted today. the sock gap

  97. TwoPi says:

    That gives the phrase “getting cold feet” a new spin I s’pose.

  98. josh says:

    Um…just in case you hadn’t seen…I already blogged about a beautiful and elegant yet powerful and strong lady that could very well be the perfect Wonder Woman. Such grace…such passion…such…thighz

  99. Tam says:

    I warn you AGAINST clicking Josh’s link. Its frightening.

  100. josh says:

    Tam, I just want to know your name and number [Norma k?!]!

  101. TwoPi says:

    Kicking ass, taking names (and numbers, apparently).

  102. M. Nicodemus says:

    Craig: “at least she would be better than Kate Winslet” LOL! Sorry Enrico, we love you! :)

    Josh: O…M…G…

  103. josh says:

    Nico: I though I’ve told you before…GET OFF THE STEPS [NOW]! I WANT THE CAMERA OUT! WHO. GAVE. YOU. PERM-ISSION. TO FILM? I NEED UR NAAAAAAAMEZ!

    CALL 911 NOOOOOOOOOOW!

  104. Philip says:

    Michelle M.: Will you be satisfied with anyone other than Lynda Carter?

    I’m afraid I don’t have any useful suggestions.

    To add to the sibling poll, I am the younger middle child of 4 children. I have 3 sisters. I’m also not single. Sorry to skew the results. :-D

  105. Tam says:

    That woman is scary Josh. They peed on her, she said so, 3 years ago.

  106. M. Nicodemus says:

    I have met people like her in mental institutes (just visiting I swear) and the fact that she is out in the wild suggests that someone deemed her fit to live amongst us mortals. I am not sure if that says something about the state of our mental healthcare system or the standards of our society.

  107. TwoPi says:

    What kind of a sick bastard pees on someone, then eggs them on while filming their reaction, and posts it on the net? You guys gotta stop picking on that poor victimized lady.

    Where’s Wonder Woman (played by Rosie O’Donnell) when you need her?

  108. Mark says:

    Tam: How could you say such things about my wife. At least Josh appreciates her beauty and strangth, that’s why I married her!

  109. Mark says:

    “strangth”, that’s the southern version of strength.

  110. josh says:

    tanx Mark…at least someone else appreciatez her magnificent girth and vocal chordz of steeeeeel.

  111. Mark says:

    Tam: YOU’RE ILLEGAL COMMENTING. I WANT TO SEE YOUR CARD! SHOW ME YOUR CARD NOW!!!

  112. Mark says:

    OMG, I think she was driving Miss Cleo. I hope Polt is OK.

  113. Tam says:

    Mark: You’re killing me. LOL Now we know who has Polt.

  114. josh says:

    OMGAWDZ. Miss Cleo should totez be Wonder Woman (or my Monday Muse for next week)!!!

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