Wonder Woman 2009 [Blu-ray]

Wonder Woman 2009 [Blu-ray]
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Wonder Woman 2009 [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Alfred Molina, Keri Russell, Marg Helgenberger, Nathan Fillion, Rosario Dawson
Director: Lauren Montgomery
Brand: Warner Brothers
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 74 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-03-03
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength Princess Diana. When an Army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, crash-lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the god of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the han

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Movie Review: U.S.-produced animation matures... amply.
Summary: 5 Stars

Born from earth of Themyscira (the invisible paradise island of Amazonian women) touched by the blood of her mother Hippolyta and the power of the Greek goddess Hera, Princess Diana is the world's greatest female warrior, but she is forbidden to leave the island and experience the world of man. The delicate balance of the Amazons is thrown out of whack, however, when a male pilot crash lands on their secret home and the mad god Ares escapes from their own prison. A contest is held to decide who will return pilot Col. Steve Trevor to the strange land of America, and to that winner is soon added the mission of finding and defeating Ares in battle before he can spread his evil bloodlust out of control. Of course, Diana is the victor and given the dangerous task, along with some flashy, powerful, and legendarily sexy gear, and Wonder Woman is born! But that's just half of her story, and her introduction to the modern world, growing relationship with Steve Trevor, and pursuit/battle with Ares and his minions are just as intriguing!

Wonder Woman finally gets a film of her own in the new direct-to-DVD animated feature from Warner Premiere animation, and it's probably the best thing they've done so far, which is saying quite a lot! While the similar line of direct-to-DVD animated features from Marvel is pretty good and improving, Warner's DC comics animated films have the fantastic Bruce Timm behind them and all have been excellent. Though Timm's credit is not to undermine that of the directors, in this case Lauren Montgomery who also directed the excellent "Superman: Doomsday". Her attention to details and respect for the characters really resulted in something awesome here in "Wonder Woman", and the film is both beautiful to watch and great, great entertainment! Whether you're a longtime Wonder Woman fan or new to her whole world, this film is sure to please as long as you don't mind animation that is more mature than what U.S. studios usually provide. Now, I don't mean "mature" in every sense of the word, but in comparison to what one usually gets from animated features in the States. We get some uncompromising violence and (subtle) adult subject matter with hardly any "American animation trying to be adult" awkwardness. What I mean is, we thankfully hardly get any of that cheese factor that results from Americans not feeling too sure about how to write adult dialogue for animation. This time around, everything flows very naturally and believably, resulting in an overall much better film! You have to not think about the fact that the film you are writing for is animated (and therefore, according to much American thinking, "for kids", *pfft*), and the writers behind Wonder Woman seem to have pulled that off! Of course, the voice talent helps a lot too, and boy, does this film have some big names! Keri Russell stars as Wonder Woman (yeah, I had a thing for her back in the day too), Nathan Fillion is Col. Steve Trevor, Alfred "Doc Oc" Molina plays the villainous Ares, Rosario Dawson is Amazonian warrior Artemis, Virginia Madsen is Hippolyta, and Oliver Platt is Hades to name a few! Oh, and to address a common concern I'm sure, Wonder Woman is truly gorgeous and sexy in this film, different but not too different from how she was in the Justice League animated TV series from a few years back. Let's face it, some artists draw the Amazon princess and her sisters a bit scary, but no worries here! Now, I just hope they make a sequel and bring Wonder Girl into the cast! And if you're thinking, "Oh, this is just another superhero origin story," stop right there! I know what you're saying, but the Wonder Woman origin, with its basis in Greek myth, is so different from most superhero origin stories, so original, that even if you're tired of superhero films that are origin stories, you are not likely to be bored by this one or feel you have seen it a hundred times before. This is one you need to check out!

Now, I personally bought the Blu-Ray release myself, even though I still don't have an HDTV. I have a PS3 and figure I might as well be buying Blu-Rays already. It can be hard to read Blu-Ray menus on standard def TVs sometimes, but Wonder Woman's wasn't too bad. The widescreen visuals are fantastic, of course, even on standard, and we get a great filmmaker commentary option (director Montgomery has a lovely voice). Plus, we get two great featurettes on the creation of Wonder Woman and her relation to ancient myth. There's also the First Look promo for the upcoming "Green Lantern" animated feature and old First Look promos from previous releases (including this one). These are great because they're sort of little "Making-of" featurettes. But the big surprise is that 4 bonus TV episodes from the Justice League/Justice League Unlimited are included as well. Okay, maybe that's not a big deal if you already have those DVD sets, but I don't yet (They're on my list though). The first is a two-parter from Justice League entitled "Paradise Lost", the other two are from Justice League Unlimited: "Hawk and Dove" and "To Another Shore". These are all episodes that feature Wonder Women prominently and deal with myth. Great stuff! I believe two of these are only on the Blu-Ray. Also, the Blu-Ray comes with a digital copy, though to me those are just extra junk and I'd have preferred a standard def copy as an extra.

So, when all is said and done, this is another great animated feature from Warner and DC, and I hope they keep on comin', because they just get better and better! Hope to see more from Wonder Woman too. This is a feature that I believe will please most viewers (who don't have a problem with the violence). Sure, some will be looking for something deeper and some hardcore fanatics will still find something to nitpick on in regards to comic canon, but overall "Wonder Woman" is a crowd pleaser and a winner!

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Summary of Wonder Woman 2009 [Blu-ray]

On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength Princess Diana. When an Army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, crash-lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the god of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazonians and has decided to exact his revenge - intending to start a world war that will not only last for centuries but will wipe out every living being on the planet, starting with the Amazons! It is up to Princess Diana to save her people and the world by using her gifts and becoming the ultimate Wonder Woman!

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