Wonder Woman 2009: Keri Russell: Movies & TV

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Wonder Woman 2009: Keri Russell: Movies & TV

Posted by admin | on 30 March, 08:42 AM

Product Description
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!

Wondering About Wonder Woman?,

By Reconnecting To My Childhood “Time Won’t Let … -

This review is from: Wonder Woman 2009 (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) (DVD)

Warner Bros. Premiere have been putting out DC Universe animated features revolving around the Detective Comics characters. First came Superman: Doomsday based on the record selling comic book story in which Superman is actually killed, second came Justice League: The New Frontier based on award winning graphic novel’s about the earliest beginnings of the Justice League, then Batman: Gotham Knight was animated with strong anime influence and told several stories set between the two latest live action films (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight). Now we can finally experience the animated DC Universe depiction of Wonder Woman’s origin.

The plot is about the amazon princess Diana, on the secluded Island Themyscira, first meeting Steve Trevor, a pilot who crash lands on the island of no men. After fighting in a tournament against fellow competing amazons for the right to escort Trevor back to ‘man’s world’ Diana dons the Wonder Woman outfit for her first time and heads on her first outing. As she tries to understand the world of man Diana must deal with the threat of God Of War Ares, who has escaped from a centuries long imprisonment and is looking to start trouble.

Voice casting includes Keri Russell (Famous for Felicity, and more recently Waitress, August Rush and Bedtime Stories) as the young Wonder Woman. Nathan Fillion (co-starred with Russell in Waitress) as Steve Trevor. Alfred Molina (Doc Oc in Spider-man 2) as God Of War Ares, Virigina Madsen (Co-star of Jim Carrey in Number 23) as Diana’s mother Queen Hippolyta and Rosario Dawson (Seven Pounds with Will Smith) as Dianna’s rival amazon Artemis.

There are three versions released. The Blu-Ray, the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD (with Digital Copy) and the Single Edition DVD. Features included with the Two-Disc DVD and Blu-Ray will be:

Disc 1- Commentary by the creative team, also as is customary with these releases a first look at DC/Warner’s next animated feature project ‘Green Lantern’.

Disc 2- 2 Documentaries- Wonder Woman: A Subversive Dream, and Wonder Woman Daughter of Myth: Historical Amazon Lore and it’s Evolution into the Modern Day Wonder Woman Character. Also as usual with these releases two episodes selected from the Justice League series are included as Bruce Timm’s favorite picks: To Another Shore and Hawk And Dove.

The feature itself has a running time of 74 min. and is presented like the other features in widescreen format. These features are PG-13 and this one works hard to earn that rating. There are nods to adult situations (often occuring in brief passing or to provide humor) as well as alot of action scenes and killing but only a few specific uses of blood. This is not something recommended for children but is perfect for preteens and teenagers. Still parent’s are capable of using their own discretion.

About the quality you can expect if you haven’t seen the other recent features, DC/Warner have been delivering top notch animation on these features rivaling that of Disney’s straight to DVD releases and I think this one has the best animation yet. The stories are always well written and stay true to source materials that the characters are taken from. Another thing these new features have done well is providing alot of well staged action scenes and still delivering fine moments of character development/exploration that I haven’t seen since Batman The Animated Series.

This is the first solo animated feature for Wonder Woman and I feel it portrays her with the dignity DC’s third biggest icon deserves and the same respect she was granted in the Justice League series, which to me is the most believably she has been depicted thus far (if only because of her lack of exposure in this medium to date). I hope there will be some sort of sequels developed for this film as it was such a good starting point for the character that it seems a shame to leave off here when she has really only just begun her role as Wonder Woman as the feature reaches it’s end.

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 to the character and is overall well done and enjoyable. The score was worthy of a summer blockbuster and perfectly matched the epic tone. The voice actor’s were for the most part spot on and made me believe the character’s and think of them as seperate entities from the actor’s voicing them. There is even a fair amount of humor and a bit of a love story mixed into the plot that only adds to the viewer’s enjoyment. As well the DVD has a fair amount of special features that I found enjoyable to watch. 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.

Wonder-ful!,

By J. Eaton -

This review is from: Wonder Woman 2009 (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) (DVD)

When I first heard rumors of a Wonder Woman movie being written by Joss Whedon a few years back, all of my inner (and outer) geek squealed with delight. So imagine my disappointment upon hearing that WW had fallen through. Then along came this animated film. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The voice actors have some serious credentials to their names, mostly big time film & t.v. stars. I loved the caliber of work done in the Justice League series but hoped for something a little more adult-friendly. And this is exactly what we’ve got. I’ve seen it mentioned that this film is rated PG-13 and that’s exactly on the nose. The worst word is “crap” but there is some heavy violence with little to no blood spilt. Though I think some of the voice actors got a little overzealous with some of their (at times, cheesy) lines (Rosario Dawson AND Keri Russell), overall I felt that it went well. A co-producer of the film is Bruce Timm, of Batman & Robin fame (I thought I saw some of his handiwork in some of the art…)

The bottom line: I would highly recommend this film to any Justice League, Trinity, Bruce Tim, Batman & Robin animated series and, of course, Wonder Woman fans. It also bears mentioning that Gail Simone, alongside another writer, wrote the script and is the current writer for Wonder Woman as well as the past writer for the great series “Birds of Prey.” I know I’ll be getting my copy.

BEST (animated) SUPERHERO MOVIE IN YEARS!!!!,

By Willis E. Allen Jr. “BadBoyKrypto” (Norman, OK) -

This review is from: Wonder Woman 2009 (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) (DVD)

I just got done watching Wonder Woman and this pushes “Girl Power” to the next level!! The story is amazing, not to mention the brutal fighting throughout the movie. These woman fight and they fight HARD!! The animation is top notch and surprisingly its a very funny movie, with the underlying tone of Battle-of-the-Sexes.
Keri Russell does a terrific job as Wonder Woman, although I feel her charecter could have had more of a personal outlook. Steve Trevor steals most of the thunder because of his many one liners, while WW is the muscle and driving force. The rest of the charecters are dead on. The Queen shows you why she is Queen in the first 3 minutes of the movie, which is a thrill ride. A GREAT way to start things off!!
The music is epic, as it should be since it is dealing with Greek mythology. There are times I thought “how come this is not in the movie theatres?”
This is NOT for kids, although it is something I would show my niece. She is 9, but I want her to have a strong female role model to at least watch. The fight scenes are vicious, cold, unforgiving, and keeps on coming till the end!! In fact, I found that the MPAA gave this movie a rated “R” so Bruce Timm (producer & director) and his team had to edit some of the film. Trust me, you will see why, and he hinted that that if this movie has enough sales and enough demands they will release the “Unrated” version. YES!!
If I had to compare it to the other DC movies, Wonder Woman is FAR at the top and will be hard to beat. Marvel has never come close to anything like DC did here. Hulk VS was just mindless violence with no story. It might just be me, but I have to like the charecters and care about them if I’m going to enjoy it. Plus, I find Marvel’s animated style is very choppy. I have been patient with them coming up with a good animated film, but DC owns this department.
Do yourself a favor and pick it up as soon as its released. I saw a special preview of it (tee hee). It was only a one time watch and now I can’t wait to watch it on my HD screen. If I had to rate DC’s movies from favorite to least favorite it would be:

1) Wonder Woman
2) Justice League: The New Frontier
3) Batman: Gothem Knights
4) Superman: Doomsday

I’m not saying Superman was horrible by any means. Its just you can really see the progress DC has made with their movies. They are learning and doing it well every step of the way. Batman: GK was a TERRIFIC story, but lacked the action I think most of us were hoping to find.
Because of this film I’m now a Wonder Woman fan. I have already been reading her comics of the past few months (Rise of the Olympians) and its truely great writing thanks to Gail Simone. I love her work. Well, I think I’m done for the review. I hope you all will enjoy the movie as much as I have. I can’t wait to see what the other reviewers like yourselves have to say. I have read others on the movie and they are just as excited as I was watching the movie!! Enjoy. Search Wonder Woman 2009: Keri Russell: Movies & TV from AmAzon