Wonder Woman
by Lauren Montgomery
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Actor: Alfred Molina, Keri Russell, Marg Helgenberger, Nathan Fillion, Rosario DawsonDirector: Lauren Montgomery
Brand: Warner Bros
Writer: Michael Jelenic
Writer: Gail Simone
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 74 minutes
Published: 2009-03-01
DVD 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
Movie Reviews of Wonder Woman
Movie Review: 5 Stars On Blue Spandex
Summary: 5 Stars
This straight to DVD feature is the fourth in DC Universe/Warner Premiere's new line of animated features. They have released Superman: Doomsday, Justice League: New Frontier and Batman: Gotham Knight. Now we can experience Wonder Woman, a feature that finally gives DC's third biggest icon the attention and, for the most part, the portrayal she deserves.
The plot is an origin story about the amazon princess Diana and how a crash landed pilot named Steve Trevor and a run in with God Of War Ares finds her coming of age while proving herself to her mother and fellow amazons and becoming the Wonder Woman we all know and love. The story is well enough written, working hard to serve the spectacularly animated battle scenes. My only issue is that it doesn't serve the character's as much as it could and certain key moments end up getting brushed over as a result. Despite these issues and some weak plot points it is still entertaining and action packed from beginning to very end, which is what most will be looking for.
Voice's of the character's are provided by Keri Russell as the young Wonder Woman/Diana, Nathan Fillion as crash landed pilot Steve Trevor, Alfred Molina as the God of War Ares, Virigina Madsen as Diana's mother Queen Hippolyta and Rosario Dawson voicing Diana's fellow amazon Artemis. I feel all the actor's lend their voices to the characters quite well setting their own personalities aside to really play the part of the character's despite some cliche lines to be found.
This feature is rated PG-13 and it works hard to earn that rating. There are many nods to adult situations (most in passing or to provide humor), and there are many action filled battle scenes that show multiple killings though only specific shots of blood. That said I do find it odd that they took a more mature rating and only used it for more violence and risque jokes. It would have been nice to get deeper into the character's and have a more mature story to go along with the more graphic content but that's just a personal preference of mine and they did only have 74 minutes.
The production quality on these feature's has been steadily increasing with each one Warner and DC put out. The animation is truly amazing here with incredible directing details that only add to the overall quality of this feature. There are certain color filter's seemingly used at wonderfully chosen times as well as a level of depth and detail displayed that fans of these features have been waiting for. The sound quality is great with an epic score worthy of a summer blockbuster and sound mixing quality that adds more depth to the experience.
Overall the animation was spectacular, the best Warner Premiere has done yet. The story while suffering some pacing issues (to be expected in a 74 min. feature trying to tell such an epic story), was true enough to the character and is overall well done and enjoyable. The voice actor's were for the most part spot on and made me believe the character's. I was also surprised to find a fair amount of humor and a remnant of a love story mixed into the plot. Here's hoping that they will create some sort of sequels to this. I definitely give it 5 stars on blue spandex, especially for anyone who is a fan of well depicted heroines or Wonder Woman herself. Thanks For Your Time.
Summary of Wonder Woman
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!Similar DVD Movies
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