I went to the first available showing of Wonder Woman last night. The curse of DCEU suckitude is broken at last! Not perfect, but a good enjoyable movie that remembered there are things like humor, friendship, gratitude, and color saturation!
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 02, 2017 6:03:02 am PDT #787 of 3463
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Toddson - Jun 02, 2017 12:17:24 pm PDT #788 of 3463
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
It's been getting good reviews.
megan walker - Jun 02, 2017 5:39:35 pm PDT #789 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I am no fan of the superhero genre in general, especially in recent incarnations (too bloated, too much CGI), but I thoroughly enjoyed Wonder Woman. Very refreshing in its earnestness. It reminded me of the first CAPTAIN AMERICA (one of my favorites in the MCU).
smonster - Jun 02, 2017 7:07:08 pm PDT #790 of 3463
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Wonder Woman was so much fun! We saw it with an appreciative audience of like-minded geeks*, and we clapped at the end. I found it very cathartic in the reversal of many superhero tropes, and dig the multi-culti not!Howling Commandos. They even had an actual Native American playing the Native American (okay, looked him up, and he is Kainai First Nations from Alberta)! What a concept.
* One dude was wearing a WW hoodie, a gold baseball cap with the WW logo, and a t-shirt with a *glowing* WW logo.
Steph L. - Jun 02, 2017 7:47:29 pm PDT #791 of 3463
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I cried at least twice during Wonder Woman, because I was so damn happy to finally SEE this story on the big screen. I cried during the Amazon fight on the beach, because they were so amazing, and I cried the first time Diana ran into battle across No Man's Land (I see what you did there, movie), because she was EVERYTHING I had hoped for.
Chris Pine is damn good-looking. t /shallow
Calli - Jun 03, 2017 10:34:32 am PDT #792 of 3463
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I saw Wonder Woman this morning. It was everything I'd hoped for and more.
Toddson - Jun 05, 2017 7:02:47 am PDT #793 of 3463
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The review on Smart Bitches Trashy Books commented that if you were wondering how much male nudity a movie could contain and still get a PG-13 rating, this will show you.
Jessica - Jun 05, 2017 9:48:08 am PDT #794 of 3463
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The review on Smart Bitches Trashy Books commented that if you were wondering how much male nudity a movie could contain and still get a PG-13 rating, this will show you.
Heh.
I had SUCH a great time with this movie. I was choked up all through the Wee Baby Warrior Diana scenes early on, and completely lost it when A turned to DH after No Man's Land and whispered "Wouldn't it be cool if Wonder Woman were real?"
DH thought the final battle between Diana and Ares looked too much like the Doomsday battle at the end of BvS, but fortunately I have completely forgotten everything about BvS even though I apparently watched it twice? Once in theaters and then at home when DH was reviewing the director's cut. And both times my brain just went NOPE NOT WORTH KEEPING THIS SHIT AROUND.
smonster - Jun 05, 2017 9:51:09 am PDT #795 of 3463
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
The review on Smart Bitches Trashy Books commented that if you were wondering how much male nudity a movie could contain and still get a PG-13 rating, this will show you.
The answer is 'quite a lot,' as it happens.
Jessica, I read BvS as BtVS, and was like huh? With the ubervamps and the potentials and the earth caving in? I am confused.
I'm not sure I can wait a week to see it again.
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2017 9:59:14 am PDT #796 of 3463
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Jess, I just watched BvS for the first time 6 days before we saw Wonder Woman, and I forgot pretty much everything about it. So I didn't even notice any similarities.