Review of Wonder Woman (2009) by Brian I — 03 Mar 2009
This was better than I expected (which isn't saying much). The filmmakers upped the violence (a plus) and the dumb humor (Steve Trevor goes from being perfect to being a foul-mouthed, lecherous jerk).
It also gets a plus for an Etta Candy appearance (though I would have preferred the fat sorority girl who liked to spank Nazis and bad girls, but that might just be the Golden Age comics geek coming out in me) but the story doesn't fully cohere.
Moreover, the film takes major logic leaps (for example, when Diana wins the contest to become her homeland's ambassador, why did Hippolyta already have an invisible jet just lying around? Why was the Potomac made to look like the Atlantic Ocean during the assault on Washington?).
All in all, though, it gave me the dumb good time I wanted from a superhero(ine) cartoon.
This review of Wonder Woman (2009) was written by Brian I on 03 Mar 2009.
Wonder Woman has generally received positive reviews.
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